Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,696
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$17,584
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,572
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
$77,280
Kept after tax
$59,696
Worth in national money
$57,572
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $77,280, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 21.13% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 187 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $77,280, tax leaves $59,696 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $57,572 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,400.
- Connecticut ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, at $77,280 — about 21.13% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 187 of 482 in Connecticut places plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 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, $59,696 remains from the Connecticut median of $77,280 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $57,572 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $75,400 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,990 |
| This salary | $77,280 |
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 | $59,696 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,196 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,461 |
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 | $72,304 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,307 |
| 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 $77,280. The published range is $45,670 up to $102,990, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $59,696 take-home in Connecticut comes from $77,280. 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 187 of 482.
- Two cautions on $57,572, the adjusted value of that $77,280 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 187 of 482 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,670 to $102,990. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $59,696, from $77,280, 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 187 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 14 of 51 for it.
- This $57,572 adjusted figure, worked from $77,280, 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 187 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 187 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $45,670 and the top tenth $102,990 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $57,572 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $59,696.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($45,670) and the ninetieth ($102,990) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $57,572 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 $59,696 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.