BOILERMAKER PAY
IN CONNECTICUT.
Connecticut boilermakers earn a median of $41.10/hr (BLS 2024). 70 workers employed statewide. Compare market wages, federal prevailing rates, and per-diem baselines below.
Active Wage Determinations · Connecticut
24 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover Connecticut. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.
Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for boilermakers by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 24 Connecticut Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.
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