Tool and Die Makers in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,865
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$17,675
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,735
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
$77,540
Kept after tax
$59,865
Worth in national money
$57,735
State rank
4
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Connecticut pays tool and die makers a middle wage of $77,540, ranking 4 of 45 states and sitting about 21.06% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 182.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $77,540, tax leaves $59,865 — and because Connecticut is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $57,735 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,520.
- Connecticut's median for tool and die makers is $77,540, about 21.06% above the national figure and 4 of 45 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Connecticut's occupational distribution, tool and die makers sits at 182 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $59,865 remains from the Connecticut median of $77,540 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $57,735 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $75,520 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Tool and Die Makers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,200 |
| This salary | $77,540 |
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 | $59,865 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,379 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,487 |
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 | $72,544 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,342 |
| 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 $77,540. The published range is $47,770 up to $100,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $59,865, from $77,540, 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 182 of 482 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $57,735, the adjusted value of that $77,540 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 182 of 482 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for tool and die makers in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,770 to $100,200. 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 $59,865 from $77,540. 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 182 of 482 locally.
- This $57,735 adjusted figure, worked from $77,540, 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 182 of 482 in the state. The occupation ranks 182 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,770 at the bottom tenth to $100,200 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $57,735 of national purchasing power.
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 $59,865.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,770 to $100,200) 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 $57,735 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 $59,865 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.