UnionBoilermakers Local 237 wages 2026 (Connecticut)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Boilermakers Local 237 in Connecticut, 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 maintenance
Northeastern States Articles of Agreement (2022–2024 rules) with the 2026 wage: Local 237
$50.21an hour
Journeyman, Field construction and maintenance
From January 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From January 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $50.21 |
| ForemanJM + $5 | $55.21 |
| General foremanJM + $7 | $57.21 |
| Apprentice, 8th period95% | $47.70 |
| Apprentice, 7th period90% | $45.19 |
| Apprentice, 6th period85% | $42.68 |
| Apprentice, 5th period80% | $40.17 |
| Apprentice, 4th period75% | $37.66 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period70% | $35.15 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period65% | $32.64 |
| Apprentice, 1st period65% | $32.64 |
| Helper or trainee65% | $32.64 |
- Overtime
- 4×10 (Art. 14(e)-(f), by mutual agreement): 10 hours a day Monday to Thursday at straight time, hours past 10 at time and a half.
- Shift premium
- $2.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Travel allowance (Art. 20): 25 to 45 miles: $10 a day worked; Over 45 to 60 miles: $25 a day worked; Over 60 miles: $35 a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Field construction and maintenance
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 50.21 | 2,008.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,008.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4.25% of gross wages | −85.36 |
| Vacation fund (Art. 19(e))per hour | −40.00 |
| Building and Training Fund (Art. 18)per hour | −4.00 |
| M.O.R.E. Work Investment Fundper hour | −40.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −124.52 |
| Medicare1.45% | −29.12 |
| CT paid leave | −10.04 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −272.04 |
| Connecticut income taxestimate | −140.39 |
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 2022–2024 rules, which New York's 2026 wage schedules still follow, with the 2026 wage; a rule changed since isn't in it yet. Work under the National Maintenance Agreement or another national agreement has its own rules and isn't built in yet.
- Connecticut doesn't print the foreman, general foreman or apprentice dollar rates, so the app works them out from those rules, rounded to the cent (a general foreman may be paid more than the minimum).
- Connecticut publishes its rates once a year, on July 1, and doesn't say when the $50.21 step began; the agreement's raises fall on January 1, so the app uses it from January 1 2026, and for earlier weeks too (it was $48.21 in 2025: for a 2025 week use Enter my own rate). A raise on January 1 2027 isn't published yet: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- The app pays $2.00 on every night, so a 3rd shift is $0.25 an hour short, and only on straight-time hours, as the agreement doesn't say whether the premium is paid on overtime.
- The app doesn't add the paid meal by itself because the agreement doesn't say at what rate it's paid: if your stub pays it, add the half hour to the day's hours.
- The agreement doesn't say how it's taxed; a daily amount for getting to work is normally taxable wages under IRS rules, so the app adds it to taxable pay (no dues or vacation on it), and on every day with hours logged. It's also owed for a holiday in the regular work week when you work the scheduled days before and after; the app doesn't add that.
- Local 237 files no report to the US Department of Labor that shows its field dues, so the app takes 4.25% of gross wages, the least the IBB Constitution allows (type your lodge's % on the Settings tab). The per-hour amounts are the 2022 ones printed in the agreement (newer ones aren't published) and are counted on hours worked. The LEAP political fund ($0.05 an hour, only on a signed card, Art. 31) isn't taken. Monthly dues ($58) are paid to the lodge yourself, so they aren't on the check.
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Questions
What does a Local 237 journeyman make in 2026?
$50.21 an hour under the Northeastern States Articles of Agreement (2022–2024 rules) with the 2026 wage: Local 237, from January 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 237 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Field construction and maintenance agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 237 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 8th period $47.70 (95%), Apprentice, 7th period $45.19 (90%), Apprentice, 6th period $42.68 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period $40.17 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period $37.66 (75%), Apprentice, 3rd period $35.15 (70%), Apprentice, 2nd period $32.64 (65%) and Apprentice, 1st period $32.64 (65%) an hour from January 1, 2026.
Does Local 237 pay a per diem?
Travel allowance (Art. 20): 25 to 45 miles: $10 a day worked; Over 45 to 60 miles: $25 a day worked; Over 60 miles: $35 a day worked.
How is Local 237 overtime paid?
4×10 (Art. 14(e)-(f), by mutual agreement): 10 hours a day Monday to Thursday at straight time, hours past 10 at 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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