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Electrician prevailing wage in Humboldt County, California
$100.56an hour, total · Inside Wireman
$64.00 wage + $36.56 employer payments
Humboldt County uses the same electrician rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Humboldt County, an electrician working as inside wireman must be paid at least $100.56 an hour in total: $64.00 in wages plus $36.56 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $133.76 and Sunday and holiday work is $166.96.
DIR general determination 061-551-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires May 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 6 electrician rates for Humboldt County, from $77.74 to $107.72 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $64.00 + $36.56
The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, usually called fringe benefits, 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 $100.56 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote A) | $64.00 |
| Health and welfare | $17.25 |
| Pension | $15.00 |
| Training | $1.60 |
| Other payments | $0.31 |
| Added to the total by footnote R, S | $2.40 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $100.56 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Humboldt 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).
For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ELECTRICIAN at $23.46 ($17.41 base + $6.05 fringe), from CA20260005 modification 2, published May 20, 2026, rate SUCA1986-001. Against DIR's $100.56: DIR's rate is $77.10 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | ELECTRICIANS: CABLE SPLICERSUCA1986-001 | $24.89 | $18.80 | CA20260005 Mod 2 |
| Building | ELECTRICIANS: (COMMUNICATIONS & SYSTEM ELECTRONIC INSTALLER: COMMUNICATIONS & SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (INCLUDING ANY DATA SYSTEM WHOSE ONLY FUNCTION IS TO TRANSMIT …SUCA1986-001 | $14.93 | $13.62 | CA20260005 Mod 2 |
| Building | ELECTRICIANSUCA1986-001 | $23.46 | $17.41 | CA20260005 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | ELECTRICIANS (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES) TUNNEL WORK: ADD $0.50 PER HOURELEC0551-002 | $91.21 | $59.17 | CA20260004 Mod 4 |
| Residential | ELECTRICIANSUCA2013-001 | $41.40 | $31.70 | CA20260027 Mod 1 |
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
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $91.96 | |
| 2025-1 | $91.96 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $96.11 | +$4.15 |
| 2026-1 | $96.11 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $100.56 | +$4.45 |
Every electrician rate in Humboldt County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Tunnel Cable Splicer$107.72
- Cable Splicer$107.20
- Tunnel Wireman$101.08
- Inside Wireman$100.56
- Comm & System Tech.$84.98
- Comm & System Installer$77.74
| Classification | Total | Base | Employer payments | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable Splicer | $107.20 | $70.40 | $36.80 | $143.72 | 061-551-1 |
| Electrician: Comm & System Installer | $77.74 | $46.60 | $31.14 | $101.85 | 061-X-7(NO-2) |
| Electrician: Comm & System Tech. | $84.98 | $53.59 | $31.39 | $112.71 | 061-X-7(NO-2) |
| Inside Wireman | $100.56 | $64.00 | $36.56 | $133.76 | 061-551-1 |
| Tunnel Cable Splicer | $107.72 | $70.90 | $36.82 | $144.50 | 061-551-1 |
| Tunnel Wireman | $101.08 | $64.50 | $36.58 | $134.54 | 061-551-1 |
How Humboldt County compares
The main electrician 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
Wage and employer payments, nearby
- Humboldt Countybase $64.00$100.56
- Trinity Countybase $53.70$96.77
- Del Norte Countybase $64.00$100.56
- Mendocino Countybase $64.00$100.56
Electrician 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 electrician rates for Humboldt County are the same as in 2 other counties: Del Norte, Mendocino.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt County | Inside Wireman | $100.56 | $64.00 | |
| Del Norte County | Inside Wireman | $100.56 | $64.00 | same |
| Mendocino County | Inside Wireman | $100.56 | $64.00 | same |
| Trinity County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | −$3.79 |
| Tehama County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | −$3.79 |
| Shasta County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | −$3.79 |
| Siskiyou County | Inside Wireman | $63.58 | $43.97 | −$36.98 |
California electrician 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.
- R In addition, an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate is added to the total hourly rate and overtime hourly rates for the National Employees Benefit Board. Pursuant to Labor Code sections 1773.1 and 1773.8, the amount paid for this employer payment may vary resulting in a lower taxable basic hourly wage rate, but the total hourly rates for straight time and overtime may not be less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages.
- S In addition, an amount equal to 0.75% of the basic hourly rate for administrative maintenance fund is added to the total hourly rate and is factored into the overtime hourly rate.
- T Rate applies to the first 2 daily overtime hours and the first 8 hours on Saturday only; 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 $100.56. 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 061-551-1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/HUM.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 Humboldt County as CSV · Report an error