Prevailing Wages in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Prevailing wages in Middlesex County, New Jersey run $13.16 to $119.58 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 48 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below, excluding 1 published as a per-day rather than hourly rate. The median total is $86.74, and among the 46 records that list a fringe separately the median fringe is $34.02. The applicable rate depends on the labor classification, the construction type and the funding source.
#federal – Carpenter Dock Builder (All Other Work) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $105.42
Base Rate: $52.98 | Fringe: $52.44
#federal – Carpenter Dock Builder (Concrete Form Work) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.25
Base Rate: $52.02 | Fringe: $39.23
#federal – Carpenter the First Sixty Feet at the Regular Rate, 10% Per Hour Additional for Each Additional Fifty Feet Thereafter in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Cement Mason in Middlesex 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 Volts and Over: 10% Per Hour Additional. Work from Trusses, Scaffolds and Ladders 40 Ft. or More from the Ground or Floor; or Under Air Pressure; or Over Conveyors or Moving Equipment or Machinery: 10% Per Hour Additional in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $111.91
Base Rate: $65.35 | Fringe: $46.56
#federal – Electrician (Electrician)Work on Line Voltage of 440 Volts and Over: 10% Per Hour Additional. Work from Trusses, Scaffolds and Ladders 40 Ft. or More from the Ground or Floor; or Under Air Pressure; or Over Conveyors or Moving Equipment or Machinery: 10% Per Hour Additional in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $100.54
Base Rate: $61.40 | Fringe: $39.14
#federal – Painters:: Brush and Roller (New Construction) in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $92.13
Base Rate: $58.28 | Fringe: $33.85
#federal – Additional Per Day in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $83.95per day
Base Rate: $50.05 | Fringe: $33.90
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $53.21 | Fringe: $33.42
#federal – Drywall Finisher/Taper in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.02
Base Rate: $44.87 | Fringe: $30.15
#federal – Electrician, Including Low Voltage Wiring: Cable Splicer Work on Line Voltage of 440 Volts and Over: 10% Per Hour Additional. Work from Trusses, Scaffolds and Ladders 40 Ft. or More from the Ground or Floor; or Under Air Pressure; or Over Conveyors or Moving Equipment or Machinery: 10% Per Hour Additional in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $111.91
Base Rate: $65.35 | Fringe: $46.56
#federal – Electrician, Including Low Voltage Wiring: 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 Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $76.77
Base Rate: $44.52 | Fringe: $32.25
#federal – Electrician, Including Low Voltage Wiring: Electrician Work on Line Voltage of 440 Volts and Over: 10% Per Hour Additional. Work from Trusses, Scaffolds and Ladders 40 Ft. or More from the Ground or Floor; or Under Air Pressure; or Over Conveyors or Moving Equipment or Machinery: 10% Per Hour Additional in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $100.54
Base Rate: $61.40 | Fringe: $39.14
#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 Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Laborers: (Asphalt Shoveler, Asphalt Spreader, Common or General Laborer, Landscape Laborer, Power Tool Operator and Screedman.) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $66.72
Base Rate: $36.50 | Fringe: $30.22
#federal – Painter (Spray) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Plasterer in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $70.01
Base Rate: $38.37 | Fringe: $31.64
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (Including HVAC Duct Installation) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $106.14
Base Rate: $59.08 | Fringe: $47.06
#federal – Carpenter in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Carpenter, Includes Drywall Hanging in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $92.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $38.40
#federal – Electricians: All Other Work: (Cable Splicer)Work Forty Ft. or More Above the Ground or Protective Rigging (Does Not Apply to Pole Work, or to Use of a Manlift or High Reach-type Lift): 10% Per Hour Additional. Work With, or the Removal of, Asbestos Materials: 112% Times the Journeyman Rate in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $85.42
Base Rate: $50.92 | Fringe: $34.50
#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 Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $64.10
Base Rate: $39.83 | Fringe: $24.27
#federal – Electricians: (Apartments Over 4 Units) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $58.05
Base Rate: $34.05 | Fringe: $24.00
#federal – Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; Provided That the Worker Works Three Days for the Same Employer Within a Period of Ten Working Days, Consisting of Five Working Days Before and Five Working Days After the Day Upon Which the Holiday Falls or Is Observed in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $90.43
Base Rate: $51.90 | Fringe: $38.53
#federal – Laborer (Mason Tender: Cement/Concrete) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $119.58
Base Rate: $73.59 | Fringe: $45.99
#federal – Laborers: Asphalt Work: (Group 1) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $89.48
Base Rate: $50.95 | Fringe: $38.53
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Cable Splicer) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $52.05
Base Rate: $31.03 | Fringe: $21.02
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Cable Splicer)Work With, or the Removal of, Asbestos Materials: 112% Times the Journeyman Rate in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $80.13
Base Rate: $49.79 | Fringe: $30.34
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Crane Operator) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $100.26
Base Rate: $49.94 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Line Technician) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $86.74
Base Rate: $51.71 | Fringe: $35.03
#federal – Line Construction: All Other Work: (Winch Operator) in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Operator: Concrete Pump, Truck Mounted in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $64.10
Base Rate: $39.83 | Fringe: $24.27
#federal – Painter (Brush & Roller) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $53.21 | Fringe: $33.42
#federal – Roofer (All Types) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $107.63
Base Rate: $65.43 | Fringe: $42.20
#federal – Roofer (Includes All Types of Roofs) in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $86.74
Base Rate: $51.71 | Fringe: $35.03
#federal – Bricklayer in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $87.56
Base Rate: $49.60 | Fringe: $37.96
#federal – Carpenter, Includes Drywall Hanging in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $59.65
Base Rate: $48.27 | Fringe: $11.38
#federal – Cement Mason in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $87.56
Base Rate: $49.60 | Fringe: $37.96
#federal – Drywall Finisher/Taper in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $73.27
Base Rate: $43.41 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Ironworker: Reinforcing in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $100.26
Base Rate: $49.94 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Ironworker: Structural in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $102.56
Base Rate: $52.24 | Fringe: $50.32
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $13.16
Base Rate: $13.16
#federal – Laborer: Mason Tender: Cement/Concrete in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $52.42
Base Rate: $29.35 | Fringe: $23.07
#federal – Operator: Concrete Pump, Truck Mounted in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $15.84
Base Rate: $13.50 | Fringe: $2.34
#federal – Painter: Brush and Roller, Excludes Drywall Finishing/Taping in Middlesex County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $20.53
Base Rate: $20.53
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Middlesex County, New Jersey?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 48 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Middlesex County, New Jersey runs from $13.16 to $119.58 per hour, median $86.74. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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.