Nursing Assistants in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,403
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,387
18.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,108
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
$44,790
Kept after tax
$36,403
Worth in national money
$35,108
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Connecticut pays nursing assistants around $44,790 at the midpoint, 20 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 482 occupations Connecticut publishes, nursing assistants lands at 395. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,790 the take-home is $36,403. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,108 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $45,440, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For nursing assistants the Connecticut median is $44,790, ranking 20 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Connecticut, this work ranks 395 of 482 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $36,403 for nursing assistants, from $44,790. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,108. ⚠️ 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 $45,440 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,870 |
| This salary | $44,790 |
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 | $36,403 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,169 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,170 |
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 | $42,593 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,044 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,790 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,660 and the ninetieth is $53,870 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $36,403, worked from $44,790. 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 395 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,108 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 395.
- The Connecticut median of $44,790 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,660 to $53,870. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Connecticut take-home of $36,403, on $44,790 for work ranking 395 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 395 of 482 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,108, worked from $44,790, 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 395 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,660 and the top tenth $53,870, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $35,108 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 $36,403.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,660 to $53,870) 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 $35,108 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 $36,403 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.