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Prevailing Wage Laws by State
Last updated November 2026. Twenty-nine states and Washington, DC have their own prevailing wage laws that set minimum wages and fringe benefits on state and locally funded public construction. The other 21 states have no state law, but the federal Davis-Bacon Act still applies to federally funded construction projects over $2,000 in every state.
United States
Click a state to zoom in, then use the arrows to browse all 50 states and DC. Click the state again to return to the full map. States appearing dark blue on the map have their own prevailing wage laws that apply to state and local projects. The other states defer to the U.S. federal Davis-Bacon Act which sets prevailing wage standards for federally funded construction projects.
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State-specific prevailing wage laws
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The information on eBacon's interactive prevailing wage map is provided for general informational purposes only. The accuracy or availability of the information is subject to periodic updates. Overtime (OT) and double time (DT) requirements may be subject to other rules which vary by state, or subject to contract funding. Information published here must be verified by relevant government agencies.
New York Prevailing Wage Law
State law
State law: all public work, no dollar threshold
State law. Article 8 covers public work for the state, public benefit corporations, municipal corporations and commissions. Covered private projects (§ 224-a): construction contracts signed on or after Jan 1, 2022 where public funds are at least 30% of costs and total costs exceed $5 million. Also certain renewable energy (§ 224-d), ConnectAll broadband (§ 224-e), and climate and roadway excavation projects (§ 224-f). Article 9 (§ 230) covers building service contracts with public agencies over $1,500.
Details
| Statute | N.Y. Labor Law Article 8 (§§ 220 to 224-f) and Article 9 (§§ 230 to 239). § 220-h: OSHA 10 training on public work contracts over $250,000.Source: NYSDOL overview; Labor Law § 224-a (nysenate.gov). Last checked October 22, 2026. |
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| Dollar thresholds | None for Article 8 public work. § 224-a private projects: over $5 million and 30%+ public funds. Article 9 building service: over $1,500.Source: NYSDOL overview; NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Administering agency | NYSDOL Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement. In New York City, the NYC Comptroller enforces and keeps its own certified payroll database. Agency websiteSource: NYSDOL overview; NYSDOL electronic payroll FAQ. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Where to get wage rates | NYSDOL Article 8 schedules by county, based on CBAs covering at least 30% of the trade. Rates run July 1 to June 30; updates post on the first business day of each month and must be paid retroactive to July 1, even if they aren't in the contract's schedule. Each project needs a PRC number.Source: NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ; NYSDOL wage schedule lookup. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Wages vs. fringes | Separate wage and supplement rates. Supplement credit is annualized: total annual contributions divided by the employee's total annual hours (2,080 if hours aren't documented, 1,820 for 7-hour days). Any shortfall is paid weekly in cash. Extra supplements can't offset a wage shortfall.Source: NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Pay frequency | Manual workers (most construction trades) must be paid weekly, no later than 7 calendar days after the end of the week worked (Labor Law § 191). Large employers can apply to NYSDOL to pay less often. Supplement shortfalls must be paid weekly with wages.Source: NYSDOL frequency of pay FAQ; NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ; DOL state payday requirements. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Overtime and double time | At least: work over 8 hours a day or more than 5 days a week is overtime; trade schedules may set more. No 4x10 without overtime. Workers generally can't exceed 8 hours a day or 5 days a week except in emergencies or with a dispensation. Double time and shift rates come from each trade's schedule.Source: NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ; NYSDOL overview. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Certified payroll forms | Certified payroll every 30 days from project start (from Jan 1, 2026 for existing projects), including weeks with no work (a pause feature covers long gaps). Requires FEIN, contractor registry number, PRC number and, for public improvement projects, the payment bond. Per worker: name, home address, last 4 of SSN or date of birth (not the full SSN), NYS-registered apprentice yes/no, classification, daily straight and overtime hours and rates, gross and net pay, deductions, and supplements by type. Keep records 6 years. Late fines: $100/day once more than 14 days late; NYSDOL isn't issuing fines yet and will announce before it starts. Willfully false payrolls: class E felony.Source: NYSDOL announcement (Dec 26, 2025); NYSDOL electronic payroll FAQ; NYSDOL certified payroll bulk upload formatting guide. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Electronic filing portal | NYSDOL Certified Payroll Portal (also called the Certified Payroll Registry or MPWR portal), for work from Jan 1, 2026, on public work and § 224-a and § 224-d projects. Manual entry or XML bulk upload (template, XSD schema and formatting guide provided). Satisfies the department-of-jurisdiction filing, but agencies can still require LCPtracker or similar. Not required for Article 9 building service. NYC projects use NYC's own system.Source: NYSDOL electronic payroll FAQ. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| EEO and workforce reports | Nothing in the prevailing wage sources. Federal EO 11246 changes apply to federal jobs.Source: Federal Register 2026-17114. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Apprentice ratio rules | Only workers individually registered in a NYS-registered program get apprentice rates; trainees, helpers and pre-apprentices get journey rates. Ratios are set statewide by trade and applied per jobsite (example: 1:1, then 1 more apprentice per 3 more journeyworkers). Only exception: a project labor agreement.Source: NYSDOL overview; NYSDOL Article 8 FAQ. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Local laws | New York City: the NYC Comptroller, not NYSDOL, sets prevailing wage rates for city public work under Labor Law § 220 (annual schedules, July 1 to June 30) and for building service under Article 9. City public work contracts solicited on or after Dec 31, 2025 file electronic certified payrolls in the City's own online database (Labor Law § 220-j), covering mayoral agencies, NYCEDC and H+H.Source: NYC Comptroller Construction Worker Schedule 2026-2027; NYC Comptroller Building Service Employee Schedule 2026-2027; NYC MOCS: Prevailing and living wage; NYC: Online Database for Certified Payroll. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
| Recent changes | Jan 1, 2026: electronic certified payroll. Dec 30, 2024: contractor registry ($200 per two years). Dec 28, 2023: EV charging in parking structures. Sept 15, 2023: roadway excavation (§ 224-f). July 5, 2022: renewable energy thresholds. Apr 9, 2022: ConnectAll broadband. Jan 1, 2022: § 224-a covered projects. Not law: S 6378 / A 6708 (2025-26) would widen § 224-a (20%+ public funds on projects over $5 million, or $3 million+ in public funds) and repeal § 224-c; still in the Senate Labor Committee with no floor votes.Source: NYSDOL overview; S 6378 (2025-26), NY Senate. Last checked October 22, 2026. |
The information on eBacon's interactive prevailing wage map is provided for general informational purposes only. The accuracy or availability of the information is subject to periodic updates. Overtime (OT) and double time (DT) requirements may be subject to other rules which vary by state, or subject to contract funding. Information published here must be verified by relevant government agencies.
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Which states have prevailing wage laws?
Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, and Washington, DC. Thresholds, covered projects, and reporting rules vary by state, so open any state on the map for its details.
Which states don’t have a prevailing wage law?
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. No state law doesn’t mean no paperwork, though: federal Davis-Bacon rules still apply to federally funded jobs in all of them.
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