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Washington millwright prevailing wage, county by county

A millwright's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $80.28 an hour in Yakima County to $88.94 in King County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $85.80.

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

Pierce County millwright: $80.28 per hourAdams County millwright: $85.80 per hourPend Oreille County millwright: $85.80 per hourKing County millwright: $88.94 per hourChelan County millwright: $80.28 per hourKittitas County millwright: $80.28 per hourGarfield County millwright: $85.80 per hourGrant County millwright: $85.80 per hourOkanogan County millwright: $80.28 per hourFranklin County millwright: $85.80 per hourKlickitat County millwright: $88.90 per hourClark County millwright: $88.90 per hourSkagit County millwright: $80.28 per hourWalla Walla County millwright: $85.80 per hourPacific County millwright: $88.90 per hourCowlitz County millwright: $88.90 per hourWahkiakum County millwright: $88.90 per hourLewis County millwright: $80.28 per hourClallam County millwright: $80.28 per hourGrays Harbor County millwright: $80.28 per hourJefferson County millwright: $80.28 per hourLincoln County millwright: $85.80 per hourMason County millwright: $80.28 per hourSan Juan County millwright: $80.28 per hourStevens County millwright: $85.80 per hourWhatcom County millwright: $80.28 per hourDouglas County millwright: $80.28 per hourSnohomish County millwright: $80.28 per hourThurston County millwright: $80.28 per hourColumbia County millwright: $85.80 per hourYakima County millwright: $80.28 per hourBenton County millwright: $85.80 per hourIsland County millwright: $80.28 per hourSpokane County millwright: $85.80 per hourWhitman County millwright: $85.80 per hourFerry County millwright: $85.80 per hourSkamania County millwright: $88.90 per hourAsotin County millwright: $85.80 per hourKitsap County millwright: $80.28 per hour
$80$80$80$85$85$88Millwright, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a millwright make on prevailing wage in Washington?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 1 county 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. King County1 county · Journey Level$88.94
  2. Clark County group6 counties · Journey Level$88.90
  3. Spokane County group14 counties · Journey Level$85.80
  4. Pierce County group13 counties · Journey Level$80.28
  5. Yakima County group5 counties · Journey Level$80.28

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King CountyJourney Level$88.94 $64.86 
Clark County group, 6 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Pacific, Skamania, WahkiakumJourney Level$88.90 $64.82 
Spokane County group, 14 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, WhitmanJourney Level$85.80 $62.92 
Pierce County group, 13 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, WhatcomJourney Level$80.28 $57.81 
Yakima County group, 5 counties: Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Okanogan, YakimaJourney Level$80.28 $57.81 

4 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 1 county with rates of its 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 millwright pay

What is the millwright prevailing wage in King County?

$88.94 an hour: a $64.86 base wage plus $24.08 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every millwright classification in King County.

Does millwright prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $88.94 total is a $64.86 base wage plus $24.08 in fringe benefits, about 27% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice millwrights 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 millwright rate?

L&I often publishes the same millwright rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a millwright rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 14 counties (the Spokane County group).

Which county pays millwrights the most in Washington?

King County, at $88.94 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $80.28, and the median county is $85.80.