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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Connecticut

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Connecticut earns $78,600 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,016 a month.

10th percentile
$49,420
25th percentile
$61,270
Median percentile
$78,600
75th percentile
$106,400
90th percentile
$165,200

Based on 1,430 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,195 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,600
Federal income tax−$8,462
Social Security + Medicare−$6,013
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,930
Monthly take-home$5,016
Every two weeks$2,315

Does it go far here?

$75,861Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut