Highest-Paying Davis-Bacon Trades in New Jersey

Ranked by median total package (base + fringe) across every active Davis-Bacon wage determination in New Jersey (NJ).

Showing the top 50. Includes only trades with at least 5 rate records in the state.

Rank Trade State median Highest in state Rate records
1 ELECTRICIAN WORK FORTY FT. OR MORE ABOVE THE GROUND OR PROTECTIVE RIGGING: 10% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK WITH, OR THE REMOVAL OF, ASBESTOS MATERIALS $113.34/hr $118.39/hr 6
2 ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin (east of a line following Cedar Grove Lane from the Raritan River $111.91/hr $111.91/hr 11
3 WORK ON LINE VOLTAGE OF 440 OR 480 VOLTS: 10% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK FROM TRUSSES, SCAFFOLDS, FRAMES, LADDERS AND POLES, 40 FT. OR MORE ABOVE THE G $110.90/hr $119.58/hr 6
4 ELEVATOR A. PAID VACATION: Employer contributes 8% of basic hourly rate for 5 years or more of service or 6% for 6 months to 5 years of B. Eight Paid $110.29/hr $110.29/hr 5
5 WORK FORTY FT. OR MORE ABOVE THE GROUND OR PROTECTIVE RIGGING: 10% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK WITH, OR THE REMOVAL OF, ASBESTOS MATERIALS: 112% TIMES T $108.29/hr $113.99/hr 8
6 Power equipment operators: Steel erection: GROUP 1 $107.74/hr $107.74/hr 22
7 LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (ATLANTIC COUNTY; BURLINGTON COUNTY (SOUTH OF A LINE FOLLOWING THE WEST AND SOUTH LIMITS OF BURLINGTON BOROUGH FROM THE DE $107.42/hr $107.42/hr 10
8 SPRINKLER FITTER: FIRE SPRINKLERS $107.32/hr $111.32/hr 6
9 PLUMBER: EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION $107.14/hr $107.14/hr 5
10 PLUMBER $107.06/hr $107.14/hr 64
11 PIPEFITTER $107.06/hr $107.17/hr 69
12 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: CRANES; DERRICKS HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE $106.91/hr $107.74/hr 22
13 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:, STEEL ERECTION: CRANES; DERRICKS HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SIT $106.91/hr $107.74/hr 20
14 PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION $106.54/hr $107.14/hr 6
15 SHEET METAL WORKER $106.14/hr $113.28/hr 34
16 ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER (BURLINGTON COUNTY; MERCER COUNTY $105.81/hr $105.81/hr 10
17 ELECTRICIAN HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East Amwell; Borough of Flemington; City of Lambertville; Township of Raritan; Borough $105.81/hr $105.81/hr 11
18 MARBLE SETTER $105.63/hr $105.63/hr 10
19 Marble setter $105.63/hr $105.63/hr 10
20 CARPENTER All other work $105.42/hr $105.42/hr 7
21 DOCK BUILDER & PILEDRIVERMEN WORK ON LAND PILE DRIVING, WHILE HANDLING AND WORKING WITH CREOSOTE AND CREOSOTE-IMPREGNATED PRODUCTS: $.25 PER HOUR ADDI $105.42/hr $105.42/hr 21
22 Dock Builder & Piledrivermen $105.42/hr $105.42/hr 21
23 TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER $104.59/hr $104.59/hr 8
24 ELECTRICIAN AND CABLE SPLICER $103.81/hr $103.81/hr 11
25 ELECTRICIANS:: ELECTRICIAN AND CABLE SPLICER (ATLANTIC COUNTY; BURLINGTON COUNTY (SOUTH OF A LINE FOLLOWING THE WEST AND SOUTH LIMITS OF BURLINGTON BO $103.81/hr $103.81/hr 10
26 ELECTRICIAN $103.62/hr $105.81/hr 15
27 Electrician & Cable Splicer $103.62/hr $103.62/hr 14
28 BRICKLAYER WORK 100 DEGREES F. AND OVER: TO BE PAID AT THE RATE OF DOUBLE TIME. WORK ON HIGH STACKS: 22% PER HOUR ADDITIONAL $103.62/hr $103.62/hr 10
29 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: OILER; DECKHAND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE $103.24/hr $103.24/hr 11
30 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:, STEEL ERECTION: OILER; DECKHAND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE $103.24/hr $103.24/hr 10
31 GROUP 7 $103.24/hr $103.24/hr 21
32 IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL (BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES; MIDDLESEX COUNTY; MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES; SOMERSET COUNTY; SUSSEX AND UNIO $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 11
33 Structural, Ornamental $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 14
34 IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL (MONMOUTH COUNTY; OCEAN COUNTY $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 10
35 MONMOUTH COUNTY; OCEAN COUNTY: Structural $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 10
36 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 19
37 IRONWORKER Structural $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 17
38 SUSSEX AND UNION COUNTIES: Structural $102.56/hr $102.56/hr 11
39 TILE SETTER $102.18/hr $102.18/hr 18
40 Tile setter $102.18/hr $102.18/hr 18
41 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 6 HELICOPTER PILOT; HELICOPTER ENGINEER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDO $101.04/hr $101.04/hr 21
42 ELECTRICIAN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin (east of a line following Cedar Grove Lane from the Raritan River, in a southwest $100.54/hr $100.54/hr 11
43 IRONWORKERS: REINFORCING (BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES; MIDDLESEX COUNTY; MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES; SOMERSET COUNTY; SUSSEX AND UNI $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 11
44 IRONWORKER: REINFORCING $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 53
45 IRONWORKER Reinforcing $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 31
46 IRONWORKERS: REINFORCING (MONMOUTH COUNTY; OCEAN COUNTY $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 10
47 Ironworkers: Reinforcing $100.26/hr $100.26/hr 49
48 LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) $99.75/hr $99.76/hr 22
49 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE INCLUDING BACKHOE TRACK; CRANE; FRONT END LOADER 5 CU YD AND OVER . PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Washington's Bir $99.22/hr $99.22/hr 19
50 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 AUTOGRADE - COMBINATION SUBGRADER; BASE METAL SPREADER AND BASE TRIMMER; AUTOGRADE PLACER - TRIMMER SPREADER COMBIN $99.22/hr $99.22/hr 21
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