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Field Surveyor prevailing wage in Monterey County, California
$100.58an hour, total · Chief of Party
$64.75 wage + $35.83 employer payments
Monterey County uses the same field surveyor rates as 33 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Monterey County, a field surveyor working as chief of party must be paid at least $100.58 an hour in total: $64.75 in wages plus $35.83 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $132.96 and Sunday and holiday work is $165.33.
DIR general determination 063-3-10, issued February 22, 2026 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Expires February 28, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 field surveyor rates for Monterey County, from $90.11 to $100.58 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $64.75 + $35.83
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 $100.58 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $64.75 |
| Health and welfare | $13.88 |
| Pension (footnote W) | $16.01 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote X) | $4.40 |
| Training | $1.26 |
| Other payments | $0.28 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $100.58 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon field surveyor rate in Monterey 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).
The federal determinations for Monterey County list no field surveyor classification.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2027 | +$5.00 | $105.58 |
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 | $91.84 | |
| 2025-1 | $96.58 | +$4.74 |
| 2025-2 | $96.58 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $100.58 | +$4.00 |
| 2026-2 | $100.58 | no change |
Every field surveyor rate in Monterey County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
How Monterey County compares
The main field surveyor 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
- Monterey Countybase $64.75$100.58
- San Benito Countybase $64.75$100.58
- Santa Cruz Countybase $64.75$100.58
- San Luis Obispo Countybase $68.91$110.38
Field Surveyor 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 field surveyor rates for Monterey County are the same as in 33 other counties: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt and 25 more.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo County | Chief of Party | $110.38 | $68.91 | +$9.80 |
| Kings County | Chief of Party | $110.38 | $68.91 | +$9.80 |
| Monterey County | Chief of Party | $100.58 | $64.75 | |
| San Benito County | Chief of Party | $100.58 | $64.75 | same |
| Santa Cruz County | Chief of Party | $100.58 | $64.75 | same |
| Merced County | Chief of Party | $100.58 | $64.75 | same |
| Santa Clara County | Chief of Party | $100.58 | $64.75 | same |
California field surveyor 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.
- W Includes an amount per hour worked for annuity trust fund.
- X Includes an amount per hour worked for supplemental dues.
- Y Rate applies to daily overtime hours up to and including 12 hours worked in a workday or other overtime hours beyond 40 hours in a workweek. All other overtime is paid at the Sunday/holiday rate. In the event that there are less than 40 hours worked Monday through Friday, then the balance of hours worked up to and including 40 hours for the workweek, or up to 8 hours for the workday, may be worked on Saturday at the straight-time rate.
- V All crews, without consideration to the number of individuals in the crew, shall include a chief of party. A crew consists of one (1) or more employees performing field and construction survey work.
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 $100.58. 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 063-3-10: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/MTY.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 Monterey County as CSV · Report an error