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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation Police entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation Police starts at $53,684 a year — about $25.81 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $14,706 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $11,314 below the median for state agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Connecticut run about 4% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $51,814 somewhere at average prices — $1,870 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 146 against a national average of 100, where goods are 97. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
About Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation
Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police consists of POST-certified police officers stationed throughout Connecticut. DEEP states that EnCon Police have statewide conservation law-enforcement responsibilities. Officers enforce fish and game, boating, motor-vehicle, criminal and public-safety laws; patrol state parks, forests and waterways; investigate boating accidents; perform emergency response and homeland-security missions; and assist other police agencies.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services recruitment system; Connecticut DEEP Environmental Conservation Police — open the source document
$53,684. Current State Protective Services Trainee salary published 15 July 2026; DEEP recruitment information current and verified 8 August 2026
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation starts at $53,684, so $11,314 below the state middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation Police officer make?
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation Police starts a new officer on $53,684 a year, about $25.81 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services recruitment system; Connecticut DEEP Environmental Conservation Police.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Connecticut?
It ranks #11 of 11 agencies we have verified in Connecticut — 0 pay less, 10 pay more in the state — and #1,481 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $14,706 below, and against other state agencies $11,314 below.
Compare with another department
Put Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Environmental Conservation Police side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in CT
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Connecticut | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Windsor Police Department | Municipal | 41 | $87,483 | +$33,799 | #256 |
| 2 | Norwalk Police Department | Municipal | 184 | $82,116 | +$28,432 | #346 |
| 3 | Milford Police Department | Municipal | 105 | $81,237 | +$27,553 | #371 |
| 4 | Greenwich Police Department | Municipal | 142 | $78,704 | +$25,020 | #433 |
| 5 | Connecticut State Police | State | 955 | $75,367 | +$21,683 | #543 |
| 6 | Stamford Police Department | Municipal | 278 | $72,881 | +$19,197 | #630 |
| 7 | Wallingford Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $71,448 | +$17,764 | #697 |
| 8 | Danbury Police Department | Municipal | 156 | $68,499 | +$14,815 | #835 |
| 9 | East Hartford Police Department | Municipal | 114 | $67,696 | +$14,012 | #878 |
| 10 | Hartford Police Department | Municipal | 373 | $67,464 | +$13,780 | #895 |
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