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Connecticut paycheck calculator 2026
On Connecticut’s median pay of $59,690 in 2026, a single filer in Connecticut takes home $47,540.31 a year ($1,828.47 every two weeks), after $4,982.80 federal income tax, $4,566.29 Social Security and Medicare, and $2,600.60 of Connecticut tax and payroll contributions.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Connecticut · single · paid every two weeks
$1,828.47 a paycheck
$47,540.31 a year · $3,961.69 a month · $22.86 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,295.77 | $59,690.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$191.65 | −$4,982.80 |
| Social Security | −$142.34 | −$3,700.78 |
| Medicare | −$33.29 | −$865.51 |
| Connecticut income tax | −$88.54 | −$2,302.15 |
| Connecticut paid leave | −$11.48 | −$298.45 |
| Take-home pay | $1,828.47 | $47,540.31 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $59,690 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $43,590.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $31,190 | $3,742.80 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $4,982.80 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,700.78 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $865.51 a year.
Connecticut tax
Connecticut taxes $59,690 of your pay: $59,690 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 2% bracket | $10,000 | $200.00 |
| 4.5% bracket | $40,000 | $1,800.00 |
| 5.5% bracket | $9,690 | $532.95 |
| Personal tax credit | −$255.80 | |
| High-income recapture | $25.00 |
Connecticut income tax: $2,302.15 a year.
Connecticut paid leave: $298.45 a year.
Taken from every paycheck, besides income tax: Connecticut paid leave: 0.5% of pay up to $184,500.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 20.4%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 25.1%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 25 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 75 cents.
What are Connecticut’s income tax rates for 2026?
Connecticut taxes income in 7 brackets, from 2% to 6.99%, on your income less one personal exemption. A joint return and a head of household have wider brackets:
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 4.5% | over $10,000 | over $20,000 | over $16,000 |
| 5.5% | over $50,000 | over $100,000 | over $80,000 |
| 6% | over $100,000 | over $200,000 | over $160,000 |
| 6.5% | over $200,000 | over $400,000 | over $320,000 |
| 6.9% | over $250,000 | over $500,000 | over $400,000 |
| 6.99% | over $500,000 | over $1,000,000 | over $800,000 |
Personal exemption: $15,000 single, $24,000 married filing jointly and $19,000 head of household, one for the whole return. It shrinks by $1,000 for each $1,000 of income over $30,000 ($48,000 joint, $38,000 head of household), so a single filer has none above $44,000. With income at or below the full exemption, no tax is due.
Add-back and recapture: above $56,500 of income (single), Connecticut takes back the saving of the 2% bracket, up to $250. Above $105,000 it starts taking back the other lower brackets too, up to $3,400 more. Personal tax credit: 75% of the tax comes off at the lowest incomes. The share falls to 10% between $33,300 and $60,000, and to nothing above $64,500 (single).
Also taken from pay, besides income tax: Connecticut paid leave, 0.5% of pay up to $184,500.
How much tax do I pay on $59,690 in Connecticut?
$59,690 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Connecticut (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $59,690.00 | $2,295.77 |
| Federal income tax | $4,982.80 | $191.65 |
| Social Security | $3,700.78 | $142.34 |
| Medicare | $865.51 | $33.29 |
| Connecticut income tax | $2,302.15 | $88.54 |
| Connecticut paid leave | $298.45 | $11.48 |
| Take-home pay | $47,540.31 | $1,828.47 |
Effective rate: 20.4% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 25 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Connecticut?
Connecticut takes back the benefit of its low rates as pay rises, in steps. For a single filer the exemption is gone above $44,000, the 2% bracket is added back from $56,500, the personal tax credit runs out above $64,500, and a recapture starts at $105,000. In those ranges the tax on your next dollar is higher than the bracket rate alone.
On $60,000 of pay, a single filer owes about $2,318 in Connecticut income tax. The brackets and the add-back come to $2,575, and the personal tax credit takes 10% of that off.
Connecticut paid leave takes 0.5% of pay up to the Social Security wage limit of $184,500, so at most $922.50 a year. Employees pay all of it.
These amounts are written into Connecticut law and do not rise with inflation, so 2026 uses the same tables as 2025. Connecticut cities and towns do not tax wages.
How does Connecticut compare with New York and Massachusetts?
The same $59,690 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | $2,600.60 | $47,540.31 | $1,828.47 |
| New York | $2,915.32 | $47,225.59 | $1,816.37 |
| Massachusetts | $2,939.07 | $47,201.84 | $1,815.46 |
You take home $314.72 a year more in Connecticut than in New York.
You take home $338.47 a year more in Connecticut than in Massachusetts.
What does this calculator leave out in Connecticut?
- Connecticut’s property tax credit, its earned income tax credit and the child tax rebate, which depend on more than your pay.
- The credit for tax paid to another state, which matters if you work in New York.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
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Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Connecticut after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Connecticut minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Connecticut
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Connecticut?
On $59,690 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $191.65 federal income tax, $175.63 Social Security and Medicare and $100.02 for Connecticut (tax and payroll contributions) a paycheck, leaving $1,828.47.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Connecticut?
$73,705.00 a year, or $2,834.81 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Connecticut state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Connecticut withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Connecticut’s income tax rates in 2026?
There are 7 rates, from 2% on the first $10,000 of taxable income (single) to 6.99% above $500,000. Joint returns have brackets twice as wide.
Why is my Connecticut tax more than the brackets suggest?
Connecticut takes back the benefit of its lower rates from higher earners. Above $56,500 of income (single) it adds back the 2% bracket’s saving, and above $105,000 it takes back the other lower brackets. Both are in this estimate.
Does Connecticut tax military pay?
Yes. A Connecticut resident’s armed forces pay is taxed, unless the member counts as a nonresident under Connecticut’s domicile rules. Military retirement pay is not taxed.