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Bank / Financial Examiner in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 3 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Financial Examiner, Associate Financial Examiner, Principal Financial Examiner.

$82,261 – $133,870
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$120,530
median pay in CT, all employers
—
workers in CT (SOC 13-2061)

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
Financial Examiner
Class 1158AR · class description
Grade AR 23
$82,261 – $106,340 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $82,261 a year
  • Step 2: $85,262 a year
  • Step 3: $88,239 a year
  • Step 4: $91,244 a year
  • Step 5: $94,240 a year
  • Step 6: $97,240 a year
  • Step 7: $100,237 a year
  • Step 8: $103,243 a year
  • Step 9: $106,340 a year
Associate Financial Examiner
Class 1148AR · class description
Grade AR 26
$94,882 – $122,027 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $94,882 a year
  • Step 2: $98,281 a year
  • Step 3: $101,602 a year
  • Step 4: $104,959 a year
  • Step 5: $108,318 a year
  • Step 6: $111,672 a year
  • Step 7: $115,023 a year
  • Step 8: $118,473 a year
  • Step 9: $122,027 a year
Principal Financial Examiner
Class 1160AR · class description
Grade AR 28
$104,612 – $133,870 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $104,612 a year
  • Step 2: $108,206 a year
  • Step 3: $111,810 a year
  • Step 4: $115,408 a year
  • Step 5: $118,999 a year
  • Step 6: $122,592 a year
  • Step 7: $126,185 a year
  • Step 8: $129,970 a year
  • Step 9: $133,870 a year

Schedule: P-5 AR 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

Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
WorkersNot published
10th percentile$61,660
Median$120,530
90th percentile$210,270
National median, government employers$106,440

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Bank / Financial Examiner page.

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