Occupational Therapists in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,000
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$26,440
25.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,296
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
$102,440
Kept after tax
$76,000
Worth in national money
$73,296
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for occupational therapists. The middle earner takes $102,440, which ranks 16 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.1% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Connecticut. It ranks 81 out of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $102,440 the take-home is $76,000; in national-average money that behaves like $73,296. The average lands at $102,140, below the middle of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 16 of 51 states publishing a median for occupational therapists, at $102,440 — about 2.1% 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.
- Within Connecticut, occupational therapists ranks 81 of 482 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Take-home for occupational therapists in Connecticut, on $102,440, is $76,000; deflated by the state's price level, $73,296. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $102,140 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Occupational Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,630 |
| This salary | $102,440 |
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 | $76,000 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,897 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,952 |
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 | $95,480 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,747 |
| 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 occupational therapists in Connecticut earn under $102,440 and half over. The published range runs $76,360 at the tenth percentile to $127,630 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $76,000, from $102,440, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 81 of 482 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $73,296, the adjusted value of that $102,440 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 81 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for occupational therapists in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $76,360 to $127,630; 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.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $76,000 from $102,440. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 81 of 482 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $73,296 — the adjusted value of that $102,440 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 81 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $76,360 at the tenth percentile, $127,630 at the ninetieth.
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 $73,296 of national purchasing power.
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 $76,000.
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 ($76,360 to $127,630) 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 $73,296 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 $76,000 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.