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$26.760$10.710$3.660$1.870$.850$.440$44.290
26N/A$29.050$10.710$3.660$1.870$.850$.440$46.580
36N/A$31.340$10.710$4.510$1.870$1.050$.440$49.920
46N/A$33.640$10.710$4.510$1.870$1.050$.440$52.220
56N/A$35.930$10.710$4.510$1.870$1.050$.440$54.510
66N/A$38.220$10.710$5.510$1.870$1.050$.440$57.800
76N/A$42.810$10.710$5.510$1.870$1.050$.440$62.390

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate -- Includes an amount for Dues Check Off, which is not factored in overtime.

Other -- Includes amounts for Labor Management Fund and Industry Promotion Fund.

$4.00 shall be added to the Apprentices Basic Hourly Rates when work is performed on any building, old or new, where pitch is used, whether in conjunction with asphalt or not, in the application of a built-up roof or tear-off.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 8/1/2023: an increase of $3.00 allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

There may be 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