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$22.390$8.560$5.970$.000$.530$.690$38.140
26N/A$24.230$8.560$5.970$.000$.530$.690$39.980
36N/A$26.070$8.560$5.970$.000$.530$.690$41.820
46N/A$27.910$8.560$5.970$.000$.530$.690$43.660
56N/A$29.740$8.560$5.970$.000$.530$.690$45.490
66N/A$33.420$8.560$6.220$.000$.530$.690$49.420
76N/A$37.100$8.560$6.220$.000$.530$.690$53.100

FOOTNOTE(S)

Basic Hourly Rate --include amounts for Vacation and Dues Check Off. Dues Check Off is $1.00 for all periods. Vacation is $2.25 for 1st Period, $2.50 for 2nd Period, $2.75 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 8/1/2021: an increase of $2.00 allocated as follows:

$1.30 to Basic Hourly Rate and $0.70 to Pension.

Effective 8/1/2022: an increase of $2.00 allocated as follows:

$1.40 to Basic Hourly Rate and $0.60 to Pension.

There may be corresponding predetermined increase(s) to the apprentices associated with this journeyman craft/classification. Please fax a request to (415) 703-4771 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