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Connecticut plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, town by town

A plumber or pipefitter's prevailing wage on Connecticut public works is $88.88 an hour in every town that has one (170), for the main classification.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each town (11) plumber (excluding hvac pipe installation) (trade license required: p-1,2,6,7,8,9 j-1,2,3,4 sp-1,2)), 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 plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourNew Haven County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourWindham County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourNew London County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourFairfield County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourTolland County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourLitchfield County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hourHartford County plumber or pipefitter: $88.88 per hour
$88$88$88$88$88$88Plumber / Pipefitter, 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 plumber or pipefitter 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 · 11) Plumber (excluding HVAC pipe installatio$88.88
  2. Statewide1 town · 11) Plumber (excluding HVAC pipe installatio$88.88

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, Woodstock11) Plumber (excluding HVAC pipe installation) (Trade License required: P-1,2,6,7,8,9 J-1,2,3,4 SP-1,2)$88.88 $52.08 
Statewide11) Plumber (excluding HVAC pipe installation) (Trade License required: P-1,2,6,7,8,9 J-1,2,3,4 SP-1,2)$88.88 $52.08 

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 plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Bridgeport?

$88.88 an hour: a $52.08 base wage plus $36.80 in benefits, under CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Bridgeport.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bridgeport the $88.88 total is a $52.08 base wage plus $36.80 in benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

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