Active-duty and reserve pay
Military pay is not taxed, and you are treated as a nonresident, if you keep no permanent home in Connecticut, keep one elsewhere and spend fewer than 30 days in the state.
An E-5 with over 6 years of service earns $49,320 a year in basic pay. If those conditions are met, Connecticut does not tax it. If not, the full $49,320 counts as Connecticut income. Housing and food allowances are never taxed by any state.
Military retired pay
Military retired pay is exempt.
Your state of legal residence decides
Military pay is taxed by your state of legal residence, usually the state you lived in when you joined or one you later adopted by changing your records, not by the state where you are stationed. This comes from the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Spouses can choose to use the member's state of legal residence for their own income too.
See your total pay with state tax
Questions
Does Connecticut tax military pay?
Connecticut exempts military pay only in certain cases, mainly when you are stationed outside the state. Military pay is not taxed, and you are treated as a nonresident, if you keep no permanent home in Connecticut, keep one elsewhere and spend fewer than 30 days in the state.
Does Connecticut tax military retirement pay?
Military retired pay is exempt.
Is BAH taxed in Connecticut?
No. BAH and BAS are not taxable income for federal or state tax in any state.
Which state taxes me if I am stationed in Connecticut?
Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, your military pay is taxed only by your state of legal residence, not the state where you are stationed. If Connecticut is not your legal residence, Connecticut does not tax your military pay.