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$22.000$8.500$.000$2.440$.640$.240$33.820
26N/A$24.200$8.500$.000$2.440$.640$.240$36.020
36N/A$26.400$8.500$.000$2.440$.640$.240$38.220
46N/A$28.600$8.500$.000$7.340$.640$.240$45.320
56N/A$30.800$8.500$10.630$7.340$.640$.240$58.150
66N/A$33.000$8.500$10.630$7.340$.640$.240$60.350
76N/A$35.200$8.500$10.630$7.340$.640$.240$62.550
86N/A$39.600$8.500$10.630$7.340$.640$.240$66.950

FOOTNOTE(S)

Vacation - includes an amount for supplemental dues.

Other - includes amounts for Industry Advancement, Contract Administration, and Labor-Management Cooperation Committee Trust.

**Journeyman Predetermined Increases

Effective 7/1/2024 - an increase of $2.15 to be allocated: $0.15 to Pension, and $2.00 to wages and/or fringes.

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