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California Prevailing Wage Rates for Electricians
ElectricianDB Editorial · Last updated 2026-09-30
The prevailing wage for electricians in California ranges from $0.50 to $154.14 per hour (base + fringe) as of 2026-09-30 per SAM.gov Davis-Bacon determinations and California DIR.
At a glance
Commercial electrician prevailing wage in California ranges from $12.00 to $154.14 per hour (base + fringe) as of 2026-09-17 per SAM.gov Davis-Bacon determinations. Residential and other construction types shown separately below.
$74.70/hr
Commercial (Building) median
$75.56/hr
Heavy median
$75.56/hr
Highway median
$70.84/hr
Residential median
13
Counties covered
30
Determinations
- Median electrician total
- $70.38/hour (base + fringe)
- Coverage
- 30 determinations · 170 electrician rates
- Highest-rate counties
- Orange ($85.24) · Los Angeles ($84.56) · Tulare ($80.15)
- Classifications covered
- CABLE SPLICER · CABLE SPLICER (ALAMEDA COUNTY) · CABLE SPLICER (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES) · CABLE SPLICER (CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, EDWARDS AFB) · CABLE SPLICER (CONTRA COSTA COUNTY) · CABLE SPLICER (FOOTNOTES: WORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR OR WHERE GAS MASKS ARE REQUIRED, ORWORK ON LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, STACKS, ""BOSUN'S CHAIRS,"" OR OTHER STRUCTURES AND WHERE THE WORKERS ARE NOT PROTECT +113 more
Electrician rates by county — CA
Every row is an electrician classification from an ingested Davis-Bacon determination. Click a column to sort; filter by county or trade for large states. Always confirm against the linked source document before bidding.
Showing 100 of 157 electrician rates
| Effective | Source | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (FOOTNOTES: WORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR OR WHERE GAS MASKS ARE REQUIRED, ORWORK ON LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, STACKS, ""BOSUN'S CHAIRS,"" OR OTHER STRUCTURES AND WHERE THE WORKERS ARE NOT PROTECTCA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $104.68 | $49.46 | $154.14 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (ALAMEDA COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $91.14 | $51.29 | $142.43 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (FOOTNOTES: WORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR OR WHERE GAS MASKS ARE REQUIRED, ORWORK ON LADDERS, SCAFFOLDS, STACKS, ""BOSUN'S CHAIRS,"" OR OTHER STRUCTURES AND WHERE THE WORKERS ARE NOT PROTECTEDCA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $91.03 | $49.05 | $140.08 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $91.25 | $48.05 | $139.30 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: ALL OTHER WORK (SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY:)CA20260019 | Residential | $91.25 | $48.05 | $139.30 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SAN MATEO COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $86.00 | $51.07 | $137.07 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SAN MATEO COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $86.00 | $51.07 | $137.07 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (ALAMEDA COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $87.40 | $49.41 | $136.81 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (ALAMEDA COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $79.25 | $50.94 | $130.19 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (ALAMEDA COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $76.00 | $49.07 | $125.07 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN ZONE B: ANY AREA OUTSIDE OF ZONE A (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $77.45 | $33.97 | $111.42 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: ZONE B: (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES) ZONE B: ANY AREA OUTSIDE OF ZONE ACA20260019 | Residential | $77.45 | $33.97 | $111.42 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (CONTRA COSTA COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $74.54 | $36.09 | $110.63 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (CONTRA COSTA COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $74.54 | $36.09 | $110.63 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN ZONE A : ALL OF SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES WITHIN 25 AIR MILES OF HIGHWAY 1 AND DOLAN ROAD IN MOSS LANDING, AND AN AREA EXTENDING 5 MILES EAST AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 101 SOCA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.41 | $33.76 | $104.17 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: ZONE A: (MONTEREY, SAN BENITO, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES) ZONE A: ALL OF SANTA CRUZ, MONTEREY, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES WITHIN 25 AIR MILES OF HIGHWAY 1 AND DOLAN ROAD IN MOSS LANDING, AND ACA20260019 | Residential | $70.41 | $33.76 | $104.17 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (CONTRA COSTA COUNTY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $66.26 | $35.84 | $102.10 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (CONTRA COSTA COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $66.26 | $35.84 | $102.10 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER. (NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $69.26 | $31.36 | $100.62 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER (HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Santa Barbara | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260014 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| San Luis Obispo | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260012 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER (HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER (HUMBOLDT, LAKE AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES) HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAYCA20260004 | Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Los Angeles | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260022 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-08-06 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Orange | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Imperial | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| San Bernardino | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260026 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Riverside | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260025 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| San