Erie County

Prevailing Wage Rate for 07/01/04 - 06/30/05

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Painter

GEOGRAPHIC TERRITORIES:

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY: Only the Townships of Ashford, Dayton, East Otto, Otto,
Machias, Perrysburg, Persia and Yorkshire.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY: Only the Townships of Awkwright, Dunkirk, Hanover,
Pomfret, Portland, Sheridan and Villenova.
ERIE COUNTY: Entire county except that portion of the Township of Grand
Island that lies north of Whitehaven Road.
NIAGARA COUNTY: Only the Townships of Hartland, Lockport, Newfane, Pendleton,
Royalton, Somerset, that portion of Cambria and Wilson Townships which lies
east of a line running down the center of Route 425, and the Cities of
Lockport and North Tonawanda.

GENESEE COUNTY: Entire County
ORLEANS COUNTY: Entire County
WYOMING COUNTY: Entire County

WAGE INFORMATION:

WAGES: (per hour)
                                  7/01/2004     5/01/2005     5/01/2006

                                                Addit.        Addit.
**Transportation Bridge.........$ 27.90         2.00/hr       3.00/hr
Basic Rate (Brush & Roller).....  22.89         1.25/hr       1.25/hr
Skeleton Steel*.................. 23.64          "             "
Taper/DryWall Finisher........... 23.39          "             "
Spray painting, wallcovering,
sand/water hydroblasting, swing
scaffold or any hung rigging
platform, application of epoxies
and/or special coatings.......... 23.14          "             "

**For Bridge Painting Contracts, ALL WORKERS on and off the bridge
  (including Flagmen) are to be paid Painter's Rate; the contract must
  be ONLY for Bridge Painting.

* Skeleton Steel: No floors, walls or ceilings are constructed, including
radio and television towers, flagpoles, water towers, smokestacks, cranes and
the abatement of coatings with lead, asbestos and/or arsenic, etc.. Work on
storage tanks of any kind.

OVERTIME PAY: exterior work only See ( B, E4*, F, R ) on OVERTIME PAGE.

OVERTIME PAY: all other work See ( B, F, R ) on OVERTIME PAGE.
* Note - Saturday is payable at straight time if the employee misses work,
except where a doctor's or hospital verification of illness is produced
Monday through Friday when work was available to the employee.

HOLIDAY:
Paid:.......  See ( 1 )    on HOLIDAY PAGE.
Overtime:...  See ( 5, 6 ) on HOLIDAY PAGE.

APPRENTICES:

Apprentices - Transportation Bridge: 1000 hour terms at the following
percentage of journeyman's Transportation Bridge wage rate:

1st.  2nd.  3rd.  4th.  5th.  6th.
50%   55%   60%   65%   75%   85%

Apprentices - Painter/Decorator: 1000 hour terms at the following percentage
of journeyman's Basic wage rate:

1st.  2nd.  3rd.  4th.  5th.  6th.  7th.  8th.
50%   55%   60%   65%   70%   75%   80%   90%

Apprentices - Taper/Drywall Finisher with less than 2000 hours as of
7/29/04: 1000 hour terms at the following percentage of journeyman's
Taper wage:

1st.  2nd.  3rd.  4th.  5th.  6th.
50%   55%   60%   65%   75%   85%

Apprentices - Taper/Drywall Finisher: with 2000 hours or more as of
7/29/04: 1000 hour terms at the following percentage of journeyman's
Taper wage:

1st   2nd   3rd   4th
50%   60%   70%   80%

SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS: (per hour worked)

Transportation Bridge Journeymen $ 12.10
All other Journeymen               12.75
Bridge Appr. 1st & 2nd terms        1.60
Bridge Appr. all other terms        3.60
All other Appr. 1st & 2nd terms     1.65
All other Appr. all other terms     3.65
                                                                 3-4-Buffalo

Overtime/Holiday Codes

Back to Listings of Occupations for this County

Back to Table of County Listings

03/01/2005