Computer Programmers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$95,953
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$37,867
28.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,539
Connecticut costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Connecticut — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$133,820
Kept after tax
$95,953
Worth in national money
$92,539
State rank
1
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays computer programmers a middle wage of $133,820, ranking 1 of 46 states and sitting about 33.3% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 31 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $133,820, tax leaves $95,953 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $92,539 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $121,270.
- Connecticut's median for computer programmers is $133,820, about 33.3% above the national figure and 1 of 46 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Connecticut publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 31 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $95,953 remains from the Connecticut median of $133,820 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $92,539 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $121,270 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $133,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $141,920 |
| This salary | $133,820 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Connecticut | $95,953 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $102,732 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,180 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $123,902 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,547 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $133,820 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $82,110 and the ninetieth is $141,920 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $95,953, worked from $133,820. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 31 of 482.
- Two cautions on $92,539, the adjusted value of that $133,820 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Connecticut. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 31 of 482 locally.
- The Connecticut median of $133,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $82,110 to $141,920. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Connecticut take-home of $95,953, on $133,820 for work ranking 31 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 31 of 482 in the state.
- This $92,539 adjusted figure, worked from $133,820, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 31 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 31 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $121,270, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $82,110 at the bottom tenth to $141,920 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Connecticut run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $92,539 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Connecticut then takes its own share, leaving $95,953.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Connecticut is $121,270. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($82,110 to $141,920) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Connecticut rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Connecticut's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $92,539 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $95,953 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Connecticut income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.