Diego | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Tulare | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) LINEMAN; CABLE SPLICER HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DCA20260021 | Heavy+Highway | $70.16 | $24.71 | $94.87 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, EDWARDS AFB)CA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $71.07 | $22.32 | $93.39 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (1) CABLE SPLICER (DEL NORTE, MODOC & SISKIYOU COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $67.80 | $25.20 | $93.00 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN. (NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $61.56 | $31.13 | $92.69 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Los Angeles | ELECTRICIAN: INSIDE ELECTRICAL WORK: JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN FOOT NOTE: CABLE SPLICER & INSTRUMENT PERSON: RECIEVE 5% ADDITIONAL PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE. TUNNEL WORK: 10CA20260022 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $60.80 | $31.59 | $92.39 | 2026-08-06 | Doc → |
| Los Angeles | ELECTRICIAN: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS STREET LIGHTING, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, CCTV ,AND UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS: JOURNEYMAN TRANSPORTATION ELECTRICIAN FOOT NOTE: CABLE SPLICER & INSTRUMENT PERSON: RECCA20260022 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $60.80 | $31.59 | $92.39 | 2026-08-06 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $59.34 | $32.26 | $91.60 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (REMAINING AREA) (CABLE SPLICER: RECEIVES 110% OF THE ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE.) (ALPINE (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHED), AMADOR, BUTTE, COLUSA, EL DORADO (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHEDCA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $52.70 | $38.68 | $91.38 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $59.17 | $32.04 | $91.21 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Orange | CABLE SPLICERCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $63.91 | $27.09 | $91.00 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (RIVERSIDE)CA20260017 | Residential | $57.26 | $32.83 | $90.09 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Orange | ELECTRICIANCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $61.10 | $27.00 | $88.10 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, EDWARDS AFB)CA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $65.40 | $22.15 | $87.55 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: CHINA LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER, EDWARDS AFB KERN COUNTYCA20260009 | Residential | $65.40 | $22.15 | $87.55 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| San Diego | ELECTRICIAN: (TUNNEL WORK) CABLE SPLICERCA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $67.16 | $19.09 | $86.25 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Orange | ELECTRICIAN: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS & STREET LIGHTING: CABLE SPLICER/FIBER OPTIC SPLICER SCOPE OF WORK: ELECTRICAL WORK ON PUBLIC STREETS, FREEWAYS, TOLL-WAYS, ETC, ABOVE OR BELOW GROCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $60.82 | $24.72 | $85.54 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) LINEMAN, POLE SPRAYER, HEAVY LINE EQUIPMENT MAN (DEL NORTE, MODOC & SISKIYOU COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $60.54 | $24.87 | $85.41 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| San Diego | ELECTRICIAN: (TUNNEL WORK)CA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $66.32 | $19.07 | $85.39 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Orange | ELECTRICIAN: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS & STREET LIGHTING: ELECTRICIAN SCOPE OF WORK: ELECTRICAL WORK ON PUBLIC STREETS, FREEWAYS, TOLL-WAYS, ETC, ABOVE OR BELOW GROUND. ALL WORK NECESSARCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $60.22 | $24.71 | $84.93 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | CABLE SPLICER (REMAINDER OF KERN COUNTY)CA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $62.32 | $22.06 | $84.38 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: TUNNEL WORK (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $51.92 | $32.04 | $83.96 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: ALL OTHER WORK (CALAVERAS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $49.45 | $31.96 | $81.41 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTYCA20260009 | Residential | $49.45 | $31.96 | $81.41 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY) WORK ON RESIDENTIAL WOOD FRAME REMODEL AND REPAIR IN ALL WOOD-CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS NOT TO EXCEED 24 LIVING UNITS; AND NEW WOOD FRAME SINGLE STRUCTURE 1 OR 2 FAMILY CA20260019 | Residential | $55.50 | $25.64 | $81.14 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (FRESNO, KINGS, AND MADERA COUNTIES)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $50.00 | $30.15 | $80.15 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Tulare | ELECTRICIANCA20260016 | Building | $50.00 | $30.15 | $80.15 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Tulare | ELECTRICIANCA20260021 | Heavy+Highway | $50.00 | $30.15 | $80.15 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SAN LUIS OBISPO)CA20260017 | Residential | $55.50 | $24.42 | $79.92 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (MARIPOSA, MERCED, STANISLAUS AND TUOLUMNE COUNTIES) CABLE SPLICER = 110% OF JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANCA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $48.50 | $30.09 | $78.59 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN MERCED AND STANISLAUS COUNTIESCA20260009 | Residential | $48.50 | $30.09 | $78.59 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| San Diego | ELECTRICIAN: (ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING 4 STORIES RESIDENTIAL) CABLE SPLICERCA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $59.70 | $18.87 | $78.57 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| San Diego | ELECTRICIAN: (ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING 4 STORIES RESIDENTIAL)CA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $58.95 | $18.85 | $77.80 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Los Angeles | ELECTRICIAN: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS STREET LIGHTING, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, CCTV, AND UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS: TECHNICIAN FOOT NOTE: CABLE SPLICER & INSTRUMENT PERSON: RECIEVE 5% ADDITIONAL PER HOURCA20260022 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $45.60 | $31.14 | $76.74 | 2026-08-06 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (4) LINE EQUIPMENT MAN (DEL NORTE, MODOC & SISKIYOU COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.82 | $21.82 | $75.64 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Santa Barbara | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260014 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| San Luis Obispo | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260012 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT (HCA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260004 | Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Los Angeles | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260022 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-08-06 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Orange | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Imperial | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| San Bernardino | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260026 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Riverside | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260025 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| San Diego | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Tulare | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (2) EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (OPERATES CRAWLER TRACTORS, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BACKHOES, TRENCHERS, CRANES (50 TONS AND BELOW), OVERHEAD & UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION LINE EQUIPMENT) CA20260021 | Heavy+Highway | $53.30 | $22.26 | $75.56 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (REMAINTER OF KERN COUNTY)CA20260020 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.65 | $21.80 | $75.45 | 2026-07-30 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 AND OVER): CABLE SPLICER (TUNNEL WORK)CA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $57.36 | $16.60 | $73.96 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 AND OVER): ELECTRICIAN (TUNNEL WORK)CA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $56.61 | $16.58 | $73.19 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 OR LESS): CABLE SPLICER (TUNNEL WORK)CA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $54.36 | $16.51 | $70.87 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SANTA CLARA COUNTY)CA20260019 | Residential | $47.35 | $23.49 | $70.84 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (4) POWDERMAN (HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAY) (ALL COUCA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $51.87 | $18.79 | $70.66 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| San Diego | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (4) POWDERMAN HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAYCA20260001 | Building+Heavy+Highway+Residential | $51.87 | $18.79 | $70.66 | 2026-05-18 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 OR LESS): ELECTRICIAN (TUNNEL WORK)CA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $53.61 | $16.49 | $70.10 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Orange | ELECTRICIAN: TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS & STREET LIGHTING: TECHNICIAN SCOPE OF WORK: ELECTRICAL WORK ON PUBLIC STREETS, FREEWAYS, TOLL-WAYS, ETC, ABOVE OR BELOW GROUND. ALL WORK NECESSARYCA20260024 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $45.17 | $24.26 | $69.43 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (MODOC AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES)CA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $47.04 | $21.84 | $68.88 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 AND OVER): CABLE SPLICERCA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $51.40 | $16.42 | $67.82 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (SIERRA ARMY DEPOT, HERLONG) (CABLE SPLICER: RECEIVES 110% OF THE ELECTRICIAN BASIC HOURLY RATE.) (ALPINE (WEST OF SIERRA MT. WATERSHED), AMADOR, BUTTE, COLUSA, EL DORADO (WEST OF SIERRA MCA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $48.83 | $18.54 | $67.37 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 AND OVER): ELECTRICIANCA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $50.65 | $16.40 | $67.05 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN (MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES)CA20260019 | Residential | $41.00 | $24.26 | $65.26 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 OR LESS): CABLE SPLICERCA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $48.40 | $16.33 | $64.73 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Imperial | ELECTRICIANS (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS OF $500,000 OR LESS): ELECTRICIANCA20260002 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $47.65 | $16.31 | $63.96 | 2026-07-14 | Doc → |
| Statewide | ELECTRICIAN: FOUR STORIES (EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SUTTER, YOLO AND YUBA COUNTIES)CA20260019 | Residential | $39.06 | $24.51 | $63.57 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (3) GROUNDMAN (HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAY)CA20260018 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $40.76 | $21.76 | $62.52 | 2026-09-17 | Doc → |
| Santa Barbara | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (3) GROUNDMAN HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAYCA20260014 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $40.76 | $21.76 | $62.52 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| San Luis Obispo | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (3) GROUNDMAN HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAYCA20260012 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $40.76 | $21.76 | $62.52 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (3) GROUNDMAN (HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS DAY) (ALL COUCA20260007 | Building+Heavy+Highway | $40.76 | $21.76 | $62.52 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
| Statewide | LINE CONSTRUCTION: (3) GROUNDMAN (HUMBOLDT, LAKE AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES) HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, M.L. KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND DAY AFTECA20260004 | Heavy+Highway | $40.76 | $21.76 | $62.52 | 2026-09-03 | Doc → |
Wage determinations — CA
