Registered Nurses in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,193
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$26,547
25.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,482
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
$102,740
Kept after tax
$76,193
Worth in national money
$73,482
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays registered nurses a middle wage of $102,740, ranking 10 of 51 states and sitting about 5.32% above the national middle.
- Within Connecticut this is well-paid work. Of 482 occupations with published figures in the state, registered nurses ranks 80 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $102,740 the take-home is $76,193. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $73,482 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $105,250, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut's median for registered nurses is $102,740, about 5.32% above the national figure and 10 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Connecticut publishes a median for, registered nurses sits 80 of 482 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $76,193 for registered nurses, from $102,740. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $73,482. ⚠️ 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 $105,250 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Registered Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,870 |
| This salary | $102,740 |
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 | $76,193 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $81,108 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,983 |
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 | $95,754 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,790 |
| 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 $102,740. The published range is $80,350 up to $134,870, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $76,193, from $102,740, 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 80 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 $73,482 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 80.
- Reported values are medians; for registered nurses in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $80,350 to $134,870. 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 $76,193 from $102,740. 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 80 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $73,482, worked from $102,740, 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 80 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $80,350 and the top tenth $134,870, so most people doing this work in Connecticut sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Connecticut costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $73,482 rather than its face figure.
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 $76,193.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,350 to $134,870) 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 $73,482 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 $76,193 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.