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Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Worker prevailing wage, Cowlitz County group, Washington (4 counties)
L&I sets the same shipbuilding and ship repair worker rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania and Wahkiakum. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$87.79an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$62.02 base wage + $25.77 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 4 counties, a shipbuilding and ship repair worker must be paid at least $87.79 an hour in total: $62.02 in wages plus $25.77 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect August 31, 2025.
L&I published this rate on August 1, 2025 and it took effect August 31, 2025. 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 shipbuilding and ship repair worker rates for each of these counties, from $87.79 to $87.79 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $62.02 + $25.77
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) | $62.02 |
| Health and welfare | $15.54 |
| Pension | $7.92 |
| Training | $1.20 |
| Other benefits | $1.11 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $87.79 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Master Agreement 2022-2026 Western Insulation Contractors Assoc. of Oregon & Washington Inc. Portland, Oregon & International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union No. 36 Portland, Oregon. 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 does this rate change?
- 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 1, 2025 and took effect August 31, 2025.
Every shipbuilding and ship repair worker rate in the Cowlitz County group
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Heat & Frost Insulator: New Construction Heat & Frost Insulator | $62.02 | $25.77 | $87.79 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Ship Repair - Heat & Frost Insulator: Ship Repair Heat & Frost Insulator | $62.02 | $25.77 | $87.79 | Aug 31, 2025 |
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Holidays: New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (9).
How the Cowlitz County group compares
The main shipbuilding and ship repair worker 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Cowlitz County groupbase $62.02$87.79
- Clark Countybase $41.27$53.04
- Wahkiakum Countybase $62.02$87.79
- Skamania Countybase $62.02$87.79
Which county is in which shipbuilding and ship repair worker group
Every Washington county with a shipbuilding and ship repair worker 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 | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowlitz County group, 4 counties: Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum | Ship Heat & Frost Insulator: New Construction Heat & Frost Insulator | $62.02 | $87.79 |
| King County group, 12 counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom | Ship Repair - Electrician: Ship Repair Electrician | $45.40 | $63.26 |
| Clark County | Ship Repair - Electrician: Ship Repair Electrician | $41.27 | $53.04 |
| Grays Harbor County group, 2 counties: Grays Harbor, Pacific | Ship Repair - Electrician: Ship Repair Electrician | $36.65 | $45.06 |
3 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.
Washington shipbuilding and ship repair worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- 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: Cowlitz · Klickitat · Skamania · Wahkiakum
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 $87.79. 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, Shipbuilding & Ship Repair (SHIP), published August 1, 2025, effective August 31, 2025: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:
- Cowlitz County: L&I wage record 148623
- Klickitat County: L&I wage record 148623
- Skamania County: L&I wage record 148623
- Wahkiakum County: L&I wage record 148623
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