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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Tulare County, California
$80.00an hour, total · Metal Deck & Siding
$44.45 wage + $35.55 employer payments
On California public works in Tulare County, a sheet metal worker working as metal deck & siding must be paid at least $80.00 an hour in total: $44.45 in wages plus $35.55 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $102.23 and Sunday and holiday work is $102.23.
DIR general determination 166-830-162, issued February 22, 2025 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 sheet metal worker rates for Tulare County, from $80.00 to $84.86 an hour. See all of them.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was March 31, 2025. 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: $44.45 + $35.55
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 $80.00 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote AS) | $44.45 |
| Health and welfare | $14.83 |
| Pension | $20.40 |
| Training | $0.32 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $80.00 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker 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).
The federal determinations for Tulare County list no sheet metal worker classification.
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 | $80.00 | |
| 2025-1 | $80.00 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $80.00 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $80.00 | no change |
| 2026-2 | $80.00 | no change |
Every sheet metal worker rate in Tulare County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Total | Base | Employer payments | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Deck & Siding | $80.00 | $44.45 | $35.55 | $102.23 | 166-830-162 |
| Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC) | $84.86 | $44.07 | $40.79 | $106.89 | 166-830-162 |
How Tulare County 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
Wage and employer payments, nearby
- Tulare Countybase $44.45$80.00
- Kings Countybase $47.93$102.42
- Kern Countybase $54.13$84.59
- Fresno Countybase $47.93$102.42
Sheet Metal Worker 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 Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County | Sheet Metal Worker | $102.42 | $47.93 | +$22.42 |
| Fresno County | Sheet Metal Worker | $102.42 | $47.93 | +$22.42 |
| Madera County | Sheet Metal Worker | $102.42 | $47.93 | +$22.42 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC) | $97.09 | $59.54 | +$17.09 |
| Inyo County | Sheet Metal Worker | $96.98 | $65.31 | +$16.98 |
| Kern County | Sheet Metal Worker | $84.59 | $54.13 | +$4.59 |
| Tulare County | Metal Deck & Siding | $80.00 | $44.45 |
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.
- AS Basic hourly rate and employer payments are based on the davis-bacon wage determination for this craft.
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 $80.00. 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 166-830-162: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/TUL.html
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