Bricklayer prevailing wage in Somerset County, New Jersey

$90.03an hour, total

$49.60 wage + $40.43 fringe benefits

Somerset County uses the same bricklayer rates as 20 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On New Jersey public works in Somerset County, a bricklayer must be paid at least $90.03 an hour: a $49.60 base wage plus $40.43 in fringe benefits.

NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026; this rate, effective July 7, 2026. Rates are those in effect when the contract is awarded, plus every pre-determined increase listed then, from its date (NJDOL FAQ). Checked against nj.gov on October 25, 2026.

NJDOL lists 4 bricklayer rates for Somerset County, from $75.62 to $97.78 an hour. See all of them.

NJDOL's posted rates are informational. The public body obtains the project's official determination, and it goes in the contract.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $49.60 + $40.43

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. NJDOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)	$49.60
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$40.43
Total hourly rate, as printed	$90.03

Davis-Bacon bricklayer rate in Somerset County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Where both Davis-Bacon and the New Jersey Act apply, "whichever rate is higher must be paid" (NJDOL FAQ).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is BRICKLAYER (WORK ON HIGH STACKS: 22% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL.) at $78.46 ($45.20 base + $33.26 fringe), from NJ20260042 modification 2, published August 13, 2026, rate BRNJ0002-013. Against NJDOL's $90.03: NJDOL's rate is $11.57 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	BRICKLAYER (WORK ON HIGH STACKS: 22% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL.)BRNJ0002-013	$78.46	$45.20	NJ20260042 Mod 2
Highway	BRICKLAYER (BERGEN, ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES; HUNTERDON COUNTY (NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE DRAWN FROM CLOVER HILL, THROUGH REAVILLE, THROUGH FLEMINGTON, THROUGH …BRNJ0002-005	$87.56	$49.60	NJ20260002 Mod 2
Highway	BRICKLAYER (HUNTERDON COUNTY (south and east of a line drawn from Clover Hill, through Reaville, through Flemington, through High Bridge, through Califon, …BRNJ0002-006	$76.06	$43.56	NJ20260002 Mod 2
Residential	BRICKLAYERBRNJ0002-004	$87.56	$49.60	NJ20260020 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. New Jersey Davis-Bacon changes

When this rate changes

The rates in effect on the date the contract is awarded apply, plus every pre-determined increase listed then, from its date. A later posting doesn't change an awarded job (NJDOL FAQ). Rates marked expired "remain in effect" until new ones are posted.
NJDOL reissues a county's package whenever a union agreement changes. This page uses the packages of October 19, 2026 (NJDOL current rates).

Every bricklayer rate in Somerset County

As NJDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Foreman$97.78
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Deputy Foreman$93.03
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman$90.03
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Mason Helper$75.62

Hourly rate of each bricklayer classification in Somerset County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Total	Base	Fringe benefits	Effective
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Mason Helper	$75.62	$40.70	$34.92	Jul 7, 2026
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Deputy Foreman	$93.03	$52.60	$40.43	Jul 7, 2026
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Foreman	$97.78	$57.35	$40.43	Jul 7, 2026
Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	$40.43	Jul 7, 2026

How Somerset County compares

The main bricklayer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in New Jersey

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Somerset Countybase $49.60$90.03
Middlesex Countybase $49.60$90.03
Hunterdon Countybase $49.60$90.03
Union Countybase $49.60$90.03

Bricklayer rates in nearby counties

Current NJDOL rates. Rates "are generally set for each of the State's twenty-one (21) counties", and some crafts are statewide (NJDOL FAQ).

NJDOL's bricklayer rates for Somerset County are the same as in 20 other counties: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester and 12 more.

County	Classification	Total	Base	vs Somerset County
Somerset County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60
Middlesex County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same
Hunterdon County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same
Union County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same
Mercer County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same
Morris County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same
Essex County	Bricklayer, Stone Mason: Journeyman	$90.03	$49.60	same

New Jersey bricklayer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your wage to what your employer pays into benefits for you, or pays you in cash each payday, and compare it with the total. Rates for every craft, including future increases, must be posted on site, and certified payroll goes to NJDOL within 10 days of payday (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.29). NJDOL Public Contracts: (609) 292-2259.

Source

Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), NJDOL county package NJDOL-20261019-somerset, issued October 19, 2026, effective July 7, 2026, page 7: lwdwebpt.dol.state.nj.us/archivewages/292125119-somerset-10-19-2026.pdf

We read every county package of October 19, 2026, including its statewide pages, and check every number with a second, separate reader. Wage plus benefit equals NJDOL's printed total on every step that prints both. How we check · Download Somerset County as CSV · Report an error