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Carpenter prevailing wage, Bridgeport group, Connecticut (23 towns)

CTDOL sets the same carpenter rates, row for row, in 23 towns: Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$74.22an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$44.48 base wage + $29.74 fringe benefits · Building

On Connecticut public works in each of these 23 towns, a carpenter must be paid at least $74.22 an hour: a $44.48 base wage plus $29.74 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $74.22 is our sum of the two.

CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026; this rate, effective July 1, 2026. Rates are not fixed for the life of a contract: contractors must adjust wages and benefits every July 1 to CTDOL's new rates (CGS § 31-55a, as amended by PA 25-168). Checked against portal.ct.gov on October 25, 2026.

CTDOL lists 7 carpenter rates for each of these towns, from $68.22 to $75.22 an hour. See all of them.

CTDOL's online rates are informational. The contracting agency gets a project schedule from CTDOL before advertising, and that schedule, in the bid documents, is the one that applies.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $44.48 + $29.74

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. CTDOL prints the benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$44.48
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$29.74
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)$74.22

When does this rate change?

Every carpenter rate in the Bridgeport group

As CTDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. 5c) Carpenter: Working with creosote lumber or acidBuilding$75.22
  2. 03c) Carpenter: Working with creosote lumber or acidHeavy/Highway$75.22
  3. 5b) Carpenter - WelderBuilding$74.72
  4. 03b) Carpenter-WelderHeavy/Highway$74.72
  5. 5) Carpenter, Acoustical Ceiling Installation, Soft Floor/Carpet Laying, Metal Stud Installation, Form Work and Scaffold Building, Drywall Hanging, Modular-Furniture Systems Installers, Lathers, Piledrivers, Resilient Floor Layers.Building$74.22
  6. 2) Carpenters, PiledrivermenHeavy/Highway$74.22
  7. Carpenters, Lathers, Resilient Floorlayers and PiledriversResidential · Residential$68.22
Hourly rate of each carpenter classification in the Bridgeport group, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
5) Carpenter, Acoustical Ceiling Installation, Soft Floor/Carpet Laying, Metal Stud Installation, Form Work and Scaffold Building, Drywall Hanging, Modular-Furniture Systems Installers, Lathers, Piledrivers, Resilient Floor Layers.Building$44.48 $29.74 $74.22 Jul 1, 2026
5b) Carpenter - WelderBuilding$44.98 $29.74 $74.72 Jul 1, 2026
5c) Carpenter: Working with creosote lumber or acidBuilding$45.48 $29.74 $75.22 Jul 1, 2026
2) Carpenters, PiledrivermenHeavy/Highway$44.48 $29.74 $74.22 Jul 1, 2026
03b) Carpenter-WelderHeavy/Highway$44.98 $29.74 $74.72 Jul 1, 2026
03c) Carpenter: Working with creosote lumber or acidHeavy/Highway$45.48 $29.74 $75.22 Jul 1, 2026
Carpenters, Lathers, Resilient Floorlayers and PiledriversResidentialResidential$39.54 $28.68 $68.22 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon carpenter rates in these counties

The counties share CTDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs CTDOL
BethelFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BridgeportFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BrookfieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
DanburyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
DarienFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
EastonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
FairfieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
GreenwichFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
MonroeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New CanaanFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New FairfieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
NewtownFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
NorwalkFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ReddingFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
RidgefieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
SheltonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ShermanFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
StamfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
StratfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
TrumbullFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WestonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WestportFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WiltonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the Bridgeport group compares

The main carpenter rate in every town that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every town in Connecticut

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. Bridgeport groupbase $44.48$74.22
  2. Bethelbase $44.48$74.22
  3. Brookfieldbase $44.48$74.22
  4. Danburybase $44.48$74.22

Which town is in which carpenter group

Every Connecticut town with a carpenter rate. Towns CTDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

TownsMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
New Haven group, 147 towns: Andover, Ansonia, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethany, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bozrah, Branford, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canaan, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Colebrook, Columbia, Cornwall, Coventry, Cromwell, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, East Windsor, Eastford, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Goshen, Granby, Griswold, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Hampton, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Hebron, Kent, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Litchfield, Lyme, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, Montville, Morris, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Hartford, New Haven, New London, New Milford, Newington, Norfolk, North Branford, North Canaan, North Haven, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Plainfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Prospect, Putnam, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salem, Salisbury, Scotland, Seymour, Sharon, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southbury, Southington, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Tolland, Torrington, Union, Vernon, Voluntown, Wallingford, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Winchester, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodstock5) Carpenter, Acoustical Ceiling Installation, Soft Floor/Carpet Laying, Metal Stud Installation, Form Work and Scaffold Building, Drywall Hanging, Modular-Furniture Systems Installers, Lathers, Piledrivers, Resilient Floor Layers.$44.48 $74.22 
Bridgeport group, 23 towns: Bethel, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton, Sherman, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton5) Carpenter, Acoustical Ceiling Installation, Soft Floor/Carpet Laying, Metal Stud Installation, Form Work and Scaffold Building, Drywall Hanging, Modular-Furniture Systems Installers, Lathers, Piledrivers, Resilient Floor Layers.$44.48 $74.22 
Statewide5) Carpenter, Acoustical Ceiling Installation, Soft Floor/Carpet Laying, Metal Stud Installation, Form Work and Scaffold Building, Drywall Hanging, Modular-Furniture Systems Installers, Lathers, Piledrivers, Resilient Floor Layers.$44.48 $74.22 

2 groups of counties with identical CTDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Connecticut carpenter prevailing wage by town, with a map

More from CTDOL on this rate

  • CTDOL's prevailing wage rates
  • CTDOL's schedules list journeyperson rates only. Registered apprentices get their percentage of the journeyperson base plus the full benefit.

Every trade's rates, town by town: Bethel · Bridgeport · Brookfield · Danbury · Darien · Easton · Fairfield · Greenwich · Monroe · New Canaan · New Fairfield · Newtown · Norwalk · Redding · Ridgefield · Shelton · Sherman · Stamford · Stratford · Trumbull · Weston · Westport · Wilton

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your hourly rate to what your employer pays into benefit funds for you (or pays you in cash on top), and compare it with the total. Your employer files a certified payroll with the contracting agency every month; a false one is a felony (CGS § 31-53(f)). CTDOL Wage and Workplace Standards: (860) 263-6790.

Source

Department of Labor (CTDOL), CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every row of CTDOL's three July 1, 2026 schedules, town by town, and check every number with a second, separate reader. CTDOL prints no total; ours is the hourly rate plus the dollar benefit. How we check · Download every Connecticut rate as CSV · Report an error