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Washington pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $71.63 an hour in Whitman County to $89.43 in Chelan County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $89.43.

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

Pierce County pile driver: $89.43 per hourAdams County pile driver: $71.63 per hourPend Oreille County pile driver: $71.63 per hourKing County pile driver: $89.43 per hourChelan County pile driver: $89.43 per hourKittitas County pile driver: $89.43 per hourGarfield County pile driver: $71.63 per hourGrant County pile driver: $71.63 per hourOkanogan County pile driver: $89.43 per hourFranklin County pile driver: $71.63 per hourKlickitat County pile driver: $76.07 per hourClark County pile driver: $76.07 per hourSkagit County pile driver: $89.43 per hourWalla Walla County pile driver: $71.63 per hourPacific County pile driver: $89.43 per hourCowlitz County pile driver: $76.07 per hourWahkiakum County pile driver: $76.07 per hourLewis County pile driver: $89.43 per hourClallam County pile driver: $89.43 per hourGrays Harbor County pile driver: $89.43 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $89.43 per hourLincoln County pile driver: $71.63 per hourMason County pile driver: $89.43 per hourSan Juan County pile driver: $89.43 per hourStevens County pile driver: $71.63 per hourWhatcom County pile driver: $89.43 per hourDouglas County pile driver: $89.43 per hourSnohomish County pile driver: $89.43 per hourThurston County pile driver: $89.43 per hourColumbia County pile driver: $71.63 per hourYakima County pile driver: $89.43 per hourBenton County pile driver: $71.63 per hourIsland County pile driver: $89.43 per hourSpokane County pile driver: $71.63 per hourWhitman County pile driver: $71.63 per hourFerry County pile driver: $71.63 per hourSkamania County pile driver: $76.07 per hourAsotin County pile driver: $71.63 per hourKitsap County pile driver: $89.43 per hour
$71$71$76$89$89$89Pile Driver, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Washington?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 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. King County group20 counties · Journey Level$89.43
  2. Clark County group5 counties · Journey Level$76.07
  3. Spokane County group14 counties · Journey Level$71.63

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 20 counties: Chelan, Clallam, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom, YakimaJourney Level$89.43 $68.65 
Clark County group, 5 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, WahkiakumJourney Level$76.07 $58.06 
Spokane County group, 14 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, WhitmanJourney Level$71.63 $53.80 

3 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 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 pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in King County?

$89.43 an hour: a $68.65 base wage plus $20.78 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every pile driver classification in King County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $89.43 total is a $68.65 base wage plus $20.78 in fringe benefits, about 23% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

L&I often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 20 counties (the King County group).

Which county pays pile drivers the most in Washington?

Chelan County, at $89.43 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Whitman County at $71.63, and the median county is $89.43.