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Washington inland boatman prevailing wage, county by county

An inland boatman's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $17.13 an hour in Yakima County to $71.28 in Clallam County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $17.13.

Main inland boatman classification in each county, L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourAdams County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourPend Oreille County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourKing County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourChelan County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourKittitas County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourGarfield County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourGrant County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourOkanogan County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourFranklin County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourKlickitat County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourClark County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourSkagit County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourWalla Walla County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourPacific County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourCowlitz County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourWahkiakum County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourLewis County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourClallam County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourGrays Harbor County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourJefferson County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourLincoln County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourMason County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourSan Juan County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourStevens County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourWhatcom County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourDouglas County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourSnohomish County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourThurston County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourColumbia County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourYakima County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourBenton County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourIsland County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourSpokane County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourWhitman County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourFerry County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourSkamania County inland boatman: $71.28 per hourAsotin County inland boatman: $17.13 per hourKitsap County inland boatman: $71.28 per hour
$17$17$17$71$71$71Inland Boatman, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an inland boatman make on prevailing wage in Washington?

2 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. King County group19 counties · Boat Operator$71.28
  2. Spokane County group20 counties · Journey Level$17.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 19 counties: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, WhatcomBoat Operator$71.28 $54.39 
Spokane County group, 20 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, YakimaJourney Level$17.13 $8.55 

2 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 inland boatman pay

What is the inland boatman prevailing wage in King County?

$71.28 an hour: a $54.39 base wage plus $16.89 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every inland boatman classification in King County.

Does inland boatman prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $71.28 total is a $54.39 base wage plus $16.89 in fringe benefits, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice inland boatmans 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 inland boatman rate?

L&I often publishes the same inland boatman rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with an inland boatman rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 20 counties (the Spokane County group).

Which county pays inland boatmans the most in Washington?

Clallam County, at $71.28 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $17.13, and the median county is $17.13.