New York prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every New York county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
Look up a New York county
Key trades by county (Building)
Highest electrician packages
Lowest
- 1Westchester$26.92
- 2Madison$50.02
- 3Cortland$58.39
Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.
| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Allegany | $69.73 | $72.00 | $52.17 | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Bronx | $127.81 | $124.60 | $107.13 | $104.25 | $131.27 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $91.86 |
| Broome | $75.74 | $78.22 | $53.61 | $48.96 | $90.85 | $66.89 | $56.83 | $52.83 |
| Cattaraugus | $69.73 | $72.00 | $52.17 | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Cayuga | $76.12 | $65.08* | $54.61 | $52.47 | $97.63 | $96.33 | — | $53.56 |
| Chautauqua | $69.73 | $72.00 | $52.17 | $49.82 | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Chemung | $75.12 | $60.08 | $54.83 | $61.16 | $76.11 | $66.80 | $56.83 | $49.91 |
| Chenango | $60.66* | $65.08* | $57.84 | $49.15* | $97.63 | $96.33 | $56.83 | $53.56 |
| Clinton | $71.88 | $65.08* | $53.69 | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Columbia | $60.66* | $65.08* | $60.45* | $49.90* | $97.63 | $96.33 | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Cortland | $58.39* | $65.08* | $54.83 | $49.21 | $97.63 | $96.33 | — | $53.56 |
| Delaware | $75.74 | $65.08* | $57.84 | $49.15* | $97.63 | $96.33 | — | $53.56 |
| Dutchess | $93.72 | $99.77 | $75.95 | $74.00 | $99.22 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $61.60 |
| Erie | $80.56 | $72.00 | $63.34 | $60.68 | $79.63 | $67.79 | $68.68 | $61.21 |
| Essex | $71.88 | $65.08* | $45.74* | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Franklin | $71.88 | $65.08* | $45.74* | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Fulton | $71.88 | $65.08* | $51.02* | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Genesee | $69.73 | $72.00 | $60.20 | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Greene | $60.66* | $65.08* | $57.42* | $49.90* | $97.63 | $96.33 | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Hamilton | $71.88 | $65.08* | $45.74* | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Herkimer | $85.53 | $79.70 | $52.17 | $52.39 | $87.35 | $66.89 | $69.60 | $54.00 |
| Jefferson | $71.88 | $49.75* | $41.55* | $52.48 | $51.60* | $51.04* | $45.86* | $55.26 |
| Kings | $127.81 | $124.60 | $107.13 | $104.25 | $131.27 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $91.86 |
| Lewis | $71.88 | $65.08* | $55.83 | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Livingston | $74.50 | $70.56 | $52.24 | $58.26 | $76.11 | $66.80 | $71.67 | $54.00 |
| Madison | $50.02* | $60.08 | $54.61 | $43.14 | $79.96 | $45.73* | $59.60 | $53.56 |
| Monroe | $74.50 | $70.56 | $56.70 | $58.26 | $76.11 | $66.80 | $71.67 | $54.00 |
| Montgomery | $71.88 | $65.08* | $45.74* | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Nassau | $111.95 | $71.81 | $107.13 | $77.34 | $120.42 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $106.40 |
| New York | $127.81 | $124.60 | $107.13 | $104.25 | $131.27 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $91.86 |
| Niagara | $77.10 | $72.00 | $60.20 | $73.81 | $79.63 | $69.37 | $68.68 | $61.21 |
| Oneida | $85.53 | $79.70 | $54.61 | $43.14 | $77.84 | $66.89 | $69.60 | $55.70 |
| Onondaga | $85.53 | $60.08 | $54.91 | $52.78 | $79.96 | $67.84 | $59.60 | $44.46 |
| Ontario | $76.12 | $70.56 | $56.70 | $58.26 | $76.11 | $66.80 | $71.67 | $54.00 |
| Orange | $93.72 | $99.77 | $75.95 | $74.00 | $99.22 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $61.60 |
| Orleans | $77.10 | $70.56 | $60.20 | $58.26 | $79.63 | $69.37 | $68.68 | $61.21 |
| Oswego | $85.53 | $60.08 | $55.83 | $52.78 | $79.96 | $36.28* | $59.60 | $46.00 |
