Connecticut Paycheck Calculator 2026: Take-Home Pay After Taxes
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Typical single filer · $75,000 · biweekly · 5% 401(k)
- Net pay per paycheck
- $2,134.57
- Net pay per year
- $55,499
- Federal income tax
- $6,845
- Connecticut income tax
- $3,169
- Social Security + Medicare
- $5,738
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
How Connecticut taxes a paycheck in 2026
Connecticut has a graduated state income tax with 7 brackets (top rate 6.99%). On top of that, everyone pays federal income tax (2026 brackets after the federal standard deduction), 6.2% Social Security up to the wage base and 1.45% Medicare. Note: Graduated, 7 brackets, top rate 6.99%. No standard deduction; uses personal exemptions and a tax-recapture, not modelled.
Connecticut single-filer brackets (2026)
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $10,000 | 2.00% |
| $10,000 – $50,000 | 4.50% |
| $50,000 – $100,000 | 5.50% |
| $100,000 – $200,000 | 6.00% |
| $200,000 – $250,000 | 6.50% |
| $250,000 – $500,000 | 6.90% |
| Over $500,000 | 6.99% |
On a $75,000 salary that works out to $3,169 of Connecticut tax a year, $6,845 federal, and $5,738 FICA — leaving $55,499 (21.0% effective rate). Connecticut ranks 35 of 51 for take-home pay on that salary.
State figures verified 2026-09-02 against the Tax Foundation; the single-filer schedule is applied to every filing status and local income taxes are not modelled. See the all-states table or the main calculator.
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Last reviewed: September 2026. Figures and formulas are checked against their published sources; see the site's data notes.