UnionBoilermakers Local 169 wages 2026 (Michigan)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Boilermakers Local 169 in Michigan, read from the one agreement built into the Boilermaker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Field construction and repair
Boilermakers Local 169 Agreement 2023–2026 (Michigan except Monroe, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties), with the July 1 2026 to June 30 2027 wage sheet
$46.00an hour
Journeyman, Field construction and repair
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $46.00 |
| ForemanJM +10% | $50.60 |
| General foremanJM +15% | $52.90 |
| Apprentice, 8th period95% | $43.70 |
| Apprentice, 7th period90% | $41.40 |
| Apprentice, 6th period85% | $39.10 |
| Apprentice, 5th period80% | $36.80 |
| Apprentice, 4th period77.5% | $35.65 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period75% | $34.50 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period72.5% | $33.35 |
| Apprentice, 1st period70% | $32.20 |
| Less than qualified60% | $27.60 |
- Overtime
- Hours past 7 on the shift are time and a half.
- Shift premium
- 7 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Vacation (to the Local 169 fund): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- Per diem and travel
- Transportation allowance (Art. 13): 26 to 35 miles: $20 a day worked; 36 to 50 miles: $30 a day worked; Over 50 miles: $40 a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Field construction and repair
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 46.00 | 1,840.00 |
| Vacation (to the Local 169 fund)40 h paid, taxable | 272.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,112.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Vacation sent to the Local 169 fundafter tax | −272.00 |
| Field dues5% of wages + vacation | −105.60 |
| Special assessment (Art. 6)per hour | −24.00 |
| M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fundper hour | −40.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −130.94 |
| Medicare1.45% | −30.62 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −294.83 |
| Michigan income taxestimate | −89.76 |
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:
- The app uses the 2023–2026 rules with the 2026 wages, so a rule changed in the renewal isn't in it yet.
- The agreement doesn't say when overtime starts on a 4×10; the app pays 10 hours straight and time and a half after, and every Friday hour at time and a half. The agreement has no make-up day, so don't tick Make-up day.
- On a Saturday, Sunday or holiday the app pays a night shift's hours at time and a half or double with no extra hour, and on a 4×10 it doesn't use the 7-for-8 rule; the agreement doesn't say. Vacation and pension count the extra hour as an hour paid.
- On a Sunday or holiday the overtime rate is double time; the app still uses time and a half for that half hour.
- The app takes Michigan income tax on it too, as Michigan taxes the wages the federal return does; the sheets only name federal withholding and FICA.
- Art. 13 is written for contractors 'that pay eligible employees transportation allowance', so it may not be owed on every job; the app starts at none. The agreement doesn't say how it's taxed: a flat daily amount paid to everyone is normally taxable wages under IRS rules, so the app adds it to taxable pay, with no dues or vacation on it. Over 50 miles the 21 cents a road mile on the first and last day isn't added: type it under This week's extras if your stub shows it.
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Questions
What does a Local 169 journeyman make in 2026?
$46.00 an hour under the Boilermakers Local 169 Agreement 2023–2026 (Michigan except Monroe, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties), with the July 1 2026 to June 30 2027 wage sheet, from July 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 169 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Field construction and repair agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 169 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 8th period $43.70 (95%), Apprentice, 7th period $41.40 (90%), Apprentice, 6th period $39.10 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period $36.80 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period $35.65 (77.5%), Apprentice, 3rd period $34.50 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd period $33.35 (72.5%), Apprentice, 1st period $32.20 (70%) and Less than qualified $27.60 (60%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 169 pay a per diem?
Transportation allowance (Art. 13): 26 to 35 miles: $20 a day worked; 36 to 50 miles: $30 a day worked; Over 50 miles: $40 a day worked.
How is Local 169 overtime paid?
Hours past 7 on the shift are time and a half.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Boilermaker app, version 0.2.0.
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