Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,855
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$6,146
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,757
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
$37,000
Kept after tax
$30,855
Worth in national money
$29,757
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks. The middle earner takes $37,000, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.5% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Connecticut, this one sits low: 449 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $37,000, tax leaves $30,855 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $29,757 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $38,170, since top earners drag the number up.
- Connecticut ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks, at $37,000 — about 5.5% 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.
- Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks occupies position 449 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.
- After tax, $30,855 remains from the Connecticut median of $37,000 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $29,757 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $38,170 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,550 |
| This salary | $37,000 |
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 | $30,855 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,910 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,080 |
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 | $35,687 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,725 |
| 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 $37,000. The published range is $34,980 up to $43,550, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $30,855, from $37,000, 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 449 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 $29,757, the adjusted value of that $37,000 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 449 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,980 to $43,550. 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 $30,855 from $37,000. 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 449 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $29,757 — the adjusted value of that $37,000 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 449 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 $38,170, 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 $34,980 at the bottom tenth to $43,550 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $29,757 rather than its face figure.
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 $30,855.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $38,170. 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 ($34,980 to $43,550) 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 $29,757 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 $30,855 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.