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$31.900$12.490$.000$2.400$1.190$.420$48.400
26N/A$34.550$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$.420$54.230
36N/A$37.210$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$3.300$59.770
46N/A$39.870$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$3.300$62.430
56N/A$42.530$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$76.340
66N/A$45.190$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$79.000
76N/A$47.840$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$81.650
86N/A$50.500$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$84.310

FOOTNOTE(S)

AREA 4:

Vacation and Holiday: Includes Work Fees for all periods and Vacation for Periods 2 to 8. (Vacation & Work Fee amounts are added to the BHR to establish the gross taxable pay. )

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.

PREDETERMINED INCREASES

Effective July 1, 2024, there will be an increase of $4.82 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective July 1, 2025, there will be an increase of $5.07 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

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


PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
16N/A$32.710$12.490$.000$2.400$1.190$.420$49.210
26N/A$35.430$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$.420$55.110
36N/A$38.160$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$3.300$60.720
46N/A$40.880$12.490$.000$5.580$1.190$3.300$63.440
56N/A$43.610$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$77.420
66N/A$46.330$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$80.140
76N/A$49.060$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$82.870
86N/A$51.780$12.490$11.250$5.580$1.190$3.300$85.590

FOOTNOTE(S)

AREA 3:

Vacation and Holiday: Includes Work Fees for all periods and Vacation for Periods 2 to 8. (Vacation & Work Fee amounts are added to the BHR to establish the gross taxable pay. )

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.

PREDETERMINED INCREASES

Effective July 1, 2024, there will be an increase of $4.82 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective July 1, 2025, there will be an increase of $5.07 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

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