Ironworker prevailing wage rates in California

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish ironworker rates in 58 California counties, with top published base pay from $50.70 to $55.83 per hour depending on county and construction type. Every figure below links to its source wage determination on SAM.gov.

County	Top base	Fringe	Type	WD
Alameda County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Alpine County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260029
Amador County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260029
Butte County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260007
Calaveras County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260029
Colusa County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Contra Costa County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Del Norte County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260031
El Dorado County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Fresno County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
Glenn County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Humboldt County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260027
Imperial County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260002
Inyo County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260020
Kern County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260020
Kings County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
Lake County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260031
Lassen County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Los Angeles County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260022
Madera County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
Marin County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Mariposa County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260029
Mendocino County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260031
Merced County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
Modoc County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Mono County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260020
Monterey County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Napa County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Nevada County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Orange County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260024
Placer County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Plumas County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Riverside County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260025
Sacramento County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
San Benito County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
San Bernardino County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260026
San Diego County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260001
San Francisco County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
San Joaquin County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
San Luis Obispo County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260012
San Mateo County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Santa Barbara County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260014
Santa Clara County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Santa Cruz County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Shasta County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260007
Sierra County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Siskiyou County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Solano County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Sonoma County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Stanislaus County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260018
Sutter County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Tehama County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Trinity County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260030
Tulare County	$50.70	$35.15	Heavy	CA20260021
Tuolumne County	$50.70	$35.15	Residential	CA20260028
Ventura County	$50.70	$35.15	Building	CA20260015
Yolo County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019
Yuba County	$55.83	$35.15	Residential	CA20260019

One representative line per county: the highest published base rate for this trade. Open the county page for every classification.

Sources

CA20260002 rev. 4 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260024 rev. 4 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260025 rev. 4 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260026 rev. 4