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New Jersey pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's prevailing wage on New Jersey public works runs from $95.12 an hour in Salem County to $109.72 in Bergen County. The median county is $109.72.

Main pile driver classification in each county (Dockbuilder/pile driver: journeyman), 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 pile driver: $95.12 per hourHunterdon County pile driver: $109.72 per hourWarren County pile driver: $109.72 per hourSomerset County pile driver: $109.72 per hourOcean County pile driver: $95.12 per hourBergen County pile driver: $109.72 per hourMiddlesex County pile driver: $109.72 per hourAtlantic County pile driver: $95.12 per hourBurlington County pile driver: $95.12 per hourCape May County pile driver: $95.12 per hourEssex County pile driver: $109.72 per hourMercer County pile driver: $109.72 per hourHudson County pile driver: $109.72 per hourMonmouth County pile driver: $109.72 per hourSussex County pile driver: $109.72 per hourUnion County pile driver: $109.72 per hourMorris County pile driver: $109.72 per hourCamden County pile driver: $95.12 per hourSalem County pile driver: $95.12 per hourGloucester County pile driver: $95.12 per hourPassaic County pile driver: $109.72 per hour
$95$95$109$109$109$109Pile Driver, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in New Jersey?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Bergen County group13 counties · Dockbuilder/Pile Driver: Journeyman$109.72
  2. Ocean County group8 counties · Dockbuilder/Pile Driver: Journeyman$95.12

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Bergen County group, 13 localities: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, WarrenDockbuilder/Pile Driver: Journeyman$109.72 $55.23 
Ocean County group, 8 localities: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, SalemDockbuilder/Pile Driver: Journeyman$95.12 $49.50 

2 groups 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 pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Bergen County?

$109.72 an hour: a $55.23 base wage plus $54.49 in fringe benefits, under NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Bergen County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bergen County the $109.72 total is a $55.23 base wage plus $54.49 in fringe benefits, about 50% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

NJDOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across New Jersey, the 21 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 13 counties (the Bergen County group).