Highway Construction — Hunterdon, New Jersey
WD NJ20260002-16037-hwy · Revision 2 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for BRICKLAYER (BERGEN, ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES; HUNTERDON COUNTY; MIDDLESEX COUNTY (BOROUGH OF DUNELLEN; TOWNSHIP OF EDISON; TOWNSHIP OF PISCATAWAY; BO in Hunterdon, New Jersey (construction type: highway) is $49.60/hr base + $37.96/hr fringe = $87.56/hr total package (WD NJ20260002-16037-hwy, Rev. 2).
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WD Number: NJ20260002-16037-hwy
Revision: 2
Construction Type: highway
State: New Jersey (NJ)
County: Hunterdon
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 65
Prevailing Wage Rates — All Trades
Base hourly rates and fringe benefit requirements for all trade classifications covered by this wage determination. Total package = base + fringe.
| Trade Classification | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package | H&W | Pension | Vacation | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKLAYER (BERGEN, ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES; HUNTERDON COUNTY; MIDDLESEX COUNTY (BOROUGH OF DUNELLEN; TOWNSHIP OF EDISON; TOWNSHIP OF PISCATAWAY; BO | $49.60 | $37.96 | $87.56 Top 10% +142% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| BRICKLAYER (HUNTERDON COUNTY; MIDDLESEX COUNTY (does not include the Borough of Dunellen; Township of Edison; Township of Piscataway; Borough of South | $43.56 | $32.50 | $76.06 Top 10% +110% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $57.42 | $34.02 | $91.44 Top 10% +207% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON | $53.21 | $33.42 | $86.63 Top 10% +184% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON (BERGEN, ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES; HUNTERDON COUNTY; MIDDLESEX COUNTY (Borough of Dunellen; Township of Edison; Township of Piscataway | $49.60 | $37.96 | $87.56 Top 10% +187% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON (BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON, MORRIS, PASSAIC, SUSSEX, UNION AND WARREN Cement masons: Work on suspended staging, not supported from the ground | $54.64 | $30.95 | $85.59 Top 10% +181% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON (HUNTERDON COUNTY; MIDDLESEX COUNTY (does not include the Borough of Dunellen; Township of Edison; Township of Piscataway; Borough of Sou | $43.56 | $32.50 | $76.06 Top 10% +149% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| DOCK BUILDER & PILEDRIVERMEN WORK ON LAND PILE DRIVING, WHILE HANDLING AND WORKING WITH CREOSOTE AND CREOSOTE-IMPREGNATED PRODUCTS: $.25 PER HOUR ADDI | $52.98 | $52.44 | $105.42 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin (east of a line following Cedar Grove Lane from the Raritan River, in a southwest | $61.40 | $39.14 | $100.54 Top 10% +186% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East Amwell; Borough of Flemington; City of Lambertville; Township of Raritan; Borough | $63.82 | $41.99 | $105.81 Top 10% +201% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin (east of a line following Cedar Grove Lane from the Raritan River | $65.35 | $46.56 | $111.91 Top 10% +218% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (south Hazardous waste removal work, on a state or federally designated hazardous waste site, where the | $54.24 | $38.40 | $92.64 Top 10% +72% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKERS | $34.05 | $24.00 | $58.05 Bottom 10% +8% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKERS: REINFORCING (BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES; MIDDLESEX COUNTY; MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES; SOMERSET COUNTY; SUSSEX AND UNI | $49.94 | $50.32 | $100.26 Top 10% +87% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL (BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES; MIDDLESEX COUNTY; MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES; SOMERSET COUNTY; SUSSEX AND UNIO | $52.24 | $50.32 | $102.56 Top 10% +91% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT WORK: BLASTER (MIDDLESEX COUNTY PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, PRESIDENT'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTI | $55.45 | $38.53 | $93.98 Top 10% +209% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT WORK: FINISHER; RAMMER; SETTER OF BRICK OR STONE PAVERS; HARDSCAPING; GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON; STONECUTTER; FORM SETTER; MANHOLE; CATCH | $51.90 | $38.53 | $90.43 Top 10% +198% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT WORK: MIDDLESEX COUNTY (south of the Raritan PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, PRESIDENT'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DA | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 Top 10% +195% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT WORK: PIPELAYER; LASER PERSON; CONDUIT AND DUCT LINE LAYER; JACKHAMMER; CHIPPING HAMMER; PAVEMENT BREAKER; CONCRETE CUTTER; ASPHALT C | $51.65 | $38.53 | $90.18 Top 10% +197% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 1 BASIC LABORER; LANDSCAPE LABORER; RAILROAD TRACK LABORER; UTILITY METER INSTALLER; TRAFFIC DIRECTOR/FLAG