GENERAL PREVAILING WAGE APPRENTICE RATES

Apprentice Prevailing Wage Rates are paid only to apprentices registered with the State of California, Division of Apprenticeship Standards, for work the registered apprentice performs in his/her specific craft or trade. You may check whether an Apprentice is registered at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards Website (https://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/appcertpw/AppCertSearch.asp)

PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
16N/A$40.210$14.370$.000$2.650$1.310$.440$58.980
26N/A$43.560$14.370$.000$6.080$1.310$.440$65.760
36N/A$46.910$14.370$.000$6.080$1.310$3.770$72.440
46N/A$50.260$14.370$.000$6.080$1.310$3.770$75.790
56N/A$53.610$14.370$11.550$6.080$1.310$3.770$90.690
66N/A$56.960$14.370$11.550$6.080$1.310$3.770$94.040
76N/A$60.310$14.370$11.550$6.080$1.310$3.770$97.390
86N/A$63.660$14.370$11.550$6.080$1.310$3.770$100.740

FOOTNOTE(S)

AREA 1:

Vacation & Holiday: Includes Work Fee for all periods and Vacation for periods 2-8. (Gross taxable pay includes Vacation and Work Fee.)

Other: Includes Industry Promotion, Work Preservation, Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF), Carpenter Employers Contract Administration (CECA), and Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. for all periods. Includes annuity for periods 3-8.

JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES

Effective July 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $5.32 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

There may be corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman craft/classification. Please email a request to statistics@dir.ca.gov or send to the following address:

Department of Industrial Relations

Office of the Director - Research Unit

P.O. Box 420603

San Francisco, CA 94142-0603