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Urban / City Planner in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Statewide Human Resources lists 6 job classes for this work in the Connecticut state pay plan: Transportation Planner 1 (35 Hour), Transportation Planner 1 (37.5 Hour), Transportation Planner 1 (40 Hour), +3 more.

$69,900 – $132,381
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$99,880
median pay in CT, all employers
350
workers in CT (SOC 19-3051)

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 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
Transportation Planner 1 (35 Hour)
Class 8875ES · class description
Grade ES 22 · P-4 ES 35 Hour Pay Plan
$69,900 – $96,473 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $69,900 a year
  • Step 2: $72,461 a year
  • Step 3: $75,024 a year
  • Step 4: $77,581 a year
  • Step 5: $80,145 a year
  • Step 6: $82,702 a year
  • Step 7: $85,265 a year
  • Step 8: $87,394 a year
  • Step 9: $89,589 a year
  • Step 10: $91,823 a year
  • Step 11: $94,119 a year
  • Step 12: $96,473 a year
Transportation Planner 1 (37.5 Hour)
Class 8875LS · class description
Grade LS 22 · P-4 LS 37.5 Hour Pay Plan
$74,897 – $103,368 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $74,897 a year
  • Step 2: $77,636 a year
  • Step 3: $80,387 a year
  • Step 4: $83,123 a year
  • Step 5: $85,870 a year
  • Step 6: $88,613 a year
  • Step 7: $91,356 a year
  • Step 8: $93,635 a year
  • Step 9: $95,989 a year
  • Step 10: $98,385 a year
  • Step 11: $100,845 a year
  • Step 12: $103,368 a year
Transportation Planner 1 (40 Hour)
Class 8875FS · class description
Grade FS 22 · P-4 FS 40 Hour Pay Plan
$79,889 – $110,258 a year
12 steps
  • Step 1: $79,889 a year
  • Step 2: $82,810 a year
  • Step 3: $85,745 a year
  • Step 4: $88,665 a year
  • Step 5: $91,594 a year
  • Step 6: $94,520 a year
  • Step 7: $97,445 a year
  • Step 8: $99,878 a year
  • Step 9: $102,387 a year
  • Step 10: $104,944 a year
  • Step 11: $107,568 a year
  • Step 12: $110,258 a year
Transportation Planner 2 (35 Hour)
Class 8876EE · class description
Grade EE 25 · P-4 EE 35 Hour Pay Plan
$80,478 – $115,832 a year
13 steps
  • Step 1: $80,478 a year
  • Step 2: $83,367 a year
  • Step 3: $86,238 a year
  • Step 4: $89,122 a year
  • Step 5: $92,018 a year
  • Step 6: $94,897 a year
  • Step 7: $97,774 a year
  • Step 8: $100,218 a year
  • Step 9: $102,727 a year
  • Step 10: $105,296 a year
  • Step 11: $107,933 a year
  • Step 12: $110,630 a year
  • Step 13: $115,832 a year
Transportation Planner 2 (37.5 Hour)
Class 8876IE · class description
Grade IE 25 · P-4 IE 37.5-Hours Salary Plan
$86,230 – $124,107 a year
13 steps
  • Step 1: $86,230 a year
  • Step 2: $89,322 a year
  • Step 3: $92,397 a year
  • Step 4: $95,487 a year
  • Step 5: $98,587 a year
  • Step 6: $101,677 a year
  • Step 7: $104,759 a year
  • Step 8: $107,374 a year
  • Step 9: $110,067 a year
  • Step 10: $112,823 a year
  • Step 11: $115,643 a year
  • Step 12: $118,534 a year
  • Step 13: $124,107 a year
Transportation Planner 2 (40 Hour)
Class 8876FE · class description
Grade FE 25 · P-4 FE 40-Hours Salary Plan
$91,979 – $132,381 a year
13 steps
  • Step 1: $91,979 a year
  • Step 2: $95,276 a year
  • Step 3: $98,557 a year
  • Step 4: $101,852 a year
  • Step 5: $105,160 a year
  • Step 6: $108,455 a year
  • Step 7: $111,743 a year
  • Step 8: $114,533 a year
  • Step 9: $117,403 a year
  • Step 10: $120,344 a year
  • Step 11: $123,352 a year
  • Step 12: $126,435 a year
  • Step 13: $132,381 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

Urban and Regional Planners (SOC 19-3051) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCT
Workers350
10th percentile$72,300
Median$99,880
90th percentile$140,090
National median, government employers$87,900

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.

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