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Union rates in Connecticut

5 union locals keep a hall in Connecticut. On the 4 published wage sheets we hold for them, journeyman base pay runs $43.75 to $50.58 an hour — about $92,800 a year at the midpoint, before the fringe package. Every figure below shows its source and effective date. City pages below break the same figures down by market (4 Connecticut cities).

Connecticut union rates by city

  • Union rates in Bridgeport — 1 local
  • Union rates in Hartford — 2 locals
  • Union rates in New Haven — 1 local
  • Union rates in State Of Connecticut — 1 local

Published rates — Connecticut locals

LocalTradeHallJourneyman / hrTotal packageEffective
UA Local 777 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersState Of Connecticut, CT$50.58$85.436/15/25
IBEW Local 488 ratesElectriciansBridgeport, CT$47.40$83.174/25/25
IBEW Local 90 ratesElectriciansNew Haven, CT$46.40$83.594/11/25
IBEW Local 35 ratesElectriciansHartford, CT$43.75$76.665/6/24
SMART Local 40 ratesSheet Metal WorkersHartford, CTNo sheet published——

Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-09-01.

Union rate questions — Connecticut

What is the union rate in Connecticut?

There is no single statewide rate — each local negotiates its own agreement. Across the 4 Connecticut locals with a published sheet, journeyman base pay runs $43.75 to $50.58 an hour, midpoint near $46.40 (about $92,800 a year at 2,000 hours). Fringes are paid on top.

Which Connecticut local pays the most?

Of the sheets we hold, UA Local 777 (Plumbers & Pipefitters, State Of Connecticut, CT) shows the highest journeyman base rate at $50.58 an hour, effective 6/15/25. Rates reset each bargaining cycle, so confirm with the hall before relying on the figure.

How many union locals are there in Connecticut?

We track 5 UA, IBEW and SMART locals with a hall in Connecticut, 4 of which publish a wage sheet we hold. Each one is listed below with its trade, city and its own rate page.

Does the Connecticut union rate include benefits?

No. The journeyman rate is the base hourly wage. Health and welfare, pension, annuity and training contributions are paid on top — that combined figure is the total package, shown where the sheet publishes it.

How do I get on with a Connecticut local?

Apply to the local's apprenticeship through its training committee, or, if you already hold the ticket, ask the hall about organizing in and sign the out-of-work book. Gulfstream does not process membership — we recruit for contractors, and the union-scale and merit-shop openings we hold in Connecticut are linked from this page.

Where do these Connecticut rates come from?

Each figure is read off that local's published wage sheet, with the source and effective date shown next to it. Our sheet set was last cross-checked 2026-09-01. Locals with no published sheet are listed without a rate rather than filled with an average.

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