Pharmacists in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$100,610
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$40,680
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$97,031
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
$141,290
Kept after tax
$100,610
Worth in national money
$97,031
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Connecticut is 22 of 51 states for pharmacists, with a middle wage of $141,290. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 482 occupations Connecticut reports, pharmacists comes in at 24 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $141,290 the take-home is $100,610. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $97,031 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $139,150, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Connecticut ranks 22 of 51 for pharmacists at $141,290. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Pharmacists ranks 24 of 482 occupations by median in Connecticut, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $100,610 for pharmacists, from $141,290. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $97,031. ⚠️ 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 $139,150 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $106,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $141,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,360 |
| This salary | $141,290 |
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 | $100,610 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,838 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,942 |
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 | $130,716 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,812 |
| 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 $141,290. The published range is $106,660 up to $165,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $100,610 take-home in Connecticut comes from $141,290. 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 24 of 482.
- Two cautions on $97,031, the adjusted value of that $141,290 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Connecticut. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 24 of 482 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacists in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $106,660 to $165,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $100,610, from $141,290, 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 24 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 22 of 51 for it.
- This $97,031 adjusted figure, worked from $141,290, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 24 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 24 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $106,660 and the top tenth $165,360, 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 $97,031 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 $100,610.
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 ($106,660 to $165,360) 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 $97,031 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 $100,610 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.