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Metal Fabricator (In Shop) prevailing wage, Franklin County group, Washington (13 counties)
L&I sets the same in-shop metal fabricator rates, row for row, in 13 counties: Asotin, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$17.13an hour, total · Fitter
$12.76 wage + $4.37 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 13 counties, an in-shop metal fabricator working as fitter must be paid at least $17.13 an hour. L&I's wage and benefit figures for this rate add up to $12.76, 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.
L&I lists 5 commercial in-shop metal fabricator rates for each of these counties, from $17.13 to $17.13 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $12.76 + $4.37
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) | $12.76 |
| Raised to the state minimum wage | $4.37 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $17.13 |
L&I's wage and benefit columns for this row add up to $12.76. 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 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 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.
Every in-shop metal fabricator rate in the Franklin County group
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Fitter$17.13
- Laborer$17.13
- Machine Operator$17.13
- Painter$17.13
- Welder$17.13
| Classification | Total | Base | Fringes | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitter | $17.13 | $12.76 | $4.37 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Laborer | $17.13 | $8.55 | $8.58 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Machine Operator | $17.13 | $12.66 | $4.47 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Painter | $17.13 | $10.20 | $6.93 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Welder | $17.13 | $12.76 | $4.37 | Sep 1, 2010 |
How the Franklin County group compares
The main in-shop metal fabricator 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
- Franklin County groupbase $12.76$17.13
- Walla Walla Countybase $12.76$17.13
- Adams Countybase $12.76$17.13
- King Countybase $34.21$42.17
Which county is in which in-shop metal fabricator group
Every Washington county with a in-shop metal fabricator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Fitter | $43.03 | $33.19 |
| King County | Metal Fabrication (in Shop): Fitter/Certified Welder | $42.17 | $34.21 |
| Snohomish County | Journey Level | $37.56 | $29.60 |
| Whatcom County | Journey Level | $33.09 | $23.50 |
| Thurston County | Fitter | $27.10 | $20.56 |
| Kitsap County | Fitter | $26.96 | $26.96 |
| Cowlitz County | Fitter | $25.33 | $19.29 |
| Franklin County group, 13 counties: Asotin, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman | Fitter | $17.13 | $12.76 |
| Skagit County group, 9 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, San Juan, Skagit | Fitter | $17.13 | $15.16 |
| Klickitat County group, 3 counties: Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum | Fitter | $17.13 | $16.99 |
| Adams County | Fitter | $17.13 | $12.76 |
| Benton County | Welder | $17.13 | $16.70 |
| Chelan County | Fitter | $17.13 | $15.04 |
| Grant County | Fitter | $17.13 | $10.79 |
| Pierce County | Fitter | $17.13 | $15.25 |
| Spokane County | Fitter | $17.13 | $12.59 |
| Yakima County | Fitter | $17.13 | $12.00 |
3 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 14 counties with rates of their own.
Washington in-shop metal fabricator prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01352: 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 · Columbia · Douglas · Ferry · Franklin · Garfield · Kittitas · Lincoln · Okanogan · Pend Oreille · Stevens · 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 $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, Metal Fabrication (In Shop) (META), published August 2, 2010, effective September 1, 2010: 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 135893
- Columbia County: L&I wage record 135894
- Douglas County: L&I wage record 135895
- Ferry County: L&I wage record 135896
- Franklin County: L&I wage record 135897
- Garfield County: L&I wage record 135898
- Kittitas County: L&I wage record 135899
- Lincoln County: L&I wage record 135900
- Okanogan County: L&I wage record 135901
- Pend Oreille County: L&I wage record 135902
- Stevens County: L&I wage record 135903
- Walla Walla County: L&I wage record 135904
- Whitman County: L&I wage record 135905
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