Phlebotomists in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,184
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,636
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,862
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
$45,820
Kept after tax
$37,184
Worth in national money
$35,862
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 phlebotomists, with a middle wage of $45,820. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Connecticut this is lower-paid work. Of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, phlebotomists ranks 383. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $45,820 the take-home is $37,184; in national-average money that behaves like $35,862. The average comes to $47,440, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 22 of 51 for phlebotomists at $45,820. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Connecticut reports, phlebotomists ranks 383 of 482, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Take-home for phlebotomists in Connecticut, on $45,820, is $37,184; deflated by the state's price level, $35,862. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $47,440 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,730 |
| This salary | $45,820 |
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 | $37,184 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,996 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,269 |
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 | $43,565 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,162 |
| 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 $45,820. The published range is $38,360 up to $59,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $37,184, from $45,820, 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 383 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 $35,862 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 383.
- Reported values are medians; for phlebotomists in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,360 to $59,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,184 from $45,820. 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 383 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,862, worked from $45,820, 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 383 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 $47,440, 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 $38,360 and the top tenth $59,730, 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 $35,862 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, $37,184 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 $47,440. 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 ($38,360 to $59,730) 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 $35,862 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 $37,184 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.