Prevailing Wages in Salem County, New Jersey
Prevailing wages in Salem County, New Jersey run $15.84 to $107.06 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 42 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below. The median total is $88.95, and among the 41 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: Including Form Work the First Sixty Feet at the Regular Rate, 10% Per Hour Additional for Each Additional Fifty Feet Thereafter in Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $49.57 | Fringe: $37.06
#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 Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Ironworker: Reinforcing in Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $93.64
Base Rate: $53.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Ironworker: Structural and Ornamental in Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $94.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Painters:: Brush and Roller (New Construction) in Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $92.13
Base Rate: $58.28 | Fringe: $33.85
#federal – Pipefitter in Salem County, New Jersey – Heavy
Total Wage: $107.06
Base Rate: $56.30 | Fringe: $50.76
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $49.57 | Fringe: $37.06
#federal – Drywall Finisher/Taper in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.02
Base Rate: $44.87 | Fringe: $30.15
#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 Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Ironworker: Reinforcing in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $93.64
Base Rate: $53.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Ironworker: Structural and Ornamental in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $94.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Laborers: (Asphalt Shoveler, Asphalt Spreader, Common or General Laborer, Landscape Laborer, Power Tool Operator and Screedman.) in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $66.72
Base Rate: $36.50 | Fringe: $30.22
#federal – Marble Setter in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $105.63
Base Rate: $64.66 | Fringe: $40.97
#federal – Painter (Spray) in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Pipefitter: Including HVAC Pipe Installation in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $107.06
Base Rate: $56.30 | Fringe: $50.76
#federal – Plasterer in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $42.33
Base Rate: $42.33
#federal – Plumber (Excluding HVAC Pipe Installation) in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $107.06
Base Rate: $56.30 | Fringe: $50.76
#federal – Soft Floor Layer in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Terrazzo Worker/Setter in Salem County, New Jersey – Building
Total Wage: $104.59
Base Rate: $61.77 | Fringe: $42.82
#federal – Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; Provided That the Worker Works Any of the Three Days in the Five-day Work Week Preceding the Holiday and the First Work Day After the Holiday in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $88.42
Base Rate: $46.73 | Fringe: $41.69
#federal – Bricklayer Work 100 Degrees F. and Over: to Be Paid at the Rate of Double Time. Work on High Stacks: 22% Per Hour Additional in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $103.62
Base Rate: $57.70 | Fringe: $45.92
#federal – Carpenter in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $91.44
Base Rate: $57.42 | Fringe: $34.02
#federal – Ironworker in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $94.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Laborers: Highway Construction: Asphalt Work: (Group 1) in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $89.48
Base Rate: $50.95 | Fringe: $38.53
#federal – Line Construction: Continuous Pipe-type Underground Oil-filled Transmission Conduit Installations: (Cable Splicer) in Salem 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 Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $75.41
Base Rate: $45.55 | Fringe: $29.86
#federal – Painters: (Work on Bridges (all Bridges That Span Major Waterways, Railroad Bridges, Bridges Over Canyons, Overpasses)) in Salem County, New Jersey – Highway
Total Wage: $86.63
Base Rate: $53.21 | Fringe: $33.42
#federal – Bricklayer in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $87.56
Base Rate: $49.60 | Fringe: $37.96
#federal – Carpenter (Includes Drywall Hanging, and Form Work) in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $59.37
Base Rate: $37.19 | Fringe: $22.18
#federal – Cement Mason in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $78.46
Base Rate: $45.20 | Fringe: $33.26
#federal – Electrician in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $103.81
Base Rate: $55.05 | Fringe: $48.76
#federal – Ironworker: Reinforcing in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $93.64
Base Rate: $53.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Ironworker: Structural in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $94.64
Base Rate: $54.24 | Fringe: $40.40
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $24.00
Base Rate: $17.10 | Fringe: $6.90
#federal – Laborer: Mason Tender: Cement/Concrete in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $52.42
Base Rate: $29.35 | Fringe: $23.07
#federal – Operator: Concrete Pump, Truck Mounted in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $15.84
Base Rate: $13.50 | Fringe: $2.34
#federal – Painter: Brush & Roller in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $37.65
Base Rate: $22.03 | Fringe: $15.62
#federal – Plumber/Pipefitter in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $44.91
Base Rate: $31.50 | Fringe: $13.41
#federal – Roofer (All Types) in Salem County, New Jersey – Residential
Total Wage: $56.10
Base Rate: $34.35 | Fringe: $21.75
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Salem County, New Jersey?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 42 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Salem County, New Jersey runs from $15.84 to $107.06 per hour, median $88.95. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Salem 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 Salem 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.