Hourly pay after taxes in Connecticut
$20 an hour in Connecticut comes to $1,309.98 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Connecticut Department of Revenue Services sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.94 | $1,133.76 | $2,456 | $29,478 |
| $18.00 | $1,194.93 | $2,589 | $31,068 |
| $20.00 | $1,309.98 | $2,838 | $34,059 |
| $22.00 | $1,426.58 | $3,091 | $37,091 |
| $25.00 | $1,607.81 | $3,484 | $41,803 |
| $30.00 | $1,900.43 | $4,118 | $49,411 |
| $35.00 | $2,166.42 | $4,694 | $56,327 |
| $40.00 | $2,421.90 | $5,247 | $62,969 |
| $50.00 | $2,932.08 | $6,353 | $76,234 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Connecticut starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,607.81.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Connecticut income tax | $73.04 |
| CT Paid Leave | $10.00 |
Connecticut taxes income at graduated rates from 2 to 6.99 percent, so the state line grows faster than the wage as you climb the table. Lower earners get a personal exemption and a credit, and both shrink as pay rises. CT Paid Leave takes 0.5 percent of wages up to the Social Security wage limit of $184,500 in 2026, alongside federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. No city or county takes a share.
The paid leave line is flat, but the exemption and credit fade out, which is why the Connecticut tax in the deductions table is larger than a simple rate would suggest.
What changes your number
The Connecticut tax grows faster than the wage because the personal exemption and credit shrink as pay rises. Higher rows therefore pay a little more in state tax than the headline rates alone would suggest.
The leave program is the steady part. CT Paid Leave is a set 0.5 percent of wages until $184,500, so it moves only with gross pay. The withholding code on Form CT-W4 shapes the tax line, and the paycheck calculator can try a married filer against these single-filer figures.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Connecticut comes to $1,023.45.
The minimum wage in Connecticut
The minimum wage in Connecticut is $16.94 an hour, and a full-time worker at $16.94 takes home about $2,456 a month. It rises to $17.48 on Jan 1, 2027. The rate shown is the one in Connecticut's restaurant and hotel restaurant order, and the governor announced the 2027 increase in August 2026.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, TPG-211, "2026 Withholding Calculation Rules" (Rev. 12/25), Tables A to E (portal.ct.gov/-/media/drs/forms/2025/wth/tpg-211_1225.pdf, fetched and read Oct 29, 2026).
Disability: CT Paid Leave Authority, "Contributions" (www.ctpaidleave.org/how-ct-paid-leave-works/contributions, fetched and read Oct 29, 2026): "The CT Paid Leave Board of Directors has voted to maintain the contribution rate at 0.5% for 2026"; "Employees contribute until they reach the Social Security contribution limit"; Social Security Administration, "Contribution and Benefit Base" (www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html, fetched Oct 29, 2026): $184,500 for 2026.
Local taxes: Connecticut has no city or town income tax, and DRS withholding guidance (TPG-211 and IP 2026(1), Circular CT, fetched Oct 29, 2026) covers state tax only. The official statement intended as the source, Office of Legislative Research report 2017-R-0237 (www.cga.ct.gov/2017/rpt/pdf/2017-R-0237.pdf), could not be fetched on Oct 29, 2026 (certificate error); see openQuestions.
Minimum wage: Connecticut Department of Labor, Minimum Wage Order for the Restaurant and Hotel Restaurant Occupations (DOL-79, 2026), fetched Oct 29, 2026: $16.94 an hour from 1-1-26; waitstaff $6.38 an hour plus gratuities, bartenders $8.23 an hour plus gratuities. Office of the Governor, "Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Minimum Wage Will Increase to $17.48 on January 1, 2027" (August 2026 press release, portal.ct.gov/governor, fetched Oct 29, 2026). The tipped value here is the waitstaff rate.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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