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Field Surveyor prevailing wage, Mendocino County group, California (2 counties)
DIR sets the same field surveyor rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Lake and Mendocino. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$32.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Chief of Party
$21.88 base wage + $10.80 fringe benefits
On California public works in each of these 2 counties, a field surveyor working as chief of party must be paid at least $32.68 an hour in total: $21.88 in wages plus $10.80 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $43.62 and Sunday and holiday work is $54.56.
DIR general determination 830-X-62, issued February 22, 2020 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 field surveyor rates for each of these counties, from $27.70 to $32.68 an hour. See all of them.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was March 31, 2020. DIR hasn't issued a replacement, so this rate still applies, which is what the single asterisk on DIR's table means. A project keeps the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.88 + $10.80
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 $32.68 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote &) | $21.88 |
| Health and welfare | $4.20 |
| Pension | $4.10 |
| Vacation and holiday | $2.50 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $32.68 |
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 830-X-62, issued February 22, 2020.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $32.68 | |
| 2025-1 | $32.68 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $32.68 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $32.68 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $32.68 | no change |
Every field surveyor rate in the Mendocino County group
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
How the Mendocino County group compares
The main field surveyor 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
- Mendocino County groupbase $21.88$32.68
- Lake Countybase $21.88$32.68
- Glenn Countybase $17.00$20.36
- Colusa Countybase $64.75$100.58
Which county is in which field surveyor group
Every California county with a field surveyor 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.
5 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.
California field surveyor 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.
- & The basic hourly rate and employer payments are not taken from a collective bargaining agreement for this craft or classification.
- V Dictionary of occupational titles, fourth edition, 1977, u.s. Department of labor.
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
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 $32.68. 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 830-X-62. DIR prints it in one file per county:
- Lake: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/LAK.html
- Mendocino: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/MEN.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 every California rate as CSV · Report an error