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New Jersey certified payroll & prevailing wage compliance
New Jersey runs its own prevailing-wage law on top of federal Davis-Bacon: the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.) applies at $2,000 to $16,263. We prepare and check certified payroll, wage-rate compliance, and get the submission package ready for New Jersey public-works contractors and for federally funded projects located in New Jersey, to whatever format the awarding body actually requires, which you sign and submit under your own login.
The law here
New Jersey applies the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.) at $2,000 to $16,263: $2,000 in most cases; a separate $16,263 threshold and a $50,000 aggregate threshold for maintenance and repair also apply depending on contract type.
How we do the work
Method
Check coverage
We read the contract and the bid documents for whether New Jersey’s law, federal Davis-Bacon, or both are written into the job, and which wage determination or state wage schedule the contract incorporates. Where coverage is unclear, we say so and point you to the awarding agency or labor department that decides it.
Build the payroll record
Laborer and mechanic classifications, hours, and rates are captured in the format the awarding body requires: WH-347 for federal work, or the state’s own certified payroll form and portal where one exists.
Verify rates and fringe
Wages and any fringe-benefit credit are checked against the governing wage determination before the payroll is finalized, not after an auditor flags it.
Gate the submission
The same pre-flight discipline as our California compliance desk: exceptions caught and held before anything goes out under a contractor’s signature.
Submission-ready, submitted by you
Made submission-ready for whatever system the awarding body actually uses: a state labor-department portal, an agency’s own upload tool, or paper WH-347. You sign it and file it under your own portal login, with a dated compliance file kept for audit.
What you receive
Deliverables
- Coverage check: which of New Jersey law and federal Davis-Bacon the contract itself invokes
- Certified payroll prepared in the format the awarding body requires
- Wage-rate and fringe verification against the governing determination
- Pre-submission exception review
- A submission-ready filing for the required state or federal portal, which you sign and submit under your own login
- Dated compliance file retained for audit
Certified payroll and prevailing-wage compliance for New Jersey projects is scoped and quoted per engagement once we’ve confirmed coverage. Email hello@aeternusdynamics.com, or see how per-facility pricing works on our California compliance desk.
Pricing & scopeQuestions contractors ask
Common questions
Does New Jersey’s prevailing wage law apply to my project?
If the project is public work in New Jersey and the contract value meets the state’s threshold, the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 et seq.) applies on top of any federal requirement. Threshold in New Jersey: $2,000 in most cases; a separate $16,263 threshold and a $50,000 aggregate threshold for maintenance and repair also apply depending on contract type. We confirm coverage before you rely on it rather than assume.
What if my project is federally funded instead of state-funded?
Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federally funded or federally assisted construction contracts over $2,000 in New Jersey regardless of whether the state’s own law also applies. See our nationwide federal Davis-Bacon page. On a project with both federal money and New Jersey funding, the higher of the two wage requirements controls.
Do you need to be licensed in New Jersey to do this work?
No. Certified payroll and prevailing-wage compliance is recordkeeping, wage-rate verification, and reporting, not a licensed construction trade. Aeternus Dynamics holds no contractor license in New Jersey or any other state, and does not perform, supervise, or advertise construction work.
Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, “Dollar Threshold Amount for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws”, U.S. Department of Labor.
Aeternus Dynamics uses AI-assisted tools to help prepare and check compliance documents; all deliverables are reviewed by a qualified human before submission or use. Aeternus Dynamics is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, and holds no contractor license in any state. See our Terms & Disclosures.
Start an engagement
Tell us where the project sits and how it’s funded; we’ll confirm coverage and scope the filing.
Email hello@aeternusdynamics.com