Construction payroll

Construction payroll for contractors.

Construction payroll serving Long Island, New York, New Jersey and beyond.

Trade rates, union fringe, workers’ comp classes and crews on several jobs a week. PayNortheast runs contractor payroll the way construction actually works, with a dedicated account manager.

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Contractor payroll

Construction payroll, handled.

From Nassau and Suffolk contractors to crews working across New York and New Jersey, we run construction payroll with the trade rates, fringe and job detail your work requires.

  • Different pay rates for one worker across trades and jobs
  • Union fringe and benefit-fund reporting
  • Workers’ comp by class code
  • Certified payroll when you’re on public work

Good fit if you’re…

  • A general contractor or subcontractor
  • Running union and open-shop crews
  • Bidding public and private jobs
The hard parts

Where contractor payroll gets complicated.

The details that trip up construction payroll on Long Island and across New York and New Jersey.

Multiple trade rates

One worker can earn different rates on different jobs and trades in the same week.

Union fringe & benefit funds

Fringe and supplements paid to plans or in cash, with benefit-fund reporting.

Workers’ comp by class

Hours tracked by class code, so premiums follow the work.

Crews in NY and NJ

Withholding for crews who live in one state and work in the other.

NYC and Yonkers resident tax

Local income tax withheld for employees who live in New York City or Yonkers.

Many jobs per week

Time split across jobs and phases in the same pay run.

Job costing

Job costing for construction payroll.

Long Island contractors see labor cost by job, class and phase, with employer taxes, workers’ comp and fringe allocated, straight from payroll. No double entry.

Construction job costing reports →

Public work

Prevailing wage and certified payroll for contractors.

On New York public work, we set up wage schedules by classification, pay fringe correctly and prepare certified payroll. New Jersey public work follows its own Prevailing Wage Act, separate from New York’s rules, so ask us about New Jersey projects.

Prevailing wage & certified payroll →

For WH-347s, agency portals and more, visit NYCertifiedPayroll.com.

Skilled trades

Construction payroll for skilled trades.

General contractors and specialty trades across Long Island, New York and New Jersey.

General contractorsElectricalPlumbingHVACCarpentryMasonry & concreteSite work & excavationRoofingPaintingLandscaping
Job costing reports

Construction job costing reports by job, class and phase.

Labor is usually the biggest and least predictable cost a contractor has. Advanced Job Costing breaks it down the way Long Island and New York contractors plan and manage work, so you can spot overruns early and price the next job with confidence.

  • Gross wages, overtime and hours by job
  • Cost by class and by phase or cost code
  • Burden allocation: employer taxes, workers’ comp and fringe
  • Weekly, monthly and project-to-date views
Job cost summary report by job, class and phase from the PayNortheast report generator
Job cost summary by job, class and phase. Labor cost, crew hours and fringe for each job, broken out by trade classification and phase. Click to enlarge.
Payroll register format

Construction job costing, in register format.

Prefer to see job cost the way you see payroll? For contractors from Nassau and Suffolk to New Jersey, our custom report generator also produces job costing in payroll register format: the register grouped by job with subtotals, a single job’s register by class and phase, and register totals with labor burden for total labor cost.

Payroll register grouped by job with job subtotals for wages, fringe, gross, taxes and net pay
Payroll register by job. Every employee’s hours, wages, fringe, taxes and net pay grouped by job, with a subtotal for each job and split-job time allocated. Click to enlarge.
Job payroll register by trade class with prevailing wage and cash fringe lines and phase cost columns
One job’s register by trade class and phase. A single job’s register by trade class, with wage and fringe lines for each worker and labor dollars spread across phases. Click to enlarge.
Payroll register totals by job and phase including employer taxes and workers comp labor burden
Register totals with labor burden by job and phase. Register totals by job and phase with employer taxes and workers’ comp added, so you see total labor cost and cost per hour. Click to enlarge.

Same source as payroll

Job cost reports come from the same hours that run payroll, so they always reconcile. No double entry.

Auditor-friendly job cost reports

PayNortheast works with many auditors. Our job cost reports are audit-ready and tie back to every paycheck.

Built around how you work

Set up around your jobs, cost codes, classes and phases from the start.

Reporting by project

Construction payroll reporting by project.

