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New York dredge worker prevailing wage, county by county

A dredge worker's prevailing wage on New York public works is $53.69 an hour in every county that has one (27), for the main classification.

Main dredge worker classification in each county (Operating engineer - marine dredging: class a1 deck captain, leverman,), 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: no rate for this tradeSeneca County: no rate for this tradeOrleans County: no rate for this tradeWayne County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourGreene County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourAllegany County: no rate for this tradeOswego County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourNassau County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourMonroe County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourHerkimer County: no rate for this tradeNew York County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourSt. Lawrence County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourOrange County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourTompkins County: no rate for this tradeOnondaga County: no rate for this tradeAlbany County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourSuffolk County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourJefferson County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourLivingston County: no rate for this tradeWyoming County: no rate for this tradeSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeTioga County: no rate for this tradeChemung County: no rate for this tradeWestchester County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourNiagara County: no rate for this tradeOneida County: no rate for this tradeEssex County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourOtsego County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourLewis County: no rate for this tradeBroome County: no rate for this tradeSchenectady County: no rate for this tradeSteuben County: no rate for this tradeChenango County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County: no rate for this tradePutnam County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourRockland County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourColumbia County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourClinton County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourKings County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourCattaraugus County: no rate for this tradeChautauqua County: no rate for this tradeQueens County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourRensselaer County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourRichmond County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourUlster County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourBronx County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourSaratoga County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeDutchess County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourCayuga County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourErie County: no rate for this tradeCortland County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeWashington County dredge worker: $53.69 per hourGenesee County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeYates County: no rate for this tradeOntario County: no rate for this trade
$53$53$53$53$53$53Dredger, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

Counties and New York CityMain classificationWage + supplementsBase
Kings County group, 27 localities: Albany, Bronx, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Kings, Monroe, Nassau, New York, Orange, Oswego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, WestchesterOperating Engineer - Marine Dredging: CLASS A1 Deck Captain, Leverman,$53.69 $49.94 

1 group of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their 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 dredge worker pay

What is the dredge worker prevailing wage in Kings County?

$53.69 an hour: a $49.94 base wage plus $3.75 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every dredge worker classification in Kings County.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kings County the $53.69 total is a $49.94 base wage plus $3.75 in supplements, about 7% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does dredge worker 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 dredge workers 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 dredge worker rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same dredge worker rates for several counties. Across New York, the 27 counties with a dredge worker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 27 counties (the Kings County group).