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Washington playground equipment installer prevailing wage, county by county

A playground equipment installer's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $17.13 an hour in Yakima County to $17.13 in Adams County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $17.13.

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

Pierce County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourAdams County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourPend Oreille County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourKing County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourChelan County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourKittitas County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourGarfield County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourGrant County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourOkanogan County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourFranklin County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourKlickitat County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourClark County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourSkagit County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourWalla Walla County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourPacific County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourCowlitz County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourWahkiakum County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourLewis County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourClallam County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourGrays Harbor County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourJefferson County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourLincoln County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourMason County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourSan Juan County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourStevens County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourWhatcom County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourDouglas County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourSnohomish County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourThurston County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourColumbia County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourYakima County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourBenton County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourIsland County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourSpokane County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourWhitman County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourFerry County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourSkamania County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourAsotin County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hourKitsap County playground equipment installer: $17.13 per hour
$17.13$17.13$17.13$17.13$17.13$17.13Playground & Park Equipment Installer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a playground equipment installer make on prevailing wage in Washington?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 3 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 group36 counties · Journey Level$17.13
  2. Clark County1 county · Journey Level$17.13
  3. Pierce County1 county · Journey Level$17.13
  4. Snohomish County1 county · Journey Level$17.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 36 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaJourney Level$17.13 $8.55 
Clark CountyJourney Level$17.13 $15.08 
Pierce CountyJourney Level$17.13 $9.73 
Snohomish CountyJourney Level$17.13 $11.94 

1 group of counties with identical L&I rates, and 3 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 playground equipment installer pay

What is the playground equipment installer prevailing wage in King County?

$17.13 an hour: a $8.55 base wage plus $8.58 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every playground equipment installer classification in King County.

Does playground equipment installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $17.13 total is a $8.55 base wage plus $8.58 in fringe benefits, about 50% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice playground equipment installers 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 playground equipment installer rate?

L&I often publishes the same playground equipment installer rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a playground equipment installer rate fall into 4 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 36 counties (the King County group).