Connecticut · Dredger

Connecticut dredge worker prevailing wage, town by town

A dredge worker's prevailing wage on Connecticut public works is $65.80 an hour in every town that has one (170), for the main classification.

Main dredge worker classification in each town (Class a1: mechanical dredge operator), CTDOL schedules as of 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 October 25, 2026.

$65$65$65$65$65$65Dredger, main rate, base + benefit per hour (median of each county's towns). Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a dredge worker make on prevailing wage in Connecticut?

1 group of towns with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which towns are in each group.

Bridgeport group170 towns · Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator$65.80
Statewide1 town · Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator$65.80

Which towns pay which rate

Towns	Main classification	Base + benefit	Base
Bridgeport group, 170 towns: Andover, Ansonia, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Berlin, Bethany, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bozrah, Branford, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canaan, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Colebrook, Columbia, Cornwall, Coventry, Cromwell, Danbury, Darien, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Haven, East Lyme, East Windsor, Eastford, Easton, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Fairfield, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Goshen, Granby, Greenwich, 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, Monroe, Montville, Morris, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Haven, New London, New Milford, Newington, Newtown, Norfolk, North Branford, North Canaan, North Haven, North Stonington, Norwalk, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Plainfield, Plainville, Plymouth, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Prospect, Putnam, Redding, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Roxbury, Salem, Salisbury, Scotland, Seymour, Sharon, Shelton, Sherman, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southbury, Southington, Sprague, Stafford, Stamford, Sterling, Stonington, Stratford, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Tolland, Torrington, Trumbull, Union, Vernon, Voluntown, Wallingford, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Wilton, Winchester, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodstock	Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator	$65.80	$48.48
Statewide	Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator	$65.80	$48.48

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

CTDOL's schedules list journeyperson rates only. A registered apprentice may be paid the program's percentage of the journeyperson base rate plus the full fringe benefit, at a ratio of at least one journeyperson per apprentice (CTDOL Important Information sheet).

Questions about Connecticut dredge worker pay

What is the dredge worker prevailing wage in Bridgeport?

$65.80 an hour: a $48.48 base wage plus $17.32 in benefits, under CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Overtime and every dredge worker classification in Bridgeport.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bridgeport the $65.80 total is a $48.48 base wage plus $17.32 in benefits, about 26% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage pay overtime in Connecticut?

CTDOL's schedules print no overtime rates. Connecticut's general rule applies: at least 1½ times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek (CGS § 31-76c). Daily or weekend overtime under a union agreement isn't on CTDOL's schedules.

Do apprentice dredge workers get this rate?

Why do some towns have the same dredge worker rate?

CTDOL often publishes the same dredge worker rates for several towns. Across Connecticut, the 170 towns with a dredge worker rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one town; the largest covers 170 towns (the Bridgeport group).