Davis-Bacon wage rates · New Jersey
Essex County building construction wage rates
Federal prevailing wage rates for building construction in Essex County, New Jersey, from the wage determination SAM.gov lists for this county. Rates are shown exactly as published.
- Wage determination
- NJ20260031
- Modification
- 1
- Published
- May 18, 2026
- Classifications
- 37
- Other types here
- Residential, Heavy, Highway
These are federal Davis-Bacon rates for federally funded or assisted work. State and local public works can have their own prevailing wage rates under state law. See New Jersey prevailing wage for how the two fit together.
WD NJ20260031, Mod 1
Make a WH-347 with these rates| Classification | Rate ID | Base | Fringe | Total / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASBESTOS REMOVAL LABORER The removal, abatement, enclosure and decontamination of personal protective equipment, chemical protective clothing and machinery relating to asbestos and/or toxic and hazard...ASBESTOS REMOVAL LABORER The removal, abatement, enclosure and decontamination of personal protective equipment, chemical protective clothing and machinery relating to asbestos and/or toxic and hazardous waste or materials which shall include but not necessarily be limited to: the erection, moving, servicing and dismantling of all enclosures, scaffolding and barricades; the operation of all tools and equipment normally used in the removal or abatement of asbestos and toxic or hazardous waste or materials; the labeling, bagging, cartoning, crating, or other packaging of materials for disposal; the clean-up of the worksite; and all other work incidental to the removal, abatement, encapsulation, enclosure, and decontamination of asbestos and toxic or hazardous waste or materials; and, in addition, all work tasks involved in the maintenance and operation of energy resource recovery plants (co-generation plants) | LABO0008-001 05/01/2011 | $28.37 | $21.62 | $49.99 |
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (Includes the application of all insulating materials, protective coverings, coatings and finishings to all types of mechanical systems; also, the application of...ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (Includes the application of all insulating materials, protective coverings, coatings and finishings to all types of mechanical systems; also, the application of firestopping material to openings and penetrations in walls, floors, ceilings and curtain walls; also, all lead abatement) | ASBE0032-008 09/19/2024 | $51.74 | $46.20 | $97.94 |
| BRICKLAYER (INCLUDING CAULKING, CLEANING AND Work on high stacks: 22% per hour additional. | BRNJ0002-014 05/01/2025 | $49.60 | $37.96 | $87.56 |
| CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORMWORK, BATT AND BLOWN INSULATION) | CARP0006-010 05/01/2025 | $57.42 | $34.17 | $91.59 |
| CARPENTER (SCAFFOLD The first sixty feet at the regular rate, 10% per hour additional for each additional fifty feet thereafter | CARP0006-009 05/01/2025 | $57.42 | $34.17 | $91.59 |
| CEMENT MASON | BRNJ0004-001 05/01/2025 | $49.60 | $37.96 | $87.56 |
| DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | PAIN0711-018 05/01/2025 | $44.87 | $30.15 | $75.02 |
| ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | ELEC0164-006 06/03/2024 | $62.90 | $39.31 | $102.21 |
| ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) CABLE SPLICER | ELEC0164-006 06/03/2024 | $73.59 | $45.99 | $119.58 |
| ELEVATOR MECHANIC (ALL OTHER Footnote NOTE below | ELEV0001-003 03/17/2013 | $57.01 | $27.61 | $84.62 |
ELEVATOR MECHANIC (Work on the addition, replacement, refurbishing or relocation of control, drive, generating equipment, hoistway or pit equipment, including work involving a structural rise in the e...ELEVATOR MECHANIC (Work on the addition, replacement, refurbishing or relocation of control, drive, generating equipment, hoistway or pit equipment, including work involving a structural rise in the elevator shafts in an existing building and other elevator work in the machine room, hoistway or pit; Also, changes in design and appearance of basic escalator | ELEV0001-003 03/17/2013 | $45.14 | $27.46 | $72.60 |
GLAZIER Work welding or using a cutting torch: $1.00 per hour Work on a swing stage scaffold; on a pipe scaffold providing the working height of the platform is 30 ft. or above; and on motorized lifts...GLAZIER Work welding or using a cutting torch: $1.00 per hour Work on a swing stage scaffold; on a pipe scaffold providing the working height of the platform is 30 ft. or above; and on motorized lifts provided that the height of the lift platform is above the second floor or above thirty feet: $1.00 per hour additional | PAIN0711-021 05/01/2025 | $52.68 | $31.29 | $83.97 |
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING | IRON0011-012 07/01/2025 | $49.94 | $50.32 | $100.26 |
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL | IRON0011-012 07/01/2025 | $52.24 | $50.32 | $102.56 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT SHOVELER, ASPHALT SPREADER, COMMON OR GENERAL LABORER, LANDSCAPE LABORER, PIPELAYER, POWER TOOL OPERATOR AND SCREEDMAN | LABO0077-005 05/01/2022 | $35.75 | $30.22 | $65.97 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER: BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE | LABO0077-002 05/01/2022 | $36.50 | $30.22 | $66.72 |
