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
16800$19.220$10.720$.580$.000$.300$.210$31.030
26800$21.360$10.720$.640$.000$.300$.210$33.230
36800$23.500$10.720$4.590$.000$.300$.210$39.320
46800$25.630$10.720$5.000$.000$.300$.210$41.860
56800$27.770$10.720$5.410$.000$.300$.210$44.410
66800$34.180$10.720$6.670$.000$.300$.210$52.080

FOOTNOTE(S)

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the BHR for National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.) No Defined Pension Contribution for first and second period apprentices.

Other -- Includes an amount for the National Labor-Management Cooperation Fund (LMCC) and the Administrative Maintenance Fund.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 7/1/2024: An increase of $1.64 to be allocated as follows: $1.35 to Basic Hourly Rate, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.04 to NEBF.

Effective 12/31/2024: An increase of $1.60 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 6/30/2025: An increase of $1.60 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 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
16800$22.550$10.720$.680$.000$.300$.210$34.460
26800$25.060$10.720$.750$.000$.300$.210$37.040
36800$27.560$10.720$4.710$.000$.300$.210$43.500
46800$30.070$10.720$5.130$.000$.300$.210$46.430
56800$32.570$10.720$5.560$.000$.300$.210$49.360
66800$40.090$10.720$6.840$.000$.300$.210$58.160

FOOTNOTE(S)

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the BHR for National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.) No Defined Pension Contribution for first and second period apprentices.

Other -- Includes an amount for the National Labor-Management Cooperation Fund (LMCC) and the Administrative Maintenance Fund.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 7/1/2024: An increase of $1.88 to be allocated as follows: $1.58 to Basic Hourly Rate, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.05 to NEBF.

Effective 12/31/2024: An increase of $1.60 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 6/30/2025: An increase of $1.60 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 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
16800$25.260$10.720$.760$.000$.300$.210$37.250
26800$28.070$10.720$.840$.000$.300$.210$40.140
36800$30.870$10.720$4.810$.000$.300$.210$46.910
46800$33.680$10.720$5.240$.000$.300$.210$50.150
56800$36.490$10.720$5.670$.000$.300$.210$53.390
66800$44.910$10.720$6.990$.000$.300$.210$63.130

FOOTNOTE(S)

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the BHR for National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.) No Defined Pension Contribution for first and second period apprentices.

Other -- Includes an amount for the National Labor-Management Cooperation Fund (LMCC) and the Administrative Maintenance Fund.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 7/1/2024: An increase of $2.09 to be allocated as follows: $1.78 to Basic Hourly Rate, $0.25 to Pension, and $0.06 to NEBF.

Effective 12/31/2024: An increase of $1.60 to be allocated to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 6/30/2025: An increase of $1.60 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 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