Connecticut (CT) – 2020

Connecticut

Minimum WageConnecticutFederal
Minimum Wage$11.00$7.25
Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped): Tipped hotel or restaurant employees only$6.38
Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped): Tipped bartenders only$8.23
Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped): All other tipped employees$10.65
Maximum Tip Credit (Tipped): Tipped hotel or restaurant employees only$4.62
Maximum Tip Credit (Tipped): Tipped bartenders only$2.77
Maximum Tip Credit (Tipped): All other tipped employees$0.35
Youth Minimum Wage$10.10$4.25
State Income TaxConnecticutFederal
Wage Withholding (Net of exemption and credit table)Wage %
Supplemental Wage / Bonus RateNo Provision
Unemployment InsuranceConnecticutFederal
Maximum 2020 Taxable Earnings (Unchanged from 2019)$15,000
Employee 2020 DeductionNone
Employer 2020 Tax Rates(Includes 1.4% fund solvency surtax)1.9 – 6.8%
Standard 2020 New Employer Rate3.20%
Voluntary Contribution PermittedNo

Federal (FED) – 2020

Minimum WageFederal
Maximum Tip Credit$5.12
Youth Minimum Wage$4.25
Minimum Wage$7.25
Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped Employee)$2.13
FICA (MEDICARE)Federal
Medicare Rate1.45%
Additional Medicare Tax Withholding on Wages > $200,000 (No Employer Match)0.90%
Maximum Taxable EarningsNo Limit
FICA (SOCIAL SECURITY)Federal
Employee / Employer Tax Rate (Unchanged from 2019)6.20%
Maximum Taxable Earnings (Increased from $132,900 in 2019)$137,700
FUTA (EMPLOYER-PAID)Federal
Normal Net Tax0.60%
Maximum Credit5.40%
Percent of Taxable Wages6.00%
Maximum Taxable Earnings$7,000
Health Savings AccountsFederal
Catch-up Contribution Limit (Employee / Employer) (Unchanged from 2019)$1,000
Family Contribution Limit (Employee / Employer) (Increased from $7,000 in 2019)$7,100
Self-Only Contribution Limit (Employee / Employer) (Increased from $3,500 in 2019)$3,550
Supplemental Wage / Bonus RatesFederal
Pay over $1 Million (Unchanged from 2019)37%
Flat Rate Withholding Method (Unchanged from 2019)22%

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