Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,221
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,329
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,933
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
$44,550
Kept after tax
$36,221
Worth in national money
$34,933
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is among the lower-paying states for healthcare support workers, all other. The middle earner takes $44,550, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 8.01% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Connecticut, this one sits low: 399 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,550 the take-home is $36,221. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $34,933 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 40 of 51 for healthcare support workers, all other, with a median of $44,550 — about 8.01% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Healthcare support workers, all other occupies position 399 of 482 in Connecticut's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $36,221 for healthcare support workers, all other, from $44,550. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,933. ⚠️ 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 $48,040 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,110 |
| This salary | $44,550 |
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 | $36,221 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,976 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,147 |
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 | $42,366 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,016 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,550 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,080 and the ninetieth is $66,110 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $36,221 take-home in Connecticut comes from $44,550. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 399 of 482.
- Two cautions on $34,933, the adjusted value of that $44,550 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 399 of 482 locally.
- The Connecticut median of $44,550 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,080 to $66,110. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $36,221, from $44,550, assumes a single Connecticut filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 399 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- This $34,933 adjusted figure, worked from $44,550, 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 399 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 399 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 $48,040, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,080 and the top tenth $66,110, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $34,933 — 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 $36,221 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.
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 $48,040. 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 ($37,080 to $66,110) 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 $34,933 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 $36,221 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.