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$19.440$.000$1.470$1.350$.680$.280$23.220
26N/A$21.600$8.780$1.980$1.690$.680$.280$35.010
36N/A$23.760$8.780$2.200$1.830$.680$.280$37.530
46N/A$25.920$8.780$2.400$1.950$.680$.280$40.010
56N/A$28.080$8.780$2.840$2.190$.680$.280$42.850
66N/A$30.240$8.780$3.280$2.430$.680$.280$45.690
76N/A$34.560$8.780$3.700$2.670$.680$.280$50.670
86N/A$38.880$8.780$4.130$2.850$.680$.280$55.600

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate -- includes an amount for Dues Check Off.

Training -- includes FTI.

Other -- includes Labor Management Partnership, Floor Labor Management Cooperation Committee and Contract Administration Trust Fund.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 1/1/2025 an increase of $1.95 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $1.00 to Health & Welfare, $0.10 to Vacation/Holiday, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.05 to Training.

Effective 1/1/2026, an increase of $1.70 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.60 to Health & Welfare, $0.06 to Vacation/ Holiday, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.04 to Other.

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


PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
16N/A$23.330$.000$1.470$1.350$.680$.280$27.110
26N/A$25.920$8.780$1.980$1.690$.680$.280$39.330
36N/A$28.510$8.780$2.200$1.830$.680$.280$42.280
46N/A$31.100$8.780$2.400$1.950$.680$.280$45.190
56N/A$33.700$8.780$2.840$2.190$.680$.280$48.470
66N/A$36.290$8.780$3.280$2.430$.680$.280$51.740
76N/A$41.470$8.780$3.700$2.670$.680$.280$57.580
86N/A$46.660$8.780$4.130$2.850$.680$.280$63.380

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate -- includes an amount for Dues Check Off.

Training -- includes FTI.

Other -- includes Labor Management Partnership, Floor Labor Management Cooperation Committee and Contract Administration Trust Fund.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 1/1/2025 an increase of $1.95 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $1.00 to Health & Welfare, $0.10 to Vacation/Holiday, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.05 to Training.

Effective 1/1/2026, an increase of $1.70 to the Basic Hourly Rate, $0.60 to Health & Welfare, $0.06 to Vacation/ Holiday, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.04 to Other.

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