New Jersey Davis-Bacon wage rates

65 current general wage determinations cover 21 New Jersey counties. Find your county and construction type, then open the determination for base, fringe and total per trade. Latest modification published 10/01/2026.

Source: New Jersey general wage determinations, U.S. Department of Labor. Official list on SAM.gov

Verify against the official determination before bidding. These rates are formatted from the published SAM.gov wage determination. The determination in your contract documents is what applies.

Find the determination for your county

County	Building	Heavy	Highway	Residential
Atlantic	NJ20260025	NJ20260003, NJ20260046	NJ20260001	NJ20260005
Bergen	NJ20260026	NJ20260003, NJ20260047	NJ20260002	NJ20260006
Burlington	NJ20260027	NJ20260048	NJ20260001	NJ20260007
Camden	NJ20260028	NJ20260003, NJ20260049	NJ20260001	NJ20260008
Cape May	NJ20260029	NJ20260003, NJ20260050	NJ20260001	NJ20260009
Cumberland	NJ20260030	NJ20260003, NJ20260051	NJ20260001	NJ20260010
Essex	NJ20260031	NJ20260003, NJ20260052	NJ20260002	NJ20260011
Gloucester	NJ20260032	NJ20260003, NJ20260053	NJ20260001	NJ20260012
Hudson	NJ20260033	NJ20260003, NJ20260054	NJ20260002	NJ20260013
Hunterdon	NJ20260034	NJ20260055	NJ20260002	NJ20260024
Mercer	NJ20260035	NJ20260003, NJ20260056	NJ20260001	NJ20260014
Middlesex	NJ20260036	NJ20260003, NJ20260057	NJ20260002	NJ20260024
Monmouth	NJ20260037	NJ20260003, NJ20260058	NJ20260001	NJ20260015
Morris	NJ20260038	NJ20260059	NJ20260002	NJ20260016
Ocean	NJ20260039	NJ20260003, NJ20260060	NJ20260001	NJ20260017
Passaic	NJ20260040	NJ20260061	NJ20260002	NJ20260018
Salem	NJ20260041	NJ20260003, NJ20260062	NJ20260001	NJ20260019
Somerset	NJ20260042	NJ20260063	NJ20260002	NJ20260020
Sussex	NJ20260043	NJ20260064	NJ20260002	NJ20260021
Union	NJ20260044	NJ20260003, NJ20260065	NJ20260002	NJ20260022
Warren	NJ20260045	NJ20260066	NJ20260002	NJ20260023

All New Jersey determinations

Determination	Construction types	Counties	Modification	Published	Changes
NJ20260001 65 classifications	Highway	Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and 2 more	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260002 73 classifications	Highway	Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and 3 more	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260003 7 classifications	Heavy	Atlantic, Bergen, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson and 6 more	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260005 16 classifications	Residential	Atlantic	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260006 16 classifications	Residential	Bergen	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260007 17 classifications	Residential	Burlington	3	10/01/2026	9
NJ20260008 18 classifications	Residential	Camden	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260009 16 classifications	Residential	Cape May	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260010 16 classifications	Residential	Cumberland	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260011 15 classifications	Residential	Essex	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260012 10 classifications	Residential	Gloucester	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260013 18 classifications	Residential	Hudson	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260014 19 classifications	Residential	Mercer	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260015 18 classifications	Residential	Monmouth	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260016 16 classifications	Residential	Morris	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260017 20 classifications	Residential	Ocean	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260018 18 classifications	Residential	Passaic	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260019 16 classifications	Residential	Salem	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260020 24 classifications	Residential	Somerset	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260021 16 classifications	Residential	Sussex	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260022 16 classifications	Residential	Union	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260023 16 classifications	Residential	Warren	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260024 25 classifications	Residential	Hunterdon, Middlesex	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260025 42 classifications	Building	Atlantic	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260026 37 classifications	Building	Bergen	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260027 50 classifications	Building	Burlington	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260028 42 classifications	Building	Camden	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260029 39 classifications	Building	Cape May	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260030 40 classifications	Building	Cumberland	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260031 37 classifications	Building	Essex	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260032 40 classifications	Building	Gloucester	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260033 38 classifications	Building	Hudson	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260034 43 classifications	Building	Hunterdon	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260035 43 classifications	Building	Mercer	2	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260036 48 classifications	Building	Middlesex	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260037 38 classifications	Building	Monmouth	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260038 39 classifications	Building	Morris	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260039 39 classifications	Building	Ocean	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260040 37 classifications	Building	Passaic	2	08/13/2026	6
NJ20260041 41 classifications	Building	Salem	2	08/13/2026	10
NJ20260042 48 classifications	Building	Somerset	2	08/13/2026	10
NJ20260043 36 classifications	Building	Sussex	2	08/13/2026	2
NJ20260044 37 classifications	Building	Union	2	08/13/2026	2
NJ20260045 37 classifications	Building	Warren	2	08/13/2026	2
NJ20260046 24 classifications	Heavy	Atlantic	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260047 24 classifications	Heavy	Bergen	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260048 31 classifications	Heavy	Burlington	3	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260049 24 classifications	Heavy	Camden	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260050 24 classifications	Heavy	Cape May	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260051 23 classifications	Heavy	Cumberland	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260052 22 classifications	Heavy	Essex	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260053 24 classifications	Heavy	Gloucester	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260054 24 classifications	Heavy	Hudson	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260055 29 classifications	Heavy	Hunterdon	3	08/13/2026	4
NJ20260056 28 classifications	Heavy	Mercer	3	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260057 30 classifications	Heavy	Middlesex	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260058 24 classifications	Heavy	Monmouth	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260059 23 classifications	Heavy	Morris	2	08/13/2026	–
NJ20260060 26 classifications	Heavy	Ocean	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260061 24 classifications	Heavy	Passaic	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260062 24 classifications	Heavy	Salem	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260063 31 classifications	Heavy	Somerset	1	05/18/2026	–
NJ20260064 22 classifications	Heavy	Sussex	2	05/20/2026	11
NJ20260065 25 classifications	Heavy	Union	2	05/20/2026	13
NJ20260066 23 classifications	Heavy	Warren	2	05/20/2026	8

Rate changes in the latest modifications

changed NJ20260007 CARPENTER (INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING) base $48.27 → $48.27, fringe $5.79 → $11.38 (+$5.59) Same effective date as before (05/01/2025).
changed NJ20260007 IRONWORKER: REINFORCING base $53.24 → $53.24, fringe $0.40 → $40.40 (+$40.00) Same effective date as before (07/01/2025).
changed NJ20260007 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL base $54.24 → $54.24, fringe $0.40 → $40.40 (+$40.00) Same effective date as before (07/01/2025).
changed NJ20260064 TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK. A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES $2026.49 PER MONTH PER WORKER FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK, WHE… base $52.24 → $46.41 (−$5.83), fringe $50.32 → $31.82 (−$18.50) Now listed under rate group TEAM0408-003, effective 05/01/2025 (was IRON0011-012, effective 07/01/2025).
changed NJ20260065 TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK. A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES $2026.49 PER MONTH PER WORKER FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL WORK, WHE… base $52.24 → $46.41 (−$5.83), fringe $50.32 → $31.82 (−$18.50) Now listed under rate group TEAM0408-003, effective 05/01/2025 (was IRON0011-012, effective 07/01/2025).