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IT Specialist (government) in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 15 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Information Technology Analyst Trainee (35 Hour), Information Technology Analyst Trainee (37.5 Hour), Information Technology Analyst Trainee (40 Hour), +12 more.

$62,791 – $150,820
state pay plan range, a year
15
classes in the state plan
$127,720
median pay in CT, all employers
3,100
workers in CT (SOC 15-1299)

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
Information Technology Analyst Trainee (35 Hour)
Class 7601EL · class description
Grade EL 18 · P-4 EL 35 Hour Pay Plan
$62,791 – $78,101 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $62,791 a year
  • Step 2: $64,784 a year
  • Step 3: $66,770 a year
  • Step 4: $68,765 a year
  • Step 5: $70,753 a year
  • Step 6: $72,524 a year
  • Step 7: $74,337 a year
  • Step 8: $76,196 a year
  • Step 9: $78,101 a year
Information Technology Analyst Trainee (37.5 Hour)
Class 7601LR · class description
Grade LR 18 · P-4 LR 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$67,273 – $83,681 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $67,273 a year
  • Step 2: $69,412 a year
  • Step 3: $71,538 a year
  • Step 4: $73,673 a year
  • Step 5: $75,801 a year
  • Step 6: $77,704 a year
  • Step 7: $79,646 a year
  • Step 8: $81,639 a year
  • Step 9: $83,681 a year
Information Technology Analyst Trainee (40 Hour)
Class 7601FR · class description
Grade FR 18 · P-4 FR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$71,758 – $89,259 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $71,758 a year
  • Step 2: $74,038 a year
  • Step 3: $76,307 a year
  • Step 4: $78,583 a year
  • Step 5: $80,856 a year
  • Step 6: $82,886 a year
  • Step 7: $84,957 a year
  • Step 8: $87,081 a year
  • Step 9: $89,259 a year
Information Technology Analyst 1 (35 Hour)
Class 7603EL · class description
Grade EL 23 · P-4 EL 35 Hour Pay Plan
$78,541 – $98,477 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $78,541 a year
  • Step 2: $81,217 a year
  • Step 3: $83,880 a year
  • Step 4: $86,550 a year
  • Step 5: $89,218 a year
  • Step 6: $91,447 a year
  • Step 7: $93,731 a year
  • Step 8: $96,075 a year
  • Step 9: $98,477 a year
Information Technology Analyst 1 (37.5 Hour)
Class 7603LR · class description
Grade LR 23 · P-4 LR 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$84,151 – $105,518 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $84,151 a year
  • Step 2: $87,017 a year
  • Step 3: $89,872 a year
  • Step 4: $92,731 a year
  • Step 5: $95,590 a year
  • Step 6: $97,980 a year
  • Step 7: $100,433 a year
  • Step 8: $102,944 a year
  • Step 9: $105,518 a year
Information Technology Analyst 1 (40 Hour)
Class 7603FR · class description
Grade FR 23 · P-4 FR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$89,760 – $112,553 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $89,760 a year
  • Step 2: $92,817 a year
  • Step 3: $95,864 a year
  • Step 4: $98,913 a year
  • Step 5: $101,963 a year
  • Step 6: $104,511 a year
  • Step 7: $107,128 a year
  • Step 8: $109,807 a year
  • Step 9: $112,553 a year
Information Technology Analyst 1 (Confidential)
Class 7611CN · class description
Grade CN 23 · Engineering and Scientific Confidential CN 40 Hour Plan
$89,760 – $112,553 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $89,760 a year
  • Step 2: $92,817 a year
  • Step 3: $95,864 a year
  • Step 4: $98,913 a year
  • Step 5: $101,963 a year
  • Step 6: $104,511 a year
  • Step 7: $107,128 a year
  • Step 8: $109,807 a year
  • Step 9: $112,553 a year
Information Technology Analyst 2 (35 Hour)
Class 7604EL · class description
Grade EL 28 · P-4 EL 35 Hour Pay Plan
$99,513 – $123,966 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $99,513 a year
