Salary Data/Carpenter by State/Northeast/Connecticut/Bridgeport

Carpenter Salary in Bridgeport

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 326, effective May 2025.

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Market Context

Carpenters Local 326 is the union local for carpenters in the Bridgeport area, part of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters; its jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut and its office is in Yalesville. Union apprentices train at the North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center in Yalesville.

→The local's office is on Main Street in Yalesville

Union Scale

Carpenters Local 326 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$42.03

Effective May 2025

Base wage: $42.03/hr

Benefit contribution: $29.19/hr

Total package: $71.22/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$87,422

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$24,212

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 326 journeyman carpenter journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all carpenters across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center, Yalesville
Address	500 Main Street, Yalesville, CT 06492
Phone	(508) 792-5443
Website	nasctf.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to Carpenters Local 326?

Check with Carpenters Local 326 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual

$63,210

+$2,630 vs. national

Median Hourly

$30.39

vs. Connecticut

-$430

vs. state average

Total Employed

1,100

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage	$63,210
Annual Mean Wage	$66,890
Hourly Median Wage	$30.39
Hourly Mean Wage	$32.16
Total Employed	1,100
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Connecticut

CT DOC/Building Trades Pre-Release Training Pilot
Hartford
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Naugatuck High School - Pilot Program
Naugatuck
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Torrington High School
Torrington
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Other Carpenter Markets in Connecticut

Connecticut (Non-Metro)

$61,360

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Connecticut and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Connecticut, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

Carpenters Local 326

Waterbury

$42.03/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2025

Carpenters Local 326

Hartford