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Washington light fixture maintenance worker prevailing wage, county by county

A light fixture maintenance worker's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $17.13 an hour in Whitman County to $97.32 in Grays Harbor County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $17.13.

Main light fixture maintenance worker classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.76 per hourAdams County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourPend Oreille County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourKing County light fixture maintenance worker: $42.69 per hourChelan County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourKittitas County light fixture maintenance worker: $32.24 per hourGarfield County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourGrant County light fixture maintenance worker: $24.88 per hourOkanogan County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourFranklin County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourKlickitat County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourClark County light fixture maintenance worker: $26.96 per hourSkagit County light fixture maintenance worker: $21.48 per hourWalla Walla County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourPacific County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourCowlitz County light fixture maintenance worker: $25.23 per hourWahkiakum County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourLewis County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourClallam County light fixture maintenance worker: $42.69 per hourGrays Harbor County light fixture maintenance worker: $97.32 per hourJefferson County light fixture maintenance worker: $42.69 per hourLincoln County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourMason County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourSan Juan County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourStevens County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourWhatcom County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourDouglas County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourSnohomish County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourThurston County light fixture maintenance worker: $29.54 per hourColumbia County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourYakima County light fixture maintenance worker: $43.32 per hourBenton County light fixture maintenance worker: $34.23 per hourIsland County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourSpokane County light fixture maintenance worker: $30.89 per hourWhitman County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourFerry County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourSkamania County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourAsotin County light fixture maintenance worker: $17.13 per hourKitsap County light fixture maintenance worker: $42.69 per hour
$17$17$17$17$32$97Light Fixture Maintenance Worker, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a light fixture maintenance worker make on prevailing wage in Washington?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 12 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. Grays Harbor County1 county$97.32
  2. Yakima County1 county$43.32
  3. King County group4 counties$42.69
  4. Benton County1 county$34.23
  5. Kittitas County1 county$32.24
  6. Spokane County1 county$30.89
  7. Thurston County1 county$29.54
  8. Clark County1 county$26.96
  9. Cowlitz County1 county$25.23
  10. Grant County1 county$24.88
  11. Skagit County1 county$21.48
  12. Pierce County1 county$17.76
  13. Franklin County group19 counties$17.13
  14. Klickitat County group2 counties$17.13
  15. Whatcom County group2 counties$17.13
  16. Snohomish County1 county$17.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Grays Harbor CountyJourney Level$97.32 $68.36 
Yakima CountyJourney Level$43.32 $43.32 
King County group, 4 counties: Clallam, Jefferson, King, KitsapJourney Level$42.69 $32.13 
Benton CountyJourney Level$34.23 $34.23 
Kittitas CountyJourney Level$32.24 $32.24 
Spokane CountyJourney Level$30.89 $30.89 
Thurston CountyJourney Level$29.54 $29.54 
Clark CountyJourney Level$26.96 $26.96 
Cowlitz CountyJourney Level$25.23 $25.23 
Grant CountyJourney Level$24.88 $24.88 
Skagit CountyJourney Level$21.48 $21.48 
Pierce CountyJourney Level$17.76 $17.76 
Franklin County group, 19 counties: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, WhitmanJourney Level$17.13 $8.55 
Klickitat County group, 2 counties: Klickitat, SkamaniaJourney Level$17.13 $8.72 
Whatcom County group, 2 counties: Island, WhatcomJourney Level$17.13 $13.82 
Snohomish CountyJourney Level$17.13 $13.76 

4 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 12 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 light fixture maintenance worker pay

What is the light fixture maintenance worker prevailing wage in King County?

$42.69 an hour: a $32.13 base wage plus $10.56 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every light fixture maintenance worker classification in King County.

Does light fixture maintenance worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $42.69 total is a $32.13 base wage plus $10.56 in fringe benefits, about 25% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice light fixture maintenance workers 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 light fixture maintenance worker rate?

L&I often publishes the same light fixture maintenance worker rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a light fixture maintenance worker rate fall into 16 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Franklin County group).

Which county pays light fixture maintenance workers the most in Washington?

Grays Harbor County, at $97.32 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Whitman County at $17.13, and the median county is $17.13.