Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,837
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,843
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,491
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
$46,680
Kept after tax
$37,837
Worth in national money
$36,491
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Connecticut. The middle earner gets $46,680. That is 38 of 50 states, and about 5.7% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Measured against other jobs in Connecticut, this one sits low: 376 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $46,680 the take-home is $37,837. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,491 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,950, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For information and record clerks, all other, Connecticut sits in the lower band at $46,680, ranking 38 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 5.7%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Information and record clerks, all other occupies position 376 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 $37,837 for information and record clerks, all other, from $46,680. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,491. ⚠️ 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 $48,950 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,920 |
| This salary | $46,680 |
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 | $37,837 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,687 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,351 |
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 | $44,377 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,261 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of information and record clerks, all other in Connecticut earn under $46,680 and half over. The published range runs $34,010 at the tenth percentile to $65,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,837 take-home in Connecticut comes from $46,680. 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 376 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,491, the adjusted value of that $46,680 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 376 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for information and record clerks, all other in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,010 to $65,920; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $37,837, from $46,680, 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 376 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $36,491 — the adjusted value of that $46,680 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 376 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 $48,950, 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 $34,010 and the top tenth $65,920, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,491 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 $37,837.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $48,950. 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 ($34,010 to $65,920) 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 $36,491 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 $37,837 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.