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$21.000$8.430$.000$2.410$.640$.240$32.720
26N/A$23.100$8.430$.000$2.410$.640$.240$34.820
36N/A$25.200$8.430$.000$2.410$.640$.240$36.920
46N/A$27.300$8.430$.000$7.310$.640$.240$43.920
56N/A$29.400$8.430$10.480$7.310$.640$.240$56.500
66N/A$31.500$8.430$10.480$7.310$.640$.240$58.600
76N/A$33.600$8.430$10.480$7.310$.640$.240$60.700
86N/A$37.800$8.430$10.480$7.310$.640$.240$64.900

FOOTNOTE(S)

Vacation - includes an amount for supplemental dues.

Other - includes amounts for Industry Advancement, Contract Administration, and Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust.

**Journeyman Predetermined Increases

Effective 7/1/2023 - an increase of $2.25 to be allocated: $0.15 to Pension, and $2.10 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 7/1/2024 - an increase of $2.15 to be allocated: $0.15 to Pension, and $2.00 to wages and/or fringes.

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