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Terrazzo Worker prevailing wage in Kern County, California
$68.51an hour, total
$52.67 wage + $15.84 employer payments
Kern County uses the same terrazzo worker rates as 11 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Kern County, a terrazzo worker must be paid at least $68.51 an hour in total: $52.67 in wages plus $15.84 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $94.85 and Sunday and holiday work is $121.18.
DIR general determination 018-18-2, issued August 22, 2025 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was August 31, 2026. 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: $52.67 + $15.84
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 $68.51 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote H) | $52.67 |
| Health and welfare | $9.25 |
| Pension | $4.86 |
| Training | $1.34 |
| Other payments | $0.39 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $68.51 |
Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote BD says where that money is counted.
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon terrazzo worker rate in Kern 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, highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER at $64.88 ($49.62 base + $15.26 fringe), from CA20260020 modification 5, published July 30, 2026, rate BRCA0018-010. Against DIR's $68.51: DIR's rate is $3.63 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTERBRCA0018-010 | $64.88 | $49.62 | CA20260020 Mod 5 |
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 | $65.25 | |
| 2025-1 | $65.25 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $68.51 | +$3.26 |
| 2026-1 | $68.51 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $68.51 | no change |
How Kern County compares
The main terrazzo worker 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
- Kern Countybase $52.67$68.51
- Tulare Countybase $64.33$96.80
- Ventura Countybase $52.67$68.51
- Los Angeles Countybase $52.67$68.51
Terrazzo Worker 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 terrazzo worker rates for Kern County are the same as in 11 other counties: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and 3 more.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare County | Terrazzo Worker | $96.80 | $64.33 | +$28.29 |
| Kings County | Terrazzo Worker | $96.80 | $64.33 | +$28.29 |
| Kern County | Terrazzo Worker | $68.51 | $52.67 | |
| Ventura County | Terrazzo Worker | $68.51 | $52.67 | same |
| Los Angeles County | Terrazzo Worker | $68.51 | $52.67 | same |
| Santa Barbara County | Terrazzo Worker | $68.51 | $52.67 | same |
| San Luis Obispo County | Terrazzo Worker | $68.51 | $52.67 | same |
California terrazzo worker 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.
- H Includes amount withheld for dues check off.
- BD Included in straight-time hourly rate.
- AT Saturdays in the same work week may be worked at straight-time if job is shut down during the normal workweek due to inclement weather.
- X Rate applies to first two daily overtime hours worked; all other overtime is paid at the holiday overtime hourly rate.
- BE Rate applies to the first 8 hours worked on a sixth or seventh consecutive day during any one calendar week up to 50 hours in any one calendar week. All other time is paid at the holiday rate.
- Z Rate applies to work on holidays only; sundays are paid at the Saturday 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 $68.51. 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 018-18-2: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/KER.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 Kern County as CSV · Report an error