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Slurry Seal Worker prevailing wage in Monterey County, California
$76.42an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Mixer Operator
$46.87 base wage + $29.55 fringe benefits
Monterey County uses the same slurry seal worker rates as 45 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Monterey County, a slurry seal worker working as mixer operator must be paid at least $76.42 an hour in total: $46.87 in wages plus $29.55 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $99.86 and Sunday and holiday work is $123.29.
DIR general determination NC-23-102-1B-2026-2, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 4 slurry seal worker rates for Monterey County, from $67.92 to $76.42 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.87 + $29.55
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 $76.42 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote a) | $46.87 |
| Health and welfare | $12.00 |
| Pension | $13.45 |
| Vacation and holiday | $4.00 |
| Training | $0.10 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $76.42 |
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 NC-23-102-1B-2026-2, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
Every slurry seal worker rate in Monterey County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Mixer Operator$76.42
- Shuttle/Line Driver$70.42
- Squeegee/Sealer$68.92
- Utility-Maintenance Man$67.92
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $29.55 | $76.42 | $99.86 | NC-23-102-1B-2026-2 |
| Shuttle/Line Driver | $40.87 | $29.55 | $70.42 | $90.86 | NC-23-102-1B-2026-2 |
| Squeegee/Sealer | $39.37 | $29.55 | $68.92 | $88.61 | NC-23-102-1B-2026-2 |
| Utility-Maintenance Man | $38.37 | $29.55 | $67.92 | $87.11 | NC-23-102-1B-2026-2 |
Davis-Bacon slurry seal worker 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 slurry seal worker 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
How Monterey County compares
The main slurry seal 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
- Monterey Countybase $46.87$76.42
- San Benito Countybase $46.87$76.42
- Santa Cruz Countybase $46.87$76.42
- Merced Countybase $46.87$76.42
Slurry Seal 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.
DIR's slurry seal worker rates for Monterey County are the same as in 45 other counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte and 37 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | |
| San Benito County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
| Santa Cruz County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
| Merced County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
| Santa Clara County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
| Kings County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
| Stanislaus County | Mixer Operator | $46.87 | $76.42 | same |
California slurry seal 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.
- a Zone Pay at three dollars ($3.00) per hour, factored at the applicable overtime multiplier, will be added to the base rate for work performed outside the Free Zone described by the boundaries along township and range lines. Please see travel and subsistence provision for map description and exceptions.
- b Saturdays in the same work week may be worked at straight-time if job is shut down during the normal work week due to inclement weather, major mechanical breakdown or lack of materials beyond the control of the employer.
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 $76.42. 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 NC-23-102-1B-2026-2, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Northern/NC-023-102-1(B).pdf
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