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PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION MADE BY THE DIRECTOR
OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE PART 7, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 2, SECTIONS 1770, 1773, & 1773.1 CRAFT: RESIDENTIAL CARPENTER#
RESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION: R-23-31-1-2025-1B
Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations Section 16001(d), residential projects consist of single-family homes and apartments up to and including four stories. This residential determination applies only to the residential portion of the project meeting this definition.
Construction of any structures or ancillary facilities on the project that does not meet this definition requires the payment of the general commercial prevailing wage rates. The general commercial prevailing wage rates apply to all residential projects consisting of buildings of five or more stories. The residential prevailing wage rates apply to all residential projects consisting of buildings up to and including four stories.
ISSUE DATE: December 1, 2025
EXPIRATION DATE: June 30, 2026**
The rate to be paid for work performed after this date has been determined. If work will extend past this date, the new rate must be paid and should be incorporated in contracts entered into now. Contact the Office of the Director - Research Unit for specific rates at (415) 703-4774.
LOCALITY:
All localities within Napa and Sonoma Counties.
WAGE RATES:
Classifications Basic Straight-Time Hourly Rate
Residential Carpenter $61.13
Residential Hardwood Floorlayers $61.28
Residential Shinglers $61.28
Residential Power Saw Operators $61.28
Residential Steel Scaffold and Steel
Shoring Erectors $61.28
Residential Saw Filers $61.28
EMPLOYER PAYMENTS: (Labor Code Section 1773.1)
Employer Payments Amount
Health & Welfare $14.37 per hour worked
Pension $11.55 per hour worked
# Indicates an apprenticeable craft. To obtain current residential apprentice wage rates please email a request to [email protected] or send to the Office of the Director – Research Unit at P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA 94142-0603.
Residential Determination: R-23-31-1-2025-1B
Residential Carpenter
Employer Payments Amount
Vacation/Dues $6.08 per hour worked1
Training $1.31 per hour worked
Other $3.77 per hour worked2
PREDETERMINED INCREASE(S):
Effective on July 1, 2026, there will be an increase of $5.32 allocated to wages and/or fringes.
There are no further increases applicable to this determination.
STRAIGHT TIME HOURS:
Eight (8) consecutive hours per day, Monday through Friday, shall constitute a day’s work.
Saturday in the same workweek may be worked at a straight-time rate if a job is shut down during the normal workweek due to inclement weather.
OVERTIME:
One and one-half (1½x) the basic straight-time hourly rate will be paid for the first four (4) daily overtime hours and the first eight (8) hours worked on Saturday. Double (2x) the basic straighttime hourly rate will be paid for all hours worked in excess of the first four daily overtime hours and the first eight hours on Saturday and all hours worked on Sundays and Holidays. For the four designated off/holidays, one and one-half (1½x) the basic straight-time hourly rate will be paid for the first eight (8) hours worked.
RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS:
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If any of the holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as the holiday. If any of the above holidays fall on Sunday, the Monday following shall be observed as the holiday.
The following days will be designated off/holidays:
2025: Friday, January 17th, Friday, May 23rd, Friday, August 29th, Friday, December 26th. 2026: Friday, January 2nd, Friday, February 13th, Friday, May 22nd, Friday, September 4th. 2027: Friday, January 15th, Friday, May 28th, Friday, September 3rd, Friday, November 12th.
TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE:
In accordance with Labor Code Sections 1773.1 and 1773.9, contractors shall make travel and/or subsistence payments to each worker to execute the work. Travel and/or subsistence requirements for each craft, classification, or type of worker may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Director – Research Unit at (415) 703-4774. 1 Includes an amount for work fees. 2 Includes an amount for Annuity Trust Fund, Industry Promotion Fund, Contract Work Preservation, Carpenter Employers Contract Administration, Carpenters International Training Fund, and Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin.