Postal Service Clerks in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,434
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$12,696
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,676
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
$62,130
Kept after tax
$49,434
Worth in national money
$47,676
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut sits in the middle of the pack for postal service clerks. The median is $62,130, ranking 21 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Postal service clerks ranks 266 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $62,130 the take-home is $49,434. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $47,676 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $63,000, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut occupies the middle band for postal service clerks: a median of $62,130, ranking 21 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 266 of 482 in Connecticut places postal service clerks 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $49,434 for postal service clerks, from $62,130. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,676. ⚠️ 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 $63,000 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Postal Service Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,030 |
| This salary | $62,130 |
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 | $49,434 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,101 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,941 |
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 | $58,811 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,185 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $62,130 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $54,330 and the ninetieth is $75,030 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $49,434, worked from $62,130. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 266 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,676, the adjusted value of that $62,130 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 266 of 482 in the state.
- The Connecticut median of $62,130 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $54,330 to $75,030. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Connecticut take-home of $49,434, on $62,130 for work ranking 266 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 266 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $47,676 — the adjusted value of that $62,130 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 266 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $54,330 and the top tenth $75,030, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $47,676 — 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 $49,434.
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 ($54,330 to $75,030) 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 $47,676 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 $49,434 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.