Connecticut Paycheck Calculator 2026

A single filer paid $60,000 a year every two weeks, with no pre-tax benefits, takes home about $1,828.46 a paycheck in Connecticut ($47,540 a year). Each $2,307.69 paycheck loses $193.08 to federal income tax, $176.54 to Social Security and Medicare, $98.08 to Connecticut income tax and $11.54 to state payroll premiums. That is $2,850 a year less than the same salary in a state with no income tax or payroll premiums.

Seven brackets from 2% to 6.99%. Instead of a standard deduction Connecticut gives a personal exemption that disappears as income rises, and higher earners lose the benefit of the lower brackets through a recapture, which this estimate does not model. On a $60,000 salary that works out to about $98.08 every two weeks, an effective 4.25% of gross pay.

CT Paid Leave (employee): 0.5% of wages up to the Social Security wage base, paid entirely by the employee. On $60,000 these total about $300 a year.

Connecticut has no reciprocal agreements, so your employer withholds Connecticut tax on wages for work done in Connecticut. Your home state normally gives a credit for tax paid to Connecticut, so you are not taxed twice on the same pay, but you may need to file in both states.

Federally, a bonus paid separately is usually withheld at a flat 22% (37% on supplemental pay above $1 million in the year). For Connecticut: No separate flat rate: a bonus is taxed with your regular pay (aggregate method).

Connecticut uses Form CT-W4 alongside the federal Form W-4. If you do not file one, your employer uses the state's default setting, usually single with no allowances or adjustments. Update it after marriage, a new child or a second job.