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Washington stage rigging mechanic prevailing wage, county by county

A stage rigging mechanic'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 stage rigging mechanic classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

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

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 39 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaStage Rigging Mechanics (non Structural): Journey Level$17.13 $13.23 

1 group 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 stage rigging mechanic pay

What is the stage rigging mechanic prevailing wage in King County?

$17.13 an hour: a $13.23 base wage plus $3.90 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every stage rigging mechanic classification in King County.

Does stage rigging mechanic prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $17.13 total is a $13.23 base wage plus $3.90 in fringe benefits, about 23% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice stage rigging mechanics 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 stage rigging mechanic rate?

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