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New York telecommunications technician prevailing wage, county by county

A telecommunications technician's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $49.20 an hour in Yates County to $123.82 in Westchester County. The median county is $86.41.

Telecommunications Technician rate in each New York county, A to Z

46 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Albany CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Bronx CountyElectrician: Telephone · Kings County group
$34.50 $30.55 $65.05 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3m
Cayuga CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Chenango CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Clinton CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Columbia CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Cortland CountyElectrician: Teledata · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Essex CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Franklin CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Fulton CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Genesee CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Greene CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Hamilton CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Herkimer CountyElectrician: Teledata · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Jefferson CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Kings CountyElectrician: Telephone · Kings County group
$34.50 $30.55 $65.05 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3m
Lewis CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Livingston CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman · Monroe County group
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Madison CountyElectrician: Teledata · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Monroe CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman · Monroe County group
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Montgomery CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Nassau CountyIntegrated Tele-Data System Electrician · Suffolk County group
$44.43 $25.80 $78.23 Aug 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-25tela
New York CityELECTRICIAN - ALARM TECHNICIAN: Alarm Technician ((Scope of Work - Inspect, test, repair, and replace defective, malfunctioning, or broken devices, components and controls of Fire, Burglar and Security Systems))
$39.45 $23.33 $62.78 Jul 1, 2026NYCCOMP-220-2026-07-01
New York CountyElectrician: Telephone · Kings County group
$34.50 $30.55 $65.05 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3m
Oneida CountyElectrician: Teledata · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Onondaga CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Ontario CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Orleans CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Oswego CountyElectrician: Teledata · Oneida County group
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Otsego CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Queens CountyElectrician: Telephone · Kings County group
$34.50 $30.55 $65.05 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3m
Rensselaer CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Richmond CountyElectrician: Telephone · Kings County group
$34.50 $30.55 $65.05 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-9-3m
Saratoga CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Schenectady CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Schoharie CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Seneca CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$48.00 $1.20 $49.20 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-840 Z1
St. Lawrence CountyElectrician: Teledata · Jefferson County group
$45.00 $27.09 $72.09 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-910
Suffolk CountyIntegrated Tele-Data System Electrician · Suffolk County group
$44.43 $25.80 $78.23 Aug 1, 2026NYSDOL-4-25tela
Tompkins CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Warren CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Washington CountyElectrician: Audio/Sound · Albany County group
$52.00 $32.85 $86.41 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-1-236
Wayne CountyElectrician: Teledata
$54.00 $35.58 $89.58 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-6-43
Westchester CountyElectrician: Teledata
$58.75 $65.07 $123.82 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-8-3/W
Wyoming CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$47.70 $30.59 $80.91 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-86
Yates CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman
$48.00 $1.20 $49.20 Jul 1, 2026NYSDOL-7-840 Z1

Main telecommunications technician classification in each county, 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 telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourSeneca County telecommunications technician: $49.20 per hourOrleans County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hourWayne County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourGreene County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourAllegany County: no rate for this tradeOswego County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourNassau County telecommunications technician: $78.23 per hourMonroe County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hourHerkimer County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourNew York County telecommunications technician: $65.05 per hourSt. Lawrence County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeTompkins County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourOnondaga County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourAlbany County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourSuffolk County telecommunications technician: $78.23 per hourJefferson County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourLivingston County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hourWyoming County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hourSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeTioga County: no rate for this tradeChemung County: no rate for this tradeWestchester County telecommunications technician: $123.82 per hourNiagara County: no rate for this tradeOneida County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourEssex County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourOtsego County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourHamilton County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourMontgomery County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourFranklin County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourLewis County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourBroome County: no rate for this tradeSchenectady County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourSteuben County: no rate for this tradeChenango County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourSullivan County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeRockland County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourClinton County telecommunications technician: $72.09 per hourKings County telecommunications technician: $65.05 per hourCattaraugus County: no rate for this tradeChautauqua County: no rate for this tradeQueens County telecommunications technician: $65.05 per hourRensselaer County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourRichmond County telecommunications technician: $65.05 per hourUlster County: no rate for this tradeBronx County telecommunications technician: $65.05 per hourSaratoga County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourFulton County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourDutchess County: no rate for this tradeCayuga County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourErie County: no rate for this tradeCortland County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourMadison County telecommunications technician: $89.58 per hourWashington County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourGenesee County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hourWarren County telecommunications technician: $86.41 per hourDelaware County: no rate for this tradeYates County telecommunications technician: $49.20 per hourOntario County telecommunications technician: $80.91 per hour
$49$72$80$86$89$123Telecommunications Technician, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a telecommunications technician make on prevailing wage in New York?

$49.20 to $123.82 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $86.41. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 15 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Westchester County1 county$123.82
  2. Oneida County group5 counties$89.58
  3. Cayuga County1 county$89.58
  4. Chenango County1 county$89.58
  5. Onondaga County1 county$89.58
  6. Otsego County1 county$89.58
  7. Tompkins County1 county$89.58
  8. Wayne County1 county$89.58
  9. Albany County group11 counties$86.41
  10. Greene County1 county$86.41
  11. Monroe County group2 counties$80.91
  12. Genesee County1 county$80.91
  13. Ontario County1 county$80.91
  14. Orleans County1 county$80.91
  15. Wyoming County1 county$80.91
  16. Suffolk County group2 counties$78.23
  17. Jefferson County group6 counties$72.09
  18. Kings County group5 counties$65.05
  19. New York City1 county$62.78
  20. Seneca County1 county$49.20
  21. Yates County1 county$49.20
Which counties share a rate
Counties and New York CityMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Westchester CountyElectrician: Teledata$58.75 $123.82 
Oneida County group, 5 localities: Cortland, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, OswegoElectrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Cayuga County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Chenango County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Onondaga County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Otsego County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Tompkins County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Wayne County*Electrician: Teledata$54.00 $89.58 
Albany County group, 11 localities: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, WashingtonElectrician: Audio/Sound$52.00 $86.41 
Greene County*Electrician: Audio/Sound$52.00 $86.41 
Monroe County group, 2 localities: Livingston, MonroeElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$47.70 $80.91 
Genesee County*Electrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$47.70 $80.91 
Ontario County*Electrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$47.70 $80.91 
Orleans County*Electrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$47.70 $80.91 
Wyoming County*Electrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$47.70 $80.91 
Suffolk County group, 2 localities: Nassau, SuffolkIntegrated Tele-Data System Electrician$44.43 $78.23 
Jefferson County group, 6 localities: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. LawrenceElectrician: Teledata$45.00 $72.09 
Kings County group, 5 localities: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, RichmondElectrician: Telephone$34.50 $65.05 
New York CityELECTRICIAN - ALARM TECHNICIAN: Alarm Technician ((Scope of Work - Inspect, test, repair, and replace defective, malfunctioning, or broken devices, components and controls of Fire, Burglar and Security Systems))$39.45 $62.78 
Seneca County*Electrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$48.00 $49.20 
Yates CountyElectrician: Teledata, Sound Wireman$48.00 $49.20 

6 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's 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.

Questions about New York telecommunications technician pay

What is the telecommunications technician prevailing wage in New York City?

$62.78 an hour: a $39.45 base wage plus $23.33 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every telecommunications technician classification in New York City.

Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In New York City the $62.78 total is a $39.45 base wage plus $23.33 in supplements, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does telecommunications technician 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 telecommunications technicians 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.

Why do some counties have the same telecommunications technician rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same telecommunications technician rates for several counties. Across New York, the 46 counties with a telecommunications technician rate fall into 21 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Albany County group).