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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Seneca County, New York

$74.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$44.89 base wage + $29.36 fringe benefits (supplements) · General construction

Seneca County uses the same sheet metal worker rates as 5 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On New York public works in Seneca County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $74.25 an hour: a $44.89 base wage plus $29.36 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $74.25 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 2 sheet metal worker rates for Seneca County, from $43.14 to $74.25 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: $44.89 + $29.36

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)$44.89
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$29.36
Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total)$74.25

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

NYSDOL prints more than one dated line for Sheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row). The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

EffectiveRateStatus
Jul 1, 2026Wage $44.89In force
May 3, 2027Additional $2.56 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements laterScheduled
May 1, 2028Additional $2.64 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements laterScheduled

Every sheet metal worker rate in Seneca County

As NYSDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Sheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row)General construction$44.89 $29.36 $74.25 Jul 1, 2026
Sheetmetal Worker - Residential (unlabelled row)ResidentialResidential$30.97 $12.17 $43.14 —

Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker rate in Seneca 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 determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
ResidentialSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)SUNY2013-004$17.41 $19.87 NY20260077 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 Seneca County compares

The main sheet metal 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

$62.03Cattaraugus$124.62Rockland
SenecaNearby: Cayuga $64.35, Yates $74.25, Ontario $74.25Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 35 counties pay more than Seneca, 5 the same, 22 less.

Wage and supplements, nearby

  1. Seneca Countybase $44.89$74.25
  2. Cayuga Countybase $40.54$64.35
  3. Yates Countybase $44.89$74.25
  4. Ontario Countybase $44.89$74.25

Sheet Metal 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 sheet metal worker rates for Seneca County are the same as in 5 other counties: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Yates.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Seneca County
Seneca CountySheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row)$44.89 $74.25 
Yates CountySheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row)$44.89 $74.25 same
Ontario CountySheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row)$44.89 $74.25 same
Wayne CountySheetmetal Worker (unlabelled row)$44.89 $74.25 same
Schuyler CountySheetmetal Worker$41.84 $67.17 −$7.08
Tompkins CountySheetmetal Worker$41.84 $67.17 −$7.08
Cayuga CountySheetmetal Worker: **(under $ 10 million)$40.54 $64.35 −$9.90

New York sheet metal worker 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 Seneca 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-5-46, issued October 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, page 36: 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 Seneca County as CSV · Report an error