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Electrician Salary in Connecticut (2026)

The average Electrician in Connecticut earns around $75,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $59,103/year ($4,925/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$59,103
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$4,925
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,273
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$28/hr
Federal Tax
$7,670
State Tax
$2,490
FICA Taxes
$5,738
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

21.2%
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Electrician Salary Ranges in Connecticut

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$52,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$110,000

/year

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Not all Electricians earn the same — not even close

Connecticut's electrician market is anchored by Pratt & Whitney East Hartford + Electric Boat Groton + Sikorsky Stratford cleared facility electrical (the substantial P&W ~16K+ + EB ~17K+ + Sikorsky cleared facility electrical + the substantial post-2024 EB substantial Virginia-class + Columbia-class block buy driving substantial EB electrical expansion), IBEW CT locals (IBEW Local 35 New Haven + IBEW Local 488 Hartford + IBEW Local 90 Bridgeport + IBEW Local 261 Groton + the substantial IBEW CT collective bargaining), CT utility electrical (Eversource Energy CT post-2012 Northeast Utilities-NSTAR multi-state CT-MA-NH + AVANGRID United Illuminating post-2015 UIL-Iberdrola + the substantial post-IRA 2022 CT grid + offshore wind buildout), Yale-New Haven Health + Hartford HealthCare + UConn Health hospital electrical, CT data center + tech (ASML Wilton + ESPN Bristol + Charter Stamford + Boehringer Ridgefield), plus CT State Contractors Board licensure.

Sr Foreman / General Foreman (P&W / EB / Sikorsky)

$125,000–$200,000+ OT

Sr foreman at cleared facility · P&W + EB + Sikorsky · TS/SCI premium

Sr Journeyman IBEW (Local 35 / 488 / 90)

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

IBEW Local 35 NH + 488 Hartford + 90 Bridgeport · top-of-scale + benefits

Sr Industrial Electrician (P&W / EB / Sikorsky)

$108,000–$172,000+ OT

Industrial at P&W + EB + Sikorsky cleared facility · TS/SCI premium

Sr Utility Lineman (Eversource / AVANGRID)

$118,000–$182,000+ OT

Eversource CT + AVANGRID UI lineman · post-IRA grid + offshore wind

Sr Commercial / Service Electrician

$85,000–$128,000+ OT

Service + commercial · Fairfield + Hartford + New Haven post-2020 demand

Sr Solar / Renewables / Offshore Wind Electrician

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

post-IRA CT solar + post-2024 Vineyard Wind + Revolution Wind offshore

Sr Hospital Electrician (YNHH / Hartford HC)

$92,000–$135,000+ OT

YNHH + Hartford HealthCare + Trinity + UConn Health · medical equip

Sr Federal Electrician (Naval Sub Base / Coast Guard)

$95,000–$148,000+ OT

Naval Sub Base New London + Coast Guard Academy · federal civilian

Mid-Career Journeyman (3-6 yrs)

$78,000–$108,000+ OT

Mid-career at CT major employers · transitioning to top-of-scale

Apprentice (Year 1-5 IBEW)

$48,000–$78,000+ OT

IBEW Local 35 + 488 + 90 + 261 apprentice · 50-95% of journeyman scale

Worth knowing: Pratt & Whitney + Electric Boat + Sikorsky cleared facility electrical + IBEW CT locals + Eversource Energy + AVANGRID utility electrical tri-anchor is one of the country's distinctive concentrated US single-state cleared aerospace + submarine + IBEW-unionized + utility electrical cluster and a feature most national electrician surveys understate for CT. Pratt & Whitney East Hartford ~16K+ + Electric Boat Groton ~17K+ + Sikorsky Stratford cleared facility electrical (the substantial post-2024 EB substantial $4B+ Virginia-class + Columbia-class block buy driving substantial EB electrical expansion + the substantial cleared facility electrical + TS/SCI + DOE Q clearance premium). IBEW CT locals (IBEW Local 35 New Haven + IBEW Local 488 Hartford + IBEW Local 90 Bridgeport + IBEW Local 261 Groton + the substantial IBEW CT collective bargaining). Eversource Energy CT (post-2012 Northeast Utilities-NSTAR multi-state CT-MA-NH ~4M+ customers + the substantial post-2024 Eversource substantial grid investment). AVANGRID United Illuminating (post-2015 UIL-Iberdrola + the substantial post-IRA 2022 CT grid + offshore wind buildout + the substantial post-2024 Vineyard Wind + Revolution Wind offshore wind). The 2025 No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028. CT NOT a RTW state + CT progressive top 6.99% anchor the CT electrician proposition.

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