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
16600$20.800$5.370$4.240$5.300$1.150$.060$36.920
26600$21.810$6.270$5.940$5.300$1.150$.060$40.530
36600$26.170$7.160$7.630$5.300$1.150$.060$47.470
46600$30.530$8.060$9.330$5.300$1.150$.060$54.430
56600$34.900$8.060$9.750$5.300$1.150$.060$59.220
66600$39.260$8.060$10.170$5.300$1.150$.060$64.000

FOOTNOTE(S)

Vacation/Holiday Fund -- Includes amount for Supplemental Dues ($2.05).

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective August 7, 2024: $3.30 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective August 6, 2025: $3.40 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