Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,133
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$24,867
25.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,531
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
$98,000
Kept after tax
$73,133
Worth in national money
$70,531
State rank
32
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Connecticut is 32 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $98,000. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Connecticut. It ranks 97 out of 482 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $98,000 the take-home is $73,133. But Connecticut costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $70,531 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $114,060, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Connecticut ranks 32 of 49 for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products at $98,000. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Connecticut, sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products ranks 97 of 482 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Connecticut income tax is $73,133 for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products, from $98,000. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,531. ⚠️ 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 $114,060 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $205,130 |
| This salary | $98,000 |
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 | $73,133 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,773 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,503 |
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 | $91,404 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,126 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products in Connecticut earn under $98,000 and half over. The published range runs $60,080 at the tenth percentile to $205,130 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Connecticut's $73,133, worked from $98,000. 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 97 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Connecticut, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,531, the adjusted value of that $98,000 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 97 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products in Connecticut, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,080 to $205,130; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Connecticut take-home of $73,133, on $98,000 for work ranking 97 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 97 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Connecticut, so $70,531 — the adjusted value of that $98,000 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 97 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $114,060 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $60,080, the highest tenth $205,130, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $70,531 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Connecticut adds its own income tax on top — which is why $73,133 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $114,060. 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 ($60,080) and the ninetieth ($205,130) 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 $70,531 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 $73,133 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.