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Marble Mason prevailing wage in Kings County, California
$98.61an hour, total
$65.37 wage + $33.24 employer payments
Kings County uses the same marble mason rates as 44 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Kings County, a marble mason must be paid at least $98.61 an hour in total: $65.37 in wages plus $33.24 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $131.30 and Sunday and holiday work is $163.98.
DIR general determination 018-3-5, issued August 22, 2026. Expires July 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
Base wage and fringe: $65.37 + $33.24
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 $98.61 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote V) | $65.37 |
| Health and welfare | $14.50 |
| Pension | $16.57 |
| Training | $0.80 |
| Other payments | $1.37 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $98.61 |
Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote W says where that money is counted.
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon marble mason 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).
For building, highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is MARBLE MASON at $92.03 ($61.72 base + $30.31 fringe), from CA20260018 modification 8, published September 17, 2026, rate BRCA0003-003. Against DIR's $98.61: DIR's rate is $6.58 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | MARBLE MASONBRCA0003-003 | $92.03 | $61.72 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2027 | +$3.25 | $101.86 |
| August 1, 2028 | +$3.40 | $105.26 |
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).
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release. The chart under Scheduled increases above draws the same figures with the increases that follow.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $92.41 | |
| 2025-1 | $92.41 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $95.46 | +$3.05 |
| 2026-1 | $95.46 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $98.61 | +$3.15 |
How Kings County compares
The main marble 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
Wage and employer payments, nearby
- Kings Countybase $65.37$98.61
- Fresno Countybase $65.37$98.61
- San Benito Countybase $65.37$98.61
- Madera Countybase $65.37$98.61
Marble 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 marble mason rates for Kings County are the same as in 44 other counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte and 36 more.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | |
| Fresno County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | same |
| San Benito County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | same |
| Madera County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | same |
| Monterey County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | same |
| Merced County | Marble Mason | $98.61 | $65.37 | same |
California marble 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.
- V Includes an amount for dues check-off and vacation/holiday which are factored into overtime rates.
- W Included in basic hourly rate.
- X Rate applies to first 2 overtime hours Monday through Friday; all other overtime is paid at the double time rate.
- U Employees working on any suspended platform/swing stage shall be paid an additional $20.00 per day above the wage 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 $98.61. 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 018-3-5: 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