How are Connecticut Web Developer 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.

How many Web Developers does Connecticut employ?

BLS OES counts 1,430 Web Developers employed in Connecticut in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

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.

How wide is the wage spread in Connecticut?

P10 to P90 spans $56,160 to $108,370. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

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.

Web developer (15-1254) vs software engineer (15-1252) in Connecticut — what's the gap?

BLS splits these into separate SOC codes, and the gap is large. In Connecticut, software developers (15-1252) typically earn 40-80% above web developers (15-1254) at the median, reflecting the latter's mix of agency work, WordPress/Shopify implementation, marketing-site builds, and front-end-only roles. Job titles labeled 'web developer' that are functionally full-stack engineers (React/Node, system design, on-call rotation) are usually classified by employers under 15-1252 and do not appear in this page's BLS aggregate. Read this page as the front-end / agency / CMS-implementer wage band, not the full software-engineering market.

Agency / contract vs in-house vs freelance web developer in Connecticut?

Agency-employed web developers in Connecticut typically anchor near the BLS median with limited bonus exposure. In-house developers at non-tech companies (e-commerce, media, government) sit at or above median with stable benefits. Freelance / contract web developers can earn substantially above the BLS figure on a gross-hourly basis, but net of self-employment tax (~15.3%), self-paid health insurance, lack of paid leave, and revenue-gap risk, the realized take-home premium is closer to 10-20% than the headline gross might suggest. Specialty contract work (e-commerce platform migrations, headless CMS, accessibility remediation) commands the largest premium in Connecticut.

Connecticut Web Developer Salary: BLS $75K Median, Real $72K (2026)

TL;DR

Web Developers in Connecticut earn a BLS median of $75,280, with real take-home of $72,245 after BEA RPP adjustment.
Web Developer ranking: #31 on the BLS table, #42 once cost of living is in.
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
Quartile range $59,990 (bottom 25%) to $86,770 (top 25%); the P10-P90 envelope is $56,160 to $108,370.

Wage breakdown — Connecticut

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$56,160	$53,896
P25 (lower quartile)	$59,990	$57,571
P50 (median)	$75,280	$72,245
P75 (upper quartile)	$86,770	$83,272
P90 (top tier)	$108,370	$104,001
Mean	$78,570	$75,402
Employment	1,430 Web Developers 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 (Web Developer)	$75,280	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$7,809	10.4% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$3,390	2–6.99% (graduated)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$5,759	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$58,322	77.5% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$55,971	÷ (104.2 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Connecticut state-tax burden means for Web Developer take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 4.5% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $58,322 (77.5% of gross). After the 104.2 RPP, real take-home is $55,971.

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 $90,930 for Web Developers with mean pay of $98,790 and total employment of 78,860. Connecticut sits at #31 on nominal pay and #42 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 are Connecticut Web Developer 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.
How many Web Developers does Connecticut employ?: BLS OES counts 1,430 Web Developers employed in Connecticut in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
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.
How wide is the wage spread in Connecticut?: P10 to P90 spans $56,160 to $108,370. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
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.
Web developer (15-1254) vs software engineer (15-1252) in Connecticut — what's the gap?: BLS splits these into separate SOC codes, and the gap is large. In Connecticut, software developers (15-1252) typically earn 40-80% above web developers (15-1254) at the median, reflecting the latter's mix of agency work, WordPress/Shopify implementation, marketing-site builds, and front-end-only roles. Job titles labeled 'web developer' that are functionally full-stack engineers (React/Node, system design, on-call rotation) are usually classified by employers under 15-1252 and do not appear in this page's BLS aggregate. Read this page as the front-end / agency / CMS-implementer wage band, not the full software-engineering market.
Agency / contract vs in-house vs freelance web developer in Connecticut?: Agency-employed web developers in Connecticut typically anchor near the BLS median with limited bonus exposure. In-house developers at non-tech companies (e-commerce, media, government) sit at or above median with stable benefits. Freelance / contract web developers can earn substantially above the BLS figure on a gross-hourly basis, but net of self-employment tax (~15.3%), self-paid health insurance, lack of paid leave, and revenue-gap risk, the realized take-home premium is closer to 10-20% than the headline gross might suggest. Specialty contract work (e-commerce platform migrations, headless CMS, accessibility remediation) commands the largest premium in Connecticut.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 15-1254, 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 2026-05-05.

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