What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a piledriver in California?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for California publish 5 piledriver classification rates ranging from $52.37 to $54.10 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in California have a published piledriver rate?

47 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one piledriver classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. California may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the California prevailing wage page.

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Piledriver prevailing wage rates in California

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 5 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for California publish 5 piledriver classification rates, across 5 determinations covering 47 counties.
Those published base rates run from $52.37 to $54.10 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting piledriver rates in California: 2026-09-03.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in California's active federal determinations that is a form of piledriver work (pile driving and marine foundation work) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

CA20260001 rev 3 · Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential · San Diego

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$52.37	26.18	CARP0619-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260001 on SAM.gov.

CA20260004 rev 4 · Heavy, Highway · Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$54.10	34.69	CARP0034-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260004 on SAM.gov.

CA20260007 rev 5 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn and 18 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$54.10	34.69	CARP0034-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260007 on SAM.gov.

CA20260018 rev 7 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Madera and 11 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$54.10	34.69	CARP0034-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260018 on SAM.gov.

CA20260021 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Tulare

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$54.10	34.69	CARP0034-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: CA20260021 on SAM.gov.

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