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Moving from New Hampshire to Connecticut as a CDL holder

What a CDL holder licensed in New Hampshire has to do to work in Connecticut, what the move does to your pay, and who in Connecticut is hiring from out of state.

Transfers at the DMV. A commercial driver's licence transfers like any licence: within 30 days of becoming a Connecticut resident you surrender the New Hampshire 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.

What the move does to your paycheck

On a $60,000 salary Connecticut takes roughly $2,936 a year more than New Hampshire does, because you are leaving a state with no income tax on wages.

SalaryNew Hampshire state taxConnecticut state taxDifference a year
$40,000$0$1,957-$1,957
$60,000$0$2,936-$2,936
$90,000$0$4,404-$4,404

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 New Hampshire: no tax on wages; the tax on interest and dividends ended in 2025. Property and sales tax are not in it.

CNA: New Hampshire to Connecticut

Transfers by reciprocity. Your New Hampshire certificate stays on the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Licensed Nursing Assistant); 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.

RN and LPN: New Hampshire to Connecticut

Works on day one. Both New Hampshire and Connecticut are in the Nurse Licensure Compact. A multistate RN or LPN licence from New Hampshire is valid in Connecticut the day you arrive. Once Connecticut is your primary residence, apply there for a Connecticut multistate licence; most boards allow 30 to 60 days.

Electrician: New Hampshire to Connecticut

Exam required. Connecticut licenses electricians through the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and does not reciprocate with any state. Your New Hampshire hours count toward eligibility, so get them certified in writing by the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) before you move and book the Connecticut exam early.

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.

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From New Hampshire to the states next to Connecticut

New York (progressive, top rate 10.9%) · Massachusetts (flat 5% state income tax) · Rhode Island (progressive, top rate 5.99%)

To Connecticut from the states next to New Hampshire

Maine · Vermont · Massachusetts

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