To all signatory employers performing work in the 46 Northern California Counties: The Carpenter Agreement provides four Wage Rates based upon the Counties in which the work is performed.

Area 1: Counties of: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma

Area 2: Counties of: Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz

Area 3: Counties of: Sacramento, Yolo, San Joaquin, Western Placer* and Western El Dorado*

Area 4: Counties of: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Eastern El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Eastern Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba

*Western Placer County includes territory west of and including Highway 49.
*Western El Dorado County includes territory west of and including Highway 49 and territory inside the city limits of Placerville.

Journeyman Wage Rates Effective 7/1/2024

  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4
Carpenters $64.01 $58.13 $58.13 $56.78
Bridge Builder/Highway Carpenter $64.01 $64.01 $64.01 $64.01
Hardwood Floorlayers $64.16 $58.28 $58.28 $56.93
Shinglers $64.16 $58.28 $58.28 $56.93
Power Saw Operators $64.16 $58.28 $58.28 $56.93
Steel Scaffold & Shoring Erectors $64.16 $58.28 $58.28 $56.93

FOREMAN RATE: 10% per hour above applicable Journeyman rate. GENERAL FOREMAN: 20% above the Foreman rate.

Fringe Benefits — Entire 46 Counties Area

Effective  7/1/2024
Health & Welfare (H&W)  $12.87
Pension (PEN) $11.40
Annuity (ANN) $3.16
**Vacation (VAC) $3.37
**Work Fee (WF) $2.52
Apprentice/Journeyman Training (TR) $1.26
Vacation/Holiday/Sick Leave Admin. (VHSLA) $0.10 
Industry Promotion (IP) $0.07 
Carpenters International Training Fund (CITF) $0.14
Contract Work Preservation (CWP) $0.05 
Carpenter Employers Contract Administration (CECA) $0.07 

Carpenter Apprentice Wage Rates & Schedule Of Benefits - Effective 7/1/2024

Period Percentage Fringes Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4
First 0-6 Mos. 60% H&W, WF, TR, VHSLA, IP, CITF, CWP, CECA $38.41 $34.88 $34.88 $34.07
Second 7-12 Mos. 65% H&W, WF, TR, VHSLA, IP, CITF, CWP, VAC, CECA  $41.61 $37.78 $37.78 $36.91
Third 13-18 Mos. 70% H&W, WF, TR, VHSLA, IP, CITF, CWP, VAC, ANN, CECA  $44.81 $40.69 $40.69 $39.75
Fourth 19-24 Mos. 75% H&W, WF, TR, VHSLA, IP, CITF, CWP, VAC, ANN, CECA  $48.01 $43.60 $43.60 $45.59
Fifth 25-30 Mos. 80% All Fringes  $51.21 $46.50 $46.50 $45.42
Sixth 31-36 Mos. 85% All Fringes  $54.41 $49.41 $49.41 $48.26
Seventh 37-42 Mos. 90% All Fringes  $57.61 $52.32 $52.32 $51.10
Eighth 43-48 Mos. 95% All Fringes  $60.81 $55.22 $55.22 $53.94

** Vacation and work fee amounts are added to the hourly rate to establish the gross pay. The gross amount is subject to normal payroll deductions. After normal deductions, the full vacation and work fee contributions are deducted, reported and paid to the appropriate trust fund.

To all signatory employers performing work in the 46 Northern California Counties: The Carpenter Agreement provides four Wage Rates based upon the Counties in which the work is performed.

Area 1: Counties of: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma

Area 2: Counties of: Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz

Area 3: Counties of: Sacramento, Yolo, San Joaquin, Western Placer* and Western El Dorado*

Area 4: Counties of: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Eastern El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Eastern Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba

*Western Placer County includes territory west of and including Highway 49.
*Western El Dorado County includes territory west of and including Highway 49 and territory inside the city limits of Placerville.

Journeyman Wage Rates Effective 7/1/2024