Salary Data/Electrician by State/Northeast/Connecticut/Hartford

Electrician Salary in Hartford

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 35, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

IBEW Local 35 is the union local for electricians in the Hartford area; its hall is on Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford and its jurisdiction takes in Hartford and the surrounding towns. Union apprentices train through the Hartford Electricians JATC.

Union Scale

IBEW Local 35 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$48.25

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $48.25/hr

Benefit contribution: $36.67/hr

Total package: $84.92/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$100,360

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$22,680

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 35 inside wireman journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	Hartford Electricians JATC
Address	961 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114
Phone	(860) 525-5982
Website	ibewlocal35.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$77,680

+$14,490 vs. national

Median Hourly

$37.34

vs. Connecticut

+$1,303

vs. state average

Total Employed

2,870

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

All electricians, 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	$77,680
Annual Mean Wage	$75,810
Hourly Median Wage	$37.34
Hourly Mean Wage	$36.45
Total Employed	2,870
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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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.

IBEW Local 90

New Haven

$46.48/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2024 · More than two years old

IBEW Local 7

Springfield, MA

$52.16/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

IBEW Local 7

Amherst Town