Contractors on Long Island and across New York and New Jersey see what each project costs in labor, from the same payroll data that pays their crews.

  • Labor cost and hours by project, project to date
  • Labor cost by project and phase
  • Earnings by project on each employee’s earnings statement
  • Labor cost by employee and classification

Built for contractors

  • Reports for project managers, owners and your accountant
  • Union fringe and burden included in project labor cost
  • Reports in the layout you need

We can generate any report you need. Tell us what your accountant or auditor is asking for and we’ll put it together.

Employee earnings statement with earnings by project, taxes withheld, deductions, year-to-date totals and net pay
Employee earnings statement. Earnings, taxes, deductions and year-to-date totals for each employee, for audits, lenders and employee requests. Click to enlarge.
Labor cost report by employee, classification and job for construction payroll
Labor cost by employee and classification. Wages, fringe and employer taxes for each employee, split by classification and job. Click to enlarge.
Certified payroll reports

Certified payroll reports for construction contractors.

On New York public work and federal Davis-Bacon projects, we prepare certified payroll from your payroll: Form WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance, New York certified payroll formats and the layouts agencies and prime contractors require.

  • Form WH-347 and New York certified payroll formats
  • Submitted to LCPtracker, Elation Systems, eMars and the NYSDOL Certified Payroll portal
  • Prevailing wage rate and fringe compliance reports
  • Audit-ready reports for agency and prevailing wage audits

More on public work

PayNortheast has a custom report generator that can generate payroll or certified payroll reports in any certified payroll report format.

Certified payroll report in WH-347 format with daily hours, rates, fringe and Statement of Compliance
Certified payroll report, WH-347 format. Weekly certified payroll with daily hours, base rates, fringe, deductions, net pay and the Statement of Compliance. Click to enlarge.
Prevailing wage rate compliance check comparing paid rates to required base and fringe rates
Prevailing wage rate compliance check. Paid base and fringe rates checked against the wage determination, with any shortfall flagged for correction. Click to enlarge.
Prevailing wage audit packet comparing base and fringe rates paid to the required rates by trade
Certified payroll & prevailing wage audit support. Rates paid vs. required by trade, with payroll register backup for certified payroll and prevailing wage audits. Click to enlarge.
Construction payroll

Full service payroll for contractors.

Construction payroll is part of our full service payroll, for contractors of every size from Long Island to New Jersey.

Full service payroll

Every pay run, tax filing, W-2s and HR, handled by one team.

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Small business payroll

Done-for-you payroll with a real person to talk to.

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Mid-size employers

Departments, locations and multi-entity payroll.

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All industries we serve

Payroll by industry and business size.

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How it works

Choose how you run construction payroll.

Run it online, send it to us, or customize your own process. Same dedicated contact behind every one.

Option 1

Online Portal

Process payroll and manage your team online, anytime.

Option 2

Email or Text

Simply send us your hours. We do everything else.

Option 3

Custom

Payroll as unique as your business. We build it around how you work.

“I want to enter the payroll. You enter the new hires.”

“I just want to send you the hours from my point of sale. You do the rest.”

“I want you to enter the daily logs, add the hours to payroll and add new hires.”

“Pay my staff automatically every payroll. I’ll let you know if anything changes.”

“I want to run everything myself online, but have someone to call when I need help.”

Tell us how you want it. We’ll build it. Let’s Chat →

FAQ

Construction payroll FAQ

What makes construction payroll different?

Contractors often pay one worker several rates in a week, report union fringe, track workers’ comp by class and run payroll across many jobs. Construction payroll has to handle all of it in the same pay run.

Can you handle certified payroll for contractors?

Yes. On New York public work we prepare certified payroll and submit it where it’s required. See our prevailing wage payroll page for details.

Do you handle construction crews that work in New York and New Jersey?

Yes. We handle withholding for crews who live in one state and work in the other, plus NYC and Yonkers resident tax.

Do you offer job costing for contractors?

Yes. Payroll job costing reports labor cost by job, class and phase from the same payroll data, with burden allocated.

Get started

Let’s talk about your construction payroll.

Tell us about your crews, trades and jobs. We’ll show you how PayNortheast would run contractor payroll on Long Island, across New York and in New Jersey.

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