Mechanical Door Repairers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,316
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$9,314
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,917
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
$48,630
Kept after tax
$39,316
Worth in national money
$37,917
State rank
36
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is among the lower-paying states for mechanical door repairers. The middle earner takes $48,630, ranking 36 of 45 states — about 12.72% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Mechanical door repairers ranks 357 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $48,630 the take-home is $39,316. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,917 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,170, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 36 of 45 for mechanical door repairers, with a median of $48,630 — about 12.72% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 357 of 482 in Connecticut places mechanical door repairers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $39,316 for mechanical door repairers, from $48,630. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,917. ⚠️ 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 $50,170 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Mechanical Door Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,290 |
| This salary | $48,630 |
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 | $39,316 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,254 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,536 |
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 | $46,218 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,486 |
| 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 mechanical door repairers in Connecticut earn under $48,630 and half over. The published range runs $38,910 at the tenth percentile to $66,290 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,316 take-home in Connecticut comes from $48,630. 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 357 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,917 uses one figure for the whole of Connecticut. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 357.
- Figures are distribution medians for mechanical door repairers in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,910 to $66,290; 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 $39,316, from $48,630, 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 357 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,917, worked from $48,630, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Connecticut address, on work sitting at 357 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 $50,170 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 $38,910 and the top tenth $66,290, 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 $37,917 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Connecticut's own levy, $39,316 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 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 $50,170. 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 ($38,910 to $66,290) 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 $37,917 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 $39,316 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.