Connecticut paycheck calculator

Take-home pay in Connecticut after federal and Connecticut income tax, Social Security, Medicare and your deductions, using the 2026 withholding rules.

State you live and work in

2026 rules for Connecticut.

Pay

I'm paid

Salary (per year, before taxes)

How often you're paid

Your Form W-4

Filing status

Children under 17

$2,200 each in Step 3, if your income is $200,000 or less ($400,000 married filing jointly).

Other dependents

$500 each in Step 3.

Pre-tax and after-tax deductions

401(k) or 403(b) contribution

Traditional (pre-tax). Put a Roth contribution under after-tax deductions.

Health insurance, HSA and FSA

Pre-tax premiums and contributions through payroll; they also lower Social Security and Medicare.

After-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments.

More Form W-4 options

Step 2: two jobs, or married and your spouse works

Only if you checked the box in Step 2(c) of your W-4.

Step 4(a): other income (per year)

Step 4(b): deductions (per year)

From the W-4's Deductions Worksheet: tips, overtime, car loan interest, the senior deduction, itemizing.

Step 4(c): extra withholding

Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,837.40

$47,772.36 a year from $59,999.94 gross, 26 paychecks.

Gross pay, each deduction and take-home pay, per paycheck and per year
Item	Per paycheck	Per year
Gross pay	$2,307.69	$59,999.94
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	$47,772.36

Taxes as a share of pay: 20.4%
Federal taxable wages (year): $59,999.94

Estimates for planning, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may round differently, and your tax bill when you file can differ from what's withheld.

How Connecticut taxes your paycheck in 2026

Connecticut taxes income at rates from 2% to 6.99%. For withholding, employers start from your annualized wages and the code you choose on Form CT-W4: a personal exemption (up to $15,000 single, $24,000 married, $19,000 head of household) and a personal tax credit both shrink as pay rises, and higher earners lose the benefit of the 2% and lower brackets. Paychecks also pay 0.5% for Connecticut Paid Leave, on wages up to $184,500. Traditional 401(k) contributions and pre-tax health premiums are not taxed.

Connecticut withholding rates, 2026: single or married filing separately
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $10,000	2%
$10,000 to $50,000	4.5%
$50,000 to $100,000	5.5%
$100,000 to $200,000	6%
$200,000 to $250,000	6.5%
$250,000 to $500,000	6.9%
Over $500,000	6.99%

Connecticut withholding rates, 2026: married filing jointly
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $20,000	2%
$20,000 to $100,000	4.5%
$100,000 to $200,000	5.5%
$200,000 to $400,000	6%
$400,000 to $500,000	6.5%
$500,000 to $1,000,000	6.9%
Over $1,000,000	6.99%

Connecticut withholding rates, 2026: head of household
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $16,000	2%
$16,000 to $80,000	4.5%
$80,000 to $160,000	5.5%
$160,000 to $320,000	6%
$320,000 to $400,000	6.5%
$400,000 to $800,000	6.9%
Over $800,000	6.99%

A traditional 401(k) lowers your Connecticut taxable wages; pre-tax health premiums do.

Connecticut payroll contributions

Connecticut employee payroll taxes, 2026
Contribution	Rate	Wages up to
CT Paid Leave	0.5%	$184,500

City and county taxes

Connecticut cities and towns do not tax wages.

What this calculator simplifies

We assume Form CT-W4 claims code F if you are single, code C if married (filing jointly with a spouse who does not work) and code B for head of household. A married couple who both work use code A (or D above $100,500 combined), which withholds more; Connecticut has supplemental tables for them in IP 2026(7).
Dependents do not change Connecticut withholding.
This is withholding, not your final Connecticut tax.

Sources

How every number is worked out is on the methodology page.