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)
- Determination: 2026-1
- Issue Date: 08-22-2025
- Expire Date: 06-30-2026 **
- Craft/Classification: Carpenter
- Indentured/Other: Area 4
- Counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado (Portions Lying East Of Highway 49 And Outside City Limits Of Placerville.), Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Placer (Portion East Of Highway 49), Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba
| Period | Duration Months | OJT Hours | Basic Hourly Rate | Health & Welfare | Pension | Vacation/ Holiday | Training | Other | Total Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | N/A | $35.870 | $14.370 | $.000 | $2.650 | $1.310 | $.440 | $54.640 |
| 2 | 6 | N/A | $38.860 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $.440 | $61.060 |
| 3 | 6 | N/A | $41.850 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $67.380 |
| 4 | 6 | N/A | $44.840 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $70.370 |
| 5 | 6 | N/A | $47.820 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $84.900 |
| 6 | 6 | N/A | $50.810 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $87.890 |
| 7 | 6 | N/A | $53.800 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $90.880 |
| 8 | 6 | N/A | $56.790 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $93.870 |
FOOTNOTE(S)
AREA 4:
Vacation and Holiday: Includes Work Fees for all periods and Vacation for Periods 2 to 8. (Vacation & Work Fee amounts are added to the BHR to establish the gross taxable pay. )
Other: Includes Industry Promotion, Work Preservation, Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF), Carpenter Employers Contract Administration (CECA), and Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. for all periods. Includes annuity for periods 3-8.
JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES
Effective July 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $5.32 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 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
- Determination: 2026-1
- Issue Date: 08-22-2025
- Expire Date: 06-30-2026 **
- Craft/Classification: Carpenter
- Indentured/Other: Area 3
- Counties: El Dorado (Portions Lying West Of Highway 49 And Within City Limits Of Placerville.), Placer (Portion West Of And Including Highway 49), Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo
| Period | Duration Months | OJT Hours | Basic Hourly Rate | Health & Welfare | Pension | Vacation/ Holiday | Training | Other | Total Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | N/A | $36.680 | $14.370 | $.000 | $2.650 | $1.310 | $.440 | $55.450 |
| 2 | 6 | N/A | $39.730 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $.440 | $61.930 |
| 3 | 6 | N/A | $42.790 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $68.320 |
| 4 | 6 | N/A | $45.850 | $14.370 | $.000 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $71.380 |
| 5 | 6 | N/A | $48.900 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $85.980 |
| 6 | 6 | N/A | $51.960 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $89.040 |
| 7 | 6 | N/A | $55.020 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $92.100 |
| 8 | 6 | N/A | $58.070 | $14.370 | $11.550 | $6.080 | $1.310 | $3.770 | $95.150 |
FOOTNOTE(S)
AREA 3:
Vacation and Holiday: Includes Work Fees for all periods and Vacation for Periods 2 to 8. (Vacation & Work Fee amounts are added to the BHR to establish the gross taxable pay. )
Other: Includes Industry Promotion, Work Preservation, Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF), Carpenter Employers Contract Administration (CECA), and Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. for all periods. Includes annuity for periods 3-8.
JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES
Effective July 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $5.32 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 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