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Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 1 job class for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Fire Inspector.

$77,998 – $96,768
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$80,490
median pay in CT, all employers
420
workers in CT (SOC 33-2021)

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
Fire Inspector
Class 3880PS · class description
Grade PS 13
$77,998 – $96,768 a year
9 steps
  • Step 3: $77,998 a year
  • Step 4: $80,331 a year
  • Step 5: $82,656 a year
  • Step 6: $84,973 a year
  • Step 7: $87,305 a year
  • Step 8: $89,706 a year
  • Step 9: $92,104 a year
  • Step 10: $94,407 a year
  • Step 11: $96,768 a year

Schedule: NP-5 PS 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

Fire Inspectors and Investigators (SOC 33-2021) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers420
10th percentile$50,830
Median$80,490
90th percentile$112,340
National median, government employers$76,670

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.

Employers in Connecticut

92 fire departments in Connecticut, largest New Haven Fire Department, Hartford Fire Department, Bridgeport Fire Department.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. 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 Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal page.

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