Connecticut tax calculator
Connecticut applies a progressive state income tax reaching 6.99%, charged on top of federal income tax and payroll taxes. Enter a gross salary to see what reaches your account.
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What comes out of a Connecticut paycheck
- Federal income tax Seven brackets from 10% to 37%, after the federal standard deduction.
- Social Security 6.2% up to the annual wage base, after which it stops entirely.
- Medicare 1.45% with no ceiling, plus 0.9% above 200,000 USD.
- Connecticut Personal Exemption
- Connecticut State Income Tax Excludes a complex set of phaseouts and a tax benefit recapture under which many high earners pay their top rate on all income.
Local taxes are not included. City and county income taxes sit below the state level and are excluded here. They are material in a few places, averaging roughly 1.6% of AGI across New York, 1.2% in Ohio and 1% in Pennsylvania.
Source
State figures checked against Connecticut Department of Revenue on 2026-08-17. Federal figures checked against the Internal Revenue Service. View the source table.