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Electrician prevailing wage, New Haven group, Connecticut (41 towns)

CTDOL sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 41 towns: Ansonia, Berlin, Bethany, Branford, Bristol, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Newington, North Branford, North Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Wallingford, Waterford, West Haven, Westbrook and Woodbridge. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$87.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Electrical Worker

$49.00 base wage + $38.31 fringe benefits · Building

On Connecticut public works in each of these 41 towns, an electrician working as electrical worker must be paid at least $87.31 an hour: a $49.00 base wage plus $38.31 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $87.31 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 each of these towns, from $87.31 to $87.31 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: $49.00 + $38.31

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)$49.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$38.31
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)$87.31

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 the New Haven group

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$87.31
  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$87.31
  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$87.31
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in the New Haven group, 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$49.00 $38.31 $87.31 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$49.00 $38.31 $87.31 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$49.00 $38.31 $87.31 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon electrician 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
AnsoniaFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BerlinFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BethanyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BranfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BristolFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
CheshireFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ChesterFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ClintonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Deep RiverFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
DerbyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
DurhamFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
East HaddamFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
East HamptonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
East HavenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
East LymeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
EssexFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
GrotonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
GuilfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
HaddamFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
HamdenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
KillingworthFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
LymeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
MadisonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
MeridenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New BritainFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New HavenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New LondonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
NewingtonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
North BranfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
North HavenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Old LymeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Old SaybrookFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
OrangeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PlainvilleFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PlymouthFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
SouthingtonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WallingfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WaterfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
West HavenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WestbrookFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WoodbridgeFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the New Haven group 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
New HavenNearby: Ansonia $87.31, Berlin $87.31, Bethany $87.31, Branford $87.31, Bristol $87.31, Cheshire $87.31, Chester $87.31, Clinton $87.31, Deep River $87.31, Derby $87.31, Durham $87.31, East Haddam $87.31, East Hampton $87.31, East Haven $87.31, East Lyme $87.31, Essex $87.31, Groton $87.31, Guilford $87.31, Haddam $87.31, Hamden $87.31, Killingworth $87.31, Lyme $87.31, Madison $87.31, Meriden $87.31, New Britain $87.31, New London $87.31, Newington $87.31, North Branford $87.31, North Haven $87.31, Old Lyme $87.31, Old Saybrook $87.31, Orange $87.31, Plainville $87.31, Plymouth $87.31, Southington $87.31, Wallingford $87.31, Waterford $87.31, West Haven $87.31, Westbrook $87.31, Woodbridge $87.31Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 75 counties pay more than New Haven, 40 the same, 55 less.

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. New Haven groupbase $49.00$87.31
  2. Ansoniabase $49.00$87.31
  3. Beacon Fallsbase $50.00$86.97
  4. Bethanybase $49.00$87.31

Which town is in which electrician group

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

TownsMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Stamford group, 4 towns: Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford6) 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)$58.75 $98.379
Hartford group, 70 towns: Andover, Ashford, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Eastford, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Granby, Griswold, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlefield, Middletown, Montville, North Stonington, Norwich, Plainfield, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Putnam, Rocky Hill, Salem, Scotland, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Suffield, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Voluntown, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Woodstock6) 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)$50.25 $87.72 
Statewide6) 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)$50.25 $87.72 
New Haven group, 41 towns: Ansonia, Berlin, Bethany, Branford, Bristol, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Newington, North Branford, North Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Wallingford, Waterford, West Haven, Westbrook, Woodbridge6) 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)$49.00 $87.31 
Bridgeport group, 55 towns: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Easton, Fairfield, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Milford, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Norwalk, Oxford, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Seymour, Sharon, Shelton, Sherman, Southbury, Stratford, Thomaston, Torrington, Trumbull, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury6) 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 

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

Connecticut electrician 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: Ansonia · Berlin · Bethany · Branford · Bristol · Cheshire · Chester · Clinton · Deep River · Derby · Durham · East Haddam · East Hampton · East Haven · East Lyme · Essex · Groton · Guilford · Haddam · Hamden · Killingworth · Lyme · Madison · Meriden · New Britain · New Haven · New London · Newington · North Branford · North Haven · Old Lyme · Old Saybrook · Orange · Plainville · Plymouth · Southington · Wallingford · Waterford · West Haven · Westbrook · Woodbridge

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