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Connecticut ironworker prevailing wage, town by town

An ironworker's prevailing wage on Connecticut public works is $91.87 an hour in every town that has one (170), for the main classification.

Main ironworker classification in each town (9) ironworker, ornamental, reinforcing, structural, and precast concrete erection), 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.

$91$91$91$91$91$91Ironworker, main rate, base + benefit per hour (median of each county's towns). Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Connecticut?

1 group of towns with identical rates and 2 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which towns are in each group.

Bridgeport group169 towns · 9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Stru$91.87
Hamden1 town · 9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Stru$91.87
Statewide1 town · 9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Stru$91.87

Which towns pay which rate

Towns	Main classification	Base + benefit	Base
Bridgeport group, 169 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, 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	9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Structural, and Precast Concrete Erection	$91.87	$45.25
Hamden	9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Structural, and Precast Concrete Erection	$91.87	$45.25
Statewide	9) Ironworker, Ornamental, Reinforcing, Structural, and Precast Concrete Erection	$91.87	$45.25

1 group of counties with identical CTDOL rates, and 2 counties with rates of their 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 ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Bridgeport?

$91.87 an hour: a $45.25 base wage plus $46.62 in benefits, under CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Bridgeport.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bridgeport the $91.87 total is a $45.25 base wage plus $46.62 in benefits, about 51% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker 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 ironworkers get this rate?

Why do some towns have the same ironworker rate?

CTDOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several towns. Across Connecticut, the 170 towns with an ironworker rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one town; the largest covers 169 towns (the Bridgeport group).