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
1N/A1,000$15.770$5.750$.470$.000$1.760$8.220$31.970
2N/A1,000$18.020$5.750$.540$.000$1.760$8.260$34.330
3N/A1,500$20.280$5.750$.610$.000$1.760$8.290$36.690
4N/A1,500$27.040$12.560$7.560$.000$1.760$8.400$57.320
5N/A1,500$31.540$12.610$8.830$.000$1.760$8.470$63.210
6N/A1,500$36.050$12.660$10.080$.000$1.760$8.550$69.100

FOOTNOTE(S)

Health and Welfare -- Includes amount for Supplemental Plan.

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate for the National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Vacation and Holiday -- Included in straight-time hourly rate.

Other -- Includes amounts for Contract Administration Fund (CAF - equal to 1.6% of BHR, factored at the applicable overtime multiplier for each overtime hour), and LMCT ($7.97).

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 8/1/2023: $2.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2024: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2024: $3.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2025: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2025: $3.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2026: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

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


PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
1N/A1,000$18.500$5.750$.560$.000$1.760$8.270$34.840
2N/A1,000$21.140$5.750$.630$.000$1.760$8.310$37.590
3N/A1,500$23.790$5.750$.710$.000$1.760$8.350$40.360
4N/A1,500$31.720$12.560$7.700$.000$1.760$8.480$62.220
5N/A1,500$37.000$12.610$8.990$.000$1.760$8.560$68.920
6N/A1,500$42.290$12.660$10.270$.000$1.760$8.650$75.630

FOOTNOTE(S)

Health and Welfare -- Includes amount for Supplemental Plan.

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate for the National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Vacation and Holiday -- Included in straight-time hourly rate.

Other -- Includes amounts for Contract Administration Fund (CAF - equal to 1.6% of BHR, factored at the applicable overtime multiplier for each overtime hour), and LMCT ($7.97).

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 8/1/2023: $2.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2024: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2024: $3.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2025: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2025: $3.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2026: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

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


PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
1N/A1,000$20.720$5.750$.620$.000$1.760$8.300$37.150
2N/A1,000$23.680$5.750$.710$.000$1.760$8.350$40.250
3N/A1,500$26.650$5.750$.800$.000$1.760$8.400$43.360
4N/A1,500$35.530$12.560$7.820$.000$1.760$8.540$66.210
5N/A1,500$41.440$12.610$9.120$.000$1.760$8.630$73.560
6N/A1,500$47.370$12.660$10.420$.000$1.760$8.730$80.940

FOOTNOTE(S)

Health and Welfare -- Includes amount for Supplemental Plan.

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate for the National Employees Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Vacation and Holiday -- Included in straight-time hourly rate.

Other -- Includes amounts for Contract Administration Fund (CAF - equal to 1.6% of BHR, factored at the applicable overtime multiplier for each overtime hour), and LMCT ($7.97.)

**JOURNEYMAN PREDETERMINED INCREASES:

Effective 8/1/2023: $2.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2024: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2024: $3.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2025: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 8/1/2025: $3.50 to wages and/or fringes.

Effective 2/1/2026: $1.00 to wages and/or fringes.

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


PeriodDuration MonthsOJT HoursBasic Hourly RateHealth & WelfarePensionVacation/ HolidayTrainingOtherTotal Hourly Rate
1N/A1,500$18.020$8.250$.540$.000$1.250$2.760$30.820
2N/A1,500$20.270$8.250$.610$.000$1.250$2.760$33.140
3N/A1,500$22.530$8.250$5.930$.000$1.250$2.760$40.720
4N/A1,500$27.030$8.250$7.110$.000$1.250$2.760$46.400
5N/A1,500$31.540$8.250$8.300$.000$1.250$2.760$52.100
6N/A1,500$38.290$8.250$10.080$.000$1.250$2.760$60.630

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate -- Includes an amount equal to 6% of the Basic Hourly Rate for Vacation

Pension -- Includes an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate for the National Electrical Benefit Fund. (This applies to overtime rates as well.)

Other -- Includes amounts for Administrative Maintenance Fund, Labor-Management Cooperation Fund, and National Labor-Management Cooperation Fund

**Journeyman Predetermined Increases

Effective 7/1/2023 - an increase of $1.75 to be allocated: $1.00 to Basic Hourly Rate and $0.75 to Pension.

Effective 7/1/2024 - an increase of $1.75 to be allocated: $1.00 to Basic Hourly Rate and $0.75 to Pension.

There may be corresponding predetermined increases 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