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California brick tender prevailing wage, county by county

A brick tender's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $21.14 an hour in Nevada County to $73.66 in Alameda County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $72.66.

Brick Tender rate in each California county, A to Z

58 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateIssuedSource
Alameda CountyBrick Tender · Alameda County group
$45.20 $28.46 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Alpine CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Amador CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Butte CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Calaveras CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Colusa CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Contra Costa CountyBrick Tender · Alameda County group
$45.20 $28.46 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Del Norte CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
El Dorado CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Fresno CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Glenn CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Humboldt CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Imperial CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Inyo CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Kern CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Kings CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Lake CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Lassen CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Los Angeles CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Madera CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Marin CountyBrick Tender
$45.20 $28.46 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Mariposa CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Mendocino CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Merced CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Modoc CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Mono CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Monterey CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Napa CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Nevada CountyBrick Tender
$18.29 $2.85 $21.14 Feb 22, 2021830-102-2
Orange CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Placer CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Plumas CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Riverside CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Sacramento CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
San Benito CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
San Bernardino CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
San Diego CountyBrick Tender
$42.60 $24.59 $67.19 Feb 22, 2026102-89-2
San Francisco CountyBrick Tender · Alameda County group
$45.20 $28.46 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
San Joaquin CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
San Luis Obispo CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
San Mateo CountyBrick Tender · Alameda County group
$45.20 $28.46 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Santa Barbara CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Santa Clara CountyBrick Tender
$45.15 $28.51 $73.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Santa Cruz CountyBrick Tender
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Shasta CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Sierra CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Siskiyou CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Solano CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Sonoma CountyBrick Tender · Sonoma County group
$44.20 $28.46 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Stanislaus CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Sutter CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Tehama CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Trinity CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Tulare CountyBrick Tender
$16.90 $17.38 $34.28 Feb 22, 2026830-102-5
Tuolumne CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Ventura CountyBrick Tender · Los Angeles County group
$46.23 $25.72 $71.95 Aug 22, 2026102-X-6
Yolo CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9
Yuba CountyBrick Tender · Sacramento County group
$44.35 $28.31 $72.66 Aug 22, 2026102-X-9

Main brick tender classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. Checked October 24, 2026.

San Benito County brick tender: $72.66 per hourShasta County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSierra County brick tender: $72.66 per hourFresno County brick tender: $72.66 per hourAmador County brick tender: $72.66 per hourEl Dorado County brick tender: $72.66 per hourMonterey County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSan Bernardino County brick tender: $71.95 per hourTehama County brick tender: $72.66 per hourNevada County brick tender: $21.14 per hourTuolumne County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSanta Barbara County brick tender: $71.95 per hourTrinity County brick tender: $72.66 per hourStanislaus County brick tender: $72.66 per hourColusa County brick tender: $72.66 per hourAlpine County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSiskiyou County brick tender: $72.66 per hourDel Norte County brick tender: $72.66 per hourInyo County brick tender: $71.95 per hourSan Joaquin County brick tender: $72.66 per hourImperial County brick tender: $71.95 per hourCalaveras County brick tender: $72.66 per hourButte County brick tender: $72.66 per hourMadera County brick tender: $72.66 per hourVentura County brick tender: $71.95 per hourOrange County brick tender: $71.95 per hourKern County brick tender: $71.95 per hourContra Costa County brick tender: $73.66 per hourKings County brick tender: $72.66 per hourMendocino County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSonoma County brick tender: $72.66 per hourYuba County brick tender: $72.66 per hourMerced County brick tender: $72.66 per hourTulare County brick tender: $34.28 per hourSacramento County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSolano County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSan Francisco County brick tender: $73.66 per hourMariposa County brick tender: $72.66 per hourMarin County brick tender: $73.66 per hourSutter County brick tender: $72.66 per hourLassen County brick tender: $72.66 per hourRiverside County brick tender: $71.95 per hourPlumas County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSanta Clara County brick tender: $73.66 per hourPlacer County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSan Luis Obispo County brick tender: $71.95 per hourSan Mateo County brick tender: $73.66 per hourMono County brick tender: $71.95 per hourSan Diego County brick tender: $67.19 per hourNapa County brick tender: $72.66 per hourAlameda County brick tender: $73.66 per hourYolo County brick tender: $72.66 per hourLake County brick tender: $72.66 per hourLos Angeles County brick tender: $71.95 per hourGlenn County brick tender: $72.66 per hourSanta Cruz County brick tender: $72.66 per hourHumboldt County brick tender: $72.66 per hourModoc County brick tender: $72.66 per hour
$21$71$72$72$72$73Brick Tender, main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a brick tender make on prevailing wage in California?

$21.14 to $73.66 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $72.66. 4 groups of counties with identical rates and 6 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and employer payments on one scale.

  1. Alameda County group4 counties$73.66
  2. Marin County1 county$73.66
  3. Santa Clara County1 county$73.66
  4. Sacramento County group30 counties$72.66
  5. Sonoma County group7 counties$72.66
  6. Santa Cruz County1 county$72.66
  7. Los Angeles County group11 counties$71.95
  8. San Diego County1 county$67.19
  9. Tulare County1 county$34.28
  10. Nevada County1 county$21.14
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Alameda County group, 4 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San MateoBrick Tender$45.20 $73.66 
Marin CountyBrick Tender$45.20 $73.66 
Santa Clara CountyBrick Tender$45.15 $73.66 
Sacramento County group, 30 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, YubaBrick Tender$44.35 $72.66 
Sonoma County group, 7 counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, SonomaBrick Tender$44.20 $72.66 
Santa Cruz CountyBrick Tender$44.20 $72.66 
Los Angeles County group, 11 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, VenturaBrick Tender$46.23 $71.95 
San Diego CountyBrick Tender$42.60 $67.19 
Tulare CountyBrick Tender$16.90 $34.28 
Nevada CountyBrick Tender$18.29 $21.14 

4 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 6 counties with rates of their own.

These are journeyperson rates. Apprentices are paid from separate DAS determinations that DIR publishes by craft, county and program.

Determinations: 102-89-2, 102-X-6, 102-X-9, 830-102-2, 830-102-5

Questions about California brick tender pay

What is the brick tender prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$71.95 an hour: a $46.23 base wage plus $25.72 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination 102-X-6. Overtime and every brick tender classification in Los Angeles County.

Does brick tender prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $71.95 total is a $46.23 base wage plus $25.72 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice brick tenders 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 brick tender rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a brick tender rate fall into 10 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 30 counties (the Sacramento County group).

Which county pays brick tenders the most in California?

Alameda County, at $73.66 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Nevada County at $21.14, and the median county is $72.66.