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Electrician prevailing wage in Sierra County, California
$96.77an hour, total · Inside Wireman
$53.70 wage + $43.07 employer payments
On California public works in Sierra County, an electrician working as inside wireman must be paid at least $96.77 an hour in total: $53.70 in wages plus $43.07 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $124.86 and Sunday and holiday work is $152.94.
DIR general determination 061-340-7, issued August 22, 2026. Expires January 31, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 6 electrician rates for Sierra County, from $69.50 to $102.39 an hour. See all of them.
This rate covers only part of Sierra County. DIR's wording: “Portion of county lying west of the main watershed divide.” Rates for the rest of the county are in the table below.
Base wage and fringe: $53.70 + $43.07
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 $96.77 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $53.70 |
| Health and welfare | $15.56 |
| Pension | $14.25 |
| Training | $1.89 |
| Other payments | $8.90 |
| Added to the total by footnote N, R | $2.47 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $96.77 |
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.
Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Sierra 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 for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ELECTRICIAN (REMAINING AREA) (CABLE SPLICER: RECEIVES 110% OF THE ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE.) (ALPINE (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHED), AMADOR, BUTTE, …ELEC0340-003 | $91.38 | $52.70 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ELECTRICIAN (SIERRA ARMY DEPOT, HERLONG) (CABLE SPLICER: RECEIVES 110% OF THE ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE.) (ALPINE (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHED), AMADOR, …ELEC0340-003 | $67.37 | $48.83 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ELECTRICIAN (TUNNEL WORK) (CABLE SPLICER: RECEIVES 110% OF THE ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE.) (ALPINE (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHED), AMADOR, BUTTE, COLUSA, …ELEC0340-003 | $59.55 | $41.01 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | ELECTRICIAN (ZONE RATE: 70-90 MILES, $10.00 PER HOUR. 91+ MILES, $15.00 PER HOUR) (ALPINE (EAST OF THE MAIN WATERSHED DIVIDE), EL DORADO (EAST OF THE MAIN …ELEC0401-005 | $71.54 | $48.50 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Residential | ELECTRICIANSUCA2013-004 | $41.40 | $31.70 | CA20260030 Mod 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2027 | +$3.50 | $100.27 |
| February 1, 2028 | +$4.25 | $104.52 |
| February 1, 2029 | +$4.25 | $108.77 |
| February 1, 2030 | +$4.50 | $113.27 |
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.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $87.57 | |
| 2025-1 | $88.57 | +$1.00 |
| 2025-2 | $92.22 | +$3.65 |
| 2026-1 | $93.22 | +$1.00 |
| 2026-2 | $96.77 | +$3.55 |
Every electrician rate in Sierra County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Cable Splicerpart of county$102.39
- Inside Wiremanpart of county$96.77
- Cable Splicerpart of county$78.91
- Comm & System Tech.$75.86
- Inside Wireman, Technicianpart of county$72.85
- Comm & System Installer$69.50
| Classification | Total | Base | Employer payments | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable Splicer Portion of county lying west of the main watershed divide | $102.39 | $59.07 | $43.32 | $133.29 | 061-340-7 |
| Electrician: Cable Splicer Applies to portion of county lying on or east of the main watershed divide | $78.91 | $53.06 | $25.85 | $106.24 | 061-401-1 |
| Electrician: Comm & System Installer | $69.50 | $41.00 | $28.50 | $90.72 | 061-X-7(NO) |
| Electrician: Comm & System Tech. | $75.86 | $47.15 | $28.71 | $100.26 | 061-X-7(NO) |
| Inside Wireman Portion of county lying west of the main watershed divide | $96.77 | $53.70 | $43.07 | $124.86 | 061-340-7 |
| Electrician: Inside Wireman, Technician Applies to portion of county lying on or east of the main watershed divide | $72.85 | $47.17 | $25.68 | $97.14 | 061-401-1 |
How Sierra County compares
The main electrician 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
- Sierra Countybase $53.70$96.77
- Nevada Countybase $53.70$96.77
- Plumas Countybase $53.70$96.77
- Calaveras Countybase $53.85$90.73
Electrician 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 | Total | Base | vs Sierra County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | |
| Nevada County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
| Plumas County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
| Placer County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
| Yuba County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
| El Dorado County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
| Butte County | Inside Wireman | $96.77 | $53.70 | same |
California electrician 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.
- N In addition, an amount equal to 3% of the basic hourly rate is added to the total hourly rate and overtime hourly rates for the National Employees Benefit Board.
- F Included in straight-time hourly rate.
- R In addition, an amount equal to 1.6% of the basic hourly rate, which is factored at the applicable overtime multiplier, is added to the total hourly rate and overtime hourly rates for the Contract Administration Fund.
- Q Portion of county lying west of the main watershed divide.
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 $96.77. 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 061-340-7: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/SIE.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 Sierra County as CSV · Report an error