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Connecticut painter prevailing wage, town by town

A painter's prevailing wage on Connecticut public works is $68.82 an hour in every town that has one (170), for the main classification.

Main painter classification in each town (10a) brush and roller), 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.

Middlesex County painter: $68.82 per hourNew Haven County painter: $68.82 per hourWindham County painter: $68.82 per hourNew London County painter: $68.82 per hourFairfield County painter: $68.82 per hourTolland County painter: $68.82 per hourLitchfield County painter: $68.82 per hourHartford County painter: $68.82 per hour
$68$68$68$68$68$68Painter, 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 painter 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.

  1. Bridgeport group170 towns · 10a) Brush and Roller$68.82
  2. Statewide1 town · 10a) Brush and Roller$68.82

Which towns pay which rate

TownsMain classificationBase + benefitBase
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, Woodstock10a) Brush and Roller$68.82 $41.17 
Statewide10a) Brush and Roller$68.82 $41.17 

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 painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Bridgeport?

$68.82 an hour: a $41.17 base wage plus $27.65 in benefits, under CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Overtime and every painter classification in Bridgeport.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bridgeport the $68.82 total is a $41.17 base wage plus $27.65 in benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter 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 painters get this rate?

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).

Why do some towns have the same painter rate?

CTDOL often publishes the same painter rates for several towns. Across Connecticut, the 170 towns with a painter 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).