Davis-Bacon wage rates · New York

Orange County residential construction wage rates

Federal prevailing wage rates for residential construction in Orange County, New York, from the wage determination SAM.gov lists for this county. Rates are shown exactly as published.

Data from SAM.gov, fetched October 7, 20261 wage determination
Wage determination
NY20260049
Modification
2
Published
May 18, 2026
Classifications
22
Other types here
Building, 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 York prevailing wage for how the two fit together.

WD NY20260049, Mod 2

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Published May 18, 2026 22 classifications Covers 1 county Types: Residential Source: SAM.gov

Scope as published: RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories)

Davis-Bacon rates in NY20260049 Mod 2, published 05/18/2026. Total is base plus the hourly fringe printed in the WD; footnote benefits (paid holidays, vacation) are extra and listed below the table.
ClassificationRate IDBaseFringeTotal / hour
BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, PLASTERER (EXCLUDING THE TOWN OF TUXEDO) BRNY0005-003
06/01/2023
$45.50 $36.89 $82.39
BRICKLAYER, CEMENT MASON, PLASTERER (TOWN OF TUXEDO) BRNY0005-002
06/01/2021
$43.04 $34.99 $78.03
CARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER CARP0279-007
07/01/2025
$29.10 $20.36 $49.46
ELECTRICIAN ELEC0363-002
04/01/2025
$51.50 $42.22 $93.72
ELEVATOR MECHANIC Footnote A, B below ELEV0138-001
01/01/2026
$76.12 $38.98 $115.10
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER (DUTIES LIMITED TO PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) ASBE0091-001
06/02/2025
$46.62 $49.30 $95.92
INSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS, AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) ASBE0091-001
06/02/2025
$46.62 $49.30 $95.92
LABORERS: GROUP 1 CUSTODIAL WORK, TOOL ROOM TENDER, TEMPORARY HEAT TENDER, PORTABLE PUMP TENDER, TEMPORARY LIGHT TENDER, PORTABLE GENERATOR TENDER, FLAG PERSON, TRAFFIC CONTROL, VEHICLE SPOTTER, WALLP...LABORERS: GROUP 1 CUSTODIAL WORK, TOOL ROOM TENDER, TEMPORARY HEAT TENDER, PORTABLE PUMP TENDER, TEMPORARY LIGHT TENDER, PORTABLE GENERATOR TENDER, FLAG PERSON, TRAFFIC CONTROL, VEHICLE SPOTTER, WALLPOINTS, SNOW REMOVAL, PITMAN AND DUMPMEN; GRADING AND BACKFILLING, TEMPORARY WEATHER PROTECTION, DEMOLITION, DISMANTLING, WRECKING, WATER PROOFING, POURED GYPSUM ROOF WORK, DRILL CHUCK TENDER, STONE & TILE TENDER, TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STRIPING, CONCRETE CURB AND SIDEWALK FORM SETTER, CARPENTEAR TENDER, STYROFOAM AND SIMILAR INSTALLATION, HODCARRIER, CONCRETE, MASON TENDER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (UNDER 20' HEIGHT), CONCRETE SEALING, CONCRETE CURING, CONCRETE FORM STRIPPING, CONCRETE VIBRATOR, GENERAL CLEANUP, ASPHALT, GUNITE, SANDBLASTING, PRESSURE BLASTING, AIR CHIPPING HAMMER, PAVEMENT BREAKER, JACKHAMMER, HYDRAULIC SPLITTER, AIR TRACK, EXPLOSIVE HANDLER, PUMP CRETE MACHINE, WIREPROOFING PUMP AND MIXERS, ACOUSTIC PUMP AND MIXER, POWER CONCRETE AND GROUT MIXER, POWER MORTAR AND PLASTER MIXER, HOISTS, SIGNAL PERSON, WALKING POWER BUGGY, RIDING POWER BUGGY, CHAIN SAW, CHIPPING MACHINE, POWER BRUSH CUTTER, COMPRESSOR, METALLIC PIPE LAYRE, NON-MATALLIC PIPE LAYER, CONDUIT LAYER, DUCT BANK LAYER, RATENTION AND TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE LINERS, DISCHARGE PIPE, CORRUGATED PIPE, POWER TEMPERS, POWER WALK BEHIND ROLLER, RADIO CONTROL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RADIO CONTROL TAMPERS AND ROLLERS, RADIO CONTROL HAMMERS AND PAVEMENT BREAKERS, RADIO CONTROL EXCAVATOR, LANSCAPING, ARTIFICAL TURF, GRADE CHECKER, *ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORK, *TOXIC, LEAD AND HAZARDOUS WASTE ABATEMENT RELATED WORK, PRESTRESSED AND PRECAST CONCRETE CONCRETE SAW, CORE DRILL, WALK BEHIND SURFACE PLANNER, POWER LOW FORK LIFT, CLEANING MACHINE, MAGAMIXER, CONCRETE FINISHER, GRANITE, STONE OR MANUFACTURED