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Line Clearance Tree Trimmer prevailing wage in Klickitat County, Washington
$51.98an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Tree Trimmer
$35.58 base wage + $16.40 fringe benefits
Klickitat County uses the same line clearance tree trimmer rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Washington public works in Klickitat County, a line clearance tree trimmer working as tree trimmer must be paid at least $51.98 an hour in total: $35.58 in wages plus $16.40 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect March 3, 2023.
L&I published this rate on February 1, 2023 and it took effect March 3, 2023. 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 5 commercial line clearance tree trimmer rates for Klickitat County, from $33.83 to $57.79 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.58 + $16.40
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) | $35.58 |
| Health and welfare | $7.00 |
| Pension | $7.91 |
| Training | $0.53 |
| Other benefits | $0.96 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $51.98 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Agreement between Asplundh Tree Expert LLC And International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 125 (AFL-CIO) Portland, Oregon. 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 February 1, 2023 and took effect March 3, 2023.
Every line clearance tree trimmer rate in Klickitat County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Journey Level in Charge$57.79
- Tree Equipment Operator$57.79
- Spray Person$51.98
- Tree Trimmer$51.98
- Groundman$33.83
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundman | $20.71 | $13.12 | $33.83 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Journey Level in Charge | $41.00 | $16.79 | $57.79 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Spray Person | $35.58 | $16.40 | $51.98 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Tree Equipment Operator | $41.00 | $16.79 | $57.79 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Tree Trimmer | $35.58 | $16.40 | $51.98 | Mar 3, 2023 |
Davis-Bacon line clearance tree trimmer rate in Klickitat 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 Klickitat County list no line clearance tree trimmer 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
Holidays
L&I holiday code 7E:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7). 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 Klickitat County compares
The main line clearance tree trimmer 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
- Klickitat Countybase $35.58$51.98
- Yakima Countybase $44.54$62.19
- Skamania Countybase $35.58$51.98
- Benton Countybase $44.54$62.19
Line Clearance Tree Trimmer 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 line clearance tree trimmer rates for Klickitat County are the same as in 2 other counties: Clark, Skamania.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Klickitat County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima County | Tree Trimmer | $44.54 | $62.19 | +$10.21 |
| Benton County | Tree Trimmer | $44.54 | $62.19 | +$10.21 |
| Kittitas County | Tree Trimmer | $44.54 | $62.19 | +$10.21 |
| Lewis County | Tree Trimmer | $44.54 | $62.19 | +$10.21 |
| Klickitat County | Tree Trimmer | $35.58 | $51.98 | |
| Skamania County | Tree Trimmer | $35.58 | $51.98 | same |
| Clark County | Tree Trimmer | $35.58 | $51.98 | same |
Washington line clearance tree trimmer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01387: 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).
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 $51.98. 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, Klickitat County, Power Line Clearance Tree Trimmers (PTRE), L&I wage record 146273, published February 1, 2023, effective March 3, 2023: 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 Klickitat County as CSV · Report an error