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Connecticut Wage Garnishment Calculator (2026)
Enter your disposable pay to see the most a creditor could take in Connecticut (25%), the pay that stays protected, and which rule sets the limit.
Connecticut wage garnishment calculator
Disposable earnings is your pay after legally required deductions: federal and state taxes, Social Security, and Medicare. It is close to your take-home pay, before voluntary deductions like a 401(k) or health premiums.
The Connecticut rule and the federal ceiling land on the same figure here, so either way this is the most a creditor could take.
These are the Connecticut figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the limits, not a determination that any garnishment is correct or incorrect. Court orders set the actual withholding.
The figure above is the most the percentage caps allow. Connecticut also protects a set amount of pay outright, and this calculator cannot pin that floor to one dollar figure. Weekly disposable pay up to 40 times the higher of the federal minimum wage ($7.25) or the Connecticut minimum wage is fully protected. Because Connecticut's minimum wage is well above the federal floor, that protected amount is far larger than the federal $217.50 (which uses only 30 times the federal minimum wage).
- Most a creditor could take
- Up to $200 per paycheck
- Disposable pay entered
- $800 weekly
- Connecticut rule
- 25% cap: $200
- Federal ceiling
- 25% / $217.50 floor: $200
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Garnishment limits carry exceptions this summary cannot weigh (support orders, taxes, student loans, existing court orders), and exemptions often must be claimed by a deadline. See the full rules, the exemption steps, and the citations on the Connecticut wage garnishment reference, cited to Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-361a(f).
How wage garnishment works in Connecticut
A Connecticut creditor can take the lesser of 25% of your disposable pay or the amount by which your weekly disposable pay exceeds 40 times the higher of the federal or Connecticut minimum wage, so the state minimum wage sets a larger protected floor than the federal rule alone.
The 25% cap is the same ceiling as the federal rule, but the exemption floor is more protective: Connecticut shields 40 times the higher of the federal or state minimum wage instead of the federal 30 times the federal minimum wage. You claim additional exemptions by filing the Exemption and Modification Claim Form (CV-003a) with the court. A wage execution can be modified if it leaves you unable to meet basic living expenses.
This calculator shows the Connecticut figures applied to your own pay. It is informational only and not legal advice: support orders, taxes, and student loans follow their own rules, and exemptions often must be claimed by a short deadline. For the full rule, the exemption steps, and the citations, see the Connecticut wage garnishment reference, cited to Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-361a(f).
Wage garnishment calculators for other states
Same tool, each with its own cap and protected floor.