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
161,000$20.030$13.250$.600$.000$1.100$.750$35.730
261,000$22.250$13.250$.670$.000$1.100$.750$38.020
36750$24.480$13.250$7.550$.000$1.100$.750$47.130
46750$26.700$13.250$8.240$.000$1.100$.750$50.040
56750$28.930$13.250$8.930$.000$1.100$.750$52.960
66750$31.150$13.250$9.610$.000$1.100$.750$55.860
76750$33.380$13.250$10.300$.000$1.100$.750$58.780
86750$35.600$13.250$10.990$.000$1.100$.750$61.690
96750$37.830$13.250$11.670$.000$1.100$.750$64.600
106750$40.050$13.250$12.360$.000$1.100$.750$67.510

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate: Includes an amount for Vacation & Holiday.

Pension: Includes an amount equal to 3% of the Basic Hourly Rate for the National Employees' Benefit Fund (NEBF). (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Other: Includes an amount for LMCC ($0.25) and AMF ($0.50).

JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 03-1-2024: $0.25 to Pension and $1.15 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

There may be corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman craft/classification. Please email 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
161,000$23.490$13.250$.700$.000$1.100$.750$39.290
261,000$26.100$13.250$.780$.000$1.100$.750$41.980
36750$28.710$13.250$7.680$.000$1.100$.750$51.490
46750$31.320$13.250$8.380$.000$1.100$.750$54.800
56750$33.930$13.250$9.080$.000$1.100$.750$58.110
66750$36.540$13.250$9.780$.000$1.100$.750$61.420
76750$39.150$13.250$10.470$.000$1.100$.750$64.720
86750$41.760$13.250$11.170$.000$1.100$.750$68.030
96750$44.370$13.250$11.870$.000$1.100$.750$71.340
106750$46.980$13.250$12.570$.000$1.100$.750$74.650

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate: Includes an amount for Vacation & Holiday.

Pension: Includes an amount equal to 3% of the Basic Hourly Rate for the National Employees' Benefit Fund (NEBF). (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Other: Includes an amount for LMCC ($0.25) and AMF ($0.50).

JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 03-1-2024: $0.25 to Pension and $1.15 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

There may be corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman craft/classification. Please email requests 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
161,000$26.310$13.250$.790$.000$1.100$.750$42.200
261,000$29.240$13.250$.880$.000$1.100$.750$45.220
36750$32.160$13.250$7.780$.000$1.100$.750$55.040
46750$35.080$13.250$8.490$.000$1.100$.750$58.670
56750$38.010$13.250$9.200$.000$1.100$.750$62.310
66750$40.930$13.250$9.910$.000$1.100$.750$65.940
76750$43.850$13.250$10.620$.000$1.100$.750$69.570
86750$46.780$13.250$11.320$.000$1.100$.750$73.200
96750$49.700$13.250$12.030$.000$1.100$.750$76.830
106750$52.620$13.250$12.740$.000$1.100$.750$80.460

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate: Includes an amount for Vacation & Holiday.

Pension: Includes an amount equal to 3% of the Basic Hourly Rate for the National Employees' Benefit Fund (NEBF). (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Other: Includes an amount for LMCC ($0.25) and AMF ($0.50).

JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 03-1-2024: $0.25 to Pension and $1.15 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

There may be corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman craft/classification. Please email requests 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