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911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 2 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: State Police Dispatcher Trainee, State Police Dispatcher.

$53,031 – $79,342
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$62,410
median pay in CT, all employers
1,820
workers in CT (SOC 43-5031)

Sources: Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources, Connecticut State Employee Compensation Plans and Job Class Specifications; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Connecticut state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 26, 2026. These are the ranges Connecticut sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
State Police Dispatcher Trainee
Class 6391CL · class description
Grade CL 14
$53,031 – $69,583 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $53,031 a year
  • Step 2: $54,860 a year
  • Step 3: $56,717 a year
  • Step 4: $58,629 a year
  • Step 5: $60,528 a year
  • Step 6: $62,436 a year
  • Step 7: $64,349 a year
  • Step 8: $65,960 a year
  • Step 9: $67,772 a year
  • Step 10: $69,583 a year
State Police Dispatcher
Class 6390CL · class description
Grade CL 17
$60,883 – $79,342 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $60,883 a year
  • Step 2: $62,963 a year
  • Step 3: $65,038 a year
  • Step 4: $67,137 a year
  • Step 5: $69,206 a year
  • Step 6: $71,284 a year
  • Step 7: $73,376 a year
  • Step 8: $75,208 a year
  • Step 9: $77,277 a year
  • Step 10: $79,342 a year

Schedule: NP-3 CL 40 Hour Pay Plan. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources, Connecticut State Employee Compensation Plans and Job Class Specifications. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Connecticut, all employers Sourced

Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers1,820
10th percentile$49,290
Median$62,410
90th percentile$78,810
National median, government employers$54,440

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Connecticut

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national 911 Dispatcher / Public Safety Telecommunicator page.

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