Office Clerks, General in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,050
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$9,230
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,661
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
$48,280
Kept after tax
$39,050
Worth in national money
$37,661
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays office clerks, general a middle wage of $48,280, ranking 12 of 51 states and sitting about 7.27% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Connecticut, this sits in the middle: 361 of 482 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $48,280 the take-home is $39,050. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,661 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,660, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut's median for office clerks, general is $48,280, about 7.27% above the national figure and 12 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Office clerks, general ranks 361 of 482 occupations in Connecticut by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $39,050 for office clerks, general, from $48,280. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,661. ⚠️ 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 $50,660 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Office Clerks, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,790 |
| This salary | $48,280 |
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 | $39,050 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,973 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,503 |
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 | $45,887 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,446 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $48,280. The published range is $35,570 up to $66,790, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $39,050, worked from $48,280. 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 361 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,661 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 361.
- Reported values are medians; for office clerks, general in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,570 to $66,790. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Connecticut take-home of $39,050, on $48,280 for work ranking 361 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 361 of 482 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,661, worked from $48,280, 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 361 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $50,660, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,570 and the top tenth $66,790, 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 $37,661 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, $39,050 remains.
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.
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 $50,660. 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 ($35,570 to $66,790) 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 $37,661 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 $39,050 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.