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Washington street sweeper operator prevailing wage, county by county

A street sweeper operator's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $17.13 an hour in Yakima County to $21.69 in Pierce County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $17.13.

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

Pierce County street sweeper operator: $21.69 per hourAdams County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourPend Oreille County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourKing County street sweeper operator: $19.09 per hourChelan County street sweeper operator: $20.00 per hourKittitas County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourGarfield County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourGrant County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourOkanogan County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourFranklin County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourKlickitat County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourClark County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourSkagit County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourWalla Walla County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourPacific County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourCowlitz County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourWahkiakum County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourLewis County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourClallam County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourGrays Harbor County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourJefferson County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourLincoln County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourMason County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourSan Juan County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourStevens County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourWhatcom County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourDouglas County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourSnohomish County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourThurston County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourColumbia County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourYakima County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourBenton County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourIsland County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourSpokane County street sweeper operator: $20.47 per hourWhitman County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourFerry County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourSkamania County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourAsotin County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hourKitsap County street sweeper operator: $17.13 per hour
$17$17$17$17$17$21Street & Parking Lot Sweeper, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a street sweeper operator make on prevailing wage in Washington?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 6 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. Pierce County1 county$21.69
  2. Spokane County1 county$20.47
  3. Chelan County1 county$20.00
  4. King County1 county$19.09
  5. Benton County group16 counties$17.13
  6. Snohomish County group9 counties$17.13
  7. Thurston County group8 counties$17.13
  8. Okanogan County1 county$17.13
  9. Yakima County1 county$17.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Pierce CountyJourney Level$21.69 $21.69 
Spokane CountyJourney Level$20.47 $20.47 
Chelan CountyJourney Level$20.00 $20.00 
King CountyJourney Level$19.09 $19.09 
Benton County group, 16 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Walla Walla, WhitmanJourney Level$17.13 $14.00 
Snohomish County group, 9 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Island, Klickitat, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Wahkiakum, WhatcomJourney Level$17.13 $15.00 
Thurston County group, 8 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, ThurstonJourney Level$17.13 $16.00 
Okanogan CountyJourney Level$17.13 $10.00 
Yakima CountyJourney Level$17.13 $8.55 

3 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 6 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 street sweeper operator pay

What is the street sweeper operator prevailing wage in King County?

$19.09 an hour: a $19.09 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every street sweeper operator classification in King County.

Does street sweeper operator prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $19.09 total is a $19.09 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice street sweeper operators 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 street sweeper operator rate?

L&I often publishes the same street sweeper operator rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a street sweeper operator rate fall into 9 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Benton County group).

Which county pays street sweeper operators the most in Washington?

Pierce County, at $21.69 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Yakima County at $17.13, and the median county is $17.13.