Helpers--Production Workers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,760
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,500
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,452
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
$45,260
Kept after tax
$36,760
Worth in national money
$35,452
State rank
7
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for helpers--production workers. The middle earner takes $45,260, which ranks 7 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 15.84% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Connecticut, this one sits low: 390 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $45,260 the take-home is $36,760; in national-average money that behaves like $35,452. The average comes to $45,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 7 of 49 states publishing a median for helpers--production workers, at $45,260 — about 15.84% 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.
- Helpers--production workers occupies position 390 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.
- Take-home for helpers--production workers in Connecticut, on $45,260, is $36,760; deflated by the state's price level, $35,452. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $45,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Production Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,130 |
| This salary | $45,260 |
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 | $36,760 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,546 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,215 |
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 | $43,036 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,098 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,260 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,270 and the ninetieth is $59,130 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $36,760, from $45,260, 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 390 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 $35,452, the adjusted value of that $45,260 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 390 of 482 in the state.
- The Connecticut median of $45,260 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,270 to $59,130. 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 $36,760 from $45,260. 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 390 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $35,452 — the adjusted value of that $45,260 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 390 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,270 at the tenth percentile, $59,130 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Connecticut costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $35,452 rather than its face figure.
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, $36,760 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,270 to $59,130) 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 $35,452 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 $36,760 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.