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Water Well Driller prevailing wage in Sacramento County, California
$51.14an hour, total
$34.33 wage + $16.81 employer payments
Sacramento County uses the same water well driller rates as 45 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Sacramento County, a water well driller must be paid at least $51.14 an hour in total: $34.33 in wages plus $16.81 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $68.31 and Sunday and holiday work is $68.31.
DIR general determination 063-3-56, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 3 water well driller rates for Sacramento County, from $46.43 to $51.14 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $34.33 + $16.81
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 $51.14 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $34.33 |
| Health and welfare | $10.51 |
| Pension | $4.58 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote BC) | $1.72 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $51.14 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon water well driller rate in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County list no water well driller 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
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $46.42 | |
| 2025-1 | $46.42 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $48.56 | +$2.14 |
| 2026-1 | $48.56 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $51.14 | +$2.58 |
Every water well driller rate in Sacramento County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Pump Installer$51.14
- Water Well Driller$51.14
- Helper$46.43
How Sacramento County compares
The main water well driller 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
- Sacramento Countybase $34.33$51.14
- Solano Countybase $34.33$51.14
- Yolo Countybase $34.33$51.14
- San Joaquin Countybase $34.33$51.14
Water Well Driller 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 water well driller rates for Sacramento County are the same as in 45 other counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte and 37 more.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | |
| Solano County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
| Yolo County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
| San Joaquin County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
| Amador County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
| Sutter County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
| Calaveras County | Water Well Driller | $51.14 | $34.33 | same |
California water well driller 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.
- BC $2.38 after 2 years of employment.
- BD Rate applies to all time worked in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week and for all hours on sundays and holidays. Rate does not include any additional amount that may be required for vacation/holiday payment.
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 $51.14. 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 063-3-56: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/SAC.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 Sacramento County as CSV · Report an error