Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,262
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$17,348
22.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,153
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
$76,610
Kept after tax
$59,262
Worth in national money
$57,153
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $76,610, putting the state 5 of 51 — about 25.57% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 192.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $76,610, tax leaves $59,262 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $57,153 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $73,590.
- For heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $76,610, ranking 5 of 51 and running about 25.57% 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.
- In Connecticut's occupational distribution, heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers sits at 192 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $59,262 remains from the Connecticut median of $76,610 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $57,153 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $73,590 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,280 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,160 |
| This salary | $76,610 |
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 | $59,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,725 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,395 |
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 | $71,687 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,202 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,610 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $45,280 and the ninetieth is $100,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $59,262, from $76,610, 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 192 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 $57,153, the adjusted value of that $76,610 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 192 of 482 in the state.
- The Connecticut median of $76,610 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $45,280 to $100,160. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,262 from $76,610. 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 192 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $57,153 — the adjusted value of that $76,610 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 192 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 $73,590, 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 $45,280 at the bottom tenth to $100,160 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 $57,153 — 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 $59,262.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $73,590. 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 ($45,280 to $100,160) 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 $57,153 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 $59,262 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.