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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Broome County, New York

$87.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Class A

$53.01 base wage + $34.30 fringe benefits (supplements)

Broome County uses the same operating engineer rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On New York public works in Broome County, an operating engineer working as class a must be paid at least $87.31 an hour: a $53.01 base wage plus $34.30 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $87.31 is our sum of the two.

2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates; this rate, effective July 1, 2026. 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 against dol.ny.gov on October 25, 2026.

NYSDOL lists 15 operating engineer rates for Broome County, from $84.26 to $101.85 an hour. See all of them.

NYSDOL's posted schedules are informational. An original schedule must be requested for each project (PRC number).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $53.01 + $34.30

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. NYSDOL prints the supplements 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)$53.01
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$34.30
Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total)$87.31

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

NYSDOL prints more than one dated line for Operating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C). The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

EffectiveRateStatus
Jul 1, 2026Wage $53.01In force
Jul 1, 2027Wage $5.00Scheduled
Jul 1, 2028Wage $5.60Scheduled
Jul 1, 2029Wage $6.10Scheduled

Every operating engineer rate in Broome County

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

  1. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 1$101.85
  2. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 2$100.85
  3. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 3$99.85
  4. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A1**$98.16
  5. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS A$97.85
  6. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS B$96.63
  7. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A$94.41
  8. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS C$93.84
  9. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B$93.50
  10. Operating Engineer - Building: Class A1** (CLASS C)$91.75
  11. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C$90.93
  12. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS D$90.83
  13. Operating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C)$87.31
  14. Operating Engineer - Building: Class B (CLASS C)$86.72
  15. Operating Engineer - Building: Class C (CLASS C)$84.26
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Broome County, highest first, split into wage and supplements.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Operating Engineer - Building: Class A1** (CLASS C)$57.45 $34.30 $91.75 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C)$53.01 $34.30 $87.31 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: Class B (CLASS C)$52.42 $34.30 $86.72 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: Class C (CLASS C)$49.96 $34.30 $84.26 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A1**$63.56 $34.60 $98.16 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A$59.81 $34.60 $94.41 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B$58.90 $34.60 $93.50 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C$56.33 $34.60 $90.93 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS A$60.95 $36.90 $97.85 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS B$59.73 $36.90 $96.63 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS C$56.94 $36.90 $93.84 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS D$53.93 $36.90 $90.83 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 1$64.95 $36.90 $101.85 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 2$63.95 $36.90 $100.85 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 3$62.95 $36.90 $99.85 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon operating engineer rate in Broome County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

We don't put a federal figure next to NYSDOL's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with NYSDOL's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:, BUILDING:: GROUP C FORK LIFT, HIGH LIFT, LULL, OILER, FIREMAN AND HEAVY-DUTY GREASER, BOILERS AND STEAM GENERATORS, PUMP, VIBRATOR, …ENGI0158-005$46.54 $79.34 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:, BUILDING: GROUP B BACKHOES (RUBBER TIRED BACKHOE/LOADER COMBINATION), BULLDOZER, PUSHCAT, TRACTOR, TRAXCAVATOR, SCRAPER, LETOURNEAU …ENGI0158-005$48.85 $81.65 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:, BUILDING: GROUP A SHOVEL, ALL EXCAVATORS (INCLUDING RUBBER TIRE, FULL SWING), GRADALLS, POWER ROAD GRADER ALL CMI EQUIPMENT, …ENGI0158-005$49.31 $82.11 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3ENGI0158-019$53.82 $87.37 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 7 MASTER MECHANICENGI0158-019$58.61 $92.16 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 6 CRANES 49 TONS AND BELOWENGI0158-019$60.30 $93.85 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 5 CRANES 50 TONS AND OVERENGI0158-019$61.80 $95.35 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 4 TOWER CRANESENGI0158-019$63.30 $96.85 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 2 ASPHALT PAVER, BACKHOE (TRACTOR MOUNTED, RUBBER TIRED), BITUMINOUS RECYCLER MACHINE, BITUMINOUS SPREADER …ENGI0158-019$56.39 $89.94 NY20260004 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (HEAVY & HIGHWAY): GROUP 1 ASPHALT CURB MACHINE, SELF PROPELLED, SLIPFORM, AUTOMATED CONCRETE SPREADER (CMI TYPE), AUTOMATIC FINE …ENGI0158-019$57.30 $90.85 NY20260004 Mod 2
ResidentialOPERATOR: LOADERSUNY2013-021$27.88 $49.28 NY20260093 Mod 1
ResidentialOPERATOR: BULLDOZERSUNY2013-021$20.80 $20.80 NY20260093 Mod 1
ResidentialOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOESUNY2013-021$21.36 $21.36 NY20260093 Mod 1

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

How Broome County compares

The main operating engineer 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 York

$50.19Nassau$131.26New York City
BroomeNearby: Tioga $87.31, Chenango $87.31, Cortland $84.24Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 38 counties pay more than Broome, 2 the same, 22 less.

Wage and supplements, nearby

  1. Broome Countybase $53.01$87.31
  2. Tioga Countybase $53.01$87.31
  3. Chenango Countybase $53.01$87.31
  4. Cortland Countybase $51.21$84.24

Operating Engineer rates in nearby counties

Current NYSDOL rates. The rate is the one prevailing in the locality where the work is done; some job descriptions cover only part of a county (Labor Law §220(5)(d)).

NYSDOL's operating engineer rates for Broome County are the same as in 2 other counties: Chenango, Tioga.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Broome County
Delaware CountyOperating Engineer - Building / Heavy&Highway: Class A$68.72 $105.47 +$18.16
Broome CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C)$53.01 $87.31 
Tioga CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C)$53.01 $87.31 same
Chenango CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C)$53.01 $87.31 same
Cortland CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A$51.21 $84.24 −$3.07
Tompkins CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A$51.21 $84.24 −$3.07
Chemung CountyOperating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $82.75 −$4.56

New York operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.

More from NYSDOL on this rate

All Broome County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your hourly wage to the supplements your employer pays for you (benefits or cash), and compare it with the total. Contractors need a Contractor Registry certificate and file certified payroll electronically with NYSDOL. NYSDOL Bureau of Public Work: dol.ny.gov/prevailing-wage.

Source

Department of Labor (NYSDOL), NYSDOL schedule NYSDOL-1-158 BCT, issued October 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 23: apps.labor.ny.gov/wpp/publicViewWageSchedule.do

We read every NYSDOL job description and county schedule for 2026-27, with the monthly updates through October 1, 2026, and the NYC Comptroller's schedule, and check every number with a second read. Neither agency prints a total; ours is wage plus supplements. How we check · Download Broome County as CSV · Report an error