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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage, San Joaquin County group, California (3 counties)
DIR sets the same sheet metal worker rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Alpine, Calaveras and San Joaquin. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$101.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$52.34 base wage + $48.83 fringe benefits
On California public works in each of these 3 counties, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $101.17 an hour in total: $52.34 in wages plus $48.83 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $130.59 and Sunday and holiday work is $160.01.
DIR general determination 166-162-3, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 sheet metal worker rates for each of these counties, from $94.70 to $101.17 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $52.34 + $48.83
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 $101.17 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote A) | $52.34 |
| Health and welfare | $19.00 |
| Pension (footnote AY) | $26.98 |
| Training (footnote AX) | $1.75 |
| Other payments (footnote AZ) | $1.10 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $101.17 |
Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote F says where that money is counted.
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 166-162-3, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2027 | +$3.85 | $105.02 |
| July 1, 2028 | +$4.00 | $109.02 |
| July 1, 2029 | +$4.10 | $113.12 |
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 above draws the same figures with the increases that follow.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $93.72 | |
| 2025-1 | $93.72 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $97.37 | +$3.65 |
| 2026-1 | $97.37 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $101.17 | +$3.80 |
Every sheet metal worker rate in the San Joaquin County group
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Metal Worker: Metal Deck & Siding | $52.95 | $41.75 | $94.70 | $122.31 | 166-104-12 |
| Sheet Metal Worker | $52.34 | $48.83 | $101.17 | $130.59 | 166-162-3 |
Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker rates in these counties
The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs DIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine County | SHEET METAL WORKER (ALPINE COUNTY) | $95.59 | CA20260007 Mod 5 | DIR +$5.58 |
| Calaveras County | SHEET METAL WORKER (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES) | $83.56 | CA20260018 Mod 8 | DIR +$17.61 |
| San Joaquin County | SHEET METAL WORKER (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES) | $83.56 | CA20260018 Mod 8 | DIR +$17.61 |
How the San Joaquin County group compares
The main sheet metal worker 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 Joaquin County groupbase $52.34$101.17
- Stanislaus Countybase $50.52$104.75
- Contra Costa Countybase $81.34$140.34
- Sacramento Countybase $58.79$107.01
Which county is in which sheet metal worker group
Every California county with a sheet metal worker rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara County group, 12 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity | Sheet Metal Worker | $81.34 | $140.34 |
| Lake County | Sheet Metal Worker | $81.34 | $140.34 |
| San Francisco County | Sheet Metal Worker | $81.34 | $140.34 |
| Santa Cruz County | Sheet Metal Worker | $66.40 | $108.84 |
| Siskiyou County group, 8 counties: Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| Sacramento County group, 6 counties: Colusa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| Amador County | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| Butte County | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| El Dorado County | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| Yuba County | Sheet Metal Worker | $58.79 | $107.01 |
| Stanislaus County group, 3 counties: Merced, Stanislaus, Tuolumne | Sheet Metal Worker | $50.52 | $104.75 |
| Fresno County group, 3 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera | Sheet Metal Worker | $47.93 | $102.42 |
| San Joaquin County group, 3 counties: Alpine, Calaveras, San Joaquin | Sheet Metal Worker | $52.34 | $101.17 |
| Ventura County group, 3 counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC) | $59.54 | $97.09 |
| Orange County group, 5 counties: Inyo, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | Sheet Metal Worker | $65.31 | $96.98 |
| Los Angeles County* | Sheet Metal Worker | $65.31 | $96.98 |
| Monterey County group, 2 counties: Monterey, San Benito | Metal Deck & Siding | $52.95 | $94.70 |
| Imperial County | Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC) | $58.73 | $91.44 |
| San Diego County | Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC) | $58.73 | $91.44 |
| Kern County | Sheet Metal Worker | $54.13 | $84.59 |
| Tulare County | Metal Deck & Siding | $44.45 | $80.00 |
| Mariposa County | Sheet Metal Worker | $17.57 | $53.26 |
9 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.
California sheet metal worker 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 dues check off.
- AY Includes an amount for pension which is factored at the applicable overtime multiplier. 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.
- F Included in straight-time hourly rate.
- AX Includes $0.05 for scholar fund.
- AZ Includes amounts for industry fund and labor management.
- T Rate applies to the first 2 daily overtime hours and the first 8 hours on Saturday only; all other time is paid at the Sunday and holiday overtime hourly 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.
Every trade's rates, county by county: Alpine · Calaveras · San Joaquin
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 $101.17. 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 166-162-3. DIR prints it in one file per county:
- Alpine: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/ALP.html
- Calaveras: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/CAL.html
- San Joaquin: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/SJO.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 every California rate as CSV · Report an error