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Carpet & Soft Floor Layer prevailing wage, Santa Clara County group, California (14 counties)

DIR sets the same carpet and soft floor layer rates, row for row, in 14 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$99.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Soft Floor Layer

$63.06 base wage + $36.28 fringe benefits

On California public works in each of these 14 counties, a carpet and soft floor layer working as soft floor layer must be paid at least $99.34 an hour in total: $63.06 in wages plus $36.28 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $130.87 and Sunday and holiday work is $162.40.

DIR general determination 200-12-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires December 31, 2026. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $63.06 + $36.28

The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, the fringe benefits DIR calls employer payments, are what DIR expects the employer to pay into health, pension and other plans for each hour worked. An employer can pay part of that as extra wages instead, as long as the total per hour stays at $99.34 or more.

Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote A)	$63.06
Health and welfare	$12.25
Pension	$22.47
Training	$1.10
Other payments	$0.46
Total straight-time hourly rate	$99.34

Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote K says where that money is counted.

Straight time covers an 8-hour day.

When does this rate change?

A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job, plus any increase DIR set in advance (DIR FAQ).
DIR issues new determinations on February 22 and August 22, and they take effect 10 days later. This rate is from determination 200-12-1, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is December 31, 2026.

Scheduled increases

$92.39$95.64$99.34now$103.34Jan 1, 2027

DIR releases since 2024Increases DIR has already set

DIR has already set these increases. Work on or after each date is paid the higher rate. DIR often leaves part of an increase "to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments" and confirms the split when it comes due, and it can reduce a scheduled increase in a later notice, so check DIR's increase page before you pay it.

Takes effect	Increase per hour	Total after increase
January 1, 2027	+$4.00	$103.34

The double asterisk after DIR's expiration date means the next rate is already set. If the work runs past that date you have to pay the new rate, and DIR says to build it into contracts signed now (DIR FAQ, Q8).

Rate history since 2024

Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release. The chart above draws the same figures with the increases that follow.

Release	Total	Change
2024-2	$92.39
2025-1	$95.64	+$3.25
2025-2	$95.64	no change
2026-1	$99.34	+$3.70
2026-2	$99.34	no change

Davis-Bacon carpet and soft floor layer rates in these counties

The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a California awarding body runs a federally funded or assisted project, DIR's rates must be paid where they are higher than the Davis-Bacon rates (DIR public works FAQ).

County	Federal classification	Base + fringe	WD	vs DIR
Alameda County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Contra Costa County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Lake County	FLOOR LAYER: CARPET LAKE & MENDOCINO	$18.73	CA20260005 Mod 2	DIR +$80.61
Marin County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260007 Mod 5	DIR +$7.31
Mendocino County	FLOOR LAYER: CARPET LAKE & MENDOCINO	$18.73	CA20260005 Mod 2	DIR +$80.61
Monterey County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Napa County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260007 Mod 5	DIR +$7.31
San Benito County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
San Francisco County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
San Mateo County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Santa Clara County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Santa Cruz County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, MARIPOSA, MERCED, MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260018 Mod 8	DIR +$7.31
Solano County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260007 Mod 5	DIR +$7.31
Sonoma County	SOFT FLOOR LAYER (MARIN, NAPA, SOLANO AND SONOMA COUNTIES)	$92.03	CA20260007 Mod 5	DIR +$7.31

How the Santa Clara County group compares

The main carpet and soft floor layer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in California

Santa Clara $99.3432621

$55.74El Dorado$99.34Alameda

Santa ClaraNearby: Alameda $99.34, Contra Costa $99.34, Lake $99.34, Marin $99.34, Mendocino $99.34, Monterey $99.34, Napa $99.34, San Benito $99.34, San Francisco $99.34, San Mateo $99.34, Santa Cruz $99.34, Solano $99.34, Sonoma $99.34Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Santa Clara, 13 the same, 44 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Santa Clara County groupbase $63.06$99.34
Santa Cruz Countybase $63.06$99.34
Alameda Countybase $63.06$99.34
Stanislaus Countybase $52.19$82.37

Which county is in which carpet and soft floor layer group

Every California county with a carpet and soft floor layer rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Santa Clara County group, 14 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma	Soft Floor Layer	$63.06	$99.34
Sacramento County group, 21 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba	Resilient Tile Layer	$52.19	$82.37
Fresno County group, 6 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare	Tile Layer	$44.35	$71.88
Los Angeles County group, 10 counties: Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura	Resilient Tile Layer	$46.85	$67.51
San Diego County group, 2 counties: Imperial, San Diego	Resilient Tile Layer	$43.52	$65.31
Humboldt County group, 2 counties: Del Norte, Humboldt	Resilient Tile Layer	$39.34	$57.59
El Dorado County*	Resilient Tile Layer	$37.47	$55.74
Lassen County	Resilient Tile Layer	$37.47	$55.74
Placer County*	Resilient Tile Layer	$37.47	$55.74

6 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.

California carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Footnotes on this rate

DIR's footnotes, in DIR's words. Several change the rate itself: zone pay, a percentage added to the total, or which overtime hours get which rate.

A Includes amount withheld for dues check off.
K Included in basic hourly rate.
L Rate applies to the first 4 daily overtime hours and the first 12 hours worked on Saturday; all other time is paid at the Sunday and holiday overtime hourly rate.

DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $99.34. Plan payments only count if the money goes into the plan; your pay stub won't show them, but plan statements will. The training amount goes to the California Apprenticeship Council or an apprenticeship program, not to you. Check a week of pay.

Contractors on most public works jobs file certified payroll with the state, and anyone can look it up in DIR's CPR public search. If your total comes up short, you can file a public works complaint with the California Labor Commissioner.

Source

California Department of Industrial Relations, general prevailing wage determination 200-12-1. DIR prints it in one file per county:

Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download every California rate as CSV · Report an error