CURBING, SURFACE SETTING OF ALL BLOCK, BRICK, STONE, ASSEMBLING AND PLACING OF GABION BASKET OR SIMILAR, RIP RAP, CONCRETE ROAD FORM SETTER, CUTTING TORCH, WELDER, CHAIN LINK FENCE, RETAINING WALLS, SOUND BARRIERS, (WRECKING, DEMOLITION, DISMANTLING ABOVE 14 FEET), (ERECTING AND DISMANTLING SCAFFOLD OVER 20 FEET IN HEIGHT), WAGON DRILL, JOY & JIB DRILL, INGERSOLL- RAND HEAVY DUTY CRAWLER-MASTER TYPE HONZ DRILL MACHINES OR EQUIVALENT, CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING ARE NOT REQUIRED. LEROL HYDRAULIC DRILL OR SIMILAR, HIGH/LOW FORKLIFT, BLASTER, ALL WORKING FORMEN INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GRADE, PIPE, CLEARING, CONCRETE, MASONRY, DEMOLITION, BLACKTOP, DRILLING AND LANDSCAPING
LABO0017-007
06/01/2017
$26.25 $15.30 $41.55
LABORERS: GROUP 2 ASBESTOS, TOXIC, AND HAZARDOUS WASTE ABATEMENT AND RELATED WORK LABO0017-007
06/01/2017
$31.25 $15.30 $46.55
PAINTER (STRUCTURAL STEEL AND BRIDGE) PAIN0806-009
10/01/2014
$48.75 $35.63 $84.38
PAINTERS: (DRYWALL FINISHER) PAIN0155-005
05/01/2021
$35.94 $24.66 $60.60
PAINTERS: (LEAD ABATEMENT WORK) PAIN0155-005
05/01/2021
$35.94 $24.66 $60.60
PAINTERS: (PAINTER/PAPERHANGER) PAIN0155-005
05/01/2021
$35.94 $24.66 $60.60
PAINTERS: (SPRAY RATE) PAIN0155-005
05/01/2021
$36.94 $24.66 $61.60
PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER PLUM0373-004
05/01/2025
$53.20 $46.57 $99.77
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 GRADERS NOTES: HAZMAT PREMIUM.20 PERCENT HYDROGRAPHIC PREMIUM.50 Footnote A below ENGI0825-011
01/01/2018
$50.57 $30.30 $80.87
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 PAVERS NOTES: HAZMAT PREMIUM.20 PERCENT HYDROGRAPHIC PREMIUM.50 Footnote A below ENGI0825-011
01/01/2018
$48.98 $30.30 $79.28
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 BULLDOZERS, ROLLERS NOTES: HAZMAT PREMIUM.20 PERCENT HYDROGRAPHIC PREMIUM.50 Footnote A below ENGI0825-011
01/01/2018
$47.07 $30.30 $77.37
ROOFER ROOF0008-002
05/01/2025
$50.25 $32.62 $82.87
SHEET METAL WORKER SUNY1998-001
11/24/1998
$15.54 $6.92 $22.46
SPRINKLER FITTERS SFNY0669-004
01/01/2026
$57.20 $32.66 $89.86
TRUCK DRIVER SUNY1998-001
11/24/1998
$17.00 $4.46 $21.46
Footnotes in NY20260049 (3)
  • ELEV0138-001 A: VACATION: 6%/UNDER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RATE FOR ALL HOURS WORKED. 8%/OVER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RATE FOR ALL HOURS WORKED.
  • ELEV0138-001 B: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERANS' DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY; AND CHRISTMAS DAY
  • ENGI0825-011 A: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, JULY 4TH, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, ELECTION DAY AND VETERANS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS ONE DAY DURING THE CALENDAR WEEK IN WHICH THE HOLIDAY OCCURS

Questions about these rates

What is the Davis-Bacon rate for electricians on residential work in Orange County?
On WD NY20260049 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026, the row "ELECTRICIAN" is $51.50 base plus $42.22 fringe, $93.72 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 plumbers on residential work in Orange County?
On WD NY20260049 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026, the row "PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER" is $53.20 base plus $46.57 fringe, $99.77 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 residential work in Orange County?
On WD NY20260049 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026, the row "CARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER" is $29.10 base plus $20.36 fringe, $49.46 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 residential construction?
Single family houses and apartment buildings of no more than 4 stories. 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.

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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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