Environmental Compliance Inspector in Connecticut

$50,862 – $110,258

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$91,810

median pay in CT, all employers

3,610

workers in CT (SOC 13-1041)

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 Compliance Specialist 1 (35 Hour) Class 2878EE · class description Grade EE 15 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$50,862 – $73,174 a year 13 steps Step 1: $50,862 a year Step 2: $52,697 a year Step 3: $54,528 a year Step 4: $56,360 a year Step 5: $58,198 a year Step 6: $60,043 a year Step 7: $61,874 a year Step 8: $63,422 a year Step 9: $65,007 a year Step 10: $66,635 a year Step 11: $68,302 a year Step 12: $70,010 a year Step 13: $73,174 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 1 (37.5 Hour) Class 2878IE · class description Grade IE 15 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$54,498 – $78,404 a year 13 steps Step 1: $54,498 a year Step 2: $56,460 a year Step 3: $58,425 a year Step 4: $60,386 a year Step 5: $62,355 a year Step 6: $64,336 a year Step 7: $66,291 a year Step 8: $67,952 a year Step 9: $69,649 a year Step 10: $71,395 a year Step 11: $73,179 a year Step 12: $75,011 a year Step 13: $78,404 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 2 (35 Hour) Class 2879EE · class description Grade EE 17 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$55,975 – $80,052 a year 13 steps Step 1: $55,975 a year Step 2: $57,920 a year Step 3: $59,868 a year Step 4: $61,810 a year Step 5: $63,758 a year Step 6: $65,695 a year Step 7: $67,640 a year Step 8: $69,331 a year Step 9: $71,071 a year Step 10: $72,846 a year Step 11: $74,666 a year Step 12: $76,531 a year Step 13: $80,052 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 1 (40 Hour) Class 2878FE · class description Grade FE 15 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$58,130 – $83,630 a year 13 steps Step 1: $58,130 a year Step 2: $60,222 a year Step 3: $62,318 a year Step 4: $64,413 a year Step 5: $66,512 a year Step 6: $68,624 a year Step 7: $70,710 a year Step 8: $72,481 a year Step 9: $74,291 a year Step 10: $76,154 a year Step 11: $78,057 a year Step 12: $80,012 a year Step 13: $83,630 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 2 (37.5 Hour) Class 2879IE · class description Grade IE 17 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$59,977 – $85,770 a year 13 steps Step 1: $59,977 a year Step 2: $62,059 a year Step 3: $64,150 a year Step 4: $66,227 a year Step 5: $68,312 a year Step 6: $70,388 a year Step 7: $72,472 a year Step 8: $74,283 a year Step 9: $76,148 a year Step 10: $78,049 a year Step 11: $80,001 a year Step 12: $81,999 a year Step 13: $85,770 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 2 (40 Hour) Class 2879FE · class description Grade FE 17 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$63,975 – $91,488 a year 13 steps Step 1: $63,975 a year Step 2: $66,197 a year Step 3: $68,426 a year Step 4: $70,640 a year Step 5: $72,865 a year Step 6: $75,080 a year Step 7: $77,302 a year Step 8: $79,235 a year Step 9: $81,224 a year Step 10: $83,251 a year Step 11: $85,333 a year Step 12: $87,465 a year Step 13: $91,488 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 3 (35 Hour) Class 2880EE · class description Grade EE 21 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan	$68,036 – $96,473 a year 13 steps Step 1: $68,036 a year Step 2: $70,200 a year Step 3: $72,351 a year Step 4: $74,508 a year Step 5: $76,673 a year Step 6: $78,823 a year Step 7: $80,990 a year Step 8: $83,015 a year Step 9: $85,084 a year Step 10: $87,211 a year Step 11: $89,392 a year Step 12: $91,629 a year Step 13: $96,473 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 3 (37.5 Hour) Class 2880IE · class description Grade IE 21 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan	$72,897 – $103,368 a year 13 steps Step 1: $72,897 a year Step 2: $75,216 a year Step 3: $77,522 a year Step 4: $79,830 a year Step 5: $82,150 a year Step 6: $84,453 a year Step 7: $86,775 a year Step 8: $88,946 a year Step 9: $91,163 a year Step 10: $93,442 a year Step 11: $95,780 a year Step 12: $98,176 a year Step 13: $103,368 a year
Environmental Compliance Specialist 3 (40 Hour) Class 2880FE · class description Grade FE 21 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan	$77,758 – $110,258 a year 13 steps Step 1: $77,758 a year Step 2: $80,230 a year Step 3: $82,689 a year Step 4: $85,151 a year Step 5: $87,627 a year Step 6: $90,084 a year Step 7: $92,559 a year Step 8: $94,874 a year Step 9: $97,239 a year Step 10: $99,669 a year Step 11: $102,162 a year Step 12: $104,720 a year Step 13: $110,258 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

Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	CT
Workers	3,610
10th percentile	$60,050
Median	$91,810
90th percentile	$137,690
National median, government employers	$80,810

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

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