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Diver & Tender prevailing wage, Sullivan County group, New York (3 counties)

NYSDOL sets the same commercial diver rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Columbia, Sullivan and Ulster. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$89.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Base Wage )

$56.47 base wage + $32.66 fringe benefits (supplements)

On New York public works in each of these 3 counties, a commercial diver working as base wage ) must be paid at least $89.13 an hour: a $56.47 base wage plus $32.66 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $89.13 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's posted schedules are informational. An original schedule must be requested for each project (PRC number).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $56.47 + $32.66

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)$56.47
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$32.66
Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total)$89.13

When does this rate change?

How the Sullivan County group compares

The main commercial diver 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

$89.13Columbia$135.30New York City
SullivanNearby: Columbia $89.13, Ulster $89.13Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 60 counties pay more than Sullivan, 2 the same, 0 less.

Wage and supplements, nearby

  1. Sullivan County groupbase $56.47$89.13
  2. Ulster Countybase $56.47$89.13
  3. Orange Countybase $87.62$135.10
  4. Delaware Countybase $66.02$93.83

Which county is in which commercial diver group

Every New York county with a commercial diver rate. Counties NYSDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
New York CityDiver (Marine)$77.46 $135.30 
Kings County group, 10 localities: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, WestchesterCarpenter: Marine Diver (Marine Construction)$87.62 $135.10 
Orange County group, 2 localities: Dutchess, OrangeCarpenter: Marine Diver (Marine Construction)$87.62 $135.10 
Genesee County group, 3 localities: Genesee, Niagara, OrleansCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$70.23 $103.58 
Erie CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$70.23 $103.58 
Wyoming CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$70.23 $103.58 
Albany County group, 10 localities: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, WashingtonCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$73.77 $100.07 
Oneida County group, 3 localities: Herkimer, Madison, OneidaCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$71.02 $98.83 
Otsego County group, 2 localities: Chenango, OtsegoCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$71.02 $98.83 
Allegany CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$69.18 $98.68 
Cattaraugus CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$69.18 $98.68 
Chautauqua CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$69.18 $98.68 
Monroe County group, 4 localities: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, WayneCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$69.18 $98.43 
Franklin County group, 4 localities: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, HamiltonCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$68.52 $94.82 
Steuben County group, 5 localities: Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, TompkinsCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Cayuga County group, 3 localities: Cayuga, Seneca, YatesCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Jefferson County group, 3 localities: Jefferson, Lewis, OswegoCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Broome County group, 2 localities: Broome, TiogaCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Delaware CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Onondaga CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
St. Lawrence CountyCarpenter - Heavy&Highway: Diver-Wet Day$66.02 $93.83 
Sullivan County group, 3 localities: Columbia, Sullivan, UlsterCarpenter - Building / Heavy&Highway: Base Wage (Applies to Diver (Wet))$56.47 $89.13 

13 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 9 counties with rates of their own.

New York commercial diver prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.

More from NYSDOL on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Columbia · Sullivan · Ulster

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), 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. For the row this page leads with:

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 every New York rate as CSV · Report an error