PERSON; SALAMANDER TENDER | $50.95 | $38.53 | $89.48 Top 10% +195% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 2 PIPELAYER; LASER PERSON; CONDUIT AND DUCT LINE LAYER; JACKHAMMER; CHIPPING HAMMER; PAVEMENT BREAKER; CONCRETE CUTTER; ASPHALT CUTTER | $51.65 | $38.53 | $90.18 Top 10% +197% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 3 FINISHER; RAMMER; SETTER OF BRICK OR STONE PAVERS; HARDSCAPING; GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON; STONECUTTER; FORM SETTER; MANHOLE; CATCH BASIN | $51.90 | $38.53 | $90.43 Top 10% +198% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 4 BLASTER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER IS REQUIRED TO | $55.45 | $38.53 | $93.98 Top 10% +209% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: ALL OTHER WORK: GROUNDMAN. HUNTERDON COUNTY (Townships of Alexandria and Bethlehem; Boroughs of Bloomsbury and Califon; Town of Cli | $59.01 | $32.90 | $91.91 Top 10% +64% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: ALL OTHER WORK: GROUNDPERSON; TRUCK WITH WINCH OPERATOR. (HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East Amwell; Borough | $39.83 | $24.27 | $64.10 Top 10% +15% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: ALL OTHER WORK: LINE TECHNICIAN; CABLE SPLICER; HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. (HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East | $49.79 | $30.34 | $80.13 Top 10% +43% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $59.47 | $40.29 | $99.76 Top 10% +78% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $59.46 | $40.28 | $99.74 Bottom 10% +78% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: CRANE OPERATOR. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $59.47 | $40.29 | $99.76 Top 10% +78% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: CRANE OPERATOR. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $58.44 | $39.59 | $98.03 Bottom 10% +75% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUND PERSON; TRUCK WITH WINCH OPERATOR. HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East Amwell; Borough of Flemington; C | $39.83 | $24.27 | $64.10 Top 10% +15% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $31.03 | $21.02 | $52.05 Top 10% -7% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN; WINCH OPERATOR. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $50.92 | $34.50 | $85.42 Top 10% +53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE TECHNICIAN. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $51.71 | $35.03 | $86.74 Top 10% +55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE TECHNICIAN; CABLE SPLICER; HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. (HUNTERDON COUNTY (Township of Delaware; Township of East Amwell; Borough | $49.79 | $30.34 | $80.13 Top 10% +43% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE TECHNICIAN; X-RAY TECHNICIAN; EQUIPMENT REPAIR PERSON; EQUIPMENT SERVICEPERSON; ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WORKER; HOLE-DIGGING E | $51.71 | $35.03 | $86.74 Top 10% +55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: WINCH OPERATOR. (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; SOMERSET COUNTY (Township of Franklin) | $50.92 | $34.50 | $85.42 Top 10% +53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $45.55 | $29.86 | $75.41 Top 10% +160% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTERS: SPRAY | $45.55 | $29.86 | $75.41 Top 10% +160% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTERS: WORK ON BRIDGES | $59.29 | $33.56 | $92.85 Top 10% +220% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 AUTOGRADE - COMBINATION SUBGRADER; BASE METAL SPREADER AND BASE TRIMMER; AUTOGRADE PLACER - TRIMMER SPREADER COMBIN | $61.72 | $37.50 | $99.22 Top 10% +145% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 ""A"" FRAME/BACKHOE COMBINATION; BOOM ATTACHMENT ON LOADER; BORING AND DRILLING MACHINE; BRUSH CHOPPER, SHREDDER AN | $60.13 | $37.50 | $97.63 Top 10% +141% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 ASPHALT CURBING MACHINE; ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEER; ASPHALT SPREADER; AUTOGRADE TUBE FINISHING AND TEXTURING MACHINE | $58.22 | $37.50 | $95.72 Top 10% +137% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 BROOM AND SWEEPER; CHIPPER; COMPRESSOR; CONCRETE SPREADER; CONVEYOR LOADER; ENGINE, LARGE DIESEL AND STAGING PUMP | $56.59 | $37.50 | $94.09 Top 10% +132% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 5 OILER; TIRE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS | $52.88 | $37.50 | $90.38 Top 10% +123% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 6 HELICOPTER PILOT; HELICOPTER ENGINEER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDO | $63.54 | $37.50 | $101.04 Top 10% +150% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: ""A"" FRAME; CHERRY PICKER; HOIST; JACK (SCREW, AIR, HYDRAULIC POWER-OPERATED UNIT OR CONSOLE TYPE; SIDE BO | $58.63 | $37.50 | $96.13 Top 10% +138% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: AERIAL PLATFORM USED AS A HOIST; COMPRESSOR, TWO OR THREE IN BATTERY; DIRECTIONAL BORING MACHINE; ELEVATOR | $57.10 | $37.50 | $94.60 Top 10% +134% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: