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Washington boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $77.39 an hour in Yakima County to $83.89 in Skagit County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $77.39.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourPend Oreille County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourKing County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourChelan County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourKittitas County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourGarfield County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourOkanogan County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourKlickitat County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourClark County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourSkagit County boilermaker: $83.89 per hourWalla Walla County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourPacific County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourCowlitz County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourWahkiakum County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourLewis County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourClallam County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourGrays Harbor County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourLincoln County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourMason County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourSan Juan County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourStevens County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourWhatcom County boilermaker: $83.89 per hourDouglas County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourSnohomish County boilermaker: $83.89 per hourThurston County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourColumbia County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourYakima County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourBenton County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourIsland County boilermaker: $80.89 per hourSpokane County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourWhitman County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourFerry County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourSkamania County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourAsotin County boilermaker: $77.39 per hourKitsap County boilermaker: $80.89 per hour
$77$77$77$80$80$83Boilermaker, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Washington?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Snohomish County group3 counties · Journey Level$83.89
  2. King County group14 counties · Journey Level$80.89
  3. Spokane County group22 counties · Journey Level$77.39

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Snohomish County group, 3 counties: Skagit, Snohomish, WhatcomJourney Level$83.89 $49.51 
King County group, 14 counties: Clallam, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Thurston, WahkiakumJourney Level$80.89 $46.51 
Spokane County group, 22 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clark, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, YakimaJourney Level$77.39 $47.67 

3 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

These are journey-level rates. Registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup.

Questions about Washington boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in King County?

$80.89 an hour: a $46.51 base wage plus $34.38 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in King County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $80.89 total is a $46.51 base wage plus $34.38 in fringe benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

Registered apprentices get L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup. Anyone else on the job is paid as a journey-level worker.

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

L&I often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 22 counties (the Spokane County group).

Which county pays boilermakers the most in Washington?

Skagit County, at $83.89 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $77.39, and the median county is $77.39.