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Connecticut Paycheck Calculator

Updated for the 2026 tax year

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How much is take-home pay on $60,000 in Connecticut?

A single filer earning $60,000 in Connecticut takes home about $1,837.40 per biweekly paycheck in 2026, or $47,772.42 a year. That is an effective tax rate of 20.4% across federal, FICA, and state withholdings.

SalaryTake-home (year)Effective rate
$40,000$32,927.4817.7%
$60,000$47,772.4220.4%
$80,000$60,934.9423.8%
$100,000$73,704.9626.3%

Single filer, paid biweekly, standard W-4, no pre-tax deductions.

Connecticut has the most involved withholding formula in the country: seven brackets from 2% to 6.99%, an exemption that phases out with salary, recapture add-backs, and a personal credit of up to 75% of the tax, plus a 0.5% Paid Leave premium. This calculator reproduces the DRS 2026 calculation rules for CT-W4 codes F, C, and B, plus 2026 federal and FICA rates.

How Connecticut paycheck taxes work

Your Connecticut paycheck has four main withholdings: federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, Connecticut state income tax, and CT Paid Leave at 0.5% of wages up to $184,500. Connecticut has no local income taxes.

The DRS rules start from your annualized salary and your CT-W4 withholding code. Single filers (code F) get a $15,000 exemption that shrinks $1,000 for every $1,000 of salary above $30,000; married with one income (code C) $24,000 shrinking above $48,000; head of household (code B) $19,000 above $38,000. The remainder runs through the code's schedule (2% to 6.99%), then two stepped add-backs raise the tax at higher salaries, and finally a personal tax credit cuts the tax by up to 75% at low salaries, fading to nothing (above $64,500 for code F). Codes A and D, used by two-income couples and high earners, are not modeled.

Connecticut tax rates (2026)

Connecticut withholding on annualized wages after the adjustments below.

Standard deduction$15,000 single · $24,000 married jointly · $19,000 head of household, stepping down above $30,000 to $0 / $0 / $0
Recapture and phase-out add-backsStepped amounts added to the tax at higher incomes, per the state tables
Personal tax creditA percentage of the tax, from 75% at low incomes down to 0%, per the state tables
CT Paid Leave0.5% up to $184,500
Taxable wagesWithholding
$0 – $10,0002.00%
$10,000 – $50,000$200.00 + 4.50% of excess over $10,000
$50,000 – $100,000$2,000.00 + 5.50% of excess over $50,000
$100,000 – $200,000$4,750.00 + 6.00% of excess over $100,000
$200,000 – $250,000$10,750.00 + 6.50% of excess over $200,000
$250,000 – $500,000$14,000.00 + 6.90% of excess over $250,000
Over $500,000$31,250.00 + 6.99% of excess over $500,000

Example: $60,000 in Connecticut

Single filer, paid biweekly, standard W-4, no pre-tax deductions.

Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.08
Social Security$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare$33.46$870.00
Connecticut income tax$89.13$2,317.50
CT Paid Leave$11.54$300.00
Take-home pay$1,837.40$47,772.42

Connecticut paycheck FAQ

Which CT-W4 code does this calculator use?

F for single, C for married filing jointly, and B for head of household. Married couples where both spouses work use code A, or D above $100,500, which withhold more; those are not modeled here.

What is the CT Paid Leave deduction?

0.5% of wages up to the Social Security wage base, $184,500 in 2026, so at most $922.50 a year. It is entirely employee-paid and funds the state's paid family and medical leave program.

Sources

Rates verified against these documents on September 14, 2026.

  1. Connecticut DRS, TPG-211 2026 Withholding Calculation Rules (Rev. 12/25; unchanged from 2025)
  2. Connecticut DRS, IP 2026(1) Circular CT Employer's Tax Guide
  3. CT Paid Leave contributions (0.5% up to the Social Security wage base)

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