New Jersey prevailing wage
New Jersey prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon
New Jersey has a state prevailing-wage law. Review the statewide coverage reference, source date, and what a project-specific Davis-Bacon comparison must verify.
After choosing the wage schedule, check the payroll filing requirements.
Compare New Jersey certified payroll requirements with the federal weekly rule — find the state filing schedule, recipient and official source before preparing the report.
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Price a New Jersey crew from your own determination
Type the base rate and fringe from the determination that governs your contract. Nothing is sent anywhere and no email is required — the arithmetic runs in your browser. Numbers below start from a worked example so you can see the shape of the answer before typing anything.
Arithmetic on the figures you entered. It does not look up, supply, or validate a New Jersey rate, and it does not decide which schedule governs.
Overtime assumption. The premium is applied to the base wage only and the fringe stays at 1× per hour worked. That is the usual Davis-Bacon treatment, but the contract clauses and the applicable state rule control. Verify the determination and modification incorporated into your contract before you bid or pay.
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Does New Jersey have a prevailing wage law?
Yes. New Jersey has a statewide prevailing-wage regime for at least some public work. Exact coverage can be narrower than that classification and depends on the awarding body, funding, project type, value, locality, and dates.
Coverage threshold
Current official state sources were reviewed July 22, 2026. It lists $19,375 for municipal governing-body awards; $2,000 for other public agencies as the reference coverage amount or rule. The municipal threshold became $19,375 on July 1, 2024. Counties, school boards, utility authorities, and other public agencies remain at $2,000; each covered contract still needs its official project determination. Treat this as a screening reference and verify the current state source and bid package before relying on it.
How to compare Davis-Bacon and New Jersey requirements
Federal and state prevailing-wage requirements can overlap, but a state-level page cannot identify one controlling schedule for a specific project. Compare the incorporated federal determination and the applicable state or local schedule craft by craft for estimating, then verify coverage, classifications, fringe treatment, overtime, apprentices, dates, and contract clauses with the awarding agency or qualified adviser.
Guardrail
This page is a state law-and-threshold reference for New Jersey, not a rate calculator or official determination. WhichWageWins publishes the federal Davis-Bacon county rates for eight states and an interactive comparison for Los Angeles County, California only; it does not publish New Jersey state schedules. Verify the incorporated contract determination and current state or local sources before bidding or paying workers.
Next steps
From the rate to the payroll
- Price a crew from these rates — total package, cash in lieu of fringe and overtime on the base rate.
- Report them on Form WH-347 — the weekly federal certified payroll, column by column (Rev. January 2025).
- What New Jersey requires for certified payroll — the state report, its cadence and its source, next to the federal rule.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does New Jersey have a prevailing wage law in 2026?
Yes. New Jersey has a statewide prevailing-wage regime for at least some public work, but project coverage must be verified against the current official state source and bid package.
What is the New Jersey prevailing wage coverage threshold?
Current official state sources were reviewed July 22, 2026. It lists $19,375 for municipal governing-body awards; $2,000 for other public agencies as the reference coverage amount or rule. The municipal threshold became $19,375 on July 1, 2024. Counties, school boards, utility authorities, and other public agencies remain at $2,000; each covered contract still needs its official project determination. Treat this as a screening reference and verify the current state source and bid package before relying on it.
Does Davis-Bacon or New Jersey prevailing wage govern when both apply?
Federal and state prevailing-wage requirements can overlap, but a state-level page cannot identify one controlling schedule for a specific project. Compare the incorporated federal determination and the applicable state or local schedule craft by craft for estimating, then verify coverage, classifications, fringe treatment, overtime, apprentices, dates, and contract clauses with the awarding agency or qualified adviser.
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