UnionLaborers Southern California District Council wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of LiUNA Southern California District Council in California, read from the one agreement built into the Laborer app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Master Labor Agreement (11 southern counties)
Southern California Master Labor Agreement (LiUNA Southern California District Council), from California's prevailing wage determination 23-102-2 for laborers, with the July 1 2026 rates
$49.20an hour
Group 1: general or construction laborer, flagger, cleanup, traffic control, Master Labor Agreement (11 southern counties)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group 1: general or construction laborer, flagger, cleanup, traffic controlbase rate | $49.20 |
| Group 2 (asphalt shoveler, chute man, underground laborer) | $49.75 |
| Group 3 (compactor, jackhammer, fence erector, pneumatic tools) | $50.30 |
| Group 4 | $51.85 |
| Group 5 | $52.20 |
- Overtime
- Hours and overtime (the determination's footnotes): 8 hours a day: enter the hours you're paid for.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Vacation and holiday money: the employer pays $5.20 an hour from July 1 2026 ($5.02 before) as a vacation and holiday payment, which includes the supplemental dues.
- Per diem and travel
- Offshore island job: $100 subsistence a scheduled workday.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Group 1: general or construction laborer, flagger, cleanup, traffic control, Master Labor Agreement (11 southern counties)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 49.20 | 1,968.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,968.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −122.02 |
| Medicare1.45% | −28.54 |
| CA SDI | −25.58 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −263.15 |
| California income taxestimate | −114.73 |
What's missing
Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:
- California dates its 2026 determination August 22 2026; the app starts the raise on July 1 2026, the agreement's date (its predetermined raises fall on July 1).
- Foreman, general foreman and apprentice rates aren't in California's determination and aren't published elsewhere: use Enter my own rate.
- Five 8-hour days only (no 4×10 rule is published).
- The app doesn't check why the day was lost, and in a week with a holiday on a workday it keeps straight time to the week's scheduled hours, since a holiday isn't a shutdown.
- Unworked holidays aren't paid on the check (California lists a vacation and holiday payment by the employer instead), which the report calls probable, not confirmed.
- Whether it's paid out on the check or held in a fund isn't published; the app leaves it off the check.
- Working dues on top of that and monthly dues aren't published; the app takes none, so type them on the Settings tab if your stub shows them.
- Free-zone rules aren't published; the travel pay to the islands isn't added (enter the hours you're paid).
- Shift premiums, show-up pay and meal rules aren't published, so the app adds nothing for a night shift or a missed meal.
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Questions
What does a Southern California District Council journeyman make in 2026?
$49.20 an hour under the Southern California Master Labor Agreement (LiUNA Southern California District Council), from California's prevailing wage determination 23-102-2 for laborers, with the July 1 2026 rates, from July 1, 2026.
When is the next Southern California District Council raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Master Labor Agreement (11 southern counties) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Southern California District Council pay a per diem?
Offshore island job: $100 subsistence a scheduled workday.
How is Southern California District Council overtime paid?
Hours and overtime (the determination's footnotes): 8 hours a day: enter the hours you're paid for.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,413.98 for a journeyman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after Social Security, Medicare and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or per diem. An example from the app: your own paycheck depends on your deductions.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Laborer app, version 0.1.0.
- California DIR determination SC-23-102-2-2026-1 (laborers, southern counties)
- California DIR predetermined increases, 23-102-2
- California DIR holiday provisions, 23-102-2
- California DIR travel and subsistence, 23-102-2
- California DIR determination SC-23-102-2-2025-1 (the 2025-26 rates)
- Federal wage determination CA20260022 (Los Angeles County)
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