Connecticut · 2025 pay · 73,770 people
How much are state government employees paid in Connecticut?
$71,772typical pay for state government employees, 2025
$16,794 – $105,346what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 68 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from CT Office of the State Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · osc.ct.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.
- Connecticut Board of Regents21,720 people$12,156
- UConn Health Center7,113 people$72,577
- Department of Correction6,405 people$88,996
- Judicial Branch4,738 people$77,252
- Mental Health & Addiction Services3,898 people$90,652
- Department of Transportation3,607 people$89,875
- Department of Children and Families3,236 people$102,087
- Connecticut Technical Education and Career System2,965 people$67,804
- Department of Developmental Services2,832 people$81,599
- Department of Energy and Environmental Protection2,080 people$20,490
- Department of Social Services1,849 people$82,235
- Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection1,749 people$121,892
- Department of Administrative Services1,242 people$107,627
- Department of Public Health823 people$85,079
- Division of Criminal Justice791 people$75,358
- Legislative Management791 people$60,679
- Department of Motor Vehicles789 people$69,232
- Department of Labor736 people$81,565
- Public Defender Services724 people$82,624
- Department of Revenue Services548 people$93,585
- Aging and Disability Services422 people$86,427
- State Comptroller's Office363 people$90,729
- Attorney General's Office348 people$114,986
- Department of Veterans' Affairs320 people$67,046
- Department of Consumer Protection316 people$84,640
- State Department of Education242 people$119,442
- Agricultural Experiment Station206 people$52,064
- Office of Policy & Management201 people$108,366
- Economic and Community Development189 people$88,605
- Connecticut Airport Authority178 people$95,219
- Office of Early Childhood177 people$95,092
- Connecticut Lottery163 people$74,898
- Department of Insurance163 people$104,174
- Office of the State Treasurer156 people$93,724
- Connecticut Housing Finance Authority150 people$101,865
- Auditors of Public Accounts137 people$108,563
- Military Department135 people$69,672
- Department of Banking127 people$99,428
- Workers' Compensation Commission105 people$78,919
- Human Rights & Opportunities95 people$94,433
- Chief Medical Examiner's Office92 people$64,167
- Connecticut State Library86 people$81,209
- Secretary of the State85 people$84,042
- Connecticut Green Bank80 people$117,112
- Department of Housing77 people$98,007
- Department of Agriculture70 people$79,164
- Paid Family Medical Leave Authority48 people$97,772
- Office of Health Strategy47 people$97,594
- Connecticut Innovations45 people$114,385
- Elections Enforcement38 people$96,564
- Governor's Office32 people$115,559
- Office of Higher Education29 people$98,635
- Office of Governmental Accountability24 people$85,755
- Teachers' Retirement Board24 people$86,321
- Probate Court Administration23 people$96,587
- Office of Consumer Counsel22 people$93,470
- Office of the Healthcare Advocate20 people$96,161
- Capital Region Development Authority19 people$129,261
- Freedom of Information18 people$99,939
- Office of State Ethics16 people$121,974
- Connecticut Siting Council10 people$91,916
- Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity9 people$86,510
- Connecticut Port Authority9 people$43,408
- Lieutenant Governor's Office9 people$87,260
- Municipal Redevelopment Authority3 people$17,500
- Psychiatric Security Review Board3 people$102,819
- Environmental Quality Council2 people$79,684
- Office of Behavioral Health Advocate1 person$77,203
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Other types of employer in Connecticut
- State education agencies25,219 people$13,626
- State health agencies11,994 people$81,218
- State social services agencies8,339 people$87,030
- State courts and legal offices6,627 people$79,722
- State transportation agencies4,583 people$86,325
- State environment and natural resources agencies2,438 people$38,184
- State administration and technology agencies1,461 people$107,440
- State revenue and finance agencies1,391 people$91,240
- State labor and workforce agencies889 people$82,543
- State regulation and licensing agencies692 people$94,932
- State economic development and housing agencies483 people$96,266
- Governor's and statewide elected offices126 people$87,996
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State government. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this