Connecticut Paycheck Calculator
Last updated: · Data: IRS, SSA & Tax Foundation (tax year 2026)
Connecticut taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 7 brackets running from 2% to a top rate of 6.99%. On a $65,000 salary, a single filer in Connecticut takes home about $52,408 after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Connecticut state tax. The calculator above is already set to Connecticut — change the salary, filing status, or deductions and the estimate updates as you type.
2026 Connecticut income tax at a glance
Connecticut taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 7 brackets from 2% up to 6.99% — applied after a $15,000 personal exemption.
- Personal exemption: $15,000 single · $24,000 married filing jointly, subtracted before the brackets apply.
- Top marginal rate: 6.99%, on taxable income over $500,000 (single).
- State tax on a $65,000 salary (single): $2,000 — an effective rate of about 3.08% of gross pay.
Connecticut brackets — single filers
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $10,000 | 2% |
| $10,000 – $50,000 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 – $100,000 | 5.5% |
| $100,000 – $200,000 | 6% |
| $200,000 – $250,000 | 6.5% |
| $250,000 – $500,000 | 6.9% |
| Over $500,000 | 6.99% |
Connecticut brackets — married filing jointly
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $20,000 | 2% |
| $20,000 – $100,000 | 4.5% |
| $100,000 – $200,000 | 5.5% |
| $200,000 – $400,000 | 6% |
| $400,000 – $500,000 | 6.5% |
| $500,000 – $1,000,000 | 6.9% |
| Over $1,000,000 | 6.99% |
Take-home pay in Connecticut by salary
Estimated 2026 take-home pay in Connecticut at six common salary levels — same method as the calculator above, single filer, no pre-tax deductions:
| Salary | Federal tax | FICA | State tax | Take-home (annual) | Take-home (biweekly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $3,060 | $875 | $33,445 | $1,286.35 |
| $50,000 | $3,820 | $3,825 | $1,325 | $41,030 | $1,578.08 |
| $65,000 | $5,620 | $4,973 | $2,000 | $52,408 | $2,015.67 |
| $75,000 | $7,670 | $5,738 | $2,550 | $59,043 | $2,270.87 |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $7,650 | $3,925 | $75,255 | $2,894.42 |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $11,475 | $6,850 | $106,941 | $4,113.12 |
Single filer, no pre-tax deductions. FICA is 6.2% Social Security (on wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500) plus 1.45% Medicare; none of these salaries reaches the additional 0.9% Medicare tax. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest dollar, matching our state-by-state study.
For scale: the same $65,000 salary keeps $54,408 in Texas, which has no wage tax, and $49,550 in Oregon, the highest-tax state in this data at this salary. Connecticut sits between those poles — its state tax on $65,000 works out to about 3.08% of gross pay, or $2,000 a year. The full ranking is in our Real Hourly Wage by State 2026 study.
Worked example: $65,000 in Connecticut
Compare Connecticut with other states
State tax is the one part of a paycheck that changes when you cross a state line. Run any salary through the main paycheck calculator, browse the paycheck calculator by state index, or jump straight to a comparison: Texas (no state income tax — a $65,000 salary keeps $54,408), Oregon (highest state tax on $65,000 in this data — keeps $49,550), and Delaware (keeps $51,459).
How this estimate works
Federal tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and the $16,100 single standard deduction; FICA is 6.2% Social Security up to the $184,500 wage base plus 1.45% Medicare; Connecticut tax uses the 2026 state brackets, deduction, and exemption figures shown above. The estimate excludes local income taxes, state disability or paid-leave payroll taxes, and credit phaseouts, so an actual Connecticut pay stub can differ. Every assumption is listed on our methodology page, and sources cites each 2026 figure.