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Roofer prevailing wage, King County group, Washington (10 counties)
L&I sets the same roofer rates, row for row, in 10 counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$70.70an hour, total
$53.00 wage + $17.70 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 10 counties, a roofer must be paid at least $70.70 an hour in total: $53.00 in wages plus $17.70 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect March 4, 2026.
L&I published this rate on February 2, 2026 and it took effect March 4, 2026. 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 2 commercial roofer rates for each of these counties, from $70.70 to $74.15 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $53.00 + $17.70
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) | $53.00 |
| Health and welfare | $9.40 |
| Pension | $7.46 |
| Training | $0.75 |
| Other benefits | $0.09 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $70.70 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Agreement between Contractor and Local #54 of the United Unions of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers AFL-CIO. 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).
Davis-Bacon roofer rates in these counties
The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs L&I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clallam County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Island County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Jefferson County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| King County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Kitsap County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mason County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| San Juan County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Skagit County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Snohomish County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Whatcom County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
Holidays
L&I holiday code 5A:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7).
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 February 2, 2026 and took effect March 4, 2026.
Every roofer rate in the King County group
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Total | Base | Fringes | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Level | $70.70 | $53.00 | $17.70 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Using Irritable Bituminous Materials | $74.15 | $56.70 | $17.45 | Mar 4, 2026 |
How the King County group compares
The main roofer 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
- King County groupbase $53.00$70.70
- Pierce Countybase $52.87$70.70
- Snohomish Countybase $53.00$70.70
- Kittitas Countybase $37.11$52.20
Which county is in which roofer group
Every Washington county with a roofer 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 group, 2 counties: Clark, Skamania | Journey Level | $70.87 | $47.01 |
| King County group, 10 counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom | Journey Level | $70.70 | $53.00 |
| Pierce County group, 7 counties: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, Wahkiakum | Journey Level | $70.70 | $52.87 |
| Yakima County group, 5 counties: Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | Journeyman Roofer, Waterproofer, Kettleman | $52.20 | $37.11 |
| Spokane County group, 15 counties: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman | Journey Level | $51.61 | $37.00 |
5 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01370: 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: Clallam · Island · Jefferson · King · Kitsap · Mason · San Juan · Skagit · Snohomish · Whatcom
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 $70.70. 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, Roofers (ROOF), published February 2, 2026, effective March 4, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:
- Clallam County: L&I wage record 149394
- Island County: L&I wage record 149394
- Jefferson County: L&I wage record 149394
- King County: L&I wage record 149394
- Kitsap County: L&I wage record 149394
- Mason County: L&I wage record 149394
- San Juan County: L&I wage record 149394
- Skagit County: L&I wage record 149394
- Snohomish County: L&I wage record 149394
- Whatcom County: L&I wage record 149394
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