Wage Determination NJ20260031-16043-bld

Essex, NJ · building · Rev. 1 · Effective May 17, 2026

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Wage determination NJ20260031-16043-bld covers 35 trade classifications for building construction in Essex, NJ. Total packages (base + fringe) range from $45.46/hr to $119.58/hr, with the highest going to ELECTRICIAN CABLE SPLICER. Federal contracts of $2,000+ for this work must pay no less than the rates below.

WD Number: NJ20260031-16043-bld
Revision: 1
Type: building
County: Essex
State: NJ
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 35
Highest rate: $119.58/hr
Official source: SAM.gov reference NJ20260031 — View on SAM.gov →

Prevailing Wage Rates

Trade Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total Package H&W Pension Vacation Training
ASBESTOS REMOVAL LABORER The removal, abatement, enclosure and decontamination of personal protective equipment, chemical protective clothing and mach $28.37 $21.62 $49.99 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR $51.74 $46.20 $97.94 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
BRICKLAYER (INCLUDING CAULKING, CLEANING AND Work on high stacks: 22% per hour additional $49.60 $37.96 $87.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
CARPENTER $57.42 $34.17 $91.59 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
CARPENTER (SCAFFOLD The first sixty feet at the regular rate, 10% per hour additional for each additional fifty feet thereafter $57.42 $34.17 $91.59 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
CEMENT MASON $49.60 $37.96 $87.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER $44.87 $30.15 $75.02 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ELECTRICIAN $62.90 $39.31 $102.21 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ELECTRICIAN CABLE SPLICER $73.59 $45.99 $119.58 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ELEVATOR MECHANIC (ALL OTHER PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veter $57.01 $27.61 $84.62 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ELEVATOR MECHANIC (Work on the addition, replacement, refurbishing or relocation of control, drive, generating equipment, hoistway or pit equipment, i $45.14 $27.46 $72.60 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
GLAZIER Work welding or using a cutting torch: $1.00 per hour Work on a swing stage scaffold; on a pipe scaffold providing the working height of the p $52.68 $31.29 $83.97 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING $49.94 $50.32 $100.26 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL $52.24 $50.32 $102.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
LABORER: ASPHALT SHOVELER, ASPHALT SPREADER, COMMON OR GENERAL LABORER, LANDSCAPE LABORER, PIPELAYER, POWER TOOL OPERATOR AND SCREEDMAN $35.75 $30.22 $65.97 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
LABORER: MASON TENDER: BRICK/CEMENT/CONCRETE $36.50 $30.22 $66.72 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MASON - Work on high stacks: 22% per hour additional $49.60 $37.96 $87.56 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MILLWRIGHT Work of erection and dismantling of elevators and towers, such as concrete conveyors and temporary material elevators, scaffolding or other $58.84 $35.06 $93.90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
PAINTER $45.55 $29.86 $75.41 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
PIPEFITTER $56.34 $50.80 $107.14 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
PLASTERER $54.64 $30.95 $85.59 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
PLUMBER $62.09 $45.05 $107.14 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 BACKHOE, INCLUDING BACKHOE TRACK; BOOM; CONCRETE PAVING MACHINE; CRANE; DRILL; ELEVATING GRADER; EXCAVATOR; FRONT E $61.72 $37.50 $99.22 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 BACKHOE LOADER COMBO; CONCRETE PUMPER; GRADER/BLADE; HOIST; HYDRAULIC CRANE, 10 TONS AND UNDER; FRONT END LOADER; S $60.13 $37.50 $97.63 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 ASPHALT SPREADER; BULLDOZER;COMPRESSOR; FORKLIFT; FRONT END LOADER; LULL; MECHANIC; PAVER, ASPHALT; ROLLER, BLACKTO $58.22 $37.50 $95.72 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 BOBCAT/SKID LOADER; COMPRESSOR; FARM TRACTOR; FRONT END LOADER; HYDROSEEDER; ROLLER, GRADE; PUMP, HYDRAULIC HAZARDO $56.59 $37.50 $94.09 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 5 OILER HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK: WORK ON A STATE OR FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, WHERE THE WORKER $52.88 $37.50 $90.38 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ROOFER $44.52 $32.25 $76.77 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
ROOFER, EXCLUDES SHAKE & SHINGLE, AND TILE ROOFS $30.21 $15.25 $45.46 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SHEET METAL WORKER $51.30 $51.55 $102.85 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SOFT FLOOR LAYER $57.42 $34.17 $91.59 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SPRINKLER FITTER $67.97 $39.35 $107.32 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TILE SETTER $64.90 $37.28 $102.18 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker is in dir $46.41 $31.82 $78.23 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TRUCK DRIVER: OFF THE ROAD TRUCK a. Employer contributes $2026.49 per month per worker for health and Hazardous waste removal work, where the worker i $46.51 $31.82 $78.33 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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