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Metal Roofing Installer prevailing wage in San Diego County, California
$86.44an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Metal Roofing Systems Installer
$54.32 base wage + $32.12 fringe benefits
On California public works in San Diego County, a metal roofing installer working as metal roofing systems installer must be paid at least $86.44 an hour in total: $54.32 in wages plus $32.12 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $113.60 and Sunday and holiday work is $140.76.
DIR general determination C-MR-2025-2I, issued August 22, 2025 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 3 metal roofing installer rates for San Diego County, from $86.44 to $94.59 an hour. See all of them.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was June 30, 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 benefits: $54.32 + $32.12
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 $86.44 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote a) | $54.32 |
| Health and welfare (footnote b) | $11.93 |
| Pension (footnote c) | $18.26 |
| Training (footnote d) | $1.19 |
| Other payments (footnote e) | $0.74 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $86.44 |
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 C-MR-2025-2I, issued August 22, 2025.
Every metal roofing installer rate in San Diego County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Metal Roofing Systems Installer (Third Shift)San Diego County +$94.59
- Metal Roofing Systems Installer (Second Shift)San Diego County +$90.51
- Metal Roofing Systems InstallerSan Diego County +$86.44
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County +: Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $54.32 | $32.12 | $86.44 | $113.60 | C-MR-2025-2I |
| San Diego County +: Metal Roofing Systems Installer (Second Shift) | $58.39 | $32.12 | $90.51 | $119.71 | C-MR-2025-2I |
| San Diego County +: Metal Roofing Systems Installer (Third Shift) | $62.47 | $32.12 | $94.59 | $125.83 | C-MR-2025-2I |
Davis-Bacon metal roofing installer rate in San Diego 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 San Diego County list no metal roofing installer 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 San Diego County compares
The main metal roofing installer 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
- San Diego Countybase $54.32$86.44
- Riverside Countybase $65.31$96.98
- Orange Countybase $65.31$96.98
- Los Angeles Countybase $65.31$96.98
Metal Roofing Installer 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 San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $65.31 | $96.98 | +$10.54 |
| Orange County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $65.31 | $96.98 | +$10.54 |
| Los Angeles County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $65.31 | $96.98 | +$10.54 |
| San Bernardino County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $65.31 | $96.98 | +$10.54 |
| Santa Barbara County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $51.85 | $90.97 | +$4.53 |
| San Diego County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $54.32 | $86.44 | |
| Ventura County | Metal Roofing Systems Installer | $30.29 | $43.98 | −$42.46 |
California metal roofing installer 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 Includes amount withheld for Working Dues.
- b Includes an amount for the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust.
- c Includes amount for 401(a) Plan. Pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1773.1 and 1773.8, the amount paid for this employer payment may vary resulting in a lower taxable Basic Hourly Wage Rate, but the Total Hourly Rates for straight time and overtime may not be less than the General Prevailing Rate of per diem wages.
- d Includes an amount for International Training Institute.
- e Includes amounts for National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) Fund, Sheet Metal Workers' International Scholarship Fund (SMWSF) and Industry Fund.
- f 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.
- g Rate applies to the first 2 Daily overtime hours and the first 10 hours on Saturday; all other time is paid at the Sunday and Holiday overtime 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 $86.44. 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 C-MR-2025-2I, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Statewide/C-MR-I.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 San Diego County as CSV · Report an error