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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Mariposa County, California
$53.26an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$17.57 base wage + $35.69 fringe benefits
On California public works in Mariposa County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $53.26 an hour in total: $17.57 in wages plus $35.69 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $62.05 and Sunday and holiday work is $70.83.
DIR general determination 830-166-2, issued February 22, 2019 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 March 31, 2019. 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 benefits: $17.57 + $35.69
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 $53.26 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote &) | $17.57 |
| Health and welfare (footnote AZ) | $14.63 |
| Pension (footnote AZ) | $20.00 |
| Training (footnote AZ) | $1.06 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $53.26 |
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 830-166-2, issued February 22, 2019.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $53.26 | |
| 2025-1 | $53.26 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $53.26 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $53.26 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $53.26 | no change |
Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker rate in Mariposa 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 determination for this county has no matching classification. 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 | SHEET METAL WORKER: ALL OTHER WORK (ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, SAN FRANSICO, SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA COUNTIES))SHEE0104-001 | $64.06 | $110.89 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Residential | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)SHEE0104-020 | $57.06 | $99.21 | 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 Mariposa County compares
The main sheet metal 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Mariposa Countybase $17.57$53.26
- Madera Countybase $47.93$102.42
- Tuolumne Countybase $50.52$104.75
- Merced Countybase $50.52$104.75
Sheet Metal 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Mariposa County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne County | Sheet Metal Worker | $50.52 | $104.75 | +$51.49 |
| Merced County | Sheet Metal Worker | $50.52 | $104.75 | +$51.49 |
| Stanislaus County | Sheet Metal Worker | $50.52 | $104.75 | +$51.49 |
| Madera County | Sheet Metal Worker | $47.93 | $102.42 | +$49.16 |
| Fresno County | Sheet Metal Worker | $47.93 | $102.42 | +$49.16 |
| Calaveras County | Sheet Metal Worker | $52.34 | $101.17 | +$47.91 |
| Mariposa County | Sheet Metal Worker | $17.57 | $53.26 |
California sheet metal 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.
- & The basic hourly rate and employer payments are not taken from a collective bargaining agreement for this craft or classification.
- AZ These fringe benefits come from the davis-bacon wage rate for the applicable craft/classification in this area
- BA Rate applies to the first 4 overtime hours Monday through Friday and the first 8 hours worked on Saturday. All other time is paid at the Sunday and holiday overtime 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
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 $53.26. 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 830-166-2: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/MAP.html
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