Connecticut & Washington Minimum Wage Calculator

Connecticut's minimum is $16.94/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $6.38 where tips make up the difference.

Connecticut, Washington share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 2.

Connecticut minimum wage earnings estimator

Connecticut's minimum is $16.94/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $6.38 where tips make up the difference.

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Connecticut at a glance

Figure	Connecticut	Source
State minimum wage	$16.94/hr	[4]
Tipped cash wage	$6.38/hr	[4]
Full-time annual gross	$35,235	[4]
Median 2BR rent	$2,027	[1]

[4] [1] Sources

State minimum wage — all 50 states

Connecticut highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Connecticut, ranked 3 of 50. Median $11.

Connecticut earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at Connecticut's $16.94 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week	26 wks	36 wks	44 wks	48 wks	50 wks	52 wks
10 h	$4,404	$6,098	$7,454	$8,131	$8,470	$8,809
12 h	$5,285	$7,318	$8,944	$9,757	$10,164	$10,571
15 h	$6,607	$9,148	$11,180	$12,197	$12,705	$13,213
18 h	$7,928	$10,977	$13,416	$14,636	$15,246	$15,856
20 h	$8,809	$12,197	$14,907	$16,262	$16,940	$17,618
24 h	$10,571	$14,636	$17,889	$19,515	$20,328	$21,141
25 h	$11,011	$15,246	$18,634	$20,328	$21,175	$22,022
28 h	$12,332	$17,076	$20,870	$22,767	$23,716	$24,665
30 h	$13,213	$18,295	$22,361	$24,394	$25,410	$26,426
32 h	$14,094	$19,515	$23,852	$26,020	$27,104	$28,188
35 h	$15,415	$21,344	$26,088	$28,459	$29,645	$30,831
37.5 h	$16,517	$22,869	$27,951	$30,492	$31,763	$33,033
40 h	$17,618	$24,394	$29,814	$32,525	$33,880	$35,235
45 h	$19,820	$27,443	$33,541	$36,590	$38,115	$39,640
50 h	$22,022	$30,492	$37,268	$40,656	$42,350	$44,044

Worked figures for Connecticut

Connecticut values:

Hours	Weekly	Monthly	Annual	Rent Burden
10 h/wk	$169	$734	$8,809	276%
15 h/wk	$254	$1,101	$13,213	184%
20 h/wk	$339	$1,468	$17,618	138%
25 h/wk	$424	$1,835	$22,022	110%
30 h/wk	$508	$2,202	$26,426	92%
35 h/wk	$593	$2,569	$30,831	79%
40 h/wk	$678	$2,936	$35,235	69%
45 h/wk	$762	$3,303	$39,640	61%
50 h/wk	$847	$3,670	$44,044	55%

How Connecticut compares nationally

On state minimum wage, Connecticut ranks #3 of 50 at $16.94/hr — 48% above the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

Rank	State	State minimum wage
#1	Washington	$17.13/hr
#2	New York	$17.00/hr
#3	Connecticut	$16.94/hr
#4	California	$16.90/hr
#5	Hawaii	$16.00/hr

Above the federal floors, ranked

Same rule structure as Connecticut:

State	State minimum wage	vs Connecticut
Connecticut	$16.94/hr	—
Hawaii	$16.00/hr	-5.5%
New Jersey	$15.92/hr	-6.0%
Arizona	$15.15/hr	-10.6%
Maryland	$15.00/hr	-11.5%
Michigan	$13.73/hr	-18.9%
Virginia	$12.77/hr	-24.6%
South Dakota	$11.85/hr	-30.0%
Arkansas	$11.00/hr	-35.1%
West Virginia	$8.75/hr	-48.3%

Connecticut questions, answered with Connecticut numbers

What is the minimum wage in Connecticut?▾

$16.94/hour · rank #3/50 · $9.69 above the federal floor.

What does that pay full time in Connecticut?▾

$35,235/year · $2,936/month · $678/week at 40 h.

Can it cover Connecticut rent?▾

Median 2BR rent is $2,027 · that is 69% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).

What about tipped work in Connecticut?▾

Cash wage $6.38 · tip credit $10.56 · tips must bring you to $16.94.

Part-time at 20 hours?▾

$17,618/year · $1,468/month · rent would take 138% of it.

Other above the federal floors

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Connecticut figures only — verify with the relevant Connecticut agency before acting. How this is calculated.