How Connecticut taxes your paycheck
Connecticut uses a graduated income tax with 7 brackets, from 2% on the first slice of taxable income to 6.99% on income over $500,000 for single filers. Each rate applies only to the income inside its bracket, so moving into a higher bracket never lowers your take-home pay. Before the rates apply, Connecticut allows a personal exemption of $15,000 for single filers and $24,000 for married couples filing jointly.
On a $75,000 salary, a single filer owes about $3,375 in Connecticut income tax for 2026, an effective state rate of 4.5%.
Connecticut's personal exemption phases out above $30,000 (single) / $48,000 (joint); applied here. Connecticut also recaptures part of its lowest rate and allows personal credits at lower incomes, neither of which this simplified estimate applies.
| Rate | Single: taxable income | Married filing jointly: taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 2% | $0 | $0 |
| 4.5% | over $10,000 | over $20,000 |
| 5.5% | over $50,000 | over $100,000 |
| 6% | over $100,000 | over $200,000 |
| 6.5% | over $200,000 | over $400,000 |
| 6.9% | over $250,000 | over $500,000 |
| 6.99% | over $500,000 | over $1,000,000 |
Take-home pay in Connecticut at common salaries
These figures use the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare, and Connecticut state tax, for someone paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions. Enter your own salary and deductions in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
| Salary | Connecticut tax (single) | Take-home, single | Per paycheck, single | Take-home, married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $1,325 | $32,995 | $1,269.04 | $35,840 |
| $60,000 | $2,550 | $47,840 | $1,840.00 | $50,910 |
| $80,000 | $3,650 | $61,460 | $2,363.85 | $65,540 |
| $100,000 | $4,750 | $74,430 | $2,862.69 | $80,710 |
| $150,000 | $7,750 | $106,041 | $4,078.50 | $116,435 |
How Connecticut compares with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary, Connecticut's income tax is the 39th-lowest of the 50 states and DC (1st = lowest), counting the 9 states that don't tax wages at all.
Among neighboring states, Rhode Island takes the least state income tax on $75,000 ($2,196) and Massachusetts the most ($3,530).
| State | State income tax | Annual take-home |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | $3,375 | $58,218 |
| Massachusetts | $3,530 | $58,063 |
| New York | $3,453 | $58,140 |
| Rhode Island | $2,196 | $59,397 |
What this estimate leaves out
State disability insurance and paid family-leave contributions and local income taxes are not included, and the federal figures assume the standard deduction with no credits such as the Child Tax Credit. Head-of-household and married-filing-separately returns use the state's single schedule, which a few states set separately.
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