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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Tulare County, California
$34.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$16.90 base wage + $17.38 fringe benefits
On California public works in Tulare County, a brick tender must be paid at least $34.28 an hour in total: $16.90 in wages plus $17.38 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $42.73 and Sunday and holiday work is $42.73.
DIR general determination 830-102-5, issued February 22, 2026 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was March 31, 2026. DIR hasn't issued a replacement, so this rate still applies, which is what the single asterisk on DIR's table means. A project keeps the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.90 + $17.38
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 $34.28 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote &) | $16.90 |
| Health and welfare | $6.84 |
| Pension | $10.13 |
| Training | $0.41 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $34.28 |
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 830-102-5, issued February 22, 2026.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $33.38 | |
| 2025-1 | $33.88 | +$0.50 |
| 2025-2 | $33.88 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $34.28 | +$0.40 |
| 2026-2 | $34.28 | no change |
Davis-Bacon brick tender rate in Tulare 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 determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with DIR's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | HOD CARRIER: BRICKSUCA1984-001 | $11.76 | $11.76 | CA20260016 Mod 4 |
| Building | HOD CARRIER: PLASTERSUCA1984-001 | $9.00 | $10.55 | CA20260016 Mod 4 |
| Residential | BRICK TENDERSUCA2001-001 | $11.00 | $11.96 | CA20260009 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
How Tulare County compares
The main brick tender 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
- Tulare Countybase $16.90$34.28
- Kings Countybase $44.35$72.66
- Kern Countybase $46.23$71.95
- Fresno Countybase $44.35$72.66
Brick Tender 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 | Base wage | Total rate | vs Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | Brick Tender | $44.35 | $72.66 | +$38.38 |
| Fresno County | Brick Tender | $44.35 | $72.66 | +$38.38 |
| Madera County | Brick Tender | $44.35 | $72.66 | +$38.38 |
| Kern County | Brick Tender | $46.23 | $71.95 | +$37.67 |
| Inyo County | Brick Tender | $46.23 | $71.95 | +$37.67 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Brick Tender | $46.23 | $71.95 | +$37.67 |
| Tulare County | Brick Tender | $16.90 | $34.28 |
California brick tender 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.
- & The basic hourly rate and employer payments are not taken from a collective bargaining agreement for this craft or classification.
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
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 $34.28. 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 830-102-5: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/TUL.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 Tulare County as CSV · Report an error