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California bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $70.25 an hour in San Diego County to $93.25 in Del Norte County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $85.50.

Main bricklayer classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. Checked October 24, 2026.

San Benito County bricklayer: $90.95 per hourShasta County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSierra County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourFresno County bricklayer: $84.70 per hourAmador County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourEl Dorado County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourMonterey County bricklayer: $89.73 per hourSan Bernardino County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourTehama County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourNevada County bricklayer: $88.17 per hourTuolumne County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSanta Barbara County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourTrinity County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourStanislaus County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourColusa County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourAlpine County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSiskiyou County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourDel Norte County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourInyo County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourSan Joaquin County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourImperial County bricklayer: $80.25 per hourCalaveras County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourButte County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourMadera County bricklayer: $84.70 per hourVentura County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourOrange County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourKern County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourContra Costa County bricklayer: $90.95 per hourKings County bricklayer: $84.70 per hourMendocino County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourSonoma County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourYuba County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourMerced County bricklayer: $84.70 per hourTulare County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourSacramento County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSolano County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourSan Francisco County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourMariposa County bricklayer: $84.70 per hourMarin County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourSutter County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourLassen County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourRiverside County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourPlumas County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSanta Clara County bricklayer: $90.95 per hourPlacer County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSan Luis Obispo County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourSan Mateo County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourMono County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourSan Diego County bricklayer: $70.25 per hourNapa County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourAlameda County bricklayer: $90.95 per hourYolo County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourLake County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourLos Angeles County bricklayer: $78.36 per hourGlenn County bricklayer: $85.50 per hourSanta Cruz County bricklayer: $89.73 per hourHumboldt County bricklayer: $93.25 per hourModoc County bricklayer: $85.50 per hour
$70$78$85$85$93$93Bricklayer, main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 3 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.

  1. San Francisco County group12 counties$93.25
  2. Santa Clara County group4 counties$90.95
  3. Monterey County group2 counties$89.73
  4. Nevada County1 county$88.17
  5. Sacramento County group21 counties$85.50
  6. Fresno County group5 counties$84.70
  7. Imperial County1 county$80.25
  8. Los Angeles County group11 counties$78.36
  9. San Diego County1 county$70.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
San Francisco County group, 12 counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, TrinityBricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason$93.25 $57.37 
Santa Clara County group, 4 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Benito, Santa ClaraBricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason$90.95 $57.09 
Monterey County group, 2 counties: Monterey, Santa CruzBricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason$89.73 $54.95 
Nevada CountyPointer, Cleaner, Caulker, Waterproofer$88.17 $57.54 
Sacramento County group, 21 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tuolumne, Yolo, YubaBricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason$85.50 $53.19 
Fresno County group, 5 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, MercedBricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason$84.70 $51.75 
Imperial CountyBricklayer$80.25 $59.99 
Los Angeles County group, 11 counties: Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, VenturaBricklayer, Cement Blocklayer, Pointer, Caulker, Cleaner$78.36 $55.10 
San Diego CountyBricklayer$70.25 $50.09 

6 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 3 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: 018-3-4, 018-3-6, 018-4-1, 018-4-8, 830-18-2

Questions about California bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$78.36 an hour: a $55.10 base wage plus $23.26 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination 018-4-1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Los Angeles County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $78.36 total is a $55.10 base wage plus $23.26 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 30% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice bricklayers 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 bricklayer rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 9 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 21 counties (the Sacramento County group).

Which county pays bricklayers the most in California?

Del Norte County, at $93.25 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is San Diego County at $70.25, and the median county is $85.50.