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California glazier prevailing wage, county by county

A glazier's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $17.09 an hour in Mendocino County to $98.60 in Alameda County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $87.25.

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

San Benito County glazier: $98.60 per hourShasta County glazier: $87.25 per hourSierra County glazier: $87.25 per hourFresno County glazier: $83.79 per hourAmador County glazier: $87.25 per hourEl Dorado County glazier: $87.25 per hourMonterey County glazier: $98.60 per hourSan Bernardino County glazier: $91.48 per hourTehama County glazier: $87.25 per hourNevada County glazier: $87.25 per hourTuolumne County glazier: $87.25 per hourSanta Barbara County glazier: $91.48 per hourTrinity County glazier: $87.25 per hourStanislaus County glazier: $87.25 per hourColusa County glazier: $87.25 per hourAlpine County glazier: $87.25 per hourSiskiyou County glazier: $87.25 per hourDel Norte County glazier: $17.40 per hourInyo County glazier: $17.45 per hourSan Joaquin County glazier: $87.25 per hourImperial County glazier: $78.71 per hourCalaveras County glazier: $87.25 per hourButte County glazier: $87.25 per hourMadera County glazier: $83.79 per hourVentura County glazier: $91.48 per hourOrange County glazier: $91.48 per hourKern County glazier: $83.79 per hourContra Costa County glazier: $98.60 per hourKings County glazier: $17.45 per hourMendocino County glazier: $17.09 per hourSonoma County glazier: $98.60 per hourYuba County glazier: $87.25 per hourMerced County glazier: $83.79 per hourTulare County glazier: $17.45 per hourSacramento County glazier: $87.25 per hourSolano County glazier: $98.60 per hourSan Francisco County glazier: $98.60 per hourMariposa County glazier: $83.79 per hourMarin County glazier: $98.60 per hourSutter County glazier: $87.25 per hourLassen County glazier: $87.25 per hourRiverside County glazier: $91.48 per hourPlumas County glazier: $87.25 per hourSanta Clara County glazier: $98.60 per hourPlacer County glazier: $87.25 per hourSan Luis Obispo County glazier: $83.79 per hourSan Mateo County glazier: $98.60 per hourMono County glazier: $17.45 per hourSan Diego County glazier: $78.71 per hourNapa County glazier: $98.60 per hourAlameda County glazier: $98.60 per hourYolo County glazier: $87.25 per hourLake County glazier: $17.09 per hourLos Angeles County glazier: $91.48 per hourGlenn County glazier: $87.25 per hourSanta Cruz County glazier: $98.60 per hourHumboldt County glazier: $17.09 per hourModoc County glazier: $87.25 per hour
$17$83$87$87$98$98Glazier, main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a glazier make on prevailing wage?

7 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 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. Santa Clara County group11 counties$98.60
  2. Solano County1 county$98.60
  3. Los Angeles County group6 counties$91.48
  4. Sacramento County group24 counties$87.25
  5. Fresno County group5 counties$83.79
  6. Mariposa County1 county$83.79
  7. San Diego County group2 counties$78.71
  8. Tulare County group3 counties$17.45
  9. Kings County1 county$17.45
  10. Del Norte County1 county$17.40
  11. Humboldt County group3 counties$17.09

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Santa Clara County group, 11 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, SonomaGlazier$98.60 $61.74 
Solano CountyGlazier$98.60 $61.74 
Los Angeles County group, 6 counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, VenturaGlazier$91.48 $63.08 
Sacramento County group, 24 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, YubaGlazier$87.25 $48.77 
Fresno County group, 5 counties: Fresno, Kern, Madera, Merced, San Luis ObispoGlazier$83.79 $52.10 
Mariposa CountyGlazier$83.79 $52.10 
San Diego County group, 2 counties: Imperial, San DiegoGlazier$78.71 $55.40 
Tulare County group, 3 counties: Inyo, Mono, TulareGlazier$17.45 $16.90 
Kings CountyGlazier$17.45 $16.90 
Del Norte CountyGlazier$17.40 $16.90 
Humboldt County group, 3 counties: Humboldt, Lake, MendocinoGlazier$17.09 $16.90 

7 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 4 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: 200-1399-1, 200-169-1, 200-169-2, 200-636-1, 200-767-1, 830-169-1, 830-169-2, 830-718-1, 830-767-2

Questions about California glazier pay

What is the glazier prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$91.48 an hour: a $63.08 base wage plus $28.40 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination 200-636-1. Overtime and every glazier classification in Los Angeles County.

Does glazier prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $91.48 total is a $63.08 base wage plus $28.40 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice glaziers 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 glazier rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a glazier rate fall into 11 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 24 counties (the Sacramento County group).

Which county pays glaziers the most in California?

Alameda County, at $98.60 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Mendocino County at $17.09, and the median county is $87.25.