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Elevator Constructor prevailing wage, King County group, Washington (33 counties)

L&I sets the same elevator constructor rates, row for row, in 33 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman and Yakima. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$119.17an hour, total · Mechanic

$70.47 wage + $48.70 fringe benefits

On Washington public works in each of these 33 counties, an elevator constructor working as mechanic must be paid at least $119.17 an hour in total: $70.47 in wages plus $48.70 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect March 4, 2026.

L&I published this rate on February 2, 2026 and it took effect March 4, 2026. 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 elevator constructor rates for each of these counties, from $119.17 to $128.95 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe: $70.47 + $48.70

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)$70.47
Health and welfare$16.38
Pension$21.76
Vacation and holiday$7.81
Training$0.85
Other benefits$1.90
Total straight-time hourly rate$119.17

Set from: collective bargaining agreement, NEBA Agreement with International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 19. 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).

Davis-Bacon elevator constructor rates in these counties

The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs L&I
Adams CountyNo federal row for this trade
Asotin CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC$76.64 WA20260003 Mod 2L&I +$42.53
Benton CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260102 Mod 2L&I +$13.12
Chelan CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260103 Mod 1L&I +$13.12
Clallam CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Columbia CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260104 Mod 2L&I +$13.12
Douglas CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260106 Mod 1L&I +$13.12
Ferry CountyNo federal row for this trade
Franklin CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260107 Mod 2L&I +$13.12
Garfield CountyNo federal row for this trade
Grant CountyNo federal row for this trade
Grays Harbor CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Island CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Jefferson CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
King CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Kitsap CountyNo federal row for this trade
Kittitas CountyNo federal row for this trade
Lewis CountyNo federal row for this trade
Lincoln CountyNo federal row for this trade
Mason CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Okanogan CountyNo federal row for this trade
Pend Oreille CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC$76.64 WA20260110 Mod 2L&I +$42.53
Pierce CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Juan CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Skagit CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Snohomish CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Spokane CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC$76.64 WA20260114 Mod 2L&I +$42.53
Stevens CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC$76.64 WA20260115 Mod 2L&I +$42.53
Thurston CountyNo federal row for this trade
Walla Walla CountyELEVATOR MECHANIC.$106.05 WA20260117 Mod 2L&I +$13.12
Whatcom CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Whitman CountyNo federal row for this trade
Yakima CountyNo federal row for this trade

Holidays

L&I holiday code 7D:

Paid Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (8). Unpaid Holidays: President’s Day. Any paid holiday which falls on a Sunday shall be observed as a holiday on the following Monday. Any paid holiday which falls on a Saturday shall be observed as a holiday on the preceding Friday.

When this rate changes

Every elevator constructor rate in the King County group

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

ClassificationTotalBaseFringesEffective
Mechanic$119.17 $70.47 $48.70 Mar 4, 2026
Mechanic In Charge$128.95 $79.28 $49.67 Mar 4, 2026

How the King County group compares

The main elevator constructor 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

$119.17Adams$119.67Clark
KingNearby: Adams $119.17, Asotin $119.17, Benton $119.17, Chelan $119.17, Clallam $119.17, Columbia $119.17, Douglas $119.17, Ferry $119.17, Franklin $119.17, Garfield $119.17, Grant $119.17, Grays Harbor $119.17, Island $119.17, Jefferson $119.17, Kitsap $119.17, Kittitas $119.17, Lewis $119.17, Lincoln $119.17, Mason $119.17, Okanogan $119.17, Pend Oreille $119.17, Pierce $119.17, San Juan $119.17, Skagit $119.17, Snohomish $119.17, Spokane $119.17, Stevens $119.17, Thurston $119.17, Walla Walla $119.17, Whatcom $119.17, Whitman $119.17, Yakima $119.17Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 6 counties pay more than King, 32 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. King County groupbase $70.47$119.17
  2. Pierce Countybase $70.47$119.17
  3. Snohomish Countybase $70.47$119.17
  4. Cowlitz Countybase $70.76$119.67

Which county is in which elevator constructor group

Every Washington county with a elevator constructor 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 classificationTotalBase
Clark County group, 6 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Pacific, Skamania, WahkiakumMechanic$119.67 $70.76 
King County group, 33 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaMechanic$119.17 $70.47 

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

Washington elevator constructor prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

  • Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01327: 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 · Columbia · Douglas · Ferry · Franklin · Garfield · Grant · Grays Harbor · Island · Jefferson · King · Kitsap · Kittitas · Lewis · Lincoln · Mason · Okanogan · Pend Oreille · Pierce · San Juan · Skagit · Snohomish · Spokane · Stevens · Thurston · 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 $119.17. 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, Elevator Constructors (ELEV), published February 2, 2026, effective March 4, 2026: 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