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Connecticut, RN or LPNMoving from Massachusetts to Connecticut as a registered or practical nurse
What a registered or practical nurse licensed in Massachusetts has to do to work in Connecticut, what the move does to your pay, and who in Connecticut is hiring from out of state.
Endorsement, six to twelve weeks. Massachusetts is not in the compact, so your Massachusetts licence is single-state. Apply to the Connecticut board for licensure by endorsement (Nursys verification, fingerprints, the board's fee); six to twelve weeks is normal, so start before you give notice. Because Connecticut is a compact state, ask for the new licence to be issued as a multistate licence: from then on it works in every compact state.
What the move does to your paycheck
Massachusetts and Connecticut take about the same from a $60,000 salary; the difference is under $150 a year either way.
| Salary | Massachusetts state tax | Connecticut state tax | Difference a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,000 | $1,957 | +$43 |
| $60,000 | $3,000 | $2,936 | +$64 |
| $90,000 | $4,500 | $4,404 | +$96 |
Rough figures for a single filer: exact in the flat-rate and no-tax states, approximated at 70% of the top bracket in the progressive ones. In Massachusetts: plus 4% on income above about $1 million. Property and sales tax are not in it.
CNA: Massachusetts to Connecticut
Transfers by reciprocity. Your Massachusetts certificate stays on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Registry; to work in Connecticut you apply to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Registry for reciprocity. It accepts an active certificate in good standing from another state; there is no retest if your record is clean. Most registries list you within two to six weeks.
Electrician: Massachusetts to Connecticut
Exam required. Connecticut licenses electricians through the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and does not reciprocate with any state. Your Massachusetts hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians before you move and book the Connecticut exam early.
CDL: Massachusetts to Connecticut
Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Connecticut resident you surrender the Massachusetts CDL at a Connecticut driver licence office, pass the vision test, pay the fee, and your endorsements carry over. A hazmat endorsement needs a fresh TSA threat assessment in Connecticut. Your driving record follows you through the federal CDLIS system.
Does Connecticut pay you to come?
No statewide program in Connecticut pays people to move in. Towns sometimes list an offer through MakeMyMove, and employers in short-staffed trades pay relocation themselves; ask for it in writing before you accept.
Openings filed in Connecticut
24 open positions filed with the Department of Labor by Connecticut employers who could not fill them locally.
- Registered Wealth Management Client AssociateBank of America · Hartford
- RN Homecare Weekend Admission NurseMasonicare · New Haven
- Farmworker Laborer CropHart's Greenhouse & Florist LLC · Canterbury · $16.94/hr
- Winter TechnicianHighlight Landscape & Design, LLC · Glastonbury · $21.2/hr
- People GeneralistSunrun · Darien
- Relationship Banker - Greater Bridgeport / Trumbull AreaBank of America · Bridgeport
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