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Marble Finisher prevailing wage, Los Angeles County group, California (12 counties)

DIR sets the same marble finisher rates, row for row, in 12 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$65.55an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$46.97 base wage + $18.58 fringe benefits

On California public works in each of these 12 counties, a marble finisher must be paid at least $65.55 an hour in total: $46.97 in wages plus $18.58 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $89.04 and Sunday and holiday work is $112.52.

DIR general determination 162-18-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires May 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.97 + $18.58

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 $65.55 or more.

Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote AB)$46.97
Health and welfare$9.50
Pension$7.02
Training$1.46
Other payments$0.60
Total straight-time hourly rate$65.55

Straight time covers an 8-hour day.

When does this rate change?

Scheduled increases

DIR releases since 2024Increases DIR has already set

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 effectIncrease per hourTotal after increase
June 1, 2027+$2.79$68.34
June 1, 2028+$2.79$71.13

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 above draws the same figures with the increases that follow.

ReleaseTotalChange
2024-2$59.35
2025-1$59.35no change
2025-2$62.76+$3.41
2026-1$62.76no change
2026-2$65.55+$2.79

Davis-Bacon marble finisher rates in these counties

The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DIR
Imperial CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260002 Mod 4DIR +$6.81
Inyo CountyNo federal row for this trade
Kern CountyMARBLE FINISHER (KERN)$58.74 CA20260020 Mod 5DIR +$6.81
Los Angeles CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260022 Mod 5DIR +$6.81
Mono CountyNo federal row for this trade
Orange CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260024 Mod 4DIR +$6.81
Riverside CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260025 Mod 4DIR +$6.81
San Bernardino CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260026 Mod 4DIR +$6.81
San Diego CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260001 Mod 3DIR +$6.81
San Luis Obispo CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260012 Mod 5DIR +$6.81
Santa Barbara CountyMARBLE FINISHER$64.14 CA20260014 Mod 7DIR +$1.41
Ventura CountyMARBLE FINISHER$58.74 CA20260015 Mod 5DIR +$6.81

How the Los Angeles County group compares

The main marble finisher 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

$65.55Imperial$66.94Alameda
Los AngelesNearby: Imperial $65.55, Inyo $65.55, Kern $65.55, Mono $65.55, Orange $65.55, Riverside $65.55, San Bernardino $65.55, San Diego $65.55, San Luis Obispo $65.55, Santa Barbara $65.55, Ventura $65.55Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 46 counties pay more than Los Angeles, 11 the same, 0 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Los Angeles County groupbase $46.97$65.55
  2. Ventura Countybase $46.97$65.55
  3. Orange Countybase $46.97$65.55
  4. Tulare Countybase $44.16$66.94

Which county is in which marble finisher group

Every California county with a marble finisher rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.

2 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

California marble finisher 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.

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

Every trade's rates, county by county: Imperial · Inyo · Kern · Los Angeles · Mono · Orange · Riverside · San Bernardino · San Diego · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Ventura

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 $65.55. 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 162-18-1. DIR prints it in one file per county:

Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download every California rate as CSV · Report an error