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$30.730$12.100$.000$2.290$1.130$.390$46.640
26N/A$33.290$12.100$.000$5.240$1.130$.390$52.150
36N/A$35.850$12.100$.000$5.240$1.130$2.940$57.260
46N/A$38.420$12.100$.000$5.240$1.130$2.940$59.830
56N/A$40.980$12.100$11.100$5.240$1.130$2.940$73.490
66N/A$43.540$12.100$11.100$5.240$1.130$2.940$76.050
76N/A$46.100$12.100$11.100$5.240$1.130$2.940$78.610
86N/A$48.660$12.100$11.100$5.240$1.130$2.940$81.170

FOOTNOTE(S)

Area 2:

Vacation and Holiday: Includes Work Fees for all periods and Vacation for Periods 2 to 6. (Vacation & Work Fee amounts are added to the BHR to establish the gross taxable pay.)

Other: Includes Industry Promotion, Work Preservation, Carpenter Employers Contract Administration(CECA), Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF), Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. and for Periods 3 to 6, Annuity.

PREDETERMINED INCREASES

Effective July 1, 2023, there will be an increase of $4.59 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective July 1, 2024, there will be an increase of $4.82 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

Effective July 1, 2025, there will be an increase of $5.07 to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments.

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