Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,355
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$11,325
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,741
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
$56,680
Kept after tax
$45,355
Worth in national money
$43,741
State rank
6
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays this job a middle wage of $56,680, ranking 6 of 49 states and sitting about 18.38% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 315.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $56,680 the take-home is $45,355; in national-average money that behaves like $43,741. The average comes to $62,610, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut's median for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics is $56,680, about 18.38% above the national figure and 6 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Connecticut's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 315 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Take-home for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Connecticut, on $56,680, is $45,355; deflated by the state's price level, $43,741. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $62,610 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,710 |
| This salary | $56,680 |
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 | $45,355 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,722 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,368 |
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 | $53,734 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,492 |
| 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Connecticut earn under $56,680 and half over. The published range runs $46,230 at the tenth percentile to $78,710 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $45,355, from $56,680, 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 315 of 482 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,741 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 315.
- Figures are distribution medians for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,230 to $78,710; 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 $45,355 from $56,680. 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 315 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,741, worked from $56,680, 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 315 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 $62,610, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,230 at the tenth percentile, $78,710 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Connecticut run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $43,741 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $45,355 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $62,610. 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 ($46,230 to $78,710) 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 $43,741 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 $45,355 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.