Paramedics in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,826
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$17,654
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,697
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
$77,480
Kept after tax
$59,826
Worth in national money
$57,697
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays paramedics a middle wage of $77,480, ranking 5 of 51 states and sitting about 27.85% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Paramedics ranks 183 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $77,480, tax leaves $59,826 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $57,697 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $77,230.
- Connecticut's median for paramedics is $77,480, about 27.85% above the national figure and 5 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.
- Position 183 of 482 in Connecticut places paramedics in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After tax, $59,826 remains from the Connecticut median of $77,480 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $57,697 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $77,230 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Paramedics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $90,060 |
| This salary | $77,480 |
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 | $59,826 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,337 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,481 |
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 | $72,489 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,334 |
| 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 paramedics in Connecticut earn under $77,480 and half over. The published range runs $60,370 at the tenth percentile to $90,060 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $59,826 take-home in Connecticut comes from $77,480. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 183 of 482.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,697 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 183.
- Figures are distribution medians for paramedics in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,370 to $90,060; 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.
- Retained pay of $59,826, from $77,480, assumes a single Connecticut filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 183 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,697, worked from $77,480, 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 183 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $60,370 at the bottom tenth to $90,060 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $57,697 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 $59,826.
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 ($60,370 to $90,060) 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 $57,697 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 $59,826 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.