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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Kings County, California
$72.66an hour, total
$44.35 wage + $28.31 employer payments
Kings County uses the same brick tender rates as 29 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Kings County, a brick tender must be paid at least $72.66 an hour in total: $44.35 in wages plus $28.31 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $94.84 and Sunday and holiday work is $117.01.
DIR general determination 102-X-9, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
Base wage and fringe: $44.35 + $28.31
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 $72.66 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote I) | $44.35 |
| Health and welfare | $12.00 |
| Pension | $15.31 |
| Training | $0.45 |
| Other payments | $0.55 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $72.66 |
Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote F says where that money is counted.
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon brick tender rate in Kings 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 the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with DIR's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | LABORER, BRICK: MASON TENDER-BRICK. (FRESNO, KINGS AND MADERA COUNTIES)LABO0294-001 | $61.84 | $36.29 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
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 | $65.70 | |
| 2025-1 | $65.70 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $68.95 | +$3.25 |
| 2026-1 | $68.95 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $72.66 | +$3.71 |
How Kings County compares
The main brick tender 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
- Kings Countybase $44.35$72.66
- Fresno Countybase $44.35$72.66
- San Luis Obispo Countybase $46.23$71.95
- Tulare Countybase $16.90$34.28
Brick Tender 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 brick tender rates for Kings County are the same as in 29 other counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn and 21 more.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | Brick Tender | $72.66 | $44.35 | |
| Fresno County | Brick Tender | $72.66 | $44.35 | same |
| San Benito County | Brick Tender | $72.66 | $44.35 | same |
| Madera County | Brick Tender | $72.66 | $44.35 | same |
| San Luis Obispo County | Brick Tender | $71.95 | $46.23 | −$0.71 |
| Kern County | Brick Tender | $71.95 | $46.23 | −$0.71 |
| Tulare County | Brick Tender | $34.28 | $16.90 | −$38.38 |
California brick tender 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.
- I Includes amount for vac/hol and dues check off.
- F Included in straight-time hourly rate.
- J Rate applies to first 2 daily overtime hours and the first 10 hours worked on Saturday. All other time is paid at the Sunday and holiday overtime hourly rate. Saturdays in the same work week may be worked at straight-time if job is shut downduring the normal work week due to inclement weather.
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 $72.66. 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 102-X-9: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/KIN.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 Kings County as CSV · Report an error