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New York tuckpointer prevailing wage, county by county

A tuckpointer's prevailing wage on New York public works runs from $62.52 an hour in Franklin County to $101.09 in Bronx County. The median county is $68.50.

Main tuckpointer 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 tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourSeneca County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourOrleans County: no rate for this tradeWayne County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourGreene County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourAllegany County: no rate for this tradeOswego County tuckpointer: $65.40 per hourNassau County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourMonroe County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourHerkimer County tuckpointer: $64.60 per hourNew York County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourSt. Lawrence County tuckpointer: $64.88 per hourOrange County tuckpointer: $90.30 per hourTompkins County: no rate for this tradeOnondaga County tuckpointer: $65.40 per hourAlbany County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourSuffolk County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourJefferson County tuckpointer: $65.40 per hourLivingston County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourWyoming County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeTioga County: no rate for this tradeChemung County: no rate for this tradeWestchester County tuckpointer: $90.30 per hourNiagara County tuckpointer: $76.58 per hourOneida County tuckpointer: $64.60 per hourEssex County tuckpointer: $62.52 per hourOtsego County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourMontgomery County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourFranklin County tuckpointer: $62.52 per hourLewis County tuckpointer: $64.60 per hourBroome County: no rate for this tradeSchenectady County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourSteuben County: no rate for this tradeChenango County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County tuckpointer: $88.74 per hourPutnam County tuckpointer: $90.30 per hourRockland County tuckpointer: $90.30 per hourColumbia County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourClinton County tuckpointer: $62.52 per hourKings County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourCattaraugus County tuckpointer: $76.58 per hourChautauqua County: no rate for this tradeQueens County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourRensselaer County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourRichmond County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourUlster County tuckpointer: $88.74 per hourBronx County tuckpointer: $101.09 per hourSaratoga County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourFulton County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourDutchess County tuckpointer: $88.74 per hourCayuga County tuckpointer: $65.40 per hourErie County tuckpointer: $76.58 per hourCortland County: no rate for this tradeMadison County tuckpointer: $65.40 per hourWashington County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourGenesee County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourWarren County tuckpointer: $68.50 per hourDelaware County: no rate for this tradeYates County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hourOntario County tuckpointer: $68.49 per hour
$62$65$68$68$90$101Tuckpointer, main rate, wage + supplements per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 8 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Kings County group7 counties$101.09
  2. Westchester County group3 counties$90.30
  3. Orange County1 county$90.30
  4. Dutchess County group3 counties$88.74
  5. Erie County group2 counties$76.58
  6. Cattaraugus County1 county$76.58
  7. Albany County group11 counties$68.50
  8. Warren County1 county$68.50
  9. Monroe County group8 counties$68.49
  10. Onondaga County group2 counties$65.40
  11. Jefferson County1 county$65.40
  12. Madison County1 county$65.40
  13. Oswego County1 county$65.40
  14. St. Lawrence County1 county$64.88
  15. Oneida County group2 counties$64.60
  16. Lewis County1 county$64.60
  17. Franklin County group3 counties$62.52

Which counties pay which rate

Counties and New York CityMain classificationWage + supplementsBase
Kings County group, 7 localities: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, SuffolkMason - Building / Heavy&Highway: Pointer, Cleaners & Caulkers$101.09 $66.84 
Westchester County group, 3 localities: Putnam, Rockland, WestchesterMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker$90.30 $50.15 
Orange County*Mason - Building: Pointer/Caulker$90.30 $50.15 
Dutchess County group, 3 localities: Dutchess, Sullivan, UlsterMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker$88.74 $49.18 
Erie County group, 2 localities: Erie, NiagaraMason - Building: Tuck Pointer$76.58 $40.44 
Cattaraugus County*Mason - Building: Tuck Pointer$76.58 $40.44 
Albany County group, 11 localities: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, WashingtonMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$68.50 $43.92 
Warren County*Mason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$68.50 $43.92 
Monroe County group, 8 localities: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, YatesMason - Building: Tuck Pointer$68.49 $38.56 
Onondaga County group, 2 localities: Cayuga, OnondagaMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$65.40 $41.07 
Jefferson CountyMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$65.40 $40.80 
Madison County*Mason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$65.40 $41.07 
Oswego CountyMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$65.40 $41.47 
St. Lawrence CountyMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$64.88 $40.81 
Oneida County group, 2 localities: Herkimer, OneidaMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$64.60 $41.97 
Lewis County*Mason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$64.60 $41.97 
Franklin County group, 3 localities: Clinton, Essex, FranklinMason - Building: Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner$62.52 $39.32 

9 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 8 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 tuckpointer pay

What is the tuckpointer prevailing wage in Kings County?

$101.09 an hour: a $66.84 base wage plus $34.25 in supplements, under 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. Overtime and every tuckpointer classification in Kings County.

Does tuckpointer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kings County the $101.09 total is a $66.84 base wage plus $34.25 in supplements, about 34% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tuckpointer 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 tuckpointers 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 tuckpointer rate?

NYSDOL often publishes the same tuckpointer rates for several counties. Across New York, the 49 counties with a tuckpointer rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Albany County group).