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Striping & Traffic Control Worker prevailing wage in Walla Walla County, Washington
$95.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$74.56 base wage + $20.85 fringe benefits
Walla Walla County uses the same striping and traffic control worker rates as 18 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Washington public works in Walla Walla County, a striping and traffic control worker must be paid at least $95.41 an hour in total: $74.56 in wages plus $20.85 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 11 commercial striping and traffic control worker rates for Walla Walla County, from $55.54 to $95.41 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $74.56 + $20.85
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) | $74.56 |
| Health and welfare | $9.06 |
| Pension | $11.04 |
| Training | $0.75 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $95.41 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, IUPAT District Council 5 Washington / Idaho Master Agreement for the Traffic Control Striping Industry. 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 February 2, 2026 and took effect March 4, 2026.
Every striping and traffic control worker rate in Walla Walla County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1)$95.41
- Installation of plastic metal or composition button, or lines used instead of paint (Group 1)$95.41
- Line removal; chemical sand and hydro-blast, paint and button (Group 1)$95.41
- Painting and installing lines, arrows, bumpers, curbs, etc., on parking lots, air fields, highways, game courts (Group 1)$95.41
- Preparation and maintenance of all surfaces (Group 1)$95.41
- Handling, painting and installing of all car stops, stop signs and any other type sign (Group 2)$55.54
- Installation of guard rail and posts and similar protective devices (Group 2)$55.54
- Installation of parking gates, ticket spitters and other mechanical and automatic control devices (Group 2)$55.54
- Manufacturing and installation of all car stops and control devices and similar traffic regulators (Group 2)$55.54
- Manufacturing, painting, stenciling, servicing, repairing, placing and removal of traffic safety and control devices/barricades (Group 2)$55.54
- Seal coating, slurry coating and other surface protection (Group 2)$55.54
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $20.85 | $95.41 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Handling, painting and installing of all car stops, stop signs and any other type sign (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Installation of guard rail and posts and similar protective devices (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Installation of parking gates, ticket spitters and other mechanical and automatic control devices (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Installation of plastic metal or composition button, or lines used instead of paint (Group 1) | $74.56 | $20.85 | $95.41 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Line removal; chemical sand and hydro-blast, paint and button (Group 1) | $74.56 | $20.85 | $95.41 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Manufacturing and installation of all car stops and control devices and similar traffic regulators (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Manufacturing, painting, stenciling, servicing, repairing, placing and removal of traffic safety and control devices/barricades (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Painting and installing lines, arrows, bumpers, curbs, etc., on parking lots, air fields, highways, game courts (Group 1) | $74.56 | $20.85 | $95.41 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Preparation and maintenance of all surfaces (Group 1) | $74.56 | $20.85 | $95.41 | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Seal coating, slurry coating and other surface protection (Group 2) | $34.85 | $20.69 | $55.54 | Mar 5, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon striping and traffic control worker rate in Walla Walla County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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.
We don't put a federal figure next to L&I's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with L&I's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGERLABO0238-040 | $34.03 | $50.93 | WA20260133 Mod 2 |
| Heavy | TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPERSUWA2018-033 | $30.61 | $41.50 | WA20260133 Mod 2 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Washington Davis-Bacon changes
Holidays
L&I holiday code 15L:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (8). Any holiday which falls on a Sunday shall be observed as a holiday on the following Monday. If any of the listed holidays falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a regular work day.
How Walla Walla County compares
The main striping and traffic control 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
- Walla Walla Countybase $74.56$95.41
- Columbia Countybase $74.56$95.41
- Franklin Countybase $74.56$95.41
- Klickitat Countybase $71.89$94.37
Striping & Traffic Control Worker rates in nearby counties
Current L&I rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The statute defines “locality” as “the largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being performed”, and L&I publishes rates county by county (RCW 39.12.010).
L&I's striping and traffic control worker rates for Walla Walla County are the same as in 18 other counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin and 10 more. The closest county with a different rate is Klickitat County, at $94.37.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | |
| Columbia County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
| Franklin County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
| Garfield County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
| Benton County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
| Adams County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
| Asotin County | All cleanup required in connection with traffic control stripers work (Group 1) | $74.56 | $95.41 | same |
Washington striping and traffic control worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01386: 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).
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 $95.41. 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, Walla Walla County, Traffic Control Stripers (TRAF), L&I wage record 149389, published February 2, 2026, effective March 4, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/
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 Walla Walla County as CSV · Report an error