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Engineering Technician (DOT) in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 2 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Transportation Technician Trainee (40 Hour), Transportation Technician (40 Hour).

$55,463 – $83,630
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$73,430
median pay in CT, all employers
330
workers in CT (SOC 17-3022)

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
Transportation Technician Trainee (40 Hour)
Class 8736FS · class description
Grade FS 14
$55,463 – $76,581 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $55,463 a year
  • Step 2: $57,506 a year
  • Step 3: $59,542 a year
  • Step 4: $61,579 a year
  • Step 5: $63,613 a year
  • Step 6: $65,652 a year
  • Step 7: $67,682 a year
  • Step 8: $69,382 a year
  • Step 9: $71,110 a year
  • Step 10: $72,884 a year
  • Step 11: $74,711 a year
  • Step 12: $76,581 a year
Transportation Technician (40 Hour)
Class 8734FS · class description
Grade FS 16
$60,956 – $83,630 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $60,956 a year
  • Step 2: $63,118 a year
  • Step 3: $65,278 a year
  • Step 4: $67,434 a year
  • Step 5: $69,592 a year
  • Step 6: $71,759 a year
  • Step 7: $73,914 a year
  • Step 8: $75,760 a year
  • Step 9: $77,651 a year
  • Step 10: $79,592 a year
  • Step 11: $81,584 a year
  • Step 12: $83,630 a year

Schedule: P-4 FS 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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers330
10th percentile$39,090
Median$73,430
90th percentile$104,420
National median, government employers$67,040

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 Engineering Technician (DOT) page.

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