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Motor Shop Electrician prevailing wage, Pierce County group, Washington (37 counties)

L&I sets the same motor shop electrician rates, row for row, in 37 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman and Yakima. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$17.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$14.69 base wage + $2.44 fringe benefits

On Washington public works in each of these 37 counties, a motor shop electrician must be paid at least $17.13 an hour. L&I's wage and benefit figures for this rate add up to $14.69, below the state minimum wage, so L&I publishes the rate at the 2026 minimum wage of $17.13.

L&I published this rate on August 2, 2010 and it took effect September 1, 2010. L&I hasn't changed it since, so it is still current in period 2026-2. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.

L&I lists 2 commercial motor shop electrician rates for each of these counties, from $17.13 to $17.13 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.69 + $2.44

The wage is the taxable hourly rate. The other lines are what Washington law calls "usual benefits": contributions to health, pension, vacation and holiday, apprenticeship and similar plans. A contractor that doesn't provide a benefit pays its value as wages instead (RCW 39.12.010).

Base wage (taxable)$14.69
Raised to the state minimum wage$2.44
Total straight-time hourly rate$17.13

L&I's wage and benefit columns for this row add up to $14.69. That is below Washington's 2026 minimum wage, so L&I publishes the total at $17.13, the minimum wage (L&I minimum wage).

Set from: L&I wage survey (weighted average). Where a county has a collective bargaining agreement, L&I adopts its wage and benefits; with more than one, the higher rate prevails. Otherwise L&I uses wage surveys (RCW 39.12.015).

When does this rate change?

Every motor shop electrician rate in the Pierce County group

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Craftsman$15.37 $1.76 $17.13 Sep 1, 2010
Journey Level$14.69 $2.44 $17.13 Sep 1, 2010

How the Pierce County group compares

The main motor shop electrician 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 Washington

$17.13Adams$48.68King
PierceNearby: Adams $17.13, Asotin $17.13, Benton $17.13, Chelan $17.13, Clallam $17.13, Clark $17.13, Columbia $17.13, Cowlitz $17.13, Douglas $17.13, Ferry $17.13, Franklin $17.13, Garfield $17.13, Grant $17.13, Island $17.13, Jefferson $17.13, Kitsap $17.13, Kittitas $17.13, Klickitat $17.13, Lewis $17.13, Lincoln $17.13, Mason $17.13, Okanogan $17.13, Pacific $17.13, Pend Oreille $17.13, San Juan $17.13, Skagit $17.13, Skamania $17.13, Snohomish $17.13, Spokane $17.13, Stevens $17.13, Thurston $17.13, Wahkiakum $17.13, Walla Walla $17.13, Whatcom $17.13, Whitman $17.13, Yakima $17.13Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 2 counties pay more than Pierce, 36 the same, 0 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Pierce County groupbase $14.69$17.13
  2. Lewis Countybase $14.69$17.13
  3. Thurston Countybase $14.69$17.13
  4. King Countybase $34.93$48.68

Which county is in which motor shop electrician group

Every Washington county with a motor shop electrician rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
King CountyJourney Level$34.93 $48.68 
Grays Harbor CountyJourney Level$28.77 $41.43 
Pierce County group, 37 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaJourney Level$14.69 $17.13 

1 group of counties with identical L&I rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own.

Washington motor shop electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

  • Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01324: which tasks this trade covers. L&I says the right classification “depends upon determinations published by L&I” (L&I).
  • L&I's prevailing wage lookup, for any county, trade and bid date
  • Apprentices: registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade. Anyone without a registered agreement counts as a journey-level worker (RCW 39.12.021).

Every trade's rates, county by county: Adams · Asotin · Benton · Chelan · Clallam · Clark · Columbia · Cowlitz · Douglas · Ferry · Franklin · Garfield · Grant · Island · Jefferson · Kitsap · Kittitas · Klickitat · Lewis · Lincoln · Mason · Okanogan · Pacific · Pend Oreille · Pierce · San Juan · Skagit · Skamania · Snohomish · Spokane · Stevens · Thurston · Wahkiakum · Walla Walla · Whatcom · Whitman · Yakima

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $17.13. Each contractor files an L&I-approved Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before it's paid, and an Affidavit of Wages Paid when the job is accepted (RCW 39.12.040). On contracts over $10,000 the approved intent and L&I's contact details are posted on the job site (RCW 39.12.020).

Source

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, prevailing wage lookup, Electricians - Motor Shop (ELEM), published August 2, 2010, effective September 1, 2010: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:

Each figure comes from L&I's lookup and is checked against L&I's CSV export and a second, separate query. How we check · Download every Washington rate as CSV · Report an error