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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Monroe County, New York

$82.75an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CLASS A

$46.24 base wage + $36.51 fringe benefits (supplements)

Monroe County uses the same operating engineer rates as 8 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On New York public works in Monroe County, an operating engineer working as class a must be paid at least $82.75 an hour: a $46.24 base wage plus $36.51 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $82.75 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 20 operating engineer rates for Monroe County, from $74.58 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: $46.24 + $36.51

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)$46.24
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$36.51
Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total)$82.75

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

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

EffectiveRateStatus
Jul 1, 2026Wage $46.24In force
Jul 1, 2027Additional $3.75 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements laterScheduled
Jul 1, 2028Additional $3.75 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements laterScheduled
Jul 1, 2029Additional $4.18 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements laterScheduled

Every operating engineer rate in Monroe 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**$98.57
  5. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS A$97.85
  6. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS B$96.63
  7. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A$94.82
  8. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B$94.12
  9. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS C$93.84
  10. Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C$91.25
  11. Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS D$90.83
  12. Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A1**$90.25
  13. Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$82.75
  14. Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS B$81.95
  15. Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS A$80.46
  16. Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS B$79.99
  17. Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS C$79.30
  18. Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS C$79.25
  19. Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS D$75.81
  20. Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS E$74.58
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Monroe County, highest first, split into wage and supplements.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A1**$53.74 $36.51 $90.25 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $36.51 $82.75 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS B$45.44 $36.51 $81.95 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS C$42.74 $36.51 $79.25 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS A$44.36 $36.10 $80.46 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS B$43.89 $36.10 $79.99 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS C$43.20 $36.10 $79.30 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS D$39.71 $36.10 $75.81 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS E$38.48 $36.10 $74.58 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A1**$61.64 $36.93 $98.57 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A$57.89 $36.93 $94.82 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B$57.19 $36.93 $94.12 Jul 1, 2026
Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C$54.32 $36.93 $91.25 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 Monroe 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, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: MASTER MECHANIC (TUNNEL AND SHAFT). FOR EXCAVATION AND PAVINGENGI0158-032$60.84 $95.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: MASTER MECHANIC (EXCAVATING AND PAVING). FOR EXCAVATION AND PAVINGENGI0158-032$43.26 $78.11 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 7 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY) MASTER MECHANICENGI0158-032$56.81 $92.56 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 6 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY) CRANES 49 TONS ANDENGI0158-032$58.38 $94.13 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 5 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY) GROUP 5: CRANES 50 TONS AND OVERENGI0158-032$59.88 $95.63 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 4 (TUNNEL AND SHAFT): CRANE, FRICTION OR LATTICE TYPE WITH BOOM LENGTH 200 FEET AND OVERENGI0158-032$51.41 $86.41 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 4 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY)TOWER CRANESENGI0158-032$61.38 $97.13 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 4 (EXCAVATING AND PAVING) COMPRESSOR (ANY SIZE, BUT SUBJECT TO OTHER PROVISIONS FOR COMPRESSORS); DUST COLLECTORS; GENERATORS; …ENGI0158-032$36.61 $71.46 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 3 (EXCAVATING AND PAVING) COMPRESSORS (4 NOT TO EXCEED 2000 CFM COMBINED CAPACITY; OR 3 OR LESS WITH MORE THAN 1200 CFM BUT NOT TO …ENGI0158-032$40.10 $74.95 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 2 (TUNNEL AND SHAFT): AUTOMATED CENTRAL MIX CONCRETE PLANT; BACKHOE (TOPSIDE); BACKHOE (TRACTOR MOUNTED,RUBBER TIRED); BITUMINOUS …ENGI0158-032$57.21 $92.21 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 2 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY) ASPHALT PAVER, BACKHOE (TRACTOR MOUNTED, RUBBER TIRED), BITUMINOUS RECYCLER MACHINE, BITUMINOUS SPREADER AND …ENGI0158-032$54.68 $90.43 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 2 (EXCAVATING AND PAVING) BACKHOE (TRACTOR MOUNTED, RUBBER TIRED); BITUMINOUS SPREADER AND MIXER; BLACKTOP PLANT (NON AUTOMATED); …ENGI0158-032$40.79 $75.64 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 1 (TUNNEL AND SHAFT) AUTOMATED CONCRETE SPREADER (CMI OR EQUIVALENT); AUTOMATED FINE GRADE MACHINE (CMI); BACKHOE; BELT PLACER (CMI …ENGI0158-032$58.43 $93.43 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 1 (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY) AUTOMATED CONCRETE SPREADER (CMI OR EQUIVALENT); AUTOMATED FINE GRADE MACHINE (CMI); BACKHOE; BELT PLACER (CMI …ENGI0158-032$55.38 $91.13 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyOPERATING ENGINEER: GROUP 1 (EXCAVATING AND PAVING) ASPHALT PAVER; AUTOMATIC FINE GRADER; BACKHOE (EXCEPT TRACTOR MOUNTED, RUBBER TIRED); BLACKTOP PLANT …ENGI0158-032$41.26 $76.11 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 8 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) TOWER CRANESENGI0158-038$50.14 $85.34 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 7 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) CRANES 251 AND OVER TONSENGI0158-038$50.64 $85.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 6 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) CRANES 25-250 TONSENGI0158-038$49.64 $84.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 5 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) CRANES UP TO AND INCLUDING 25 TONSENGI0158-038$47.64 $82.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION)ENGI0158-038$39.64 $74.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) ANY COMBINATION (NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) PIECES OF EQUIPMENT) COMPRESSORS �THREE (3) OR LESS, OR NOT …ENGI0158-038$39.64 $74.84 NY20260010 Mod 2
Building, Highway, HeavyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) AIR TUGGER, ALL TERRAIN TELESCOPING MATERIAL HANDLER, CLAMSHELL, DRAGLINE, SHOVEL AND SIMILAR …ENGI0158-038$43.14 $78.34 NY20260010 Mod 2
ResidentialOPERATOR: LOADERSUNY2013-012$27.88 $49.28 NY20260085 Mod 1
ResidentialOPERATOR: BULLDOZERSUNY2013-012$21.20 $21.20 NY20260085 Mod 1
ResidentialOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOESUNY2013-012$27.88 $47.63 NY20260085 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 Monroe 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
MonroeNearby: Genesee $89.92, Orleans $89.92, Ontario $82.75Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 52 counties pay more than Monroe, 8 the same, 2 less.

Wage and supplements, nearby

  1. Monroe Countybase $46.24$82.75
  2. Genesee Countybase $52.53$89.92
  3. Orleans Countybase $52.53$89.92
  4. Ontario Countybase $46.24$82.75

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 Monroe County are the same as in 8 other counties: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Yates.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Monroe County
Genesee CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A$52.53 $89.92 +$7.17
Orleans CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A$52.53 $89.92 +$7.17
Wyoming CountyOperating Engineer - Building: Class A$52.53 $89.92 +$7.17
Monroe CountyOperating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $82.75 
Ontario CountyOperating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $82.75 same
Livingston CountyOperating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $82.75 same
Wayne CountyOperating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$46.24 $82.75 same

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 Monroe 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-7-158-832B, issued October 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 24: 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 Monroe County as CSV · Report an error