Construction Laborers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,560
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$11,730
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,904
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
$58,290
Kept after tax
$46,560
Worth in national money
$44,904
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for construction laborers. The middle earner takes $58,290, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 23.71% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Construction laborers ranks 303 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $58,290 the take-home is $46,560; in national-average money that behaves like $44,904. The average comes to $59,250, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for construction laborers, at $58,290 — about 23.71% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 303 of 482 in Connecticut places construction laborers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Take-home for construction laborers in Connecticut, on $58,290, is $46,560; deflated by the state's price level, $44,904. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $59,250 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Construction Laborers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,520 |
| This salary | $58,290 |
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 | $46,560 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,016 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,537 |
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 | $55,233 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,697 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $58,290. The published range is $42,580 up to $76,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $46,560, from $58,290, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 303 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $44,904, the adjusted value of that $58,290 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 303 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for construction laborers in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $42,580 to $76,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,560 from $58,290. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 303 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $44,904 — the adjusted value of that $58,290 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 303 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $42,580 at the tenth percentile, $76,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $44,904 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Connecticut adds its own income tax on top — which is why $46,560 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($42,580 to $76,520) 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 $44,904 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 $46,560 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.