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New York sign installer prevailing wage, county by county

A sign installer's prevailing wage on New York public works is $79.14 an hour in every county that has one (1), for the main classification.

Sign Installer rate in each New York county, A to Z

1 county
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
New York CityPAINTER - SIGN: Sign Painter
$49.39 $29.75 $79.14 Jul 1, 2026NYCCOMP-220-2026-07-01

Main sign installer classification in each county (Painter - sign: sign painter), 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: no rate for this tradeSeneca County: no rate for this tradeOrleans County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeAllegany County: no rate for this tradeOswego County: no rate for this tradeNassau County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeHerkimer County: no rate for this tradeNew York County: no rate for this tradeSt. Lawrence County: no rate for this tradeOrange County: no rate for this tradeTompkins County: no rate for this tradeOnondaga County: no rate for this tradeAlbany County: no rate for this tradeSuffolk County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeLivingston County: no rate for this tradeWyoming County: no rate for this tradeSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeTioga County: no rate for this tradeChemung County: no rate for this tradeWestchester County: no rate for this tradeNiagara County: no rate for this tradeOneida County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeOtsego County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeLewis County: no rate for this tradeBroome County: no rate for this tradeSchenectady County: no rate for this tradeSteuben County: no rate for this tradeChenango County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeRockland County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County: no rate for this tradeClinton County: no rate for this tradeKings County: no rate for this tradeCattaraugus County: no rate for this tradeChautauqua County: no rate for this tradeQueens County: no rate for this tradeRensselaer County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeUlster County: no rate for this tradeBronx County: no rate for this tradeSaratoga County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeDutchess County: no rate for this tradeCayuga County: no rate for this tradeErie County: no rate for this tradeCortland County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeGenesee County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeYates County: no rate for this tradeOntario County: no rate for this trade

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

$79.14 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification.

Which counties share a rate
Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
New York CityPAINTER - SIGN: Sign Painter$49.39 $79.14 

No two counties have identical NYSDOL rates for this trade.

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 sign installer pay

What is the sign installer prevailing wage in New York City?

$79.14 an hour: a $49.39 base wage plus $29.75 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every sign installer classification in New York City.

Does sign installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $79.14 total is a $49.39 base wage plus $29.75 in supplements, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sign installer 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 sign installers 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.