| MASON - Work on high stacks: 22% per hour additional | BRNJ0002-016 05/01/2025 | $49.60 | $37.96 | $87.56 |
MILLWRIGHT Work of erection and dismantling of elevators and towers, such as concrete conveyors and temporary material elevators, scaffolding or other structures to be used as scaffolding inside or ou...MILLWRIGHT Work of erection and dismantling of elevators and towers, such as concrete conveyors and temporary material elevators, scaffolding or other structures to be used as scaffolding inside or outside of buildings: the first sixty feet at the regular rate, 10% per hour additional for each additional fifty feet thereafter | CARP0715-007 05/01/2025 | $58.84 | $35.06 | $93.90 |
| PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER) | PAIN0711-019 05/01/2025 | $45.55 | $29.86 | $75.41 |
| PAINTER (SPRAY) | PAIN0711-019 05/01/2025 | $45.55 | $29.86 | $75.41 |
| PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | PLUM0475-014 05/01/2025 | $56.34 | $50.80 | $107.14 |
| PLASTERER | PLAS0029-003 05/01/2025 | $54.64 | $30.95 | $85.59 |
| PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | PLUM0024-014 05/01/2025 | $62.09 | $45.05 | $107.14 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 BACKHOE, INCLUDING BACKHOE TRACK; BOOM; CONCRETE PAVING MACHINE; CRANE (ALL TYPES, INCLUDING OVERHEAD AND STRADDLE TRAVELING TYPE); DRILL (DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL, ROTAR...POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 BACKHOE, INCLUDING BACKHOE TRACK; BOOM; CONCRETE PAVING MACHINE; CRANE (ALL TYPES, INCLUDING OVERHEAD AND STRADDLE TRAVELING TYPE); DRILL (DOWN-THE-HOLE DRILL, ROTARY DRILL, SELF-PROPELLED HYDRAULIC DRILL, SELF-POWERED DRILL); ELEVATING GRADER; EXCAVATOR; FRONT END LOADER (5 CU. YD. AND OVER); PILEDRIVER (LENGTH OF BOOM, INCLUDING LENGTH OF LEADS, SHALL DETERMINE PREMIUM RATE APPLICABLE); TRENCHER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND WHEN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION: 20% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | ENGI0825-020 07/01/2025 | $61.72 | $37.50 | $99.22 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 BACKHOE LOADER COMBO; CONCRETE PUMPER; GRADER/BLADE (FINISH); HOIST; HYDRAULIC CRANE, 10 TONS AND UNDER; FRONT END LOADER (2 CU. YD. BUT LESS THAN 5 CU. YD.); SCRAPE...POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 BACKHOE LOADER COMBO; CONCRETE PUMPER; GRADER/BLADE (FINISH); HOIST; HYDRAULIC CRANE, 10 TONS AND UNDER; FRONT END LOADER (2 CU. YD. BUT LESS THAN 5 CU. YD.); SCRAPER; SIDE BOOM HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND WHEN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION: 20% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | ENGI0825-020 07/01/2025 | $60.13 | $37.50 | $97.63 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 ASPHALT SPREADER; BULLDOZER;COMPRESSOR(2 OR 3) (IN BATTERY) (WITHIN 100 FT.); FORKLIFT; FRONT END LOADER (1 CU. YD. AND OVER BUT LESS THAN 2 CU. YD.); LULL; MECHANIC...POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 ASPHALT SPREADER; BULLDOZER;COMPRESSOR(2 OR 3) (IN BATTERY) (WITHIN 100 FT.); FORKLIFT; FRONT END LOADER (1 CU. YD. AND OVER BUT LESS THAN 2 CU. YD.); LULL; MECHANIC; PAVER, ASPHALT; ROLLER, BLACKTOP; TRACTOR; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND WHEN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION: 20% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | ENGI0825-020 07/01/2025 | $58.22 | $37.50 | $95.72 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 BOBCAT/SKID LOADER; COMPRESSOR (SINGLE); FARM TRACTOR; FRONT END LOADER (UNDER 1 CU. YD.); HYDROSEEDER; ROLLER, GRADE; PUMP, HYDRAULIC HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: ...POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 BOBCAT/SKID LOADER; COMPRESSOR (SINGLE); FARM TRACTOR; FRONT END LOADER (UNDER 1 CU. YD.); HYDROSEEDER; ROLLER, GRADE; PUMP, HYDRAULIC HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND WHEN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION: 20% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | ENGI0825-020 07/01/2025 | $56.59 | $37.50 | $94.09 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 5 OILER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND ...POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 5 OILER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND WHEN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR RESPIRATORY, SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION: 20% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | ENGI0825-020 07/01/2025 | $52.88 | $37.50 | $90.38 |
| ROOFER (SHINGLES, SHAKE AND TILE) | ROOF0004-011 06/01/2024 | $44.52 | $32.25 | $76.77 |
| ROOFER, EXCLUDES SHAKE & SHINGLE, AND TILE ROOFS | SUNJ2004-007 01/02/2009 | $30.21 | $15.25 | $45.46 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | SHEE0025-005 06/01/2024 | $51.30 | $51.55 | $102.85 |
| SOFT FLOOR LAYER | CARP0029-008 05/01/2025 | $57.42 | $34.17 | $91.59 |
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) | SFNJ0696-006 01/01/2025 | $67.97 | $39.35 | $107.32 |
| TILE FINISHER Work grouting all epoxy: $10.00 additional per day | BRNJ0007-022 06/02/2025 | $50.05 | $33.90 | $83.95 |
