Certified Payroll Registration: Public Works Contractor Hours and Wages
Updated 8d ago
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Description
Certified Payroll Registration records weekly payroll filings for contractors and subcontractors on New York public works projects under Article 8. The dataset contains project details, employee hours, wage rates, and job classifications for laborers, mechanics, and building service employees. Data is structured to track compliance and payment across all tiers of subcontractors on covered projects.
Use Cases
Tracking wage compliance by comparing ST Hourly Rate and OT Hourly Rate against prevailing wage standards.
Analyzing project duration and labor allocation using Project Start Date, Project End Date, and Week Ending Date.
Mapping project locations and jurisdictions using Project City, Project State, Project Zipcode, and Department of Jurisdiction.
Investigating workforce composition and costs by aggregating ST Total Hours, OT Total Hours, Wages, and Job Title.
Monitoring project status and contract scope via Project Status, PRC Number, Project Name, and Work Category.
Strengths
Contains detailed payroll components including regular and overtime hours and rates, enabling granular wage analysis.
Includes temporal project tracking with start, end, and weekly ending dates.
Available on multiple platforms (Socrata and Data.gov), indicating official use and maintenance.
Limitations
Key metadata is missing or conflicting: row counts, dataset size, and license information are not provided by any source.
The 'last updated' dates conflict between platforms (2026-04-03 vs. 2026-04-11), creating uncertainty about freshness.
One platform (Data.gov) lacks column information, limiting full understanding of the data structure from that source.
Provenance
Source
data.ny.gov
Collection Method
Weekly certified payroll filings submitted by contractors and subcontractors as mandated by Article 8 for public works projects.
Time Range
Seven year window (as indicated in the title).
Freshness
Last updated dates range from 2026-04-03 to 2026-04-11, with a conflict noted.
Geography
New York State, based on the source organization and project location columns (Project State, City, Zipcode).
Data is specifically for public works projects under New York State Article 8 labor law; applicability to other jurisdictions or private work is null.