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Dredger prevailing wage in Placer County, California
$106.67an hour, total · Group 1
$62.61 wage + $44.06 employer payments
On California public works in Placer County, a Group 1 dredge worker must be paid at least $106.67 an hour in total: $62.61 in wages plus $44.06 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $137.975 and Sunday and holiday work is $169.28. DIR puts 3 job titles in Group 1, chief engineer and leverman/operator among them.
DIR general determination NC-63-3-12-2025-1, issued August 22, 2025 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 8 dredge worker rates for Placer County, from $97.29 to $108.67 an hour. See all of them.
DIR splits Placer County between areas for this trade, and this is the Area 1 rate. The determination's locality text says which part of the county falls in which area.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was July 31, 2026. 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: $62.61 + $44.06
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 $106.67 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $62.61 |
| Health and welfare | $13.38 |
| Pension (footnote b) | $23.10 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote c) | $6.43 |
| Training | $0.73 |
| Other payments | $0.42 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $106.67 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon dredge worker rate in Placer 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 Placer County list no dredge 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
Dredger Group 1 job titles
Work DIR classifies in Group 1, copied as printed. The other groups and their rates are in the table below.
- Chief Engineer
- Day Mate (Captain)
- Leverman/Operator
Source: Group 1, page 5
Every dredge worker rate in Placer County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Group 1Area 2$108.67
- Group 1Area 1$106.67
- Group 2Area 2$103.71
- Group 3Area 2$102.59
- Group 2Area 1$101.71
- Group 3Area 1$100.59
- Group 4Area 2$99.29
- Group 4Area 1$97.29
| Classification | Total | Base | Employer payments | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1Area 1 | $106.67 | $62.61 | $44.06 | $137.975 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 1Area 23 jobs in this group
| $108.67 | $64.61 | $44.06 | $140.975 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 2Area 12 jobs in this group
| $101.71 | $57.65 | $44.06 | $130.535 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 2Area 22 jobs in this group
| $103.71 | $59.65 | $44.06 | $133.535 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 3Area 17 jobs in this group
| $100.59 | $56.53 | $44.06 | $128.855 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 3Area 27 jobs in this group
| $102.59 | $58.53 | $44.06 | $131.855 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 4Area 15 jobs in this group
| $97.29 | $53.23 | $44.06 | $123.905 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
Group 4Area 25 jobs in this group
| $99.29 | $55.23 | $44.06 | $126.905 | NC-63-3-12-2025-1 |
How Placer County compares
The main dredge 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
Wage and employer payments, nearby
- Placer Countybase $62.61 · Area 1$106.67
- Nevada Countybase $62.61 · Area 1$106.67
- El Dorado Countybase $62.61 · Area 1$106.67
- Mono Countybase $68.90$115.70
Dredger 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 | Total | Base | vs Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | |
| Nevada County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
| El Dorado County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
| Sierra County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
| Yuba County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
| Amador County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
| Sutter County | Group 1 (Area 1) | $106.67 | $62.61 | same |
California dredge 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 For classifications within each group, see Page 5.
- b Includes an amount for Annuity Trust Fund.
- c Includes an amount for Supplemental Dues.
- d Rate applies to the first 4 daily overtime hours Monday thru Friday and the first 12 hours on Saturday. All other time worked is paid at the Sunday and Holiday overtime rate.
- e Saturday in the same workweek may be worked at straight-time if a job is shut down during the normal workweek due to inclement weather.
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 $106.67. 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-63-3-12-2025-1, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Northern/NC-063-3-12.pdf
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