How much does an MA make in Connecticut?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $46,500 for MAs in Connecticut as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $42,730 and the 75th-percentile is $49,240.

How are Connecticut MA salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

What does the top of the MA pay scale look like in Connecticut?

The 90th percentile lands at $58,880. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $49,240.

Why is the BEA RPP for Connecticut different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Connecticut's overall index of 104.2 reflects rents 116.6, services 153.2, and goods 98.6.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Connecticut?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Connecticut.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Is the medical assistant role still a viable RN-bridge path in Connecticut?

MA → RN remains a common pathway in Connecticut. The financial logic: an MA earning at the Connecticut BLS median while completing an associate-degree RN program (typically 2 years post-prerequisites, $5K-$25K tuition at community college) sees an average BLS-reported wage roughly 2-2.5× higher post-licensure. BSN-direct programs ($40K-$120K) extend payback timeline but open hospital and management tracks. Many Connecticut health systems offer tuition support or ladder programs that effectively eliminate program cost — making the MA-to-RN economic transition substantially more favorable than the headline tuition implies.

Connecticut Medical Assistant Salary: BLS $46K Median, Real $45K (2026)

TL;DR

Headline MA pay in Connecticut is $46,500. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $44,625.
Wage envelope: $37,710 (P10) to $58,880 (P90), with quartiles at $42,730 and $49,240.
Cost of living tracks roughly with the national index, so nominal and real wages stay close.
State ranks #13 nationally on nominal wage, #24 on real (RPP-adjusted) wage.

Wage breakdown — Connecticut

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$37,710	$36,190
P25 (lower quartile)	$42,730	$41,007
P50 (median)	$46,500	$44,625
P75 (upper quartile)	$49,240	$47,255
P90 (top tier)	$58,880	$56,506
Mean	$47,280	$45,374
Employment	9,750 MAs in Connecticut

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Connecticut index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	104.2
Goods	98.6
Services	153.2
Rents	116.6

Connecticut's overall RPP (104.2) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Connecticut (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (MA)	$46,500	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$3,442	7.4% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$1,843	2–6.99% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$3,557	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$37,658	81.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$36,140	÷ (104.2 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Connecticut state-tax burden means for MA take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.0% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $37,658 (81.0% of gross). After the 104.2 RPP, real take-home is $36,140.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $44,200 for MAs with mean pay of $44,720 and total employment of 793,460. Connecticut sits at #13 on nominal pay and #24 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Connecticut falls 11 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an MA make in Connecticut?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $46,500 for MAs in Connecticut as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $42,730 and the 75th-percentile is $49,240.
How are Connecticut MA salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
What does the top of the MA pay scale look like in Connecticut?: The 90th percentile lands at $58,880. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $49,240.
Why is the BEA RPP for Connecticut different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Connecticut's overall index of 104.2 reflects rents 116.6, services 153.2, and goods 98.6.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Connecticut?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Connecticut.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Is the medical assistant role still a viable RN-bridge path in Connecticut?: MA → RN remains a common pathway in Connecticut. The financial logic: an MA earning at the Connecticut BLS median while completing an associate-degree RN program (typically 2 years post-prerequisites, $5K-$25K tuition at community college) sees an average BLS-reported wage roughly 2-2.5× higher post-licensure. BSN-direct programs ($40K-$120K) extend payback timeline but open hospital and management tracks. Many Connecticut health systems offer tuition support or ladder programs that effectively eliminate program cost — making the MA-to-RN economic transition substantially more favorable than the headline tuition implies.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 31-9092, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-07.

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