Towns Around Massachusetts Paying Snowplow Drivers up to $310 an Hour Amid Labor Shortage

Towns Around Massachusetts Paying Snowplow Drivers up to $310 an Hour Amid Labor Shortage
A snowplow clears snow on Lexington Avenue during the snowstorm in New York in a January 2016 file photo. Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
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Towns around Massachusetts are offering up to $310 an hour for drivers with a commercial license amid a labor shortage.

According to a “request for response from interested vendors 2021–2022” legal notice, Watertown is paying up to $200 for plow drivers with a commercial license, and the rates increase to $310 for those with specialized equipment, specifically a rubber-tired loader with 10-foot PLOW CAT 980 or equal.

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