COMPRESSOR, SINGLE; OFF-ROAD BACK DUMP; WELDING MACHINE; WELDING SYSTEM, MULTIPLE; GENERATOR, SINGLE HAZARD | $53.34 | $37.50 | $90.84 Top 10% +124% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: CRANES; DERRICKS HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE | $70.24 | $37.50 | $107.74 Top 10% +166% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: CRANES; DERRICKS HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE | $68.58 | $37.50 | $106.08 Bottom 10% +162% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: HELICOPTER PILOT HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE | $61.29 | $37.50 | $98.79 Top 10% +144% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: STEEL ERECTION: OILER; DECKHAND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE | $65.74 | $37.50 | $103.24 Top 10% +155% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 DRIVER OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VEHICLE: DUMP; FLAT; FLOAT; PICK-UP; CONTAINER HAULER; FUEL; WATER SPRINKLER; ROAD OIL; STRING | $47.36 | $44.17 | $91.53 Top 10% +194% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 WINCH TRAILER DRIVER | $46.61 | $31.82 | $78.43 Top 10% +152% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 WINCH TRAILER DRIVER (HUNTERDON, MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES; UNION COUNTY; WARREN COUNTY) HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK, WH | $48.88 | $42.66 | $91.54 Top 10% +194% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 DRIVER OF 3-AXLE MATERIALS TRUCK AND FLOAT HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WAST | $47.41 | $44.17 | $91.58 Top 10% +194% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 DRIVERS OF ALL EUCLID-TYPE VEHICLES: EUCLID, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, WABCO, CATERPILLAR, KOEHRING, TRACTOR AND WAGON; DUMPSTER | $46.51 | $31.82 | $78.33 Bottom 10% +152% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 DRIVERS OF ALL EUCLID-TYPE VEHICLES: EUCLID, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, WABCO, CATERPILLAR, KOEHRING, TRACTOR AND WAGON; DUMPSTER | $48.78 | $42.66 | $91.44 Top 10% +194% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 3 DRIVER OF ALL EUCLID-TYPE VEHICLES: EUCLID; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER; WABCO; CATERPILLAR; KOEHRING, TRACTOR AND WAGON; DUMPSTER | $47.51 | $44.17 | $91.68 Top 10% +195% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 3 DRIVER ON STRAIGHT THREE-AXLE MATERIALS: TRUCK AND FLOAT (HUNTERDON, MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET COUNTIES; UNION COUNTY; WARREN COUN | $48.68 | $42.66 | $91.34 Top 10% +194% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 3 DRIVER ON STRAIGHT THREE-AXLE MATERIALS: TRUCK AND FLOAT A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES $1472.15 PER MONTH PER WORKER FOR HEALTH AND W | $46.41 | $31.82 | $78.23 Top 10% +151% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4 TRUCK DRIVER; DRIVER OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VEHICLES: DUMP, FLAT, FLOAT, PICK-UP, CONTAINER HAULER, FUEL, WATER SPRINKLER, R | $45.77 | $31.82 | $77.59 Bottom 10% +149% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4 TRUCK DRIVER; DRIVER OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VEHICLES: DUMP, FLAT, FLOAT, PICK-UP, CONTAINER HAULER, FUEL, WATER SPRINKLER, R | $48.63 | $42.66 | $91.29 Top 10% +193% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4 WINCH TRAILER DRIVER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORK | $47.61 | $44.17 | $91.78 Top 10% +195% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
Estimate total federal-contract labor cost using the Hunterdon, NJ — Highway construction prevailing wage rates. Add a row for each trade in your crew, set the number of workers and hours, and optionally add a burden percentage for payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and insurance.
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Loaded cost (with burden)
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This is an estimate only. Burden percentages vary widely by state, employer experience modifier, and benefit plan structure. Davis-Bacon also requires per-trade record-keeping on Form WH-347; this calculator does not replace certified payroll reporting.
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Compliance Notes
- This wage determination applies to federal contracts for highway construction in Hunterdon, New Jersey.
- The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contracts ≥$2,000 involving construction, alteration, or repair of federal or federally assisted buildings.
- The total package (base + fringe) is the minimum hourly labor cost per worker. Employers may satisfy fringe requirements by contributing to bona fide benefit plans.
- Apprentices must be registered with a DOL-approved apprenticeship program to be paid apprentice rates.
- Contractors must post this wage determination at the job site. Certified payroll records must be submitted weekly using Form WH-347.
- If a trade classification you need isn't listed below, request a conformance from the DOL Wage and Hour Division.