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Landscape & Irrigation Laborer prevailing wage, Spokane County group, Washington (8 counties)
L&I sets the same landscape and irrigation laborer 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.
$54.42an hour, total · Landscape Construction: Landscape Laborer
$35.38 wage + $19.04 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 8 counties, a landscape and irrigation laborer working as landscape construction: landscape laborer must be paid at least $54.42 an hour in total: $35.38 in wages plus $19.04 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.
L&I lists 2 commercial landscape and irrigation laborer rates for each of these counties, from $54.42 to $67.64 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $35.38 + $19.04
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) | $35.38 |
| Health and welfare | $8.80 |
| Pension | $8.10 |
| Vacation and holiday | $0.89 |
| Training | $1.10 |
| Other benefits | $0.15 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $54.42 |
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).
Davis-Bacon landscape and irrigation laborer 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.
When this rate changes
- 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.
Every landscape and irrigation laborer rate in the Spokane County group
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Total | Base | Fringes | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Construction: Landscape Laborer | $54.42 | $35.38 | $19.04 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Landscape Equipment Operators: Landscape Operator | $67.64 | $42.23 | $25.41 | Sep 2, 2026 |
How the Spokane County group compares
The main landscape and irrigation laborer 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Spokane County groupbase $35.38$54.42
- Lincoln Countybase $35.38$54.42
- Whitman Countybase $35.38$54.42
- Stevens Countybase $38.38$57.49
Which county is in which landscape and irrigation laborer group
Every Washington county with a landscape and irrigation laborer 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 | Total | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County group, 6 counties: Adams, Columbia, Ferry, Grant, Pend Oreille, Stevens | Landscape Construction: Landscape Laborer | $57.49 | $38.38 |
| Okanogan County group, 2 counties: Douglas, Okanogan | Landscape Construction: Landscape Laborer | $57.49 | $38.38 |
| Island County group, 6 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Mason, San Juan | Landscape Construction/Landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $55.62 | $37.82 |
| Kitsap County group, 3 counties: Kitsap, Skagit, Whatcom | Landscape Construction/Landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $55.62 | $37.82 |
| King County group, 2 counties: King, Snohomish | Landscape Construction/Landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $55.62 | $37.82 |
| Lewis County group, 2 counties: Lewis, Pacific | Landscape Construction/Landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $55.62 | $37.82 |
| Pierce County group, 2 counties: Pierce, Thurston | Landscape Construction/Landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $55.62 | $37.82 |
| Spokane County group, 8 counties: Asotin, Benton, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whitman | Landscape Construction: Landscape Laborer | $54.42 | $35.38 |
| Clark County group, 5 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum | Landscaping or Planting Laborer | $51.68 | $33.80 |
| Yakima County group, 3 counties: Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima | Landscape Construction/landscaping Or Planting Laborers | $50.34 | $32.67 |
10 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
Washington landscape and irrigation laborer 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.)
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01346: 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: Asotin · Benton · Franklin · Garfield · Lincoln · Spokane · Walla Walla · Whitman
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 $54.42. 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, Landscape Construction (LAND), 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 149954
- Benton County: L&I wage record 149954
- Franklin County: L&I wage record 149954
- Garfield County: L&I wage record 149954
- Lincoln County: L&I wage record 149954
- Spokane County: L&I wage record 149954
- Walla Walla County: L&I wage record 149954
- Whitman County: L&I wage record 149954
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