CT · 2026 tax year
Connecticut paycheck calculator
On $80,000 a year in Connecticut, a single filer takes home about $61,335, or $2,359 every two weeks.
Your take-home pay in Connecticut
$2,359
every two weeks · $61,335 per year · 23.3% effective rate
What sets Connecticut apart in 2026
Connecticut has no standard deduction, and the breaks it does give are aimed at low and middle incomes, then withdrawn in stages. The $15,000 personal exemption ($24,000 joint) shrinks by $1,000 for every $1,000 of income above $30,000 ($48,000 joint) and is gone at $44,000 ($71,000 joint). A personal tax credit takes 10% off the tax across the middle and nothing above $64,500 ($100,500 joint). From $56,500 of income the state also takes back the benefit of its 2% bracket, $25 for every $5,000 up to $250, and from $105,000 a recapture starts pushing higher earners toward the top rate on all their income.
You can see it in the rankings. Among the 29 states compared, Connecticut is 20th at $50,000, where state tax is $1,800, then 25th at $75,000 and 26th at $100,000 and $150,000, where it takes $8,225, or 5.48% of gross. Because the state's tables move in steps, the tax can jump by $25 to $90 at some incomes instead of rising smoothly.
One deduction is not in the take-home figure: CT Paid Leave, 0.5% of wages up to $184,500, paid entirely by the employee. That is $400 a year on an $80,000 salary and $922.50 at most. No Connecticut city or town taxes income.
| Salary | Share of salary, chart | State tax | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50k | $1,800 | 20th of 29 | |
| $75k | $3,475 | 25th of 29 | |
| $100k | $4,975 | 26th of 29 | |
| $150k | $8,225 | 26th of 29 | |
| 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% | |||
Rank 1 is the lowest state income tax among the 29 states on this site. Local taxes and paid-leave premiums are not included.
Connecticut at a glance
- State income tax
- 7 brackets, 2% to 6.99%
- Credit in the estimate
- Personal tax credit
- CT Paid Leave
- Employee-paid 0.5% of wages up to the Social Security wage base ($184,500 in 2026), paid entirely by the employee: $400 a year on an $80,000 salary and $922.50 at most.
- Minimum wage
- $16.94/hr $35,200 a year full-time. From 1 January 2026; Connecticut raises it every January in line with the federal employment cost index. Tipped hotel and restaurant staff can be paid $6.38 an hour, and bartenders $8.23, if tips bring them to the full minimum.
- Largest job markets
- Bridgeport, Stamford, New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury
At $80,000 in Connecticut
- $80,000 = 2.3× a full-time year at Connecticut's $35,200 minimum.
- Just past $81,500, Connecticut's tax jumps by about $25 at once, then 5.5% on each extra dollar.
Take-home pay across Connecticut salaries
Single filer; a row loads the calculator.
Questions about Connecticut pay
- What else comes out of a Connecticut paycheck?
- CT Paid Leave, employee-paid and not in the figure above, which does include Connecticut's personal tax credit.
Sources: Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, State of Connecticut, U.S. Department of Labor, checked Oct 8, 2026 · IRS, SSA and every date · method · report an error