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Cooks, All Other salary in Connecticut

The median cooks, all other in Connecticut earns $37,190 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,517 a month.

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$34,010
Median percentile
$37,190
75th percentile
$44,060
90th percentile
$53,220

Based on 220 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

$30,203 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,190
Federal income tax−$2,283
Social Security + Medicare−$2,845
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,860
Monthly take-home$2,517
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$35,894Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
59%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 cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut