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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Monroe County group, New York (9 counties)
NYSDOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne and Yates. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$82.75an hour, wage + supplements · CLASS A
$46.24 wage + $36.51 supplements
On New York public works in each of these 9 counties, 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 each of these counties, 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 supplements: $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 |
Davis-Bacon operating engineer rates in these counties
The counties share NYSDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs NYSDOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Chemung County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Livingston County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Monroe County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Ontario County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Schuyler County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Steuben County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Wayne County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Yates County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
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.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Wage $46.24 | In force |
| Jul 1, 2027 | Additional $3.75 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
| Jul 1, 2028 | Additional $3.75 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
| Jul 1, 2029 | Additional $4.18 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
When this rate changes
- 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.
Every operating engineer rate in the Monroe County group
As NYSDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 1$101.85
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 2$100.85
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 3$99.85
- Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A1**$98.57
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS A$97.85
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS B$96.63
- Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A$94.82
- Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B$94.12
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS C$93.84
- Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C$91.25
- Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS D$90.83
- Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A1**$90.25
- Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A$82.75
- Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS B$81.95
- Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS A$80.46
- Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS B$79.99
- Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS C$79.30
- Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS C$79.25
- Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS D$75.81
- Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS E$74.58
| Classification | Wage + supplements | Base | Supplements | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A1** | $90.25 | $53.74 | $36.51 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A | $82.75 | $46.24 | $36.51 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS B | $81.95 | $45.44 | $36.51 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS C | $79.25 | $42.74 | $36.51 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS A | $80.46 | $44.36 | $36.10 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS B | $79.99 | $43.89 | $36.10 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS C | $79.30 | $43.20 | $36.10 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS D | $75.81 | $39.71 | $36.10 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Building - Excavating & Paving: CLASS E | $74.58 | $38.48 | $36.10 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A1** | $98.57 | $61.64 | $36.93 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS A | $94.82 | $57.89 | $36.93 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS B | $94.12 | $57.19 | $36.93 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Heavy&Highway: CLASS C | $91.25 | $54.32 | $36.93 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS A | $97.85 | $60.95 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS B | $96.63 | $59.73 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS C | $93.84 | $56.94 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: CLASS D | $90.83 | $53.93 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 1 | $101.85 | $64.95 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 2 | $100.85 | $63.95 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Operating Engineer - Tunnel: Crane 3 | $99.85 | $62.95 | $36.90 | Jul 1, 2026 |
How the Monroe County group 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
Wage and supplements, nearby
- Monroe County groupbase $46.24$82.75
- Genesee Countybase $52.53$89.92
- Orleans Countybase $52.53$89.92
- Ontario Countybase $46.24$82.75
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every New York county with a operating engineer rate. Counties NYSDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties and New York City | Main classification | Wage + supplements | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | Engineer - Heavy Construction Operating Engineer I | $131.26 | $79.50 |
| Kings County group, 5 localities: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond | Operating Engineer - Building, Maintenance, Steel Erection & Heavy Construction: Group 1 | $122.77 | $83.44 |
| Orange County group, 5 localities: Delaware, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster | Operating Engineer - Building / Heavy&Highway: Class A | $105.47 | $68.72 |
| Westchester County group, 2 localities: Putnam, Westchester | Operating Engineer - Building: GROUP I-A | $96.62 | $62.20 |
| Dutchess County* | Operating Engineer - Building: GROUP I-A | $96.62 | $62.20 |
| Albany County group, 17 localities: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C) | $92.16 | $57.78 |
| Erie County group, 4 localities: Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A | $89.92 | $52.53 |
| Cattaraugus County group, 2 localities: Cattaraugus, Wyoming | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A | $89.92 | $52.53 |
| Genesee County* | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A | $89.92 | $52.53 |
| Chenango County group, 3 localities: Broome, Chenango, Tioga | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A (CLASS C) | $87.31 | $53.01 |
| Onondaga County group, 11 localities: Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tompkins | Operating Engineer - Building: Class A | $84.24 | $51.21 |
| Monroe County group, 9 localities: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Yates | Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A | $82.75 | $46.24 |
| Suffolk County group, 2 localities: Nassau, Suffolk | Operating Engineer - Building / Heavy&Highway: Well Driller | $50.19 | $45.63 |
10 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.
New York operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.
- ---In the event that equipment listed below is operated by robotic control, the classification covering the operation will be the same as if manually operated.
- ---If a second employee is required by the employer for operation of any covered machine, they shall be an Engineer Class C.
- CLASS A1**: All Cranes (A1 Includes Boom Trucks, Cableway, Cherry Picker, Derrick, Dragline, Dredge, Overhead Crane, Pile Driver, Tower Crane***, Truck Crane, Whirlies).
- CLASS A: Air Tugger; All terrain telescoping material handler; Barber Green and similar type machines; Clamshell; Dragline Shovel and similar machines over three-eighths cu. yd. capacity (Factory rating); Carrier mounted Backhoes that swing 360 degrees; Big Generator Plant; Bridge Crane (all types); Caisson auger and similar type machine; Dredge; Excavator all purpose hydraulically operated; Forklift (with Factory rating of 15' or more of lift); Hoist (on steel erection); Hydraulic/Krupp Drill; Mucking Machines; Remote controlled Excavator with attachments (Brokk type or similar); Ross Carrier (and similar type); Three-Drum Hoist (when all three drums are in use).
- CLASS B: A-Frame Truck; Backfilling Machine; Backhoe (tractor mounted); Belt Crete (and similar type machines); Bituminous spreading machine (3/8 yd. capacity or less factory rating); Bulldozer; Carry-all type Scraper; Compressors (four (4) not to exceed 2000 CFM combined capacity) or (three (3) or less with more than 1200 CFM but not to exceed 2000 CFM); Concrete Mixer; Concrete Placer; Concrete Pump; Mini Locomotives (all types); Elevating Grader; Elevator; Fine Grade and Finish Rollers; Fine Grade Machines (all kinds); Forklift with factory rating of less than 15' of lift; Front End Loader; Gunite Pumping Machine; High Pressure Boiler; Hoist (1 or 2 drums); Maintenance Engineer (Mechanic); Mechanical Slurry Machine (all kinds); Mega Mixers and similar type machines; Motor Grader; Pavement Grinder; Post Hole Digger; Pumps (regardless of motive power) no more than four (4) in number not to exceed twenty (20) inches in total capacity (not to include single electric pumps up to and including four (4) inches); Shot Crete Pumping Machine; Side Boom; Tractor; Skid Steer Loader (including attachments); Stoner Crusher; Tournadozer and similar types; Tournapull and similar types; Trenching Machines; Welder; Well Drill; Well Point System.
- CLASS C: Compressors - any combination (Not to exceed three (3) pieces of equipment or not to exceed 1200 CFM combined capacity); Fireman; Longitudinal Float; Mechanical Heater; Pumps (regardless of motive power, no more than three (3) in number, not to exceed twelve (12) inches total capacity); Roller (fill and grade); Rubber Tired Tractor; Welding Machine (except gas driven up to 300 amp); Mechanical Conveyor (over 12 ft. in length); Junior Engineers/Oilers.
- * To be allocated at a later date.
- Additional $2.50 per hour if work requires Personal Protective Equipment for hazardous waste site activities with a level C or over rating.
- (**) TONNAGE PREMIUMS:
- All cranes up to 64 tons capacity - A1 rate
- All cranes 65 ton to 110 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 1.50
- All cranes 111 ton to 199 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 2.00
- All cranes 200 ton to 399 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 3.00
- All cranes 400 ton to 599 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 4.00
- All cranes 600 ton to 799 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 5.00
- All cranes 800 ton to 999 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 6.00
- All cranes 1000 ton capacity and over - A1 rate plus $ 7.00
- (***) Tower Cranes - A1 rate plus $2.50 (no tonnage premiums)
- - Cranes in Luffer Configuration - A1 rate plus $ 5.00.
- - Cranes with external ballast (Tray or Wagon) - A1 rate plus $ 5.00.
- - NOTE: These premiums are in addition to the tonnage premiums if over 400 tons.
More from NYSDOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Allegany · Chemung · Livingston · Monroe · Ontario · Schuyler · Steuben · Wayne · Yates
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), 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. For the row this page leads with:
- Allegany: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 27
- Chemung: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 24
- Livingston: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 24
- Monroe: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 24
- Ontario: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 25
- Schuyler: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 25
- Steuben: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 24
- Wayne: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 27
- Yates: NYSDOL-7-158-832B, page 23
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 every New York rate as CSV · Report an error