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
1N/A1,000$38.640$8.000$12.710$.000$.190$.420$59.960
2N/A1,000$41.860$8.000$12.810$.000$.210$.460$63.340
3N/A1,000$45.080$8.000$12.900$.000$.230$.500$66.710
4N/A1,000$48.300$8.000$13.000$.000$.240$.530$70.070
5N/A1,000$51.520$8.000$13.100$.000$.260$.570$73.450
6N/A1,000$54.740$8.000$13.190$.000$.270$.590$76.790
7N/A1,000$57.960$8.000$13.290$.000$.290$.630$80.170

FOOTNOTE(S)

PENSION - Includes an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate for the National Employees Benefit Fund which is factored at the applicable overtime multiplier for each overtime hour.

TRAINING - This amount is factored at the applicable overtime rate.

OTHER - Includes $0.01 to LMCC; the remaining amount is factored at the applicable overtime rate.

**JM PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective June 1, 2023, there will be an increase of $3.65 allocated as follows: $2.90 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.10 to Health and Welfare, $0.50 to Pension, $0.09 to NEBF, $0.02 to Training, and $0.02 to Other Payments.

Effective June 1, 2024, there will be an increase of $3.46 allocated as follows: $2.86 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.10 to Health and Welfare, and $0.50 to Pension.

Effective June 1, 2025, there will be an increase of $2.70 allocated as follows: $2.10 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.10 to Health and Welfare, and $0.50 to Pension.

Effective June 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $2.77 allocated as follows: $2.17 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.10 to Health and Welfare, and $0.50 to Pension.

There are no further increases applicable to this determination.

There may be a corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman

craft/classification. Please e-mail 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