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Electrician prevailing wage in Colebrook, Connecticut

$86.97an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Electrical Worker

$50.00 base wage + $36.97 fringe benefits · Building

Colebrook uses the same electrician rates as 54 other towns. See all of them on one page.

On Connecticut public works in Colebrook, an electrician working as electrical worker must be paid at least $86.97 an hour: a $50.00 base wage plus $36.97 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $86.97 is our sum of the two. Part of the benefit is a percentage of wages that this total leaves out, so treat it as a floor.

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 3 electrician rates for Colebrook, from $86.97 to $86.97 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: $50.00 + $36.97

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)$50.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$36.97
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)$86.97

CTDOL's data note: base + dollar benefit only; CTDOL adds 3% of gross wage on top

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in Colebrook

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

  1. 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)Building$86.97
  2. 5) Electrician (Trade License required: E-1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)Heavy/Highway$86.97
  3. Electricians (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2, V-1,2,7,8,9)Residential · Residential$86.97
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in Colebrook, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)Building$50.00 $36.97 $86.97 Jul 1, 2026
5) Electrician (Trade License required: E-1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)Heavy/Highway$50.00 $36.97 $86.97 Jul 1, 2026
Electricians (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2, V-1,2,7,8,9)ResidentialResidential$50.00 $36.97 $86.97 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Colebrook

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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.

We don't put a federal figure next to CTDOL's here, because this page leads with a classification the federal determinations don't list one to one. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingELECTRICIANELEC0488-013$47.40 $84.14 CT20260019 Mod 2
HighwayELECTRICIANSELEC0090-002$46.48 $84.53 CT20260001 Mod 2
HighwayELECTRICIANSELEC0488-002$47.40 $84.14 CT20260001 Mod 2

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Connecticut Davis-Bacon changes

How Colebrook compares

The main electrician 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

$86.97Barkhamsted$98.379Darien
ColebrookNearby: Barkhamsted $86.97, Bethlehem $86.97, Plymouth $87.31Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 116 counties pay more than Colebrook, 54 the same, 0 less.

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. Colebrookbase $50.00$86.97
  2. Barkhamstedbase $50.00$86.97
  3. Bethlehembase $50.00$86.97
  4. Plymouthbase $49.00$87.31

Electrician rates in nearby towns

Current CTDOL rates. The statute sets the rate "in the town in which such public works project is being constructed" (CGS § 31-53(a)).

CTDOL's electrician rates for Colebrook are the same as in 54 other towns: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan and 46 more. The closest town with a different rate is Plymouth, at $87.31.

TownClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Colebrook
Colebrook6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 
Barkhamsted6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same
Bethlehem6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same
Bridgewater6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same
Canaan6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same
Cornwall6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same
Goshen6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)$50.00 $86.97 same

Connecticut electrician prevailing wage by town, with a map

More from CTDOL on this rate

All Colebrook prevailing wage rates

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 schedule CTDOL-building-2026-07-01, issued July 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 203: portal.ct.gov/dol/-/media/dol/2022-new-design-system/divisions/wage-and-workplace-standards/buildingrates_7-1-2026_update.pdf

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 Colebrook as CSV · Report an error