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Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage, Ashford group, Connecticut (42 towns)

CTDOL sets the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates, row for row, in 42 towns: Ashford, Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brooklyn, Canaan, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colebrook, Cornwall, Eastford, Goshen, Hampton, Harwinton, Kent, Killingly, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plainfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Putnam, Roxbury, Salisbury, Scotland, Sharon, Sterling, Thomaston, Thompson, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Willimantic, Winchester, Windham, Woodbury and Woodstock. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$18.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC Mechanics

$16.94 base wage + $1.49 fringe benefits · Residential · Residential

On Connecticut public works in each of these 42 towns, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanics must be paid at least $18.43 an hour: a $16.94 base wage plus $1.49 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $18.43 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'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: $16.94 + $1.49

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)$16.94
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.49
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)$18.43

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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
AshfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BarkhamstedFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BethlehemFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BridgewaterFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
BrooklynFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
CanaanFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
CanterburyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ChaplinFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ColebrookFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
CornwallFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
EastfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
GoshenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
HamptonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
HarwintonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
KentFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
KillinglyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
LitchfieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
MorrisFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New HartfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
New MilfordFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
NorfolkFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
North CanaanFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PlainfieldFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PlymouthFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PomfretFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
PutnamFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
RoxburyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
SalisburyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ScotlandFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
SharonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
SterlingFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ThomastonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
ThompsonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
TorringtonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WarrenFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WashingtonFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WatertownFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WillimanticFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WinchesterFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WindhamFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WoodburyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
WoodstockFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the Ashford group compares

The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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. Ashford groupbase $16.94$18.43
  2. Brooklynbase $16.94$18.43
  3. Canterburybase $16.94$18.43
  4. Chaplinbase $16.94$18.43

Which town is in which refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic group

Every Connecticut town with a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate. Towns CTDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

TownsMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Ashford group, 42 towns: Ashford, Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brooklyn, Canaan, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colebrook, Cornwall, Eastford, Goshen, Hampton, Harwinton, Kent, Killingly, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plainfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Putnam, Roxbury, Salisbury, Scotland, Sharon, Sterling, Thomaston, Thompson, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Willimantic, Winchester, Windham, Woodbury, WoodstockHVAC Mechanics$16.94 $18.43 

1 group of counties with identical CTDOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Connecticut refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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: Ashford · Barkhamsted · Bethlehem · Bridgewater · Brooklyn · Canaan · Canterbury · Chaplin · Colebrook · Cornwall · Eastford · Goshen · Hampton · Harwinton · Kent · Killingly · Litchfield · Morris · New Hartford · New Milford · Norfolk · North Canaan · Plainfield · Plymouth · Pomfret · Putnam · Roxbury · Salisbury · Scotland · Sharon · Sterling · Thomaston · Thompson · Torrington · Warren · Washington · Watertown · Willimantic · Winchester · Windham · 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