Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,964
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$22,066
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,546
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
$90,030
Kept after tax
$67,964
Worth in national money
$65,546
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Connecticut's middle earner gets $90,030, putting the state 2 of 50 — about 43.63% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 124.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $90,030 the take-home is $67,964. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $65,546 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $88,070, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For kindergarten teachers, except special education, Connecticut sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $90,030, ranking 2 of 50 and running about 43.63% 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.
- In Connecticut's occupational distribution, kindergarten teachers, except special education sits at 124 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $67,964 for kindergarten teachers, except special education, from $90,030. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,546. ⚠️ 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 $88,070 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $90,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $111,450 |
| This salary | $90,030 |
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 | $67,964 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,166 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,718 |
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 | $84,057 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,042 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $90,030 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $61,730 and the ninetieth is $111,450 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $67,964 take-home in Connecticut comes from $90,030. 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 124 of 482.
- Two cautions on $65,546, the adjusted value of that $90,030 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Connecticut. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 124 of 482 locally.
- The Connecticut median of $90,030 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $61,730 to $111,450. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $67,964, from $90,030, 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 124 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 50 for it.
- This $65,546 adjusted figure, worked from $90,030, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 124 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 124 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $61,730 at the bottom tenth to $111,450 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 $65,546 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 $67,964 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,730 to $111,450) 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 $65,546 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 $67,964 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.