Prevailing Wages in Hudson County, New Jersey
Prevailing wages in Hudson County, New Jersey run $15.84 to $119.58 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 50 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below, which is page one of a larger set. The median total is $87.09, and among the 50 records that list a fringe separately the median fringe is $33.64. The applicable rate depends on the labor classification, the construction type and the funding source.
#federal – Carpenter Dock Builder (All Other Work) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $105.42
Base Rate: $52.98 | Fringe: $52.44
#federal – Carpenter Dock Builder (Concrete Form Work) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.25
Base Rate: $52.02 | Fringe: $39.23
#federal – Carpenter: Including Form Work the First Sixty Feet at the Regular Rate, 10% Per Hour Additional for Each Additional Fifty Feet Thereafter in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Cement Mason in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $87.56
Base Rate: $49.60 | Fringe: $37.96
#federal – Electrician (Cable Splicer)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 Ground or Floor (Does Not Include Work from a Manlift): 20% Per Hour Additional. Work on Radio Towers, Transmission Towers and Smokestacks: 21% Per Hour Additional in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $119.58
Base Rate: $73.59 | Fringe: $45.99
#federal – Electrician (Electrician)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 Ground or Floor (Does Not Include Work from a Manlift): 20% Per Hour Additional. Work on Radio Towers, Transmission Towers and Smokestacks: 21% Per Hour Additional in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $102.21
Base Rate: $62.90 | Fringe: $39.31
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $37.28
Base Rate: $28.82 | Fringe: $8.46
#federal – Laborer: Pipelayer in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $37.72
Base Rate: $24.05 | Fringe: $13.67
#federal – Painters:: Brush and Roller (New Construction) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $62.91
Base Rate: $40.19 | Fringe: $22.72
#federal – Painters:: Brush and Roller (Repaint Work, on Projects on Which No Major Alterations Occur.) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $47.96
Base Rate: $29.05 | Fringe: $18.91
#federal – Painters: (Work on Bridges (major Bridges Designed for Commercial Navigation)) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $92.13
Base Rate: $58.28 | Fringe: $33.85
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $85.59
Base Rate: $54.64 | Fringe: $30.95
#federal – Drywall Finisher/Taper in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.02
Base Rate: $44.87 | Fringe: $30.15
#federal – Elevator Mechanic in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $51.43
Base Rate: $40.21 | Fringe: $11.22
#federal – Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; Provided That the Employee Has Been Assigned to Work, or, ""shapes"", One Day of the Calendar Week During Which the Holiday Occurs. Definition of Groups: Group 1: Driver of the Following Types of Vehicle: Dump; Flat; Float; Pick-up; Container Hauler; Fuel; Water Sprinkler; Road Oil; Stringer Bead; Hot Pass; Bus; Dumpcrete; Transit Mixer; Agitator Mixer; Half Track; Winch Truck; Side-o-matic; Dynamite; Powder; X-ray; Welding; Skid; Jeep; Station Wagon; Stringer; A-frame; Dual-purpose Truck; Truck With Mechanical Tailgate; Asphalt Distributor; Batch Truck; Seeding; Mulching; Fertilizing; Air Compressor Truck (In Transit); Parts Chaser; Escort; Scissor; Hi-lift; Telescope; Concrete Breaker; Gin Pole; Stone, Sand, Asphalt Distributor and Spreader; Nipper; Fuel Truck (Driver of Fuel Truck Including Handling of Hose and Nozzle - Entire Unit); Team Driver; Vacuum or Vac-all Trucks (Entire Unit); Skid Truck (Debris Container - Entire Unit); Concrete Mobile Truck (Entire Unit); Beltcrete Truck; Pumpcrete Truck; Line Truck; Reel Truck; Wrecker; Tow Truck; Utility Truck; Tack Truck; Cardex Person; Driver on the Following Types of Vehicle: Broyhill Coal Tar Epoxy Truck, Littleford Bituminous Distributor, Slurry Seal Truck or Vehicle, Thiokol Track Master Pick-up (Swamp Cat Pick-up); Bucket Loader Dump Truck and Any Rubber-tired Tractor Used in Pulling and Towing Farm Wagons and Trailers of Any Description; On-site Repair Shop Group 2: Driver of 3-axle Materials Truck and Float Group 3: Driver of All Euclid-type Vehicles: Euclid; International Harvester; Wabco; Caterpillar; Koehring, Tractor and Wagon; Dumpster; Dump; Bottom, Rear and Side Dump; Carry-all and Scraper (Not Self-loading, Loading Over the Top); Water Sprinkler Trailer; Water Pull and Similar Types of Vehicle; Driver of Tractor and Trailer-type Vehicle: Flat, Float, I-beam, Low Bed, Water Sprinkler, Bituminous, Transit Mix, Road Oil, Fuel, Bottom Dump Hopper, Rear Dump, Office, Shanty, Epoxy, Asphalt, Agitator Mixer, Mulching, Stringing, Seeding, Fertilizing, Pole, Spread Bituminous Distributor, Water Pull (Entire Unit), Tractor Trailer, Reel Trailer, and Similar Types of Vehicle Group 4: Winch Trailer Driver in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Laborer: Pipelayer in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $38.99
Base Rate: $38.85 | Fringe: $0.14
#federal – Laborers: (Asphalt Shoveler, Asphalt Spreader, Common or General Laborer, Landscape Laborer, Power Tool Operator and Screedman.) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $66.72
Base Rate: $36.50 | Fringe: $30.22
#federal – Marble Setter in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $105.63
Base Rate: $64.66 | Fringe: $40.97
#federal – Painter (Spray) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Plasterer in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $85.59
