Major Connecticut metros covered
- Bridgeport
- New Haven
- Hartford
Same builder works equally well for rural counties and smaller employers across CT.
Connecticut ({s.Abbr}) paystubs
Create a Connecticut paystub online in under two minutes.
Built for Connecticut employers, contractors, and freelancers — accurate 2026 federal and CT state tax calculations, instant live preview, downloadable PDF. Used by businesses across Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford.
Starting at $4.99 per paystub · Launch price
Built for Connecticut
One paystub builder, tuned for CT employers and workers.
Connecticut has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the CT-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Common Connecticut employer types
- finance
- insurance
- manufacturing
And every other small-business category that issues paystubs to employees or contractors.
What gets calculated
- Federal income tax withholding
- FICA (Social Security) + Medicare
- CT state income tax withholding
- Year-to-date totals across pay periods
2026 tax tables, refreshed every year.
Where every line on a Connecticut paystub comes from
Connecticut employee paystubs in this app automatically show Connecticut State Income Tax and CT Paid Leave as separate employee deduction lines. The current implementation does not yet model Connecticut resident-versus-other-state withholding coordination beyond the selected withholding state inputs already present in the form.
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Employer Medicare
Employer Medicare tax is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employer | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Employer Social Security
Employer Social Security tax is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employer | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FUTA
Federal unemployment tax is an employer-paid tax. The gross FUTA rate is 6.0% on the first $7,000 of wages before any state-credit reduction adjustments.
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Employer | 6% | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Federal Income Tax
Federal employee withholding uses the 2026 federal wage-bracket or percentage-method rules.
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Employee | Bracket or formula based | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medicare
Employee Medicare withholding is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employee | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Social Security
Employee Social Security withholding is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employee | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CT Paid Leave
Employee contribution at 0.50% of wages up to the Social Security wage base for 2026.
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Employee | 0.5% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CT State Income Tax
Annualized Connecticut withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
6 annualized brackets
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Employee | Progressive brackets | No cap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CT UI Tax
Using Connecticut's published 2026 new-employer unemployment insurance rate of 1.90% on the first $27,000 of wages per employee.
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Employer | 1.9% | $27,000 |
Connecticut paystub law
What Connecticut law actually requires on a paystub.
Wage statement requirements
Connecticut General Statutes § 31-13a requires every employer to furnish a record of hours worked, gross earnings, itemized deductions, and net earnings to each employee with each wage payment. The Connecticut Department of Labor enforces wage payment laws; willful failure to pay wages is a Class D felony. Connecticut also enforces strict pay-transparency disclosure requirements (§ 31-40z) covering wage ranges in postings and during the application process, which is separate from but related to paystub requirements.
Using a Connecticut paystub for proof of income
Connecticut's high-cost rental markets (Fairfield County commuter towns like Stamford, Greenwich, Westport) routinely require gross income at 3× monthly rent or higher, plus a year of W-2s for stability. Finance and insurance workers in Hartford and Stamford receive standard institutional paystubs. Many landlords in Fairfield County use professional screening services (TransUnion SmartMove, RentSpree) that pull data systematically rather than just reviewing the stub manually.
How it works
Three steps to a finished Connecticut paystub.
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1. Enter employer + employee details
Company name, address, employee name, pay period, hours, and pay rate or salary.
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2. Review the live preview
Watch gross pay, federal withholding, CT state withholding (when applicable), FICA, and net pay update as you type.
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3. Download the PDF
Pay once, get a print-ready paystub PDF and a copy in your account for re-download later.
Connecticut paystub FAQs
Common questions from CT employers and workers.
Are paystubs required for employees in Connecticut?
Connecticut General Statutes § 31-13a requires every employer to furnish a record of hours worked, gross earnings, itemized deductions, and net earnings to each employee with each wage payment. The Connecticut Department of Labor enforces wage payment laws; willful failure to pay wages is a Class D felony. Connecticut also enforces strict pay-transparency disclosure requirements (§ 31-40z) covering wage ranges in postings and during the application process, which is separate from but related to paystub requirements.
Does the calculator handle Connecticut state income tax?
Connecticut has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the CT-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Can I use this for contractor pay in Connecticut?
Yes — the same builder produces paystubs suitable for 1099 contractors and freelancers operating in Connecticut. If you also need to file IRS Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at year end, use our 1099 generator.
How accurate are the federal + CT tax calculations?
The same 2026 federal withholding tables published by the IRS and the CT state tax data used by our state-specific paycheck calculators. The calculations are auto-updated each year.
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