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Tunnel Worker prevailing wage in Onondaga County, New York
$71.66an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · GROUP A
$43.04 base wage + $28.62 fringe benefits (supplements)
Onondaga County uses the same tunnel worker rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On New York public works in Onondaga County, a tunnel worker working as group a must be paid at least $71.66 an hour: a $43.04 base wage plus $28.62 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $71.66 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 4 tunnel worker rates for Onondaga County, from $71.66 to $76.86 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: $43.04 + $28.62
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) | $43.04 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $28.62 |
| Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total) | $71.66 |
When does this rate change?
- New York rates aren't locked at bid. Each rate stays until its next printed effective date or the new annual determination on July 1, and contractors must pay the current rate (Article 8 schedules).
- NYSDOL posts error corrections and updates on the first business day of each month, and contractors pay them "retroactive to July 1" (NYSDOL). This page uses the 2026-27 schedules with the October 1, 2026 updates.
Dated rates for this classification
NYSDOL prints more than one dated line for Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Wage $43.04 | In force |
| Jul 1, 2027 | Additional $4.20 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
Every tunnel worker rate in Onondaga County
As NYSDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP D$76.86
- Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP C$76.66
- Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP B$71.86
- Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A$71.66
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A | $43.04 | $28.62 | $71.66 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP B | $43.24 | $28.62 | $71.86 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP C | $48.04 | $28.62 | $76.66 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP D | $48.24 | $28.62 | $76.86 | Jul 1, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon tunnel worker rate in Onondaga 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.
The federal determinations for Onondaga County list no tunnel worker classification.
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 Onondaga County compares
The main tunnel worker 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
Wage and supplements, nearby
- Onondaga Countybase $43.04$71.66
- Cayuga Countybase $42.48$71.10
- Madison Countybase $50.01$81.80
- Oswego Countybase $43.04$71.66
Tunnel Worker 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 tunnel worker rates for Onondaga County are the same as in 1 other county: Oswego.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | Laborer - Tunnel: Class 1 | $50.01 | $81.80 | +$10.14 |
| Oneida County | Laborer - Tunnel: Class 1 | $50.01 | $81.80 | +$10.14 |
| Onondaga County | Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A | $43.04 | $71.66 | |
| Oswego County | Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A | $43.04 | $71.66 | same |
| Cayuga County | Laborer - Tunnel: GROUP A | $42.48 | $71.10 | −$0.56 |
| Cortland County | Laborer - Tunnel: Group A | $42.98 | $70.99 | −$0.67 |
| Seneca County | Laborer - Tunnel: Group A (Tunnel Laborer) | $41.92 | $66.94 | −$4.72 |
New York tunnel worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.
- GROUP A: Changehouse Men.
- GROUP B: Miners and all Machine Men, Safety Miner, all Shaftwork, Caisson work, Drilling, Blow Pipe, all Air Tools, Tugger, Scaling, Nipper, Guniting pot to nozzle, Bit Grinder, Signal Man (top and bottom), Concrete Men, Shield driven tunnels, mixed face and soft ground, liner plate tunnels in free air.
- GROUP C: Blaster.
- GROUP D: Hazardous Waste Work on a State and or Federally designated waste site, and where relevant regulations require employees to use personal protection.
- * To be allocated at a later date.
More from NYSDOL on this rate
- NYSDOL NYSDOL schedule, page 14
- NYSDOL's Article 8 schedules
- These are journeyworker rates. Only apprentices individually registered in a NYSDOL-registered program may be paid apprentice rates (Labor Law §220(3-e)).
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-7-633T (ON), issued October 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 14: 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 Onondaga County as CSV · Report an error