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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Inyo County, California
$80.69an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$50.00 base wage + $30.69 fringe benefits
Inyo County uses the same cement mason rates as 10 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Inyo County, a cement mason must be paid at least $80.69 an hour in total: $50.00 in wages plus $30.69 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $105.69 and Sunday and holiday work is $130.69.
DIR general determination SC-23-203-2-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 3 cement mason rates for Inyo County, from $80.69 to $81.69 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $50.00 + $30.69
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 $80.69 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $50.00 |
| Health and welfare | $9.08 |
| Pension | $12.98 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote a) | $7.74 |
| Training | $0.64 |
| Other payments | $0.25 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $80.69 |
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 SC-23-203-2-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
Scheduled increases
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2027 | +$3.21 | $83.90 |
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).
Source: DIR increase PDF
Every cement mason rate in Inyo County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Floating and Troweling Machine Operator$81.69
- Magnesite, magnesite-terrazzo and mastic composition, Epoxy, Urethanes and exotic coatings, Dex-O-Tex$80.81
- Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator$80.69
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator | $50.00 | $30.69 | $80.69 | $105.69 | SC-23-203-2-2026-1 |
| Floating and Troweling Machine Operator | $51.00 | $30.69 | $81.69 | $107.19 | SC-23-203-2-2026-1 |
| Magnesite, magnesite-terrazzo and mastic composition, Epoxy, Urethanes and exotic coatings, Dex-O-Tex | $50.12 | $30.69 | $80.81 | $105.87 | SC-23-203-2-2026-1 |
Davis-Bacon cement mason rate in Inyo 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 this page leads with a classification the federal determinations don't list one to one. 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 | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERPLAS0500-002 | $47.70 | $74.77 | CA20260020 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3 DRIVER OF VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES - 3 AXLES; BOOT PERSON; CEMENT MASON DISTRIBUTION TRUCK; FUEL TRUCK DRIVER; WATER TRUCK - 2 …TEAM0011-002 | $41.87 | $77.56 | CA20260020 Mod 5 |
| Residential | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERSUCA2013-003 | $27.66 | $37.16 | CA20260029 Mod 2 |
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 Inyo County compares
The main cement mason 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
- Inyo Countybase $50.00$80.69
- Tulare Countybase $51.35$83.56
- Kern Countybase $50.00$80.69
- Fresno Countybase $51.35$83.56
Cement Mason 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 cement mason rates for Inyo County are the same as in 10 other counties: Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and 2 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Inyo County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare County | Cement Mason | $51.35 | $83.56 | +$2.87 |
| Fresno County | Cement Mason | $51.35 | $83.56 | +$2.87 |
| Kings County | Cement Mason | $51.35 | $83.56 | +$2.87 |
| Inyo County | Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator | $50.00 | $80.69 | |
| Kern County | Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator | $50.00 | $80.69 | same |
| Mono County | Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator | $50.00 | $80.69 | same |
| San Bernardino County | Cement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator | $50.00 | $80.69 | same |
California cement mason 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 an amount for supplemental dues.
- b Rate applies to the first 4 daily overtime hours and the first 12 hours worked on Saturday. All other time is paid at the double time (2X) rate.
- c Saturday in the same work week may be worked at straight-time rate, up to 8 hours on Saturday or when the employee has worked a total of 40 hours in the work week, if it is not reasonably possible for any individual employee on a particular job site to complete 40 hours of work on a 8 hour day, Monday through Friday, due to inclement weather or similar act of God or a situation beyond the control of the contractor.
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 $80.69. 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 SC-23-203-2-2026-1, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Southern/SC-023-203-2.pdf
Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download Inyo County as CSV · Report an error