Wage Determination Summary

This document is a General Decision (Wage Determination) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for prevailing wage requirements in Niagara County, New York, effective January 2, 2026, superseding General Decision NY20250019. The determination applies to building construction projects except single-family homes and apartments up to four stories and establishes hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for various construction trades and laborers working on federal contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act.

The wage determination lists prevailing rates across multiple construction classifications organized by trade code, including asbestos workers, hazardous material handlers, bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, elevator mechanics, power equipment operators, ironworkers, laborers, painters, glaziers, plasterers, plumbers, roofers, and sheet metal workers. Rates range from $30.15 to $62.39 per hour for base wages, with fringe benefits varying from 17.54% to 41.36% depending on classification and experience. The document includes nine laborer group classifications (Groups 1-9) with specific duty descriptions for specialized work such as asbestos removal, laser beam operation, and robotic remote systems operation. Two executive orders are referenced regarding paid sick leave (EO 13706) and minimum wage requirements (EO 13658) for federal contractors. The determination includes guidance on union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers, along with an appeals process for wage determination disputes directed to the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.