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
112N/A$28.400$9.970$.000$.000$1.890$.000$40.260
212N/A$31.240$10.120$.000$.000$1.890$.000$43.250
312N/A$34.080$10.870$7.120$.000$1.890$.000$53.960
412N/A$39.760$11.020$7.120$.000$1.890$.000$59.790
512N/A$45.440$11.320$7.120$.000$1.890$.000$65.770

FOOTNOTE(S)

BHR -- includes dues amount, which shall be deducted from the wages of all workers covered by this agreement at 5.5% of the total taxable wage.

Health & Welfare -- includes amount for Occupational Health and Research Plan.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 7/1/2024: An increase of $4.25 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective 6/30/2025: An increase of $4.50 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 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