New York Prevailing Wage Rates by County

Choose your county below for its full rate table, or use the prevailing wage calculator to look up a single trade — including New York City, apprentice terms, and any determination back to 2021–22 by the date you worked.

What Is Prevailing Wage?

Prevailing wage is the minimum hourly rate New York law requires for construction work on public projects — anything paid for with public money. It is far above the ordinary minimum wage, and it has two parts: a cash base wage and supplemental benefits (the hourly value of health and pension coverage, owed to you in cash if your employer does not provide it). Your rate depends on the county you worked in, on the classification of the work you actually did, and on the date you did it, because a new schedule takes effect every July 1. It applies whether or not you belong to a union, whatever your immigration status, and whether you were hired directly or through a subcontractor, labor broker or staffing agency. Each county page below explains this in more detail alongside its rates.

Rates by County

• Albany County 144 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Allegany County 164 classifications · $27.32–$131.93
• Broome County 129 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Cattaraugus County 161 classifications · $27.32–$131.93
• Cayuga County 143 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Chautauqua County 146 classifications · $27.32–$131.93
• Chemung County 146 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Chenango County 160 classifications · $27.32–$108.08
• Clinton County 141 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Columbia County 149 classifications · $27.32–$115.10
• Cortland County 131 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Delaware County 164 classifications · $27.32–$115.10
• Dutchess County 190 classifications · $27.32–$135.10
• Erie County 167 classifications · $27.32–$138.70
• Essex County 141 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Franklin County 142 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Fulton County 160 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Genesee County 196 classifications · $27.32–$136.96
• Greene County 155 classifications · $27.32–$115.10
• Hamilton County 156 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Herkimer County 152 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Jefferson County 141 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Lewis County 166 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Livingston County 166 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Madison County 164 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Monroe County 162 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Montgomery County 160 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Nassau County 105 classifications · $45.10–$154.71
• Niagara County 167 classifications · $27.32–$136.96
• Oneida County 154 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Onondaga County 145 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Ontario County 176 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Orange County 160 classifications · $27.32–$135.10
• Orleans County 174 classifications · $27.32–$136.96
• Oswego County 149 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Otsego County 163 classifications · $27.32–$108.08
• Putnam County 187 classifications · $27.32–$135.10
• Rensselaer County 144 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Rockland County 153 classifications · $27.32–$135.39
• Saratoga County 152 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Schenectady County 144 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Schoharie County 144 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Schuyler County 148 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Seneca County 155 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• St. Lawrence County 140 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Steuben County 161 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Suffolk County 101 classifications · $45.10–$154.71
• Sullivan County 147 classifications · $27.32–$116.03
• Tioga County 138 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Tompkins County 131 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Ulster County 150 classifications · $27.32–$116.03
• Warren County 156 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Washington County 144 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Wayne County 169 classifications · $27.32–$105.30
• Westchester County 168 classifications · $27.32–$154.71
• Wyoming County 181 classifications · $27.32–$136.96
• Yates County 157 classifications · $27.32–$105.30

New York City

The five boroughs — Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings), Manhattan (New York), Queens and Staten Island (Richmond) — are set by the New York City Comptroller rather than NYSDOL. Those rates are in the rate calculator under “New York City”.

Source: New York State Department of Labor Article 8 prevailing wage determinations; figures prepared 2026-09-11. Confirm the current figure on the official schedule before relying on it.

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