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Plaster Tender prevailing wage in Contra Costa County, California
$81.91an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$46.68 base wage + $35.23 fringe benefits
Contra Costa County uses the same plaster tender rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Contra Costa County, a plaster tender must be paid at least $81.91 an hour in total: $46.68 in wages plus $35.23 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $105.25 and Sunday and holiday work is $128.59.
DIR general determination 102-X-12, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.68 + $35.23
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 $81.91 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $46.68 |
| Health and welfare | $12.00 |
| Pension | $16.67 |
| Vacation and holiday | $5.56 |
| Training | $0.50 |
| Other payments | $0.50 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $81.91 |
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 102-X-12, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $76.26 | |
| 2025-1 | $76.26 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $78.91 | +$2.65 |
| 2026-1 | $78.91 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $81.91 | +$3.00 |
Davis-Bacon plaster tender rate in Contra Costa County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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).
We don't put a federal figure next to DIR's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with DIR's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | PLASTERER TENDER. WORK ON A SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. (ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES)LABO0304-008 | $41.93 | $72.25 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | PLASTER TENDER. WORK ON A SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. (ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES)LABO0324-018 | $41.93 | $72.25 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Residential | PLASTERER TENDER (ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES) WORK ON A SWING STAGE SCAFFOLD: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONALLABO0304-007 | $41.93 | $72.25 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. California Davis-Bacon changes
How Contra Costa County compares
The main plaster tender 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Contra Costa Countybase $46.68$81.91
- Alameda Countybase $46.68$81.91
- Solano Countybase $44.52$78.13
- San Francisco Countybase $46.68$81.91
Plaster Tender rates in nearby counties
Current DIR rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
DIR's plaster tender rates for Contra Costa County are the same as in 3 other counties: Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa County | Plaster Tender | $46.68 | $81.91 | |
| Alameda County | Plaster Tender | $46.68 | $81.91 | same |
| San Francisco County | Plaster Tender | $46.68 | $81.91 | same |
| San Mateo County | Plaster Tender | $46.68 | $81.91 | same |
| Solano County | Plaster Tender | $44.52 | $78.13 | −$3.78 |
| San Joaquin County | Plaster Tender | $44.52 | $78.13 | −$3.78 |
| Marin County | Plaster Tender | $44.52 | $78.13 | −$3.78 |
California plaster tender 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.
- 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.
More from DIR on this rate
- Holidays (DIR PDF)
- Scope of work: which tasks this rate covers
- Travel and subsistence
- Apprentice rates: DIR publishes these separately, by program. Look them up on DIR.
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 $81.91. 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 102-X-12: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/CONTRA.html
Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download Contra Costa County as CSV · Report an error