Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,823
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$9,157
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,442
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
$47,980
Kept after tax
$38,823
Worth in national money
$37,442
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays this job a middle wage of $47,980, ranking 13 of 50 states and sitting about 4.49% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is lower-paid work. Of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 366. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $47,980 the take-home is $38,823. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,442 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,830, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut's median for interviewers, except eligibility and loan is $47,980, about 4.49% above the national figure and 13 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Connecticut reports, interviewers, except eligibility and loan ranks 366 of 482, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $38,823 for interviewers, except eligibility and loan, from $47,980. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,442. ⚠️ 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 $50,830 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,310 |
| This salary | $47,980 |
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 | $38,823 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,732 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,474 |
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 | $45,604 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,411 |
| 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 $47,980. The published range is $38,590 up to $64,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $38,823, from $47,980, 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 366 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 $37,442, the adjusted value of that $47,980 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 366 of 482 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for interviewers, except eligibility and loan in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,590 to $64,310. 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 $38,823 from $47,980. 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 366 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $37,442 — the adjusted value of that $47,980 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 366 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $50,830 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,590 and the top tenth $64,310, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $37,442 of national purchasing power.
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 $38,823.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $50,830. 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 ($38,590 to $64,310) 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 $37,442 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 $38,823 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.