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California boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county
A boilermaker's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $100.68 an hour in Yuba County to $107.98 in Alameda County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $100.68.
Main boilermaker classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. Checked October 24, 2026.
How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage?
DIR sets this trade by area. 3 groups of counties with identical rates and 2 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and employer payments on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
- Area 29 counties · Boilermaker-Blacksmith$107.98
- Area 19 counties · Boilermaker-Blacksmith$101.43
- San Luis Obispo County1 county · Boilermaker-Blacksmith$101.43
- Ventura County1 county · Boilermaker-Blacksmith$101.43
- Area 338 counties · Boilermaker-Blacksmith$100.68
Which counties pay which rate
| Counties | Main classification | Total | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area 2, 9 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma | Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 2) | $107.98 | $64.18 |
| Area 1, 9 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara | Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 1) | $101.43 | $57.98 |
| San Luis Obispo County* | Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 1) | $101.43 | $57.98 |
| Ventura County* | Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 1) | $101.43 | $57.98 |
| Area 3, 38 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba | Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 3) | $100.68 | $59.24 |
3 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.
These are journeyperson rates. Apprentices are paid from separate DAS determinations that DIR publishes by craft, county and program.
Determinations: C-14-X-2-2026-1
Questions about California boilermaker pay
What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?
$101.43 an hour: a $57.98 base wage plus $43.45 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination C-14-X-2-2026-1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Los Angeles County.
Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Los Angeles County the $101.43 total is a $57.98 base wage plus $43.45 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?
Registered apprentices are paid DIR's apprentice rates, which DIR publishes separately by craft, county and apprenticeship program on its apprentice wage page. The rates on this site are journeyperson rates.
Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?
DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 38 counties (California Area 3).
Which county pays boilermakers the most in California?
Alameda County, at $107.98 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yuba County at $100.68, and the median county is $100.68.