Production Workers, All Other in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,669
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$8,471
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,364
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
$45,140
Kept after tax
$36,669
Worth in national money
$35,364
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for production workers, all other. The middle earner takes $45,140, which ranks 14 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 12.54% above the national middle.
- Against 482 occupations Connecticut publishes, production workers, all other lands at 392. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $45,140 the take-home is $36,669; in national-average money that behaves like $35,364. The average comes to $49,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 14 of 51 states publishing a median for production workers, all other, at $45,140 — about 12.54% 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.
- Within Connecticut, this work ranks 392 of 482 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Take-home for production workers, all other in Connecticut, on $45,140, is $36,669; deflated by the state's price level, $35,364. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $49,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Production Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,960 |
| This salary | $45,140 |
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 | $36,669 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,450 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,204 |
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 | $42,923 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,084 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,140 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,190 and the ninetieth is $69,960 — 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 $36,669, worked from $45,140. 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 392 of 482.
- Two cautions on $35,364, the adjusted value of that $45,140 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 392 of 482 locally.
- The Connecticut median of $45,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,190 to $69,960. 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 $36,669, on $45,140 for work ranking 392 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 392 of 482 in the state.
- This $35,364 adjusted figure, worked from $45,140, 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 392 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 392 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $49,300, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $35,190, the highest tenth $69,960, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $35,364 — 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 $36,669.
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 $49,300. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,190) and the ninetieth ($69,960) 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 $35,364 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 $36,669 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.