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$27.250$8.560$7.800$.000$.530$.690$44.830
26N/A$29.340$8.560$7.800$.000$.530$.690$46.920
36N/A$31.420$8.560$7.800$.000$.530$.690$49.000
46N/A$33.510$8.560$7.800$.000$.530$.690$51.090
56N/A$35.590$8.560$7.800$.000$.530$.690$53.170
66N/A$37.680$8.560$8.050$.000$.530$.690$55.510
76N/A$41.850$8.560$8.050$.000$.530$.690$59.680

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate --include amounts for Vacation and Dues Check Off. Dues Check Off is $1.30 for all periods. Vacation is $1.50 for 1st Period, $2.00 for 2nd Period, $2.50 for 3rd Period, and $3.00 for 4th to 7th period. Vacation and Dues Check Off are not factored into overtime.

Other - includes amounts for Administration Fund ($0.05), Industry Fund ($0.25), Compliance Fund ($0.33) and Research and Education Fund ($0.06)

$1.75 shall be added to the Apprentices and Journeymen Basic Hourly Wages whenever they are exposed to Pitch Fumes, or required to handle Pitch Base or Pitch Impregnated Products.

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 8/1/2024, $3.94: $3.38 to Basic Hourly Rate, $0.50 to Pension, and $0.06 to Other.

Effective 8/1/2025, $3.35: $3.20 to Basic Hourly Rate, $0.10 to Pension, and $0.05 to Training.

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