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GIS Analyst / Specialist in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 3 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Geographic Information Systems Technician, Geographic Information Systems Technician (37.5 Hour), Geographic Information Systems Technician (40 Hour).

$53,336 – $83,630
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$84,100
median pay in CT, all employers
150
workers in CT (SOC 17-1021)

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
Geographic Information Systems Technician
Class 1275ES · class description
Grade ES 16 · P-4 ES 35 Hour Pay Plan
$53,336 – $73,174 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $53,336 a year
  • Step 2: $55,231 a year
  • Step 3: $57,122 a year
  • Step 4: $59,007 a year
  • Step 5: $60,892 a year
  • Step 6: $62,791 a year
  • Step 7: $64,676 a year
  • Step 8: $66,287 a year
  • Step 9: $67,946 a year
  • Step 10: $69,647 a year
  • Step 11: $71,388 a year
  • Step 12: $73,174 a year
Geographic Information Systems Technician (37.5 Hour)
Class 1275LS · class description
Grade LS 16 · P-4 LS 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$57,146 – $78,404 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $57,146 a year
  • Step 2: $59,175 a year
  • Step 3: $61,197 a year
  • Step 4: $63,219 a year
  • Step 5: $65,243 a year
  • Step 6: $67,273 a year
  • Step 7: $69,295 a year
  • Step 8: $71,027 a year
  • Step 9: $72,799 a year
  • Step 10: $74,618 a year
  • Step 11: $76,486 a year
  • Step 12: $78,404 a year
Geographic Information Systems Technician (40 Hour)
Class 1275FS · class description
Grade FS 16 · P-4 FS 40 Hour Pay Plan
$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

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

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists (SOC 17-1021) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers150
10th percentile$52,470
Median$84,100
90th percentile$122,430
National median, government employers$83,360

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 GIS Analyst / Specialist page.

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