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New York electrician prevailing wage, county by county

An electrician's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $49.20 an hour in Yates County to $134.28 in New York City. The median county is $86.41.

Electrician rate in each New York county, A to Z

61 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Albany CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Allegany CountyElectrician*
$47.00 $27.27 $75.68 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-106
Bronx CountyElectrician: Service Technician · Kings County group
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Broome CountyElectrician: Cable Splicer
$50.43 $33.38 $85.32 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-2-325
Cattaraugus CountyElectrician*
$47.50 $34.88 $85.23 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-41
Cayuga CountyElectrician
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Chautauqua CountyElectrician*
$47.00 $27.27 $75.68 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-106
Chenango CountyElectrician
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Clinton CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Columbia CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Cortland CountyElectrician · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Delaware CountyElectrician
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Dutchess CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Erie CountyElectrician*
$47.50 $34.88 $85.23 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-41
Essex CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Franklin CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Fulton CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Genesee CountyElectrician
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Greene CountyElectrician
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Hamilton CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Herkimer CountyElectrician · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Jefferson CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Kings CountyElectrician: Service Technician · Kings County group
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Lewis CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Livingston CountyElectrician · Monroe County group
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Madison CountyElectrician · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Monroe CountyElectrician · Monroe County group
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Montgomery CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Nassau CountyElectrician/Wireman Inside/Outside · Suffolk County group
$66.75 $37.05 $115.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-25
New York CityElectrician "A" (Regular Day / Day Shift) ((Including installation of low voltage cabling carrying data, video and/or voice on building construction/alteration/renovation projects.))
$64.00 $70.28 $134.28 Jul 1, 2026NYCCOMP-220-2026-07-01
New York CountyElectrician: Service Technician · Kings County group
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Niagara CountyElectrician: Cable Splicer
$53.02 $32.33 $86.94 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-3-237
Oneida CountyElectrician · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Onondaga CountyElectrician
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Ontario CountyElectrician
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Orange CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Orleans CountyElectrician
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Oswego CountyElectrician · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Otsego CountyElectrician
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Putnam CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Queens CountyElectrician: Service Technician · Kings County group
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Rensselaer CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Richmond CountyElectrician: Service Technician · Kings County group
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Rockland CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Saratoga CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Schenectady CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Schoharie CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Schuyler CountyElectrician
$47.00 $32.23 $79.23 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-241
Seneca CountyElectrician
$47.00 $32.23 $79.23 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-241
St. Lawrence CountyElectrician · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Suffolk CountyElectrician/Wireman Inside/Outside · Suffolk County group
$66.75 $37.05 $115.81 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-25
Sullivan CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Tioga CountyElectrician
$47.00 $32.23 $79.23 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-241
Tompkins CountyElectrician
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Ulster CountyElectrician · Orange County group
$62.00 $32.71 $96.27 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-11-363/1
Warren CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Washington CountyElectrician · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Wayne CountyElectrician
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Westchester CountyElectrician: Service Technician
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3H
Wyoming CountyElectrician
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Yates CountyElectrician
$48.00 $1.20 $49.20 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-840 Z1

Main electrician classification in each county, 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 electrician: $86.41 per hourSeneca County electrician: $79.23 per hourOrleans County electrician: $80.91 per hourWayne County electrician: $80.91 per hourGreene County electrician: $86.41 per hourAllegany County electrician: $75.68 per hourOswego County electrician: $89.58 per hourNassau County electrician: $115.81 per hourMonroe County electrician: $80.91 per hourHerkimer County electrician: $89.58 per hourNew York County electrician: $62.78 per hourSt. Lawrence County electrician: $72.09 per hourOrange County electrician: $96.27 per hourTompkins County electrician: $89.58 per hourOnondaga County electrician: $89.58 per hourAlbany County electrician: $86.41 per hourSuffolk County electrician: $115.81 per hourJefferson County electrician: $72.09 per hourLivingston County electrician: $80.91 per hourWyoming County electrician: $80.91 per hourSchuyler County electrician: $79.23 per hourTioga County electrician: $79.23 per hourChemung County: no rate for this tradeWestchester County electrician: $62.78 per hourNiagara County electrician: $86.94 per hourOneida County electrician: $89.58 per hourEssex County electrician: $72.09 per hourOtsego County electrician: $89.58 per hourHamilton County electrician: $86.41 per hourMontgomery County electrician: $86.41 per hourFranklin County electrician: $72.09 per hourLewis County electrician: $72.09 per hourBroome County electrician: $85.32 per hourSchenectady County electrician: $86.41 per hourSteuben County: no rate for this tradeChenango County electrician: $89.58 per hourSullivan County electrician: $96.27 per hourPutnam County electrician: $96.27 per hourRockland County electrician: $96.27 per hourColumbia County electrician: $86.41 per hourClinton County electrician: $72.09 per hourKings County electrician: $62.78 per hourCattaraugus County electrician: $85.23 per hourChautauqua County electrician: $75.68 per hourQueens County electrician: $62.78 per hourRensselaer County electrician: $86.41 per hourRichmond County electrician: $62.78 per hourUlster County electrician: $96.27 per hourBronx County electrician: $62.78 per hourSaratoga County electrician: $86.41 per hourFulton County electrician: $86.41 per hourDutchess County electrician: $96.27 per hourCayuga County electrician: $89.58 per hourErie County electrician: $85.23 per hourCortland County electrician: $89.58 per hourMadison County electrician: $89.58 per hourWashington County electrician: $86.41 per hourGenesee County electrician: $80.91 per hourWarren County electrician: $86.41 per hourDelaware County electrician: $96.27 per hourYates County electrician: $49.20 per hourOntario County electrician: $80.91 per hour
$49$72$80$86$89$115Electrician, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in New York?

$49.20 to $134.28 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $86.41. 7 groups of counties with identical rates and 24 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. New York City1 county$134.28
  2. Suffolk County group2 counties$115.81
  3. Orange County group6 counties$96.27
  4. Delaware County1 county$96.27
  5. Oneida County group5 counties$89.58
  6. Cayuga County1 county$89.58
  7. Chenango County1 county$89.58
  8. Onondaga County1 county$89.58
  9. Otsego County1 county$89.58
  10. Tompkins County1 county$89.58
  11. Niagara County1 county$86.94
  12. Albany County group11 counties$86.41
  13. Greene County1 county$86.41
  14. Broome County1 county$85.32
  15. Cattaraugus County1 county$85.23
  16. Erie County1 county$85.23
  17. Monroe County group2 counties$80.91
  18. Genesee County1 county$80.91
  19. Ontario County1 county$80.91
  20. Orleans County1 county$80.91
  21. Wayne County1 county$80.91
  22. Wyoming County1 county$80.91
  23. Schuyler County1 county$79.23
  24. Seneca County1 county$79.23
  25. Tioga County1 county$79.23
  26. Allegany County1 county$75.68
  27. Chautauqua County1 county$75.68
  28. Jefferson County group6 counties$72.09
  29. Kings County group5 counties$62.78
  30. Westchester County1 county$62.78
  31. Yates County1 county$49.20
Which counties share a rate
Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
New York CityElectrician "A" (Regular Day / Day Shift) ((Including installation of low voltage cabling carrying data, video and/or voice on building construction/alteration/renovation projects.))$64.00 $134.28 
Suffolk County group, 2 localities: Nassau, SuffolkElectrician/Wireman Inside/Outside$66.75 $115.81 
Orange County group, 6 localities: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, UlsterElectrician$62.00 $96.27 
Delaware County*Electrician$62.00 $96.27 
Oneida County group, 5 localities: Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, OswegoElectrician$54.00 $89.58 
Cayuga County*Electrician$54.00 $89.58 
Chenango County*Electrician$54.00 $89.58 
Onondaga County*Electrician$54.00 $89.58 
Otsego County*Electrician$54.00 $89.58 
Tompkins County*Electrician$54.00 $89.58 
Niagara CountyElectrician: Cable Splicer$53.02 $86.94 
Albany County group, 11 localities: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, WashingtonElectrician$52.00 $86.41 
Greene County*Electrician$52.00 $86.41 
Broome CountyElectrician: Cable Splicer$50.43 $85.32 
Cattaraugus County*Electrician*$47.50 $85.23 
Erie CountyElectrician*$47.50 $85.23 
Monroe County group, 2 localities: Livingston, MonroeElectrician$47.70 $80.91 
Genesee County*Electrician$47.70 $80.91 
Ontario County*Electrician$47.70 $80.91 
Orleans County*Electrician$47.70 $80.91 
Wayne County*Electrician$47.70 $80.91 
Wyoming County*Electrician$47.70 $80.91 
Schuyler County*Electrician$47.00 $79.23 
Seneca County*Electrician$47.00 $79.23 
Tioga County*Electrician$47.00 $79.23 
Allegany County*Electrician*$47.00 $75.68 
Chautauqua CountyElectrician*$47.00 $75.68 
Jefferson County group, 6 localities: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. LawrenceElectrician$45.00 $72.09 
Kings County group, 5 localities: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, RichmondElectrician: Service Technician$39.45 $62.78 
Westchester CountyElectrician: Service Technician$39.45 $62.78 
Yates CountyElectrician$48.00 $49.20 

7 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 24 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's 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.

Questions about New York electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in New York City?

$134.28 an hour: a $64.00 base wage plus $70.28 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every electrician classification in New York City.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $134.28 total is a $64.00 base wage plus $70.28 in supplements, about 52% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician 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 electricians 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 electrician rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several counties. Across New York, the 61 counties with an electrician rate fall into 31 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Albany County group).