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Roofer prevailing wage in Santa Clara County, California
$86.42an hour, total
$54.29 wage + $32.13 employer payments
Santa Clara County uses the same roofer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Santa Clara County, a roofer must be paid at least $86.42 an hour in total: $54.29 in wages plus $32.13 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $113.57 and Sunday and holiday work is $140.71.
DIR general determination 232-95-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires July 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 3 roofer rates for Santa Clara County, from $86.42 to $90.42 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $54.29 + $32.13
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 $86.42 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $54.29 |
| Health and welfare | $11.76 |
| Pension | $12.09 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote BB) | $6.89 |
| Training | $0.95 |
| Other payments | $0.44 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $86.42 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon roofer rate in Santa Clara 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).
We don't put a federal figure next to DIR's here, because the federal determination lists more than one rate for this trade here. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ROOFER: BITUMASTIC, ENAMELER, COAL TAR, PITCH AND MASTIC WORKER (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)ROOF0095-002 | $78.68 | $57.17 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ROOFER: JOURNEYMAN (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)ROOF0095-002 | $74.68 | $53.17 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ROOFER: KETTLE PERSON (2 KETTLES) (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES:)ROOF0095-002 | $76.68 | $55.17 | CA20260018 Mod 8 |
| Residential | ROOFER: BITUMASTIC, ENAMELER, COAL TAR, PITCH AND MASTIC WORKER (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)ROOF0095-001 | $78.68 | $57.17 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
| Residential | ROOFER: JOURNEYMAN (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)ROOF0095-001 | $74.68 | $53.17 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
| Residential | ROOFER: KETTLE PERSON (2 KETTLES) (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, SANTA CLARA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)ROOF0095-001 | $76.68 | $55.17 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
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 | $78.92 | |
| 2025-1 | $78.92 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $82.42 | +$3.50 |
| 2026-1 | $82.42 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $86.42 | +$4.00 |
Every roofer rate in Santa Clara County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Bitumastic, Enameler, Coal Tar, Pitch and Mastic Worker$90.42
- Kettleman (2 Kettles)$88.42
- Roofer$86.42
How Santa Clara County compares
The main roofer 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 Clara Countybase $54.29$86.42
- Santa Cruz Countybase $54.29$86.42
- Alameda Countybase $55.00$86.42
- Stanislaus Countybase $49.65$71.84
Roofer 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 roofer rates for Santa Clara County are the same as in 1 other county: Santa Cruz.
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County | Roofer | $86.42 | $54.29 | |
| Santa Cruz County | Roofer | $86.42 | $54.29 | same |
| Alameda County | Roofer | $86.42 | $55.00 | same |
| San Mateo County | Roofer | $86.42 | $52.50 | same |
| Contra Costa County | Roofer | $86.42 | $55.00 | same |
| San Joaquin County | Roofer | $80.28 | $50.75 | −$6.14 |
| Stanislaus County | Roofer | $71.84 | $49.65 | −$14.58 |
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.
- BB Includes an amount withheld for dues check off which is not factored in overtime and holiday wage rates.
- BC Rate applies to the first 2 overtime hours only; all other time is paid at the Sunday and holiday overtime hourly rate.
- BD In the event that conditions on one or more days during the regular work week prevent employees from working on scheduled work during such week, work may be performed on Saturday at straight time rates of pay.
- BA Swing stage work shall receive $3.00 per hour above the basic wage 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 $86.42. 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 232-95-1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/STC.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 Santa Clara County as CSV · Report an error