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New York boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $71.09 an hour in Tompkins County to $120.81 in Bronx County. The median county is $73.84.

Boilermaker rate in each New York county, A to Z

63 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Albany CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Allegany CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Bronx CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Broome CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Cattaraugus CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Cayuga CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Chautauqua CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Chemung CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Chenango CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Clinton CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Columbia CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Cortland CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Delaware CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Dutchess CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Erie CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Essex CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Franklin CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Fulton CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Genesee CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Greene CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Hamilton CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Herkimer CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Jefferson CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Kings CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Lewis CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Livingston CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Madison CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Monroe CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Montgomery CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Nassau CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
New York CityBoilermaker
$70.38 $50.33 $120.71 Jul 1, 2026NYCCOMP-220-2026-07-01
New York CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Niagara CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Oneida CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Onondaga CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Ontario CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Orange CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Orleans CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Oswego CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Otsego CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Putnam CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Queens CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Rensselaer CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Richmond CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Rockland CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Saratoga CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Schenectady CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Schoharie CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Schuyler CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Seneca CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
St. Lawrence CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Steuben CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Suffolk CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Sullivan CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Tioga CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Tompkins CountyBoilermaker · Onondaga County group
$42.50 $28.59 $71.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-175
Ulster CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Warren CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Washington CountyBoilermaker · Albany County group
$45.84 $28.00 $73.84 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-197
Wayne CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Westchester CountyBoilermaker · Kings County group
$70.38 $26.85 $120.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-5
Wyoming CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7
Yates CountyBoilermaker · Erie County group
$41.50 $33.87 $75.37 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-12-7

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. New York doesn't lock rates at bid: contractors pay the current prevailing rate, including the dated steps in the schedule, and monthly corrections retroactive to July 1 (NYSDOL). Checked October 25, 2026.

Schoharie County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourSeneca County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourOrleans County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourGreene County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourAllegany County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourOswego County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourNassau County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourMonroe County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourHerkimer County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourNew York County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourSt. Lawrence County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourOrange County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourTompkins County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourOnondaga County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourAlbany County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourSuffolk County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourLivingston County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourWyoming County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourSchuyler County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourTioga County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourChemung County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourWestchester County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourNiagara County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourOneida County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourEssex County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourOtsego County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourHamilton County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourMontgomery County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourLewis County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourBroome County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourSchenectady County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourSteuben County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourChenango County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourSullivan County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourPutnam County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourRockland County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourColumbia County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourClinton County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourKings County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourCattaraugus County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourChautauqua County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourQueens County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourRensselaer County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourRichmond County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourUlster County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourBronx County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourSaratoga County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourFulton County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourDutchess County boilermaker: $120.81 per hourCayuga County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourErie County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourCortland County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourMadison County boilermaker: $71.09 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourGenesee County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourWarren County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourDelaware County boilermaker: $73.84 per hourYates County boilermaker: $75.37 per hourOntario County boilermaker: $75.37 per hour
$71$71$73$75$120$120Boilermaker, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in New York?

$71.09 to $120.81 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $73.84. 4 groups of counties with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Kings County group14 counties · Boilermaker$120.81
  2. New York City1 county · Boilermaker$120.71
  3. Erie County group16 counties · Boilermaker$75.37
  4. Albany County group19 counties · Boilermaker$73.84
  5. Onondaga County group13 counties · Boilermaker$71.09
Which counties share a rate
Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Kings County group, 14 localities: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, WestchesterBoilermaker$70.38 $120.81 
New York CityBoilermaker$70.38 $120.71 
Erie County group, 16 localities: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, YatesBoilermaker$41.50 $75.37 
Albany County group, 19 localities: Albany, Broome, Chenango, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Warren, WashingtonBoilermaker$45.84 $73.84 
Onondaga County group, 13 localities: Cayuga, Clinton, Cortland, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, St. Lawrence, TompkinsBoilermaker$42.50 $71.09 

4 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

Questions about New York boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in New York City?

$120.71 an hour: a $70.38 base wage plus $50.33 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in New York City.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $120.71 total is a $70.38 base wage plus $50.33 in supplements, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in New York?

Work over eight hours in a day or more than five days in a week is overtime at "a premium wage commensurate with the premium wages prevailing in the area" (Labor Law §220(2)). Each trade's rules are NYSDOL codes, copied here; they combine, so we don't compute overtime dollars.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

NYSDOL schedules list registered-apprentice wages as a percentage of the journeyworker rate, with their own supplement amounts, under REGISTERED APPRENTICES (verbatim in `apprentice_text`). Only registered apprentices may be paid those rates.

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across New York, the 63 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Albany County group).