The Rate Matrix
Wages, supplemental benefits, and the day at straight time, time and one-half, and double timePrevailing wage rates for New York public work, by county and classification, in the schedule's own terms: wages and supplemental benefits per hour, the total package, and the full day at straight time, time and one-half, and double time. Each day total uses that classification's own standard day as stated on its schedule. Schedules are reissued each July 1 and amended monthly; every row records its effective date and links to the issuing document. Enter your own labor burden and the cost columns reprice to what a worker costs you.
How a premium day is figured. The multiplier applies to wages only. Supplemental benefits are paid at the straight rate for every hour worked, premium hours included, which is how the schedules state it. That is why a time-and-one-half day comes in below one-and-a-half straight days — the benefits half of the package does not move. Where a schedule states a different treatment, the schedule governs.
Which tier applies when. The schedule sets the daily threshold and the Saturday, Sunday, and holiday tiers — shown under each classification. Which of them your job actually draws is yours to determine from the contract and the calendar.
Labor burden. Workers' compensation, general liability, and payroll taxes are your own figures — they vary by class code, experience modification, and carrier, and they are not part of the prevailing wage. Nothing is applied unless you enter a percentage, and the hourly rate and benefits columns always show the schedule as published.
Certified payroll. NYC contracts bid on or after December 31, 2025 must have certified payrolls submitted electronically through NYC eComply — check your contract's bid date before you file on paper. Every submission is checked against the classification and rate in your wage determination, not against this table.
Rates as published by the issuing agency. The schedule named in the bid documents controls; where city, state, and federal coverage overlap, the higher applicable rate governs. Apprentice rates and classification-specific provisions appear on the source schedule. Registries, forms, and the full rate books are in The Toolbox.