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Prevailing wage rates in Mono County, California

DIR's 2026-2 determinations set 220 rates across 48 trades for public works in Mono County. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $133.615 an hour in total, and landscape maintenance laborer the lowest at $17.37.

General determinations for DIR's 2026-2 release, issued August 22, 2026. A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date, and new determinations take effect 10 days after DIR issues them (DIR FAQ). Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

Mono County rates by trade, highest first

Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the taxable wage and the employer payments DIR itemizes. All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.

  1. Elevator Constructor$133.615
  2. Heat & Frost Insulator$125.97
  3. Dredger$115.70
  4. Electrician$111.15
  5. Field Surveyor$110.38
  6. Pile Driver$105.10
  7. Inspector & Tester$104.53
  8. Operating Engineer$103.75
  9. Utility Lineman$101.19
  10. Boilermaker$100.68
  11. Sheet Metal Worker$96.98
  12. Plumber / Pipefitter$94.22
  13. Ironworker$90.97
  14. Tunnel Worker$86.16
  15. Drywall Installer / Lather$84.65
  16. Carpenter$84.32
  17. Gunite Worker$81.99
  18. Teamster (Truck Driver)$81.77
  19. Plasterer$81.20
  20. Plaster Tender$80.95
  21. Cement Mason$80.69
  22. Drywall Finisher$79.69
  23. Striping & Traffic Control$79.52
  24. Tile Setter$79.13
  25. Laborer$78.65
  26. Housemover$78.60
  27. Abatement Laborer$78.54
  28. Bricklayer$78.36
  29. Landscape Laborer$76.67
  30. Fence Builder$76.19
  31. Directional Drilling$75.06
  32. Brick Tender$71.95
  33. Painter$71.47
  34. Terrazzo Worker$68.51
  35. Telecom Technician$67.71
  36. Soft Floor Layer$67.51
  37. Fire Safety Sealer$67.51
  38. Line Clearance Trimmer$67.13
  39. Marble Finisher$65.55
  40. Terrazzo Finisher$60.53
  41. Tile Finisher$58.49
  42. Furniture Installer$41.78
  43. Tree Maintenance$38.57
  44. Stator Rewinder$22.145
  45. Roofer$20.74
  46. Hauling Driver$19.465
  47. Glazier$17.45
  48. Landscape Maintenance$17.37

All trades and classifications, A to Z

One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, overtime, footnotes and increases. Click a column heading to sort.

