Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,912
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$11,848
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,243
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
$58,760
Kept after tax
$46,912
Worth in national money
$45,243
State rank
7
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays this job a middle wage of $58,760, ranking 7 of 47 states and sitting about 14.47% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 297 among 482 occupations Connecticut publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $58,760, tax leaves $46,912 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $45,243 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $59,530, since top earners drag the number up.
- Connecticut's median for structural metal fabricators and fitters is $58,760, about 14.47% above the national figure and 7 of 47 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 297 of 482 in Connecticut places structural metal fabricators and fitters 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, $46,912 remains from the Connecticut median of $58,760 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $45,243 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $59,530 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,200 |
| This salary | $58,760 |
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 | $46,912 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,394 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,587 |
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 | $55,671 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,757 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,760 as a midpoint for Connecticut, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,740 and the ninetieth is $75,200 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $46,912, from $58,760, 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 297 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 $45,243 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 297.
- The Connecticut median of $58,760 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,740 to $75,200. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,912 from $58,760. 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 297 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,243, worked from $58,760, 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 297 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $41,740 at the bottom tenth to $75,200 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $45,243 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $46,912 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 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,740 to $75,200) 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 $45,243 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 $46,912 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.