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Marble Finisher prevailing wage in San Luis Obispo County, California

$65.55an hour, total

$46.97 wage + $18.58 employer payments

San Luis Obispo County uses the same marble finisher rates as 11 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On California public works in San Luis Obispo County, a marble finisher must be paid at least $65.55 an hour in total: $46.97 in wages plus $18.58 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $89.04 and Sunday and holiday work is $112.52.

DIR general determination 162-18-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires May 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

Base wage and fringe: $46.97 + $18.58

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 $65.55 or more.

Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote X)$46.97
Health and welfare$9.50
Pension$7.02
Training$1.46
Other payments$0.60
Total straight-time hourly rate$65.55

Straight time covers an 8-hour day.

Davis-Bacon marble finisher rate in San Luis Obispo 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).

For building, highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is MARBLE FINISHER at $58.74 ($43.38 base + $15.36 fringe), from CA20260012 modification 5, published September 3, 2026, rate BRCA0018-008. Against DIR's $65.55: DIR's rate is $6.81 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase + fringeBaseWD
Building, Highway, HeavyMARBLE FINISHERBRCA0018-008$58.74 $43.38 CA20260012 Mod 5
ResidentialMARBLE FINISHERBRCA0018-001$64.14 $46.97 CA20260017 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

Scheduled increases

DIR releases since 2024Increases DIR has already set

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 effectIncrease per hourTotal after increase
June 1, 2027+$2.79$68.34
June 1, 2028+$2.79$71.13

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 under Scheduled increases above draws the same figures with the increases that follow.

ReleaseTotalChange
2024-2$59.35
2025-1$59.35no change
2025-2$62.76+$3.41
2026-1$62.76no change
2026-2$65.55+$2.79

How San Luis Obispo County compares

The main marble finisher 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

$65.55Imperial$66.94Alameda
San Luis ObispoNearby: Santa Barbara $65.55, Kings $66.94, Monterey $66.94Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 46 counties pay more than San Luis Obispo, 11 the same, 0 less.

Wage and employer payments, nearby

  1. San Luis Obispo Countybase $46.97$65.55
  2. Santa Barbara Countybase $46.97$65.55
  3. Kings Countybase $44.16$66.94
  4. Monterey Countybase $44.16$66.94

Marble Finisher 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 marble finisher rates for San Luis Obispo County are the same as in 11 other counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and 3 more.

CountyClassificationTotalBasevs San Luis Obispo County
Kings CountyMarble Finisher$66.94 $44.16 +$1.39
Monterey CountyMarble Finisher$66.94 $44.16 +$1.39
San Benito CountyMarble Finisher$66.94 $44.16 +$1.39
San Luis Obispo CountyMarble Finisher$65.55 $46.97 
Santa Barbara CountyMarble Finisher$65.55 $46.97 same
Kern CountyMarble Finisher$65.55 $46.97 same
Ventura CountyMarble Finisher$65.55 $46.97 same

California marble finisher 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.

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

All San Luis Obispo County prevailing wage rates

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 $65.55. 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 162-18-1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/SLO.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 San Luis Obispo County as CSV · Report an error