Environmental Engineer in Connecticut: Pay Plan

$61,698 – $132,381

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$114,710

median pay in CT, all employers

450

workers in CT (SOC 17-2081)

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 grade	Published rate
Environmental Engineer 1 (Environmental Protection) (35 Hour) Class 0216EE · class description Grade EE 19 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$61,698 – $87,610 a year 13 steps Step 1: $61,698 a year Step 2: $63,758 a year Step 3: $65,802 a year Step 4: $67,857 a year Step 5: $69,900 a year Step 6: $71,947 a year Step 7: $73,999 a year Step 8: $75,847 a year Step 9: $77,744 a year Step 10: $79,685 a year Step 11: $81,679 a year Step 12: $83,724 a year Step 13: $87,610 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 (Public Health) (35 Hour) Class 0217EE · class description Grade EE 19 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$61,698 – $87,610 a year 13 steps Step 1: $61,698 a year Step 2: $63,758 a year Step 3: $65,802 a year Step 4: $67,857 a year Step 5: $69,900 a year Step 6: $71,947 a year Step 7: $73,999 a year Step 8: $75,847 a year Step 9: $77,744 a year Step 10: $79,685 a year Step 11: $81,679 a year Step 12: $83,724 a year Step 13: $87,610 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 (Environmental Protection) (37.5 Hour) Class 0216IE · class description Grade IE 19 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$66,103 – $93,870 a year 13 steps Step 1: $66,103 a year Step 2: $68,312 a year Step 3: $70,503 a year Step 4: $72,706 a year Step 5: $74,897 a year Step 6: $77,091 a year Step 7: $79,285 a year Step 8: $81,268 a year Step 9: $83,301 a year Step 10: $85,381 a year Step 11: $87,514 a year Step 12: $89,705 a year Step 13: $93,870 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 (Public Health) (37.5 Hour) Class 0217IE · class description Grade IE 19 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$66,103 – $93,870 a year 13 steps Step 1: $66,103 a year Step 2: $68,312 a year Step 3: $70,503 a year Step 4: $72,706 a year Step 5: $74,897 a year Step 6: $77,091 a year Step 7: $79,285 a year Step 8: $81,268 a year Step 9: $83,301 a year Step 10: $85,381 a year Step 11: $87,514 a year Step 12: $89,705 a year Step 13: $93,870 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Environmental Protection) (35 Hour) Class 6940EE · class description Grade EE 22 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$69,900 – $100,941 a year 13 steps Step 1: $69,900 a year Step 2: $72,461 a year Step 3: $75,024 a year Step 4: $77,581 a year Step 5: $80,145 a year Step 6: $82,702 a year Step 7: $85,265 a year Step 8: $87,394 a year Step 9: $89,589 a year Step 10: $91,823 a year Step 11: $94,119 a year Step 12: $96,473 a year Step 13: $100,941 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Public Health) (35 Hour) Class 6944EE · class description Grade EE 22 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$69,900 – $100,941 a year 13 steps Step 1: $69,900 a year Step 2: $72,461 a year Step 3: $75,024 a year Step 4: $77,581 a year Step 5: $80,145 a year Step 6: $82,702 a year Step 7: $85,265 a year Step 8: $87,394 a year Step 9: $89,589 a year Step 10: $91,823 a year Step 11: $94,119 a year Step 12: $96,473 a year Step 13: $100,941 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 (Environmental Protection) (40 Hour) Class 0216FE · class description Grade FE 19 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$70,508 – $100,128 a year 13 steps Step 1: $70,508 a year Step 2: $72,865 a year Step 3: $75,204 a year Step 4: $77,553 a year Step 5: $79,889 a year Step 6: $82,229 a year Step 7: $84,571 a year Step 8: $86,686 a year Step 9: $88,854 a year Step 10: $91,073 a year Step 11: $93,348 a year Step 12: $95,685 a year Step 13: $100,128 a year
Environmental Engineer 1 (Public Health) (40 Hour) Class 0217FE · class description Grade FE 19 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$70,508 – $100,128 a year 13 steps Step 1: $70,508 a year Step 2: $72,865 a year Step 3: $75,204 a year Step 4: $77,553 a year Step 5: $79,889 a year Step 6: $82,229 a year Step 7: $84,571 a year Step 8: $86,686 a year Step 9: $88,854 a year Step 10: $91,073 a year Step 11: $93,348 a year Step 12: $95,685 a year Step 13: $100,128 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Environmental Protection) (37.5 Hour) Class 6940IE · class description Grade IE 22 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$74,897 – $108,153 a year 13 steps Step 1: $74,897 a year Step 2: $77,636 a year Step 3: $80,387 a year Step 4: $83,123 a year Step 5: $85,870 a year Step 6: $88,613 a year Step 7: $91,356 a year Step 8: $93,635 a year Step 9: $95,989 a year Step 10: $98,385 a year Step 11: $100,845 a year Step 12: $103,368 a year Step 13: $108,153 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Public Health) (37.5 Hour) Class 6944IE · class description Grade IE 22 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$74,897 – $108,153 a year 13 steps Step 1: $74,897 a year Step 2: $77,636 a year Step 3: $80,387 a year Step 4: $83,123 a year Step 5: $85,870 a year Step 6: $88,613 a year Step 7: $91,356 a year Step 8: $93,635 a year Step 9: $95,989 a year Step 10: $98,385 a year Step 11: $100,845 a year Step 12: $103,368 a year Step 13: $108,153 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Environmental Protection) (40 Hour) Class 6940FE · class description Grade FE 22 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$79,889 – $115,363 a year 13 steps Step 1: $79,889 a year Step 2: $82,810 a year Step 3: $85,745 a year Step 4: $88,665 a year Step 5: $91,594 a year Step 6: $94,520 a year Step 7: $97,445 a year Step 8: $99,878 a year Step 9: $102,387 a year Step 10: $104,944 a year Step 11: $107,568 a year Step 12: $110,258 a year Step 13: $115,363 a year
Environmental Engineer 2 (Public Health) (40 Hour) Class 6944FE · class description Grade FE 22 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$79,889 – $115,363 a year 13 steps Step 1: $79,889 a year Step 2: $82,810 a year Step 3: $85,745 a year Step 4: $88,665 a year Step 5: $91,594 a year Step 6: $94,520 a year Step 7: $97,445 a year Step 8: $99,878 a year Step 9: $102,387 a year Step 10: $104,944 a year Step 11: $107,568 a year Step 12: $110,258 a year Step 13: $115,363 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Environmental Protection) (35 Hour) Class 7530ES · class description Grade ES 26 · P-4 ES 35 Hour Pay Plan	$84,447 – $115,832 a year 12 steps Step 1: $84,447 a year Step 2: $87,432 a year Step 3: $90,432 a year Step 4: $93,416 a year Step 5: $96,403 a year Step 6: $99,396 a year Step 7: $102,376 a year Step 8: $104,940 a year Step 9: $107,561 a year Step 10: $110,253 a year Step 11: $113,011 a year Step 12: $115,832 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Public Health) (35 Hour) Class 7534ES · class description Grade ES 26 · P-4 ES 35 Hour Pay Plan	$84,447 – $115,832 a year 12 steps Step 1: $84,447 a year Step 2: $87,432 a year Step 3: $90,432 a year Step 4: $93,416 a year Step 5: $96,403 a year Step 6: $99,396 a year Step 7: $102,376 a year Step 8: $104,940 a year Step 9: $107,561 a year Step 10: $110,253 a year Step 11: $113,011 a year Step 12: $115,832 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Environmental Protection) (37.5 Hour) Class 7530LS · class description Grade LS 26 · P-4 LS 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$90,477 – $124,107 a year 12 steps Step 1: $90,477 a year Step 2: $93,677 a year Step 3: $96,890 a year Step 4: $100,092 a year Step 5: $103,288 a year Step 6: $106,496 a year Step 7: $109,692 a year Step 8: $112,436 a year Step 9: $115,247 a year Step 10: $118,130 a year Step 11: $121,081 a year Step 12: $124,107 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Public Health) (37.5 Hour) Class 7534LS · class description Grade LS 26 · P-4 LS 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$90,477 – $124,107 a year 12 steps Step 1: $90,477 a year Step 2: $93,677 a year Step 3: $96,890 a year Step 4: $100,092 a year Step 5: $103,288 a year Step 6: $106,496 a year Step 7: $109,692 a year Step 8: $112,436 a year Step 9: $115,247 a year Step 10: $118,130 a year Step 11: $121,081 a year Step 12: $124,107 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Environmental Protection) (40 Hour) Class 7530FS · class description Grade FS 26 · P-4 FS 40 Hour Pay Plan	$96,508 – $132,381 a year 12 steps Step 1: $96,508 a year Step 2: $99,922 a year Step 3: $103,348 a year Step 4: $106,766 a year Step 5: $110,174 a year Step 6: $113,594 a year Step 7: $117,003 a year Step 8: $119,931 a year Step 9: $122,930 a year Step 10: $126,005 a year Step 11: $129,153 a year Step 12: $132,381 a year
Environmental Engineer 3 (Public Health) (40 Hour) Class 7534FS · class description Grade FS 26 · P-4 FS 40 Hour Pay Plan	$96,508 – $132,381 a year 12 steps Step 1: $96,508 a year Step 2: $99,922 a year Step 3: $103,348 a year Step 4: $106,766 a year Step 5: $110,174 a year Step 6: $113,594 a year Step 7: $117,003 a year Step 8: $119,931 a year Step 9: $122,930 a year Step 10: $126,005 a year Step 11: $129,153 a year Step 12: $132,381 a year

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

Environmental Engineers (SOC 17-2081) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	CT
Workers	450
10th percentile	$80,280
Median	$114,710
90th percentile	$156,830
National median, government employers	$107,020

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

NCEES FE Environmental (Fundamentals of Engineering)
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