Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,538
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$6,422
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,416
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
$37,960
Kept after tax
$31,538
Worth in national money
$30,416
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $37,960, putting the state 14 of 51 — about 3.04% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Connecticut, this one sits low: 439 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $37,960 the take-home is $31,538. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $30,416 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $42,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $37,960, ranking 14 of 51 and running about 3.04% 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.
- Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners occupies position 439 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 $31,538 for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, from $37,960. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $30,416. ⚠️ 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 $42,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,690 |
| This salary | $37,960 |
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 | $31,538 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,681 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,215 |
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 | $36,537 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,889 |
| 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 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Connecticut earn under $37,960 and half over. The published range runs $34,150 at the tenth percentile to $59,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $31,538, worked from $37,960. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 439 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,416, the adjusted value of that $37,960 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 439 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,150 to $59,690; 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.
- The Connecticut take-home of $31,538, on $37,960 for work ranking 439 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 439 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $30,416 — the adjusted value of that $37,960 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 439 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 $42,590, 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 $34,150 at the bottom tenth to $59,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $30,416 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Connecticut adds its own income tax on top — which is why $31,538 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $42,590. 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 ($34,150 to $59,690) 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 $30,416 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 $31,538 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.