Medical Assistants in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,406
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$9,024
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,039
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
$47,430
Kept after tax
$38,406
Worth in national money
$37,039
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for medical assistants. The middle earner takes $47,430, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.81% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is lower-paid work. Of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, medical assistants ranks 370. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $47,430 the take-home is $38,406; in national-average money that behaves like $37,039. The average comes to $48,610, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for medical assistants, at $47,430 — about 3.81% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Against every occupation Connecticut reports, medical assistants ranks 370 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.
- Take-home for medical assistants in Connecticut, on $47,430, is $38,406; deflated by the state's price level, $37,039. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $48,610 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Medical Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,530 |
| This salary | $47,430 |
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 | $38,406 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,290 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,422 |
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 | $45,085 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,348 |
| 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 medical assistants in Connecticut earn under $47,430 and half over. The published range runs $38,480 at the tenth percentile to $59,530 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 $38,406, worked from $47,430. 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 370 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,039, the adjusted value of that $47,430 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 370 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical assistants in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,480 to $59,530; 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 $38,406, on $47,430 for work ranking 370 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 370 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $37,039 — the adjusted value of that $47,430 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 370 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,480 at the tenth percentile, $59,530 at the ninetieth.
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 $37,039 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 $38,406.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,480 to $59,530) 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 $37,039 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 $38,406 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.