Stage Rigging Mechanic prevailing wage in Island County, Washington

$17.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$13.23 base wage + $3.90 fringe benefits

Island County uses the same stage rigging mechanic rates as 38 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Washington public works in Island County, a stage rigging mechanic must be paid at least $17.13 an hour. L&I's wage and benefit figures for this rate add up to $13.23, 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.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.23 + $3.90

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)	$13.23
Raised to the state minimum wage	$3.90
Total straight-time hourly rate	$17.13

L&I's wage and benefit columns for this row add up to $13.23. 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?

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 2, 2010 and took effect September 1, 2010.
This rate sits at the state minimum wage, which L&I applies by date. From January 1, 2027 the minimum wage is $17.73 (L&I minimum wage), and L&I's lookup already returns this rate at $17.73 for 2027 award dates.

Davis-Bacon stage rigging mechanic rate in Island County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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.

The federal determinations for Island County list no stage rigging mechanic classification.

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Washington Davis-Bacon changes

How Island County compares

The main stage rigging mechanic 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

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Island Countybase $13.23$17.13
San Juan Countybase $13.23$17.13
Kitsap Countybase $13.23$17.13
Snohomish Countybase $13.23$17.13

Stage Rigging Mechanic rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The statute defines “locality” as “the largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being performed”, and L&I publishes rates county by county (RCW 39.12.010).

L&I's stage rigging mechanic rates for Island County are the same as in 38 other counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz and 30 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Island County
Island County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13
San Juan County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same
Kitsap County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same
Snohomish County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same
Skagit County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same
Jefferson County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same
King County	Stage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level	$13.23	$17.13	same

Washington stage rigging mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map

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, Island County, Stage Rigging Mechanics (Non Structural) (STAG), L&I wage record 133995, published August 2, 2010, effective September 1, 2010: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/

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 Island County as CSV · Report an error