Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,114
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$13,596
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,260
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
$65,710
Kept after tax
$52,114
Worth in national money
$50,260
State rank
9
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for earth drillers, except oil and gas is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $65,710, putting the state 9 of 48 — about 9.17% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in Connecticut, this sits in the middle: 238 of 482 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $65,710 the take-home is $52,114. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $50,260 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $65,650, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For earth drillers, except oil and gas, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $65,710, ranking 9 of 48 and running about 9.17% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Earth drillers, except oil and gas ranks 238 of 482 occupations in Connecticut by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $52,114 for earth drillers, except oil and gas, from $65,710. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $50,260. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $65,650 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $65,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,410 |
| This salary | $65,710 |
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 | $52,114 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,978 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,316 |
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 | $62,146 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,639 |
| 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 $65,710. The published range is $54,830 up to $73,410, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $52,114, worked from $65,710. 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 238 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,260, the adjusted value of that $65,710 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 238 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for earth drillers, except oil and gas in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $54,830 to $73,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Connecticut take-home of $52,114, on $65,710 for work ranking 238 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 238 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $50,260 — the adjusted value of that $65,710 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 238 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $54,830 and the top tenth $73,410, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $50,260 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Connecticut's own levy, $52,114 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($54,830 to $73,410) 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 $50,260 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 $52,114 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.