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State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 3 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: State Police Trooper, State Police Trooper First Class, State Police Trooper Trainee.

$76,625 – $119,023
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$82,170
median pay in CT, all employers
6,500
workers in CT (SOC 33-3051)

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 27, 2025. 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
State Police Trooper
Class 7960SP · class description
Grade SP 2
$76,625 – $119,023 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $76,625 a year
  • Step 2: $79,019 a year
  • Step 3: $82,066 a year
  • Step 4: $84,410 a year
  • Step 5: $86,792 a year
  • Step 6: $93,207 a year
  • Step 7: $104,539 a year
  • Step 8: $119,023 a year
State Police Trooper First Class
Class 7966SP · class description
Grade SP 2
$76,625 – $119,023 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $76,625 a year
  • Step 2: $79,019 a year
  • Step 3: $82,066 a year
  • Step 4: $84,410 a year
  • Step 5: $86,792 a year
  • Step 6: $93,207 a year
  • Step 7: $104,539 a year
  • Step 8: $119,023 a year
State Police Trooper Trainee
Class 7961SP · class description
Grade SP 2
$76,625 – $119,023 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $76,625 a year
  • Step 2: $79,019 a year
  • Step 3: $82,066 a year
  • Step 4: $84,410 a year
  • Step 5: $86,792 a year
  • Step 6: $93,207 a year
  • Step 7: $104,539 a year
  • Step 8: $119,023 a year

Schedule: NP-1 SP 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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers6,500
10th percentile$63,310
Median$82,170
90th percentile$102,660
National median, government employers$76,300

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 State Trooper / Highway Patrol Officer page.

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