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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage, Bridgeport group, Connecticut (168 towns)

CTDOL sets the same utility lineman rates, row for row, in 168 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, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Wilton, Winchester, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury and Woodstock. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$46.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Groundman

$32.10 base wage + $13.95 fringe benefits · Building

On Connecticut public works in each of these 168 towns, a utility lineman working as groundman must be paid at least $46.05 an hour: a $32.10 base wage plus $13.95 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $46.05 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 13 utility lineman rates for each of these towns, from $46.05 to $93.91 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: $32.10 + $13.95

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)$32.10
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$13.95
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)$46.05

When does this rate change?

Every utility lineman rate in the Bridgeport group

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

  1. 20) Lineman, Cable Splicer, TechnicianHeavy/Highway$93.91
  2. Linemen/Cable SplicerBuilding$92.31
  3. 27) Linemen, Cable Splicers, Dynamite MenHeavy/Highway$92.31
  4. 29) TechnicianHeavy/Highway$88.97
  5. 21) Heavy Equipment OperatorHeavy/Highway$85.80
  6. 26) Heavy Equipment OperatorsHeavy/Highway$84.36
  7. 22) Equipment Operator, Tractor Trailer Driver, Material MenHeavy/Highway$81.76
  8. 28) Material Men, Tractor Trailer Drivers, Equipment OperatorsHeavy/Highway$80.40
  9. 23) Driver GroundmenHeavy/Highway$73.40
  10. 24) Driver GroundmenHeavy/Highway$72.20
  11. 23a) Groundman ExperiencedHeavy/Highway$46.94
  12. GroundmanBuilding$46.05
  13. 25) GroundmenHeavy/Highway$46.05
Hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in the Bridgeport group, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
GroundmanBuilding$32.10 $13.95 $46.05 Jul 1, 2026
Linemen/Cable SplicerBuilding$58.37 $33.94 $92.31 Jul 1, 2026
20) Lineman, Cable Splicer, TechnicianHeavy/Highway$59.91 $34.00 $93.91 Jul 1, 2026
21) Heavy Equipment OperatorHeavy/Highway$53.92 $31.88 $85.80 Jul 1, 2026
22) Equipment Operator, Tractor Trailer Driver, Material MenHeavy/Highway$50.92 $30.84 $81.76 Jul 1, 2026
23) Driver GroundmenHeavy/Highway$44.93 $28.47 $73.40 Jul 1, 2026
23a) Groundman ExperiencedHeavy/Highway$32.95 $13.99 $46.94 Jul 1, 2026
24) Driver GroundmenHeavy/Highway$43.78 $28.42 $72.20 Jul 1, 2026
25) GroundmenHeavy/Highway$32.10 $13.95 $46.05 Jul 1, 2026
26) Heavy Equipment OperatorsHeavy/Highway$52.53 $31.83 $84.36 Jul 1, 2026
27) Linemen, Cable Splicers, Dynamite MenHeavy/Highway$58.37 $33.94 $92.31 Jul 1, 2026
28) Material Men, Tractor Trailer Drivers, Equipment OperatorsHeavy/Highway$49.61 $30.79 $80.40 Jul 1, 2026
29) TechnicianHeavy/Highway$56.12 $32.85 $88.97 Jul 1, 2026

How the Bridgeport group compares

The main utility lineman 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 $32.10$46.05
  2. Bethelbase $32.10$46.05
  3. Brookfieldbase $32.10$46.05
  4. Danburybase $32.10$46.05

Which town is in which utility lineman group

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

TownsMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Bridgeport group, 168 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, West Hartford, West Haven, Westbrook, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Wilton, Winchester, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury, WoodstockGroundman$32.10 $46.05 
StatewideGroundman$32.10 $46.05 
WatertownGroundman$32.10 $46.05 
WindhamGroundman$32.10 $46.05 

1 group of counties with identical CTDOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.

Connecticut utility lineman 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: 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 · West Hartford · West Haven · Westbrook · Weston · Westport · Wethersfield · Willimantic · Willington · Wilton · Winchester · Windsor · Windsor Locks · Wolcott · Woodbridge · Woodbury · Woodstock

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