Base Rate: $54.64 | Fringe: $30.95
#federal – Plumber (Excluding HVAC Pipe Installation) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $107.14
Base Rate: $62.09 | Fringe: $45.05
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (Including HVAC Duct Installation) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $102.85
Base Rate: $51.30 | Fringe: $51.55
#federal – Soft Floor Layer in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Sprinkler Fitter (Fire Sprinklers) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $107.32
Base Rate: $67.97 | Fringe: $39.35
#federal – Carpenter in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Carpenter, Includes Drywall Hanging in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $92.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $38.40
#federal – Electricians: All Other Work: (Cable Splicer)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 Ground or Floor (Does Not Include Work from a Manlift): 20% Per Hour Additional. Work on Radio Towers, Transmission Towers and Smokestacks: 21% Per Hour Additional in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $64.10
Base Rate: $39.83 | Fringe: $24.27
#federal – Electricians: (Apartments Over 4 Units) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $58.05
Base Rate: $34.05 | Fringe: $24.00
#federal – Ironworkers: (Reinforcing) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $102.21
Base Rate: $62.90 | Fringe: $39.31
#federal – Laborer (Mason Tender: Cement/Concrete) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $119.58
Base Rate: $73.59 | Fringe: $45.99
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Cable Splicer)Work With, or the Removal of, Asbestos Materials: 112% Times the Journeyman Rate in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $80.13
Base Rate: $49.79 | Fringe: $30.34
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Crane Operator) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $100.26
Base Rate: $49.94 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Winch Operator) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $102.56
Base Rate: $52.24 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Line Construction: Continuous Pipe-type Underground Oil-filled Transmission Conduit Installations: (Cable Splicer) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Line Construction: Continuous Pipe-type Underground Oil-filled Transmission Conduit Installations: (Crane Operator) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Operator: Concrete Pump, Truck Mounted in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $64.10
Base Rate: $39.83 | Fringe: $24.27
#federal – Painter (Brush & Roller) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $53.21 | Fringe: $33.42
#federal – Roofer (All Types) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $107.63
Base Rate: $65.43 | Fringe: $42.20
#federal – Roofer: Includes All Types of Roofs (Remainder of Area) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $118.39
Base Rate: $71.97 | Fringe: $46.42
#federal – Bricklayer in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $87.56
Base Rate: $49.60 | Fringe: $37.96
#federal – Carpenter (Acoustical Ceiling Installation Only) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $22.27
Base Rate: $15.91 | Fringe: $6.36
#federal – Carpenter (Includes Drywall Hanging) in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $59.65
Base Rate: $48.27 | Fringe: $11.38
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $85.59
Base Rate: $54.64 | Fringe: $30.95
#federal – Electrician in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $102.21
Base Rate: $62.90 | Fringe: $39.31
#federal – Ironworker: Reinforcing in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $100.26
Base Rate: $49.94 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Ironworker: Structural in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $102.56
Base Rate: $52.24 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $15.97
Base Rate: $13.07 | Fringe: $2.90
#federal – Laborer: Mason Tender: Cement/Concrete in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $52.42
Base Rate: $29.35 | Fringe: $23.07
#federal – Operator: Concrete Pump, Truck Mounted in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $15.84
Base Rate: $13.50 | Fringe: $2.34
#federal – Painter: Brush and Roller in Hudson County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $44.20
Base Rate: $33.85 | Fringe: $10.35
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Hudson County, New Jersey?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 50 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Hudson County, New Jersey runs from $15.84 to $119.58 per hour, median $87.09. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Hudson County, New Jersey?
The determinations on this page cover Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential construction. Davis-Bacon splits work into Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy, and the same trade can carry a different rate under each. A Highway rate does not apply to Building work in the same county.
Are these federal or state rates?
This page shows federal determinations. Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal and federally assisted projects; state and city determinations apply to their own public works. Where more than one applies to a project, the higher rate for each classification generally governs.
How current are the Hudson County, New Jersey rates?
The most recent determination shown here is dated July 28, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly. Every rate links back to its determination on the government source, which is the authoritative document for compliance.