Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Connecticut

$57,753 – $121,709

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$56,340

median pay in CT, all employers

2,410

workers in CT (SOC 21-1015)

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 grade	Published rate
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee (35 Hour) Class 9156EB · class description Grade EB 18 · P-3B EB 35 Hour Pay Plan	$57,753 – $75,910 a year 10 steps Step 1: $57,753 a year Step 2: $59,704 a year Step 3: $61,661 a year Step 4: $63,630 a year Step 5: $66,043 a year Step 6: $68,016 a year Step 7: $69,977 a year Step 8: $72,075 a year Step 9: $74,239 a year Step 10: $75,910 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee (37.5 Hour) Class 9156EG · class description Grade EG 18 · P-3B EG 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$61,880 – $81,332 a year 10 steps Step 1: $61,880 a year Step 2: $63,969 a year Step 3: $66,067 a year Step 4: $68,175 a year Step 5: $70,760 a year Step 6: $72,876 a year Step 7: $74,977 a year Step 8: $77,222 a year Step 9: $79,542 a year Step 10: $81,332 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee (40 Hour) Class 9156EH · class description Grade EH 18 · P-3B EH 40 Hour Pay Plan	$66,004 – $86,753 a year 10 steps Step 1: $66,004 a year Step 2: $68,233 a year Step 3: $70,468 a year Step 4: $72,719 a year Step 5: $75,479 a year Step 6: $77,733 a year Step 7: $79,974 a year Step 8: $82,372 a year Step 9: $84,844 a year Step 10: $86,753 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (35 Hour) Class 9150EB · class description Grade EB 21 · P-3B EB 35 Hour Pay Plan	$66,820 – $86,885 a year 10 steps Step 1: $66,820 a year Step 2: $68,945 a year Step 3: $71,057 a year Step 4: $73,178 a year Step 5: $75,842 a year Step 6: $77,966 a year Step 7: $80,093 a year Step 8: $82,500 a year Step 9: $84,972 a year Step 10: $86,885 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (37.5 Hour) Class 9150EG · class description Grade EG 21 · P-3B EG 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$71,593 – $93,091 a year 10 steps Step 1: $71,593 a year Step 2: $73,870 a year Step 3: $76,133 a year Step 4: $78,406 a year Step 5: $81,260 a year Step 6: $83,536 a year Step 7: $85,815 a year Step 8: $88,391 a year Step 9: $91,042 a year Step 10: $93,091 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (35 Hour) Class 9151EB · class description Grade EB 23 · P-3B EB 35 Hour Pay Plan	$71,900 – $95,727 a year 10 steps Step 1: $71,900 a year Step 2: $74,519 a year Step 3: $77,138 a year Step 4: $79,759 a year Step 5: $82,973 a year Step 6: $85,604 a year Step 7: $88,246 a year Step 8: $90,892 a year Step 9: $93,620 a year Step 10: $95,727 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (40 Hour) Class 9150EH · class description Grade EH 21 · P-3B EH 40 Hour Pay Plan	$76,366 – $99,296 a year 10 steps Step 1: $76,366 a year Step 2: $78,794 a year Step 3: $81,208 a year Step 4: $83,633 a year Step 5: $86,679 a year Step 6: $89,106 a year Step 7: $91,536 a year Step 8: $94,284 a year Step 9: $97,111 a year Step 10: $99,296 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (37.5 Hour) Class 9151EG · class description Grade EG 23 · P-3B EG 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$77,036 – $102,564 a year 10 steps Step 1: $77,036 a year Step 2: $79,843 a year Step 3: $82,647 a year Step 4: $85,457 a year Step 5: $88,900 a year Step 6: $91,721 a year Step 7: $94,550 a year Step 8: $97,385 a year Step 9: $100,307 a year Step 10: $102,564 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Blind) (35 Hour) Class 9140EB · class description Grade EB 25 · P-3B EB 35 Hour Pay Plan	$79,039 – $108,586 a year 11 steps Step 1: $79,039 a year Step 2: $81,876 a year Step 3: $84,698 a year Step 4: $87,534 a year Step 5: $91,009 a year Step 6: $93,858 a year Step 7: $96,713 a year Step 8: $100,099 a year Step 9: $103,104 a year Step 10: $106,196 a year Step 11: $108,586 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Client/Patient) Class 9147SH · class description Grade SH 23 · P-2 SH 40 Hour Pay Plan	$79,173 – $100,860 a year 9 steps Step 1: $79,173 a year Step 2: $82,057 a year Step 3: $84,942 a year Step 4: $87,819 a year Step 5: $90,714 a year Step 6: $93,594 a year Step 7: $96,475 a year Step 8: $99,368 a year Step 9: $100,860 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (40 Hour) Class 9151EH · class description Grade EH 23 · P-3B EH 40 Hour Pay Plan	$82,173 – $109,402 a year 10 steps Step 1: $82,173 a year Step 2: $85,166 a year Step 3: $88,157 a year Step 4: $91,155 a year Step 5: $94,826 a year Step 6: $97,834 a year Step 7: $100,853 a year Step 8: $103,877 a year Step 9: $106,994 a year Step 10: $109,402 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Blind) (37.5 Hour) Class 9140EN · class description Grade EN 25 · P-3B EN 37.5 Hour Pay Plan	$84,685 – $114,102 a year 11 steps Step 1: $84,685 a year Step 2: $87,725 a year Step 3: $90,748 a year Step 4: $93,788 a year Step 5: $97,511 a year Step 6: $100,562 a year Step 7: $103,621 a year Step 8: $106,212 a year Step 9: $108,869 a year Step 10: $111,591 a year Step 11: $114,102 a year
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Blind) (40 Hour) Class 9140EQ · class description Grade EQ 25 · P-3B EQ 40 Hour Pay Plan	$90,331 – $121,709 a year 11 steps Step 1: $90,331 a year Step 2: $93,574 a year Step 3: $96,798 a year Step 4: $100,039 a year Step 5: $104,010 a year Step 6: $107,267 a year Step 7: $110,529 a year Step 8: $113,293 a year Step 9: $116,127 a year Step 10: $119,031 a year Step 11: $121,709 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

Rehabilitation Counselors (SOC 21-1015) in Connecticut, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	CT
Workers	2,410
10th percentile	$39,510
Median	$56,340
90th percentile	$97,140
National median, government employers	$64,170

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.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Connecticut

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