  • Step 2: $102,720 a year
  • Step 3: $105,912 a year
  • Step 4: $109,115 a year
  • Step 5: $112,313 a year
  • Step 6: $115,115 a year
  • Step 7: $117,992 a year
  • Step 8: $120,942 a year
  • Step 9: $123,966 a year
Information Technology Analyst 3 (35 Hour)
Class 7605EL · class description
Grade EL 30 · P-4 EL 35 Hour Pay Plan
$105,042 – $131,967 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $105,042 a year
  • Step 2: $108,665 a year
  • Step 3: $112,287 a year
  • Step 4: $115,920 a year
  • Step 5: $119,558 a year
  • Step 6: $122,545 a year
  • Step 7: $125,607 a year
  • Step 8: $128,748 a year
  • Step 9: $131,967 a year
Information Technology Analyst 2 (37.5 Hour)
Class 7604LR · class description
Grade LR 28 · P-4 LR 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$106,621 – $132,830 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $106,621 a year
  • Step 2: $110,057 a year
  • Step 3: $113,478 a year
  • Step 4: $116,907 a year
  • Step 5: $120,335 a year
  • Step 6: $123,344 a year
  • Step 7: $126,430 a year
  • Step 8: $129,591 a year
  • Step 9: $132,830 a year
Information Technology Analyst 3 (37.5 Hour)
Class 7605LR · class description
Grade LR 30 · P-4 LR 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$112,545 – $141,395 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $112,545 a year
  • Step 2: $116,424 a year
  • Step 3: $120,306 a year
  • Step 4: $124,199 a year
  • Step 5: $128,099 a year
  • Step 6: $131,300 a year
  • Step 7: $134,581 a year
  • Step 8: $137,946 a year
  • Step 9: $141,395 a year
Information Technology Analyst 2 (40 Hour)
Class 7604FR · class description
Grade FR 28 · P-4 FR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$113,728 – $141,685 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $113,728 a year
  • Step 2: $117,395 a year
  • Step 3: $121,042 a year
  • Step 4: $124,701 a year
  • Step 5: $128,357 a year
  • Step 6: $131,566 a year
  • Step 7: $134,857 a year
  • Step 8: $138,229 a year
  • Step 9: $141,685 a year
Information Technology Analyst 2 (Confidential)
Class 7615CN · class description
Grade CN 28 · Engineering and Scientific Confidential CN 40 Hour Plan
$113,728 – $141,685 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $113,728 a year
  • Step 2: $117,395 a year
  • Step 3: $121,042 a year
  • Step 4: $124,701 a year
  • Step 5: $128,357 a year
  • Step 6: $131,566 a year
  • Step 7: $134,857 a year
  • Step 8: $138,229 a year
  • Step 9: $141,685 a year
Information Technology Analyst 3 (40 Hour)
Class 7605FR · class description
Grade FR 30 · P-4 FR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$120,047 – $150,820 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $120,047 a year
  • Step 2: $124,184 a year
  • Step 3: $128,327 a year
  • Step 4: $132,479 a year
  • Step 5: $136,637 a year
  • Step 6: $140,051 a year
  • Step 7: $143,552 a year
  • Step 8: $147,141 a year
  • Step 9: $150,820 a year
Information Technology Analyst 3 (Confidential)
Class 7617CN · class description
Grade CN 30 · Engineering and Scientific Confidential CN 40 Hour Plan
$120,047 – $150,820 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $120,047 a year
  • Step 2: $124,184 a year
  • Step 3: $128,327 a year
  • Step 4: $132,479 a year
  • Step 5: $136,637 a year
  • Step 6: $140,051 a year
  • Step 7: $143,552 a year
  • Step 8: $147,141 a year
  • Step 9: $150,820 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

Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers3,100
10th percentile$60,720
Median$127,720
90th percentile$181,830
National median, government employers$119,250

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

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national IT Specialist (government) page.

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