| Otsego | $75.74 | $65.08* | $57.84 | $73.30 | $97.63 | $96.33 | — | $53.56 |
| Putnam | $93.72 | $110.42 | $81.85 | $76.45 | $85.73 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $106.40 |
| Queens | $127.81 | $124.60 | $107.13 | $104.25 | $131.27 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $91.86 |
| Rensselaer | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Richmond | $127.81 | $124.60 | $107.13 | $104.25 | $131.27 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $91.86 |
| Rockland | $93.72 | $79.37 | $81.85 | $80.50 | $99.22 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $64.80 |
| Saratoga | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Schenectady | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Schoharie | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Schuyler | $69.73 | $72.00 | $44.45* | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | $56.83 | $53.56 |
| Seneca | $76.12 | $72.00 | $54.61 | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| St. Lawrence | $71.88 | $65.08* | $55.83 | $51.03 | $68.14* | $58.62* | $66.77 | $53.56 |
| Steuben | $69.73 | $72.00 | $54.83 | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Suffolk | $111.95 | $71.81 | $107.13 | $77.34 | $120.42 | $150.97 | $114.34 | $106.40 |
| Sullivan | $87.07 | $65.08* | $75.95 | $49.15* | $97.63 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $53.56 |
| Tioga | $75.12 | $78.22 | $53.61 | $48.96 | $90.85 | $67.84 | $56.83 | $53.83 |
| Tompkins | $76.39 | $60.08 | $54.83 | $49.21 | $79.96 | $67.84 | $56.83 | $53.83 |
| Ulster | $93.72 | $99.77 | $75.95 | $74.00 | $99.22 | $96.33 | $102.72 | $61.60 |
| Warren | $80.09 | $78.48 | $61.03 | $62.07 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $56.19 |
| Washington | $80.09 | $63.10 | $61.03 | $62.84 | $90.85 | $64.23 | $66.77 | $55.19 |
| Wayne | $85.53 | $70.56 | $56.70 | $50.56 | — | $66.80 | $71.67 | — |
| Westchester | $26.92 | $110.42 | $81.85 | $76.45 | $85.73 | $150.97 | $102.72 | $106.40 |
| Wyoming | $69.73 | $72.00 | $44.45* | $40.62* | $68.14* | $67.79 | — | $53.56 |
| Yates | $76.12 | $39.62* | $54.61 | $50.56 | $77.54 | $66.55 | $71.67 | $53.60 |
Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.
Rates that have not kept up
Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).
| County | Trade | Survey year | Required package $/hr | Market median $/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | Electrician | 2017 | $50.02 | $37.07 |
| Jefferson | Plumber | 2017 | $49.75 | $29.56 |
| Yates | Plumber | 2009 | $39.62 | $37.26 |
| Jefferson | Carpenter | 2017 | $41.55 | $27.81 |
| Jefferson | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $51.60 | $29.97 |
| Jefferson | Ironworker | 2017 | $51.04 | $44.52 |
| Madison | Ironworker | 2017 | $45.73 | $34.53 |
| Oswego | Ironworker | 2017 | $36.28 | $34.53 |
| Jefferson | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $45.86 | $35.46 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in New York?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for New York (98 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 57 of 62 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $76.39 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover New York?
98 active general wage determinations cover New York: 48 Building, 33 Heavy, 38 Highway, 30 Residential. Together they list rates for 62 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate New York prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a New York determination in our data is dated 2026-08-13. New determination numbers are issued each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for New York, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Heavy 33, Building 48, Highway 38, Residential 30.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.