DERRICK OPERATOR PAY
IN NEW JERSEY.
Official wage data for derrick operators in New Jersey is not yet available in our dataset. Check back soon — or submit your pay to kickstart coverage.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics has no published series for Derrick Operator in New Jersey at the state level. This usually means the employed population is too small to survey reliably. Check the metro breakdown below, or the national Derrick Operator pay page for Texas for comparison.
Active Wage Determinations · New Jersey
65 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover New Jersey. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.
Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for derrick operators by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 65 New Jersey Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.
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