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)
- Determination: 2026-1
- Issue Date: 08-22-2025
- Expire Date: 06-30-2026 **
- Craft/Classification: Pile Driver (Carpenter)
- Counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba
| Period | Duration Months | OJT Hours | Basic Hourly Rate | Health & Welfare | Pension | Vacation/ Holiday | Training | Other | Total Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | N/A | $39.760 | $14.370 | $.000 | $2.650 | $1.360 | $.450 | $58.590 |
| 2 | 6 | N/A | $43.070 | $14.370 | $.000 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $66.530 |
| 3 | 6 | N/A | $46.380 | $14.370 | $5.280 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $75.120 |
| 4 | 6 | N/A | $49.700 | $14.370 | $5.280 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $78.440 |
| 5 | 6 | N/A | $53.010 | $14.370 | $16.830 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $93.300 |
| 6 | 6 | N/A | $56.320 | $14.370 | $16.830 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $96.610 |
| 7 | 6 | N/A | $59.630 | $14.370 | $16.830 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $99.920 |
| 8 | 6 | N/A | $62.950 | $14.370 | $16.830 | $7.280 | $1.360 | $.450 | $103.240 |
FOOTNOTE(S)
VAC/HOL: Includes Work Fee 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.)
PENSION: Includes Pension for periods 5 to 8, in addition to Annuity Trust Fund for Periods 3 to 8. Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1773.1 and 1773.8, the amount paid for this employer payment may vary resulting in a lower taxable basic hourly wage rate, but the total hourly rates for straight time and overtime may not be less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages.
OTHER: Includes Industry Promotion, Pile Drivers Employer Contractor Admin (PDECA), Carpenters International Training Fund, Contract Work Preservation, Millwright Pile Driver Fund and Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. (VHSLA).
**Journeyman Predetermined Increase:
Effective July 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $5.32 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.
There wil be no further increases applicable to this determination.
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