Connecticut state government salary

Connecticut Salaries

Total state expenditures: $44.5 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Connecticut.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$40,000/year	No per diem is paid.

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont	$226,711 (Salary forgone)
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut Susan Bysiewicz	$206,062
Attorney General of Connecticut William Tong	$206,062
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas	$206,062
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority David Arconti, Jr.	$179,966
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor Danté Bartolomeo	$182,887
Connecticut Commissioner of Social Services Andrea Barton Reeves
Connecticut Secretary of Policy and Management Jeffrey Beckham
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority John Betkoski, III	$179,966
Connecticut Revenue Services Mark Boughton
Connecticut Commissioner of Early Childhood Beth Bye
Connecticut Commissioner of Consumer Protection Bryan Cafferelli
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Michael Caron	$179,966
Connecticut Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection Katie Scharf Dykes	$220,000
Connecticut Commissioner of Transportation Garrett Eucalitto
Connecticut Executive Director of Military Francis Evon Jr.
Connecticut Executive Director of Health Strategy Deidre Gifford
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Marissa Paslick Gillett	$179,966
Connecticut Commissioner of Administrative Services Michelle Gilman
Connecticut Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Tony Guerrera
Connecticut Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection Ronnell Higgins
Connecticut Commissioner of Children and Families Jodi Hill-Lilly
Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture Bryan Hurlburt	$167,969
Connecticut Commissioner of Public Health Manisha Juthani
Connecticut Executive Director of Higher Education Timothy Larson
Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance Andrew Mais	$209,961
Connecticut Commissioner of Housing Seila Mosquera-Bruno
Connecticut Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services Nancy Navarretta
Connecticut Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Daniel O'Keefe
Connecticut Commissioner of Banking Jorge Perez
Connecticut Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services Amy Porter
Connecticut Commissioner of Correction Angel Quiros
Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell	$206,062
Connecticut Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker	$230,958
Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon	$206,062
Connecticut Commissioner of Developmental Services Jordan Scheff
Connecticut Chief Workforce Officer of Workforce Strategy Kelli-Marie Vallieres
Connecticut Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Ronald Welch

Judicial salaries

See also: Connecticut court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $222,545	Associates: $209,046

State profile

Demographic data for Connecticut
	Connecticut	U.S.
Total population:	3,584,730	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	4,842	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.3%	73.6%
Black/African American:	10.3%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	14.7%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	89.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	37.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$70,331	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	12.2%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Connecticut. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Connecticut

Connecticut voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Connecticut, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Connecticut had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts