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New York laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A laborer's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $51.45 an hour in Tompkins County to $103.63 in New York City. The median county is $64.98.

Main laborer 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 laborer: $67.52 per hourSeneca County laborer: $58.32 per hourOrleans County laborer: $58.32 per hourWayne County laborer: $58.32 per hourGreene County laborer: $82.15 per hourAllegany County laborer: $51.78 per hourOswego County laborer: $60.83 per hourNassau County laborer: $74.91 per hourMonroe County laborer: $58.32 per hourHerkimer County laborer: $64.98 per hourNew York County laborer: $73.40 per hourSt. Lawrence County laborer: $61.87 per hourOrange County laborer: $82.15 per hourTompkins County laborer: $51.45 per hourOnondaga County laborer: $60.55 per hourAlbany County laborer: $67.52 per hourSuffolk County laborer: $74.91 per hourJefferson County laborer: $61.87 per hourLivingston County laborer: $58.32 per hourWyoming County laborer: $58.32 per hourSchuyler County laborer: $51.45 per hourTioga County laborer: $51.45 per hourChemung County laborer: $51.45 per hourWestchester County laborer: $80.26 per hourNiagara County laborer: $81.21 per hourOneida County laborer: $64.98 per hourEssex County laborer: $59.62 per hourOtsego County laborer: $79.35 per hourHamilton County laborer: $64.98 per hourMontgomery County laborer: $67.52 per hourFranklin County laborer: $61.87 per hourLewis County laborer: $61.87 per hourBroome County laborer: $51.45 per hourSchenectady County laborer: $67.52 per hourSteuben County laborer: $51.45 per hourChenango County laborer: $51.45 per hourSullivan County laborer: $82.15 per hourPutnam County laborer: $80.26 per hourRockland County laborer: $79.54 per hourColumbia County laborer: $67.52 per hourClinton County laborer: $59.62 per hourKings County laborer: $73.40 per hourCattaraugus County laborer: $68.15 per hourChautauqua County laborer: $51.78 per hourQueens County laborer: $73.40 per hourRensselaer County laborer: $67.52 per hourRichmond County laborer: $73.40 per hourUlster County laborer: $82.15 per hourBronx County laborer: $73.40 per hourSaratoga County laborer: $67.52 per hourFulton County laborer: $67.52 per hourDutchess County laborer: $74.72 per hourCayuga County laborer: $60.52 per hourErie County laborer: $63.58 per hourCortland County laborer: $51.45 per hourMadison County laborer: $64.98 per hourWashington County laborer: $67.52 per hourGenesee County laborer: $58.32 per hourWarren County laborer: $59.62 per hourDelaware County laborer: $51.45 per hourYates County laborer: $58.32 per hourOntario County laborer: $58.32 per hour
$51$58$60$67$73$82Laborer, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

11 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. New York City1 county$103.63
  2. Orange County group3 counties$82.15
  3. Greene County1 county$82.15
  4. Niagara County1 county$81.21
  5. Putnam County1 county$80.26
  6. Westchester County1 county$80.26
  7. Rockland County1 county$79.54
  8. Otsego County1 county$79.35
  9. Suffolk County group2 counties$74.91
  10. Dutchess County1 county$74.72
  11. Kings County group5 counties$73.40
  12. Cattaraugus County1 county$68.15
  13. Albany County group3 counties$67.52
  14. Schoharie County group2 counties$67.52
  15. Columbia County1 county$67.52
  16. Fulton County1 county$67.52
  17. Montgomery County1 county$67.52
  18. Saratoga County1 county$67.52
  19. Oneida County group4 counties$64.98
  20. Erie County1 county$63.58
  21. Jefferson County group4 counties$61.87
  22. Oswego County1 county$60.83
  23. Onondaga County1 county$60.55
  24. Cayuga County1 county$60.52
  25. Clinton County group3 counties$59.62
  26. Monroe County group9 counties$58.32
  27. Chautauqua County group2 counties$51.78
  28. Steuben County group7 counties$51.45
  29. Chenango County1 county$51.45
  30. Delaware County1 county$51.45

Which counties pay which rate

Counties and New York CityMain classificationWage + supplementsBase
New York CityLaborer - Paver & Roadbuilder$103.63 $46.98 
Orange County group, 3 localities: Orange, Sullivan, UlsterLaborer - Building: Class 1$82.15 $47.10 
Greene County*Laborer - Building: Class 1$82.15 $47.10 
Niagara CountyLaborer - Building: GROUP 1$81.21 $39.80 
Putnam CountyLaborer - Building: "Base Wage"$80.26 $46.16 
Westchester CountyLaborer - Building: "Base Wage"$80.26 $46.16 
Rockland CountyLaborer - Building: Class 1$79.54 $48.19 
Otsego CountyLaborer - Building: Class 1$79.35 $44.30 
Suffolk County group, 2 localities: Nassau, SuffolkLaborer - Building: "Base Wage"$74.91 $42.55 
Dutchess CountyLaborer - Building: CLASS # 1 (WAGES per hour)$74.72 $42.47 
Kings County group, 5 localities: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, RichmondLaborer - Building: Skilled Demolition Laborer:$73.40 $43.75 
Cattaraugus CountyLaborer - Heavy&Highway: GROUP A$68.15 $38.13 
Albany County group, 3 localities: Albany, Rensselaer, WashingtonLaborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $39.47 
Schoharie County group, 2 localities: Schenectady, SchoharieLaborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $41.57 
Columbia County*Laborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $39.47 
Fulton County*Laborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $41.57 
Montgomery County*Laborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $41.57 
Saratoga County*Laborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$67.52 $39.47 
Oneida County group, 4 localities: Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, OneidaLaborer - Building: All Classifications (Group #1)$64.98 $37.93 
Erie CountyLaborer - Building: CLASS A (Building Laborer)$63.58 $35.33 
Jefferson County group, 4 localities: Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. LawrenceLaborer - Building: Group # 1$61.87 $33.38 
Oswego CountyLaborer - Building: Basic Laborer$60.83 $37.53 
Onondaga CountyLaborer - Building: Building Laborer$60.55 $37.25 
Cayuga CountyLaborer - Building: Building Laborer$60.52 $37.22 
Clinton County group, 3 localities: Clinton, Essex, WarrenLaborer - Building: Group A$59.62 $33.38 
Monroe County group, 9 localities: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, YatesLaborer - Building: Group A (Building Laborer)$58.32 $33.90 
Chautauqua County group, 2 localities: Allegany, ChautauquaLaborer - Building: Basic and Flagman$51.78 $29.24 
Steuben County group, 7 localities: Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, TompkinsLaborer - Building: GROUP #1$51.45 $31.25 
Chenango County*Laborer - Building: GROUP #1$51.45 $31.25 
Delaware County*Laborer - Building: GROUP #1$51.45 $31.25 

11 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 19 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 laborer pay

What is the laborer prevailing wage in New York City?

$103.63 an hour: a $46.98 base wage plus $56.65 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every laborer classification in New York City.

Does laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $103.63 total is a $46.98 base wage plus $56.65 in supplements, about 55% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does laborer 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 laborers 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 laborer rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same laborer rates for several counties. Across New York, the 63 counties with a laborer rate fall into 30 distinct sets of rates, and 11 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Monroe County group).