Dredger prevailing wage in the statewide schedule, Connecticut

$65.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Mechanical Dredge Operator

$48.48 base wage + $17.32 fringe benefits

On Connecticut public works in Connecticut's statewide schedule, a dredge worker working as mechanical dredge operator must be paid at least $65.80 an hour: a $48.48 base wage plus $17.32 in benefits. CTDOL prints no total, so $65.80 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 lists 4 dredge worker rates for Connecticut's statewide schedule, from $46.95 to $65.80 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.

CTDOL prints a 'Statewide' locality, filed under Hartford County in its town sort.

Benefit printed with “+ a + b”: extra paid holidays or vacation defined in CTDOL's Footnotes sheet.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $48.48 + $17.32

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)	$48.48
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$17.32
Base + benefits (our sum; CTDOL prints no total)	$65.80

When does this rate change?

Connecticut re-rates contracts already under way. Each contractor must check with the Labor Commissioner by July 1 every year and adjust wages and benefits effective each July 1 (CGS § 31-55a, as amended by PA 25-168).
This page uses CTDOL's schedules "As of: July 1, 2026". CTDOL can replace a schedule during the year to correct it; the Building schedule now carries a Bricklayers Zone A and B fringe correction (CTDOL prevailing wage).

Every dredge worker rate in Connecticut's statewide schedule

As CTDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator$65.80
Class B1: Maintenance Engineer$58.80
Class C1: Mate/Welder$55.00
Class D: Deckhand$46.95

Hourly rate of each dredge worker classification in Connecticut's statewide schedule, highest first, split into wage and benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Effective
Class A1: Mechanical Dredge Operator	$48.48	$17.32	$65.80	Jul 1, 2026
Class B1: Maintenance Engineer	$41.93	$16.87	$58.80	Jul 1, 2026
Class C1: Mate/Welder	$38.38	$16.62	$55.00	Jul 1, 2026
Class D: Deckhand	$30.86	$16.09	$46.95	Jul 1, 2026

How Connecticut's statewide schedule compares

The main dredge worker 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

Statewidebase $48.48$65.80

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 schedule CTDOL-heavy-2026-07-01, issued July 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 203: portal.ct.gov/dol/-/media/dol/2022-new-design-system/divisions/wage-and-workplace-standards/heavyrates_7-1-2026.pdf

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 Statewide as CSV · Report an error