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Hawaii gunite worker prevailing wage, county by county

A gunite worker's prevailing wage on Hawaii public works is $72.16 an hour in every county that has one (5), for the main classification.

Main gunite worker classification in each county (Laborer - laborer: gunite or shotcrete operator), 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 gunite worker: $72.16 per hourHawaii County gunite worker: $72.16 per hourKalawao County gunite worker: $72.16 per hourCity and County of Honolulu gunite worker: $72.16 per hourKauai County gunite worker: $72.16 per hour
$72$72$72$72$72$72Gunite Worker, 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, MauiLaborer - Laborer: Gunite or Shotcrete Operator$72.16 $44.45 

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 gunite worker pay

What is the gunite worker prevailing wage in City and County of Honolulu?

$72.16 an hour: a $44.45 base wage plus $27.71 in fringe benefits, under Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026). Overtime and every gunite worker classification in City and County of Honolulu.

Does gunite worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In City and County of Honolulu the $72.16 total is a $44.45 base wage plus $27.71 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does gunite worker 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 gunite workers 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 gunite worker rate?

DLIR often publishes the same gunite worker rates for several counties. Across Hawaii, the 5 counties with a gunite worker 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).