How Connecticut taxes your paycheck
Connecticut has progressive income tax rates from 2% to 6.99% for tax year 2026, in 7 brackets. Before the rate applies, the calculator subtracts a personal exemption of $15,000 per filer ($24,000 for a married couple). The personal exemption phases out as income rises: over $30,000–$45,000 for single filers, $48,000–$72,000 for married couples and $38,000–$57,000 for heads of household. The calculator applies this using your taxable wages as the income figure.
Traditional 401(k) contributions are excluded from Connecticut taxable wages, and Section 125 health premiums are excluded.
Figures are from IP 2026(1), Connecticut Circular CT Employer Tax Guide (tax year 2026).
Take-home pay examples in Connecticut
A single filer earning $60,000 in Connecticut, paid every two weeks, takes home about $1,828.46 per paycheck, or $47,540 a year. Of the $60,000, $5,020 goes to federal income tax, $4,590 to Social Security and Medicare, and $2,550 to Connecticut income tax, plus $300 of state payroll contributions.
At $100,000, take-home pay is about $73,930 a year ($2,843.46 per paycheck), with $4,750 of Connecticut income tax. A married couple filing jointly on one $100,000 salary keeps about $80,210, because of the larger standard deduction and wider brackets. The table below shows more salaries.
Connecticut payroll contributions
CT Paid Leave: 0.5% of wages up to $184,500 a year (tax year 2026; official source). This is deducted from your pay in addition to income tax and is included in the calculator.
Local income taxes in Connecticut
Connecticut has no local income taxes on wages.
Hourly pay in Connecticut
A full-time worker earning $20 an hour (40 hours a week, $41,600 a year) in Connecticut takes home about $1,304.95 every two weeks, or $652.47 a week on average, as a single filer. Connecticut income tax takes $1,469 of that pay a year, an effective state rate of 3.531%. Choose Hourly wage in the calculator to enter your own rate and hours.
Connecticut compared with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary (single, no pre-tax deductions), take-home pay in Connecticut is about $57,843 a year. It is higher in Rhode Island, and lower in Massachusetts and New York. The comparison table below shows the difference in dollars. Where you live usually decides which state taxes your wages, but people who live in one state and work in another should check both states' rules on residency and credits.
What else to know about Connecticut taxes
The personal exemption phases out quickly: for single filers it falls by $1,000 for every $1,000 of income above $30,000. This estimate applies that phase-out.
Connecticut also phases out the benefit of its 2% bracket and recaptures lower-bracket benefits at higher incomes, and it offers an income-based personal tax credit. Those are not included, so higher earners' Connecticut tax may be understated.
CT Paid Leave takes 0.5% of wages up to the Social Security wage base.
What this estimate does not include
Tax credits, itemized deductions, other income, overtime, bonuses and post-tax deductions are not included, and actual withholding follows your Form W-4 and Connecticut's own withholding rules. Use it as a planning estimate. For the method and the federal rules, see the main paycheck calculator.