| TILE SETTER | BRNJ0007-022 06/02/2025 | $64.90 | $37.28 | $102.18 |
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is in direct contact with hazardous material, and when pers...TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is in direct contact with hazardous material, and when personal protective equipment is required for respiratory, skin and eye protection: $3.00 per hour Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is working in a hazardous waste site, in a zone requiring Level A personal protection for any of the workers: $3.00 per hour Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is not working in a zone requiring Level A, B or C personal protection: $1.00 per hour | TEAM0408-002 05/01/2025 | $46.41 | $31.82 | $78.23 |
TRUCK DRIVER: OFF THE ROAD TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is in direct contact with hazardous material, and w...TRUCK DRIVER: OFF THE ROAD TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is in direct contact with hazardous material, and when personal protective equipment is required for respiratory, skin and eye protection: $3.00 per hour Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is working in a hazardous waste site, in a zone requiring Level A personal protection for any of the workers: $3.00 per hour Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is not working in a zone requiring Level A, B or C personal protection: $1.00 per hour | TEAM0408-002 05/01/2025 | $46.51 | $31.82 | $78.33 |
Footnotes in NJ20260031 (3)
- ELEV0001-003 NOTE: PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas PAID VACATION: A worker who has worked less than 5 years: 4% of his or her hourly rate for all hours worked. A worker who has worked 5 to 10 years: 6% of his or her hourly rate for all hours worked. A worker who has worked 15 or more years: 8% of his or her hourly rate for all hours worked
- ENGI0825-020 NOTE: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERAN'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY; PROVIDED 1) THAT THE WORKER WORKS THREE OF THE PRECEDING FIVE WORK DAYS BEFORE THE HOLIDAY; OR, THE WORK DAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY AND THE WORK DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY; AND, 2) THAT THE WORKER WORKS THE WORK DAY BEFORE AND THE WORK DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY
- TEAM0408-002 NOTE: PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, President's Day, Decoration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; provided that the worker has been assigned to work, or, "shapes", one day of the calendar week during which the holiday occurs
Questions about these rates
What is the Davis-Bacon rate for plumbers on building work in Essex County?
On WD NJ20260031 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026, the row "PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)" is $62.09 base plus $45.05 fringe, $107.14 an hour in total. Your contract's WD and modification govern, so check the WD number in your contract before you pay.
What is the Davis-Bacon rate for carpenters on building work in Essex County?
On WD NJ20260031 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026, the row "CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORMWORK, BATT AND BLOWN INSULATION)" is $57.42 base plus $34.17 fringe, $91.59 an hour in total. Your contract's WD and modification govern, so check the WD number in your contract before you pay.
What is the Davis-Bacon rate for laborers on building work in Essex County?
On WD NJ20260031 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026, the row "LABORER: ASPHALT SHOVELER, ASPHALT SPREADER, COMMON OR GENERAL LABORER, LANDSCAPE LABORER, PIPELAYER, POWER TOOL OPERATOR AND SCREEDMAN" is $35.75 base plus $30.22 fringe, $65.97 an hour in total. Your contract's WD and modification govern, so check the WD number in your contract before you pay.
Which wage determination applies to my project?
The one in your contract. A WD is generally locked in when the contract is awarded (for sealed bids, a modification published at least 10 days before bid opening applies), and later modifications do not change it except in cases such as added out-of-scope work or option extensions. See 29 CFR 1.6(c).
What counts as building construction?
Sheltered enclosures with walk-in access for housing people, machinery, equipment or supplies, and all their installations. Includes apartment buildings of 5 stories and up. The contracting agency picks the construction type; it is written into your contract with the WD. Source: DOL All Agency Memorandum 130.
What if my worker's trade is not on the list?
Work that needs a classification the WD does not list is added after award through a conformance request, which goes through the contracting agency to the Department of Labor (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iii)). Do not use a different classification because its rate looks close.
Using these rates on a WH-347
Each worker's line on the WH-347 needs the classification as it appears in the WD, a straight-time rate at least the base rate, and the fringe met in cash, through a bona fide plan, or both (see fringe benefits, with the math). Put the WD number and modification in the header.
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