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ELECTRICIAN leads the residential schedule for Essex County, NJ at $62.90 base plus $39.31 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering residential construction in Essex County, NJ lists 15 classifications with published rates, base pay from $13.50 to $62.90 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKLAYER | $49.60 | $37.96 | NJ20260011 |
| CARPENTER(INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING) | $48.27 | $11.38 | NJ20260011 |
| CEMENT MASON | $49.60 | $37.96 | NJ20260011 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $62.90 | $39.31 | NJ20260011 |
The highest published base on this schedule belongs to ELECTRICIAN at $62.90 per hour plus $39.31 fringe; the schedule's median base is $49.60.
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Essex County without local notice.
80% of the rate lines here carry union local identifiers, so the published figures track negotiated agreements, which is why some classifications carry high fringe amounts relative to base.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example NJ20260011 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| IRONWORKERREINFORCING |
| $49.94 |
| $50.32 |
| NJ20260011 |
| IRONWORKERSTRUCTURAL | $52.24 | $50.32 | NJ20260011 |
| LABORER | $21.55 | $5.40 | NJ20260011 |
| OPERATORCONCRETE PUMP, TRUCK MOUNTED | $13.50 | $2.34 | NJ20260011 |
| PAINTERBRUSH AND ROLLER | $25.20 | $5.99 | NJ20260011 |
| PLUMBER | $34.78 | $15.20 | NJ20260011 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(4) ROLLER INCLUDING SUBGRADE ROLLER; FRONT END LOADER < 1 CU YD. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday observed, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; provided 1) that the worker works three of the preceding five work days before the holiday; or, the work day before the holiday and the work day after the holiday; and, 2) that the worker works the work day before and the work day after the holiday | $56.59 | $37.50 | NJ20260011 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(3) BULLDOZER; ROLLER BLACKTOP; FRONT END LOADER 1 < 2 CU YD. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday observed, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; provided 1) that the worker works three of the preceding five work days before the holiday; or, the work day before the holiday and the work day after the holiday; and, 2) that the worker works the work day before and the work day after the holiday | $58.22 | $37.50 | NJ20260011 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(2) BACKHOE LOADER COMBO; FRONT END LOADER 2 YD < 5 CU YD; HYDRAULIC CRANE < 10 CU YD. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday observed, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; provided 1) that the worker works three of the preceding five work days before the holiday; or, the work day before the holiday and the work day after the holiday; and, 2) that the worker works the work day before and the work da | $60.13 | $37.50 | NJ20260011 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(1) BACKHOE INCLUDING BACKHOE TRACK; CRANE; FRONT END LOADER 5 CU YD AND OVER . PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday observed, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; provided 1) that the worker works three of the preceding five work days before the holiday; or, the work day before the holiday and the work day after the holiday; and, 2) that the worker works the work day before and the work day after | $61.72 | $37.50 | NJ20260011 |
| ROOFER(INCLUDES ALL TYPES OF ROOFS) | $44.52 | $32.25 | NJ20260011 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.