| Determination | Coverage | Electrician total | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA20260018Building, Heavy, Highway | 17 counties | $62.52–$154.14 | 2026-09-17 | Document → |
| CA20260029Residential | 6 counties | $41.40 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260017Residential | 8 counties | $3.75–$90.09 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260014Building, Heavy, Highway | Santa Barbara Co. (06083) | $2.00–$94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260016Building | Tulare Co. (06107) | $80.15 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260019Residential | 18 counties | $35.58–$139.30 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260015Building, Heavy, Highway | Ventura Co. (06111) | $5.00 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260012Building, Heavy, Highway | San Luis Obispo Co. (06079) | $50.00–$94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260028Residential | Tuolumne Co. (06109) | $41.40 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260007Building, Heavy, Highway | 24 counties | $10.00–$100.62 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260004Heavy, Highway | 4 counties | $0.50–$94.87 | 2026-09-03 | Document → |
| CA20260022Building, Heavy, Highway | Los Angeles Co. (06037) | $62.52–$94.87 | 2026-08-06 | Document → |
| CA20260020Building, Heavy, Highway | Mono, Kern, Inyo | $1.50–$94.87 | 2026-07-30 | Document → |
| CA20260024Building, Heavy, Highway | Orange Co. (06059) | $62.52–$94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Document → |
| CA20260002Building, Heavy, Highway | Imperial Co. (06025) | $47.19–$94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Document → |
| CA20260026Building, Heavy, Highway | San Bernardino Co. (06071) | $1.50–$94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Document → |
| CA20260025Building, Heavy, Highway | Riverside Co. (06065) | $12.00–$94.87 | 2026-07-14 | Document → |
| CA20260005Building | 4 counties | $14.93–$30.63 | 2026-05-20 | Document → |
| CA20260013Residential | Shasta Co. (06089) | $11.39 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260030Residential | 10 counties | $41.40 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260001Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential | San Diego Co. (06073) | $47.19–$94.87 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260021Heavy, Highway | Tulare Co. (06107) | $62.52–$94.87 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260023Building | Amador Co. (06005) | $17.15–$21.85 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260011Residential | Kings Co. (06031) | $7.73 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260027Residential | Humboldt Co. (06023) | $41.40 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260031Residential | Del Norte, Lake, Mendocino | $41.40 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260008Residential | Butte Co. (06007) | $9.00 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| CA20260009Residential | 7 counties | $26.72–$87.55 | 2026-05-18 | Document → |
| ca-index | Statewide | Pending | 2026-01-01 | Document → |
| ca-pwappwagestart | Statewide | Pending | 2026-01-01 | Document → |
How prevailing wage works in California
Electricians on federally funded construction in California must be paid at least the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for their classification and county. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes these rates as general wage determinations on SAM.gov, and federal contracting agencies incorporate the applicable determination into each covered contract. This page tracks 30 determinations covering California.
On state-funded public works, California DIR publishes its own prevailing-wage schedules, which can differ from the federal rates in classifications, area definitions, and overtime treatment. When a project triggers both federal and state requirements, contractors owe the higher rate for each hour in each classification. Verify the controlling schedule with California DIR before bidding.
Use the determination table below as your starting point: match your project's county and construction type, then open the source document to confirm the classification definitions, footnotes, and any-Series modifications. Published rates are minimums — union agreements and tight labor markets routinely clear them — and misclassification (billing journeyman hours at a laborer rate) is one of the most common prevailing-wage violations.
Display note: we exclude rates below $12/hr base from this page. These are typically rural residential determinations at or near federal minimum wage, data-entry artifacts, or structurally non-journeyman classifications that misrepresent prevailing wage for commercial electrical work. The full dataset remains available via SAM.gov directly.
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California prevailing wage FAQs
What is the prevailing wage for electricians in California?
Across the 170 electrician rates currently tracked, totals (base + fringe) range from $0.50 to $154.14 per hour, with a median of $70.38. Your project's county and construction type determine which row applies.
How is the electrician prevailing wage set in California?
Federal Davis-Bacon rates come from Department of Labor surveys of locally prevailing union and open-shop packages, published as SAM.gov wage determinations per county group and construction type. State-funded work additionally follows California DIR schedules.
Do apprentice electricians earn the full journeyman rate?
Registered apprentices in approved programs are typically paid a progression percentage of the journeyman base rate, while fringe treatment varies by determination and program. Unregistered workers generally must receive the full journeyman package. Confirm the apprentice terms in the determination footnotes and your program agreement.
Why are rates below $12/hr excluded?
We exclude rates below $12/hr base from display. These are typically rural residential determinations at or near federal minimum wage, data-entry artifacts, or structurally non-journeyman classifications that misrepresent prevailing wage for commercial electrical work. The full dataset remains available via SAM.gov directly, and our database retains every ingested row for audit.
Where can I verify the official California rates?
Start with the source-document links in the determination table — federal rows link to SAM.gov, state rows to the publishing agency. For binding answers on coverage, classification, and conformance, contact the DOL Wage and Hour Division or California DIR.