Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Hartford, CT

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Hartford

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,940 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Hartford earn between $74,190 and $128,480.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Hartford vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Hartford earn 10% more than the Connecticut average ($97,770) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is +27% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Hartford

On the average salary of $107,250, a single filer in Hartford takes home about $78,820 a year, or $6,568 a month and $3,032 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is Hartford a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hartford area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.7), so the average $107,250 buys what about $104,384 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Hartford ($59,940). A typical home costs $400,167, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Connecticut cities

Hartford ranks 1st of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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