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Fence Builder prevailing wage, Spokane County group, Washington (8 counties)

L&I sets the same fence builder rates, row for row, in 8 counties: Asotin, Benton, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Walla Walla and Whitman. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$57.75an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Fence Erector

$38.63 base wage + $19.12 fringe benefits

On Washington public works in each of these 8 counties, a fence builder working as fence erector must be paid at least $57.75 an hour in total: $38.63 in wages plus $19.12 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect September 2, 2026.

L&I published this rate on August 3, 2026 and it took effect September 2, 2026. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.63 + $19.12

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)	$38.63
Health and welfare	$8.80
Pension	$8.10
Vacation and holiday	$0.97
Training	$1.10
Other benefits	$0.15
Total straight-time hourly rate	$57.75

Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America, Inc And Washington & Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers. 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).

Overtime

L&I overtime code 11Y:

Overtime Calculations are based on the hourly rate actually paid to the worker. On public works projects, the hourly rate must be not less than the prevailing rate of wage minus the hourly rate of the cost of fringe benefits actually provided for the worker. ALL HOURS WORKED IN EXCESS OF EIGHT (8) HOURS PER DAY OR FORTY (40) HOURS PER WEEK SHALL BE PAID AT ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE HOURLY RATE OF WAGE.

All hours worked on Saturdays (except makeup days if work is lost due to inclement weather conditions) shall be paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of wage. All hours worked on Sundays and holidays shall be paid at double the hourly rate of wage.

When due to conditions beyond the control of the Employer or when contract specifications require that work can only be performed outside the regular day shift, then a special shift may be worked at the straight time rate. The starting time of work will be arranged to fit such conditions of work. Such shift shall consist of eight (8) hours work for eight (8) hours pay.

Special Shift Premium for Prevailed work in Washington is basic hourly rate plus $2.00 per hour. When conditions beyond the control of the Employer or when an owner (not acting as the contractor), a government agency or the contract specifications requires that more than four (4) hours of the special shift can only be performed outside the normal 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. shift, then the special shift premium will be applied to the basic straight time for the entire shift. When an Employee works on a special shift, they shall be paid the special shift premium for each hour worked unless they are in overtime or double-time status. Shift premium will only apply on the second shift of a two-shift operation when the language above is met.

Washington has no single overtime rule for prevailing wage. Each rate carries its own L&I code, copied here as published.

Labor cost calculator: a crew's straight-time wage and fringe cost over the job dates.

When does this rate change?

Rates lock at the bid date. A project uses “the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime contractors are due”, and they stay for the life of the contract. If the contract isn't awarded within six months of the bid date, the award-date rates apply. Contracts without bids use the date they're signed (WAC 296-127-011).
L&I publishes on the first business day of February and August, and rates take effect 30 days later. Corrections can be published at any time and also take effect 30 days later (WAC 296-127-011(1); L&I publications and corrections). L&I's next set is due February 1, 2027, effective March 3, 2027.
L&I doesn't republish every rate each period. A rate stays until L&I changes it, so each one has its own date. This one was published August 3, 2026 and took effect September 2, 2026.

Davis-Bacon fence builder 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.

County	Federal classification	Base + fringe	WD	vs L&I
Asotin County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Benton County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Franklin County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Garfield County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Lincoln County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Spokane County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Walla Walla County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Whitman County	Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

Holidays

L&I holiday code 7B:

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

How the Spokane County group compares

The main fence builder 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

Spokane $57.753523

$54.83Chelan$60.82Adams

SpokaneNearby: Asotin $57.75, Benton $57.75, Franklin $57.75, Garfield $57.75, Lincoln $57.75, Walla Walla $57.75, Whitman $57.75Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 28 counties pay more than Spokane, 7 the same, 3 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Spokane County groupbase $38.63$57.75
Lincoln Countybase $38.63$57.75
Whitman Countybase $38.63$57.75
Stevens Countybase $41.63$60.82

Which county is in which fence builder group

Every Washington county with a fence builder 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.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
King County group, 15 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom	Fence Erector	$42.89	$60.82
Grant County group, 8 counties: Adams, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens	Fence Erector	$41.63	$60.82
Clark County group, 5 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum	Fence Erector	$42.05	$60.14
Spokane County group, 8 counties: Asotin, Benton, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whitman	Fence Erector	$38.63	$57.75
Yakima County group, 3 counties: Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima	Fence Erector	$37.05	$54.83

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

Washington fence builder prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

L&I's notes, in L&I's words. Some add premiums for hazardous work, special shifts or certifications.

8Z Workers working with supplied air on hazmat projects receive an additional $1.00 per hour. Special Shift Premium: Basic hourly rate plus $2.00 per hour. When due to conditions beyond the control of the Employer or when an owner (not acting as a contractor), a government agency or the contract specifications require that more than (4) hours of a special shift can only be performed outside the normal 6 am to 6pm shift, then the special shift premium will be applied to the basic straight time for the entire shift. When an employee works on a special shift, they will be paid a special shift premium for each hour worked unless they are in overtime or double-time status. (For example, the special shift premium does not waive the overtime requirements for work performed on Saturday or Sunday.)

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 $57.75. 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, Fence Erectors (FENC), published August 3, 2026, effective September 2, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:

Asotin County: L&I wage record 149955
Benton County: L&I wage record 149955
Franklin County: L&I wage record 149955
Garfield County: L&I wage record 149955
Lincoln County: L&I wage record 149955
Spokane County: L&I wage record 149955
Walla Walla County: L&I wage record 149955
Whitman County: L&I wage record 149955

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