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Elevator Constructor prevailing wage in Santa Barbara County, California
$119.815an hour, total · Mechanic
$72.36 wage + $47.455 employer payments
Santa Barbara County uses the same elevator constructor rates as 6 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Santa Barbara County, an elevator constructor working as mechanic must be paid at least $119.815 an hour in total: $72.36 in wages plus $47.455 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $155.995 and Sunday and holiday work is $192.175.
DIR general determination SC-62-X-999-2026-1, issued February 22, 2026 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Expires December 31, 2026. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 4 elevator constructor rates for Santa Barbara County, from $96.135 to $121.265 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $72.36 + $47.455
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 $119.815 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $72.36 |
| Health and welfare | $16.375 |
| Pension (footnote b) | $21.76 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote c) | $6.57 |
| Training | $0.85 |
| Other payments | $1.90 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $119.815 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon elevator constructor rate in Santa Barbara 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 ELEVATOR MECHANIC at $107.87 ($69.43 base + $38.44 fringe), from CA20260014 modification 7, published October 15, 2026, rate ELEV0018-001. Against DIR's $119.815: DIR's rate is $11.94 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies. Note: federal row flagged: footnote_percentage.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ELEVATOR MECHANICELEV0018-001 | $107.87 | $69.43 | CA20260014 Mod 7 |
| Residential | ELEVATOR MECHANIC IMPERIAL, LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURAELEV0018-004 | $107.87 | $69.43 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027 | +$4.18 | $123.995 |
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).
Source: DIR increase PDF
Every elevator constructor rate in Santa Barbara County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Mechanic (employed in industry more than 5 years)$121.265
- Mechanic$119.815
- Helper (employed in industry more than 5 years)$97.147
- Helper$96.135
| Classification | Total | Base | Employer payments | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helper | $96.135 | $50.65 | $45.485 | $121.46 | SC-62-X-999-2026-1 |
| Helper (employed in industry more than 5 years) | $97.147 | $50.65 | $46.497 | $122.472 | SC-62-X-999-2026-1 |
| Mechanic | $119.815 | $72.36 | $47.455 | $155.995 | SC-62-X-999-2026-1 |
| Mechanic (employed in industry more than 5 years) | $121.265 | $72.36 | $48.905 | $157.445 | SC-62-X-999-2026-1 |
How Santa Barbara County compares
The main elevator constructor 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
- Santa Barbara Countybase $72.36$119.815
- San Luis Obispo Countybase $87.48$133.615
- Ventura Countybase $72.36$119.815
- Kern Countybase $87.48$133.615
Elevator Constructor 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 elevator constructor rates for Santa Barbara County are the same as in 6 other counties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo County | Mechanic | $133.615 | $87.48 | +$13.80 |
| Kern County | Mechanic | $133.615 | $87.48 | +$13.80 |
| Kings County | Mechanic | $133.615 | $87.48 | +$13.80 |
| Monterey County | Mechanic | $133.615 | $87.48 | +$13.80 |
| Santa Barbara County | Mechanic | $119.815 | $72.36 | |
| Ventura County | Mechanic | $119.815 | $72.36 | same |
| Los Angeles County | Mechanic | $119.815 | $72.36 | same |
California elevator constructor 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.
- b Includes an amount for Annuity Trust Fund.
- c Includes an amount for 8 paid holidays.
- d For Contract Service work only. All other overtime is 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 $119.815. 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 SC-62-X-999-2026-1, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Southern/SC-062-X-999.pdf
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