TradeMain classificationTotalBaseRates
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer · Southern CaliforniaAsbestos and Lead Abatement Worker$78.54 $49.20 1
Boilermaker · Area 3Boilermaker-Blacksmith (Area 3)$100.68 $59.24 2
Brick Tender · Los Angeles County groupBrick Tender$71.95 $46.23 2
Bricklayer · Los Angeles County groupBricklayer, Cement Blocklayer, Pointer, Caulker, Cleaner$78.36 $55.10 3
Carpenter · Southern CaliforniaCarpenter , Cabinet Installer, Insulation Installer, Hardwood Floor Worker, Acoustical Installer$84.32 $54.41 17
Carpet & Soft Floor Layer · Los Angeles County groupResilient Tile Layer$67.51 $46.85 2
Cement Mason · Southern CaliforniaCement Mason, Curb and Gutter Machine Operator; Clary and Similar Type of Screed Operator (Cement only); Grinding Machine Operator (all types); Jackson Vibratory, Texas Screed and Similar Type Screed Operator; Scoring Machine Operator$80.69 $50.00 3
Construction Inspector & Materials Tester · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1$104.53 $65.18 3
Directional Drilling Laborer · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1 (Drilling Crew Laborer)$75.06 $50.66 4
Dredger · Southern CaliforniaLeverman$115.70 $68.90 9
Drywall Finisher · Kern County groupDrywall Finisher$79.69 $48.20 1
Drywall Installer / Lather · Southern CaliforniaDrywall Installer/Lather$84.65 $54.41 2
Electrical Utility Lineman · Los Angeles County groupLineman, Cable Splicer$101.19 $74.43 23
ElectricianInside Wireman (Zone B)$111.15 $76.95 4
Elevator Constructor · Northern CaliforniaMechanic$133.615$87.48 4
Fence Builder · Southern CaliforniaFence Builder$76.19 $48.25 1
Field Surveyor · Los Angeles County groupChief of Party (018.167-010)$110.38 $68.91 3
Fire Safety Sealer · Southern CaliforniaAsbestos Worker, Fire Safety Technician - Class IV (6001 or more hrs)$67.51 $46.60 8
Glazier · Tulare County groupGlazier$17.45 $16.90 1
Gunite Worker · Southern CaliforniaGround Wire Man, Nozzleman, Rodman$81.99 $55.88 5
Hauling Driver (On/Off Site) · San Bernardino County groupDriver: Dump Truck$19.465$17.00 2
Housemover · Southern CaliforniaHousemover$78.60 $49.25 1
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Northern CaliforniaMechanic (Zone 1)$125.97 $98.16 4
Ironworker · Area 5Iron Worker (Ornamental, Reinforcing, Structural) (Area 5)$90.97 $51.85 2
Laborer · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1$78.65 $49.20 5
Landscape & Irrigation Laborer · Southern CaliforniaLandscape/Irrigation Laborer$76.67 $47.57 3
Landscape Maintenance Laborer · Southern CaliforniaLandscape Maintenance Laborer$17.37 $16.90 1
Line Clearance Tree Trimmer · Los Angeles County groupTree Trimmer$67.13 $45.37 6
Marble Finisher · Los Angeles County groupMarble Finisher$65.55 $46.97 1
Modular Furniture Installer · Southern CaliforniaModular Installer: Installer$41.78 $27.00 2
Operating Engineer · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1$103.75 $64.40 36
Painter · Kern County groupIndustrial Painter$71.47 $50.07 5
Pile Driver · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1$105.10 $65.75 13
Plaster Tender · Los Angeles County groupPlaster Tender$80.95 $51.32 2
Plasterer · Los Angeles County groupPlasterer$81.20 $47.77 1
Plumber / Pipefitter · Inyo County groupPlumber, Industrial and General Pipefitter$94.22 $64.83 5
Roofer · Inyo County groupRoofer$20.74 $16.90 2
Sheet Metal Worker · Orange County groupSheet Metal Worker$96.98 $65.31 1
Stator Rewinder · Los Angeles County groupStator Rewinder$22.145$16.90 2
Striping & Traffic Control Worker · Southern CaliforniaGroup 1$79.52 $52.20 4
Teamster (Truck Driver) · Southern CaliforniaGroup I$81.77 $44.59 11
Telecommunications Technician · San Bernardino County groupTelecommunications Technician$67.71 $51.97 1
Terrazzo Finisher · Los Angeles County groupTerrazzo Finisher$60.53 $45.13 1
Terrazzo Worker · Los Angeles County groupTerrazzo Worker$68.51 $52.67 1
Tile Finisher · Los Angeles County groupTile Finisher$58.49 $41.55 1
Tile Setter · Los Angeles County groupTile Layer$79.13 $56.52 1
Tree Maintenance Laborer · Southern CaliforniaSenior Tree Trimmer$38.57 $28.79 3
Tunnel Worker · Southern CaliforniaGroup I$86.16 $56.45 5

Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Mono County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's rates. 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). Each trade's page shows its federal rate next to DIR's.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingCA202600205July 30, 2026
ResidentialCA202600292September 3, 2026
HighwayCA202600205July 30, 2026
HeavyCA202600205July 30, 2026

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about Mono County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Mono County?

$111.15 an hour: a $76.95 base wage plus $34.20 in employer payments (fringe benefits), for the main classification, under DIR determination 061-477-1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Mono County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Mono County?

$78.65 an hour: a $49.20 base wage plus $29.45 in employer payments (fringe benefits), for the main classification (Group 1), under DIR determination SC-23-102-2-2026-1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Mono County.

Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. The rate is a base wage plus employer payments (fringe benefits), and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Mono County, the $133.615 total is a $87.48 base wage plus $46.135 in employer payments (fringe benefits).

Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Mono County?

On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: CA20260020 (modification 5, July 30, 2026) for building, highway and heavy construction and CA20260029 (modification 2, September 3, 2026) for residential construction. 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).

Does Mono County share its rates with other counties?

For 47 of its 48 trades, yes: DIR sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 11 counties (Southern California). The other 1 are Mono County's own.