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Line Clearance Tree Trimmer prevailing wage, King County group, Washington (36 counties)

L&I sets the same line clearance tree trimmer rates, row for row, in 36 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman and Yakima. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$62.19an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Tree Trimmer

$44.54 base wage + $17.65 fringe benefits

On Washington public works in each of these 36 counties, a line clearance tree trimmer working as tree trimmer must be paid at least $62.19 an hour in total: $44.54 in wages plus $17.65 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect September 2, 2026.

L&I published this rate on August 3, 2026 and it took effect September 2, 2026. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.

L&I lists 5 commercial line clearance tree trimmer rates for each of these counties, from $45.73 to $69.62 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $44.54 + $17.65

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)$44.54
Health and welfare$7.50
Pension$9.39
Training$0.56
Other benefits$0.20
Total straight-time hourly rate$62.19

Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Agreement between Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and Local Union No. 77 and Local Union No. 483 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO) Seattle and Tacoma Washington. 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?

Every line clearance tree trimmer rate in the King County group

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. Journey Level In Charge$69.62
  2. Tree Equipment Operator$69.62
  3. Spray Person$65.89
  4. Tree Trimmer$62.19
  5. Tree Trimmer Groundperson$45.73
Total hourly rate of each line clearance tree trimmer classification in the King County group, highest first, split into base wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Journey Level In Charge$51.67 $17.95 $69.62 Sep 2, 2026
Spray Person$48.10 $17.79 $65.89 Sep 2, 2026
Tree Equipment Operator$51.67 $17.95 $69.62 Sep 2, 2026
Tree Trimmer$44.54 $17.65 $62.19 Sep 2, 2026
Tree Trimmer Groundperson$31.18 $14.55 $45.73 Sep 2, 2026

Davis-Bacon line clearance tree trimmer 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.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs L&I
Adams CountyNo federal row for this trade
Asotin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Benton CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Chelan CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Clallam CountyNo federal row for this trade
Columbia CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Cowlitz CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Douglas CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Ferry CountyNo federal row for this trade
Franklin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Garfield CountyNo federal row for this trade
Grant CountyNo federal row for this trade
Grays Harbor CountyNo federal row for this trade
Island CountyNo federal row for this trade
Jefferson CountyNo federal row for this trade
King CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Kitsap CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Kittitas CountyNo federal row for this trade
Lewis CountyNo federal row for this trade
Lincoln CountyNo federal row for this trade
Mason CountyNo federal row for this trade
Okanogan CountyNo federal row for this trade
Pacific CountyNo federal row for this trade
Pend Oreille CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Pierce CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Juan CountyNo federal row for this trade
Skagit CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Snohomish CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Spokane CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Stevens CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Thurston CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Wahkiakum CountyNo federal row for this trade
Walla Walla CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Whatcom CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Whitman CountyNo federal row for this trade
Yakima CountyFederal 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).

How the King County group compares

The main line clearance tree trimmer 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

$51.98Clark$62.19Adams
KingNearby: Adams $62.19, Asotin $62.19, Benton $62.19, Chelan $62.19, Clallam $62.19, Columbia $62.19, Cowlitz $62.19, Douglas $62.19, Ferry $62.19, Franklin $62.19, Garfield $62.19, Grant $62.19, Grays Harbor $62.19, Island $62.19, Jefferson $62.19, Kitsap $62.19, Kittitas $62.19, Lewis $62.19, Lincoln $62.19, Mason $62.19, Okanogan $62.19, Pacific $62.19, Pend Oreille $62.19, Pierce $62.19, San Juan $62.19, Skagit $62.19, Snohomish $62.19, Spokane $62.19, Stevens $62.19, Thurston $62.19, Wahkiakum $62.19, Walla Walla $62.19, Whatcom $62.19, Whitman $62.19, Yakima $62.19Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than King, 35 the same, 3 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. King County groupbase $44.54$62.19
  2. Pierce Countybase $44.54$62.19
  3. Snohomish Countybase $44.54$62.19
  4. Skamania Countybase $35.58$51.98

Which county is in which line clearance tree trimmer group

Every Washington county with a line clearance tree trimmer 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.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
King County group, 36 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaTree Trimmer$44.54 $62.19 
Clark County group, 3 counties: Clark, Klickitat, SkamaniaTree Trimmer$35.58 $51.98 

2 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Washington line clearance tree trimmer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

  • Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01387: 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: Adams · Asotin · Benton · Chelan · Clallam · Columbia · Cowlitz · Douglas · Ferry · Franklin · Garfield · Grant · Grays Harbor · Island · Jefferson · King · Kitsap · Kittitas · Lewis · Lincoln · Mason · Okanogan · Pacific · Pend Oreille · Pierce · San Juan · Skagit · Snohomish · Spokane · Stevens · Thurston · Wahkiakum · Walla Walla · Whatcom · Whitman · Yakima

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 $62.19. 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, Power Line Clearance Tree Trimmers (PTRE), published August 3, 2026, effective September 2, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:

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