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Policy / Management Analyst in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 3 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Planning Analyst, Lead Planning Analyst, Senior Policy Advisor.

$82,261 – $178,920
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$104,960
median pay in CT, all employers
8,000
workers in CT (SOC 13-1111)

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
Planning Analyst
Class 6297AR · class description
Grade AR 23 · P-5 AR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$82,261 – $106,340 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $82,261 a year
  • Step 2: $85,262 a year
  • Step 3: $88,239 a year
  • Step 4: $91,244 a year
  • Step 5: $94,240 a year
  • Step 6: $97,240 a year
  • Step 7: $100,237 a year
  • Step 8: $103,243 a year
  • Step 9: $106,340 a year
Lead Planning Analyst
Class 0007AR · class description
Grade AR 27 · P-5 AR 40 Hour Pay Plan
$99,580 – $127,777 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $99,580 a year
  • Step 2: $103,064 a year
  • Step 3: $106,544 a year
  • Step 4: $110,002 a year
  • Step 5: $113,492 a year
  • Step 6: $116,956 a year
  • Step 7: $120,440 a year
  • Step 8: $124,055 a year
  • Step 9: $127,777 a year
Senior Policy Advisor
Class 7725MP · class description
Grade MP 70 · MP Management 40 Hour Pay Plan
$131,219 – $178,920 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

Management Analysts (SOC 13-1111) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers8,000
10th percentile$64,700
Median$104,960
90th percentile$177,740
National median, government employers$96,570

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 Policy / Management Analyst page.

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