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Bricklayer prevailing wage in Nevada County, California
$88.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$57.54 base wage + $30.63 fringe benefits
On California public works in Nevada County, a bricklayer must be paid at least $88.17 an hour in total: $57.54 in wages plus $30.63 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $116.94 and Sunday and holiday work is $145.71.
DIR general determination 018-3-6, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 bricklayer rates for Nevada County, from $22.62 to $88.17 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $57.54 + $30.63
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 $88.17 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote A) | $57.54 |
| Health and welfare | $14.50 |
| Pension | $14.02 |
| Training | $1.68 |
| Other payments | $0.43 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $88.17 |
Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote B says where that money is counted.
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 018-3-6, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2027 | +$4.00 | $92.17 |
| July 1, 2028 | +$4.25 | $96.42 |
| July 1, 2029 | +$4.75 | $101.17 |
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.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $81.17 | |
| 2025-1 | $81.17 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $84.17 | +$3.00 |
| 2026-1 | $84.17 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $88.17 | +$4.00 |
Every bricklayer rate in Nevada County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
Davis-Bacon bricklayer rate in Nevada 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 this page leads with a classification the federal determinations don't list one to one. 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 | BRICKLAYER (SPECIALTY PAY: A) UNDERGROUND WORK SUCH AS TUNNEL WORK, SEWER WORK, MANHOLES, CATCH BASINS, SEWER PIPES AND TELEPHONE CONDUIT SHALL BE PAID $1.25 …BRCA0003-004 | $52.76 | $77.77 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
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 Nevada County compares
The main bricklayer 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
- Nevada Countybase $57.54$88.17
- Placer Countybase $53.19$85.50
- Sierra Countybase $53.19$85.50
- Yuba Countybase $53.19$85.50
Bricklayer 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 Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada County | Pointer, Cleaner, Caulker, Waterproofer | $57.54 | $88.17 | |
| Placer County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
| Sierra County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
| Yuba County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
| El Dorado County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
| Plumas County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
| Butte County | Bricklayer, Blocklayer, Stonemason | $53.19 | $85.50 | −$2.67 |
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 Includes amount withheld for dues check off.
- B Included in straight-time hourly rate.
- C Saturdays in the same work week may be worked at straight-time if job is shut down during the normal workweek due to inclement weather.
- D Rate applies to first 2 overtime hours Monday through Friday; all other overtime is paid at the double time rate.
- E Rate applies to the first 8 hours worked on Saturday. All other hours are paid at the Sunday/holiday 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
- 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 $88.17. 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 018-3-6: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/NEV.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 Nevada County as CSV · Report an error