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Hawaii commercial diver prevailing wage, county by county

A commercial diver's prevailing wage on Hawaii public works is $111.25 an hour in every county that has one (5), for the main classification.

Main commercial diver classification in each county (Diver - aqua lung diving (scuba diver): scuba diver (wet) (up to 30 feet)), Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026). Hawaii doesn't lock rates at bid: increases apply to contracts already under way from the date DLIR publishes them (HRS 104-2(b)(3)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Maui County commercial diver: $111.25 per hourHawaii County commercial diver: $111.25 per hourKalawao County commercial diver: $111.25 per hourCity and County of Honolulu commercial diver: $111.25 per hourKauai County commercial diver: $111.25 per hour
$111$111$111$111$111$111Diver & Tender, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
City and County of Honolulu group, 5 localities: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, MauiDiver - Aqua Lung Diving (Scuba Diver): Scuba Diver (Wet) (up to 30 feet)$111.25 $74.54 

1 group of counties with identical DLIR rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

DLIR's Wage Rate Schedule lists journeyworker rates. Apprentice rates are in the separate Apprentice Schedule and apply only to apprentices individually registered with DLIR under a registered program (HAR 12-22-6). R&S: (808) 586-8799.

Questions about Hawaii commercial diver pay

What is the commercial diver prevailing wage in City and County of Honolulu?

$111.25 an hour: a $74.54 base wage plus $36.71 in fringe benefits, under Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026). Overtime and every commercial diver classification in City and County of Honolulu.

Does commercial diver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In City and County of Honolulu the $111.25 total is a $74.54 base wage plus $36.71 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does commercial diver prevailing wage pay overtime in Hawaii?

Work on Saturday, Sunday, a state holiday, or over 8 hours on any other day pays at least 1½ times the basic hourly rate plus fringe benefits at straight time (HRS 104-1; 104-2(c)). DLIR's remark 13 adds double time on listed days for some trades and triple time on Labor Day for others. The dollar figures here are computed from those rules.

Do apprentice commercial divers get this rate?

DLIR's Wage Rate Schedule lists journeyworker rates. Apprentice rates are in the separate Apprentice Schedule and apply only to apprentices individually registered with DLIR under a registered program (HAR 12-22-6). R&S: (808) 586-8799.

Why do some counties have the same commercial diver rate?

DLIR often publishes the same commercial diver rates for several counties. Across Hawaii, the 5 counties with a commercial diver rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the City and County of Honolulu group).