Physical Therapist Assistants in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,788
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$17,092
22.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,697
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
$75,880
Kept after tax
$58,788
Worth in national money
$56,697
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays physical therapist assistants a middle wage of $75,880, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 10.97% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Physical therapist assistants ranks 196 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $75,880, tax leaves $58,788 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $56,697 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $73,730.
- Connecticut's median for physical therapist assistants is $75,880, about 10.97% above the national figure and 7 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 196 of 482 in Connecticut places physical therapist assistants 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, $58,788 remains from the Connecticut median of $75,880 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $56,697 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $73,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,870 |
| This salary | $75,880 |
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 | $58,788 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,212 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,324 |
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 | $71,014 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,024 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $75,880 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $62,070 and the ninetieth is $82,870 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $58,788, from $75,880, 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 196 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 $56,697 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 196.
- The Connecticut median of $75,880 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $62,070 to $82,870. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,788 from $75,880. 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 196 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $56,697, worked from $75,880, 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 196 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $62,070 at the bottom tenth to $82,870 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $56,697 — 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, $58,788 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,070 to $82,870) 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 $56,697 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 $58,788 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.