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New Jersey dredge worker prevailing wage, county by county

A dredge worker's prevailing wage on New Jersey public works is $65.74 an hour in every county that has one (21), for the main classification.

Main dredge worker classification in each county (Operating engineers marine-dredging: lead dredgerman, operator, leverman), NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. Rates are those in effect when the contract is awarded, plus every pre-determined increase listed then, from its date (NJDOL FAQ). Checked October 25, 2026.

Cumberland County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourHunterdon County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourWarren County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourSomerset County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourOcean County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourBergen County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourMiddlesex County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourAtlantic County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourBurlington County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourCape May County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourEssex County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourMercer County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourHudson County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourMonmouth County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourSussex County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourUnion County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourMorris County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourCamden County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourSalem County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourGloucester County dredge worker: $65.74 per hourPassaic County dredge worker: $65.74 per hour
$65$65$65$65$65$65Dredger, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Bergen County group, 21 localities: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, WarrenOPERATING ENGINEERS MARINE-DREDGING: Lead Dredgerman, Operator, Leverman$65.74 $49.94 

1 group of counties with identical NJDOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

NJDOL county packages print an apprentice schedule per craft (percent of the journeyman wage, benefit rule and apprentice:journeyman ratio); see the craft's apprentice text in counties.json. With no schedule listed, an apprentice is paid the journeyman rate; with no ratio listed, the ratio is 1 apprentice to 4 journeymen (NJDOL package preamble).

Questions about New Jersey dredge worker pay

What is the dredge worker prevailing wage in Bergen County?

$65.74 an hour: a $49.94 base wage plus $15.80 in fringe benefits, under NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. Overtime and every dredge worker classification in Bergen County.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bergen County the $65.74 total is a $49.94 base wage plus $15.80 in fringe benefits, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage pay overtime in New Jersey?

New Jersey's Act sets no overtime formula. Each craft's notes in NJDOL's package define its workday, overtime, shifts and holidays, and unless they say otherwise the fringe for overtime hours stays at the straight-time amount (NJDOL).

Do apprentice dredge workers get this rate?

NJDOL county packages print an apprentice schedule per craft (percent of the journeyman wage, benefit rule and apprentice:journeyman ratio); see the craft's apprentice text in counties.json. With no schedule listed, an apprentice is paid the journeyman rate; with no ratio listed, the ratio is 1 apprentice to 4 journeymen (NJDOL package preamble).

Why do some counties have the same dredge worker rate?

NJDOL often publishes the same dredge worker rates for several counties. Across New Jersey, the 21 counties with a dredge worker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 21 counties (the Bergen County group).