UnionBoilermakers Local 69 wages 2026 (Arkansas)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Boilermakers Local 69 in Arkansas, read from the one agreement built into the Boilermaker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Southeast Area field construction (probable rate)
Southeast Area Articles of Agreement 2025–2028 (Local 69); PROBABLE 2026 wage, check your rate
$40.21an hour
Journeyman, Southeast Area field construction (probable rate)
From October 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From October 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman (mechanic)base rate | $40.21 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (from 5,125 h)95% | $38.20 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (from 4,300 h)90% | $36.19 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (from 3,475 h)85% | $34.18 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (from 2,650 h)80% | $32.17 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (from 1,825 h)75% | $30.16 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (from 1,000 h)70% | $28.15 |
| Apprentice, probationary (first 1,000 h)65% | $26.14 |
- Overtime
- 4×10 (Art. 6.2): the contractor may set 10-hour days Monday to Thursday at straight time (half-hour unpaid lunch), hours past 10 at time and a half.
- Shift premium
- 7.5 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Per diem and travel
- Over 60 miles, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman (mechanic), Southeast Area field construction (probable rate)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 40.21 | 1,608.40 |
| Gross pay | 1,608.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues6.25% of gross wages | −100.53 |
| Social Security6.2% | −99.72 |
| Medicare1.45% | −23.32 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −184.04 |
| Arkansas income taxestimate | −50.67 |
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:
- Every rule here is probable, not confirmed, and a rule changed since isn't in it. Work under the National Maintenance Agreement or another national agreement isn't built in yet.
- The second step may have started before October 1 2026 (some time between October 2025 and September 10 2026); the app uses October 1. If your stub's rate differs, use Enter my own rate. The third step (probably $43.21 from October 1 2027) isn't entered.
- The agreement moves only a Sunday holiday, so the app leaves a Saturday one on the Saturday (Independence Day 2026, Christmas 2027), worked at double time; a local building trades holiday isn't marked: tick Holiday on the day.
- The app treats every night as a 2nd shift, so a 3rd shift of 7 hours gets 7.47 hours' pay instead of 8; on a 4×10 (the second shift works 9½ hours for 10) and on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday it adds no paid-but-not-worked time. The new agreement changed shift times, and how isn't published.
- Where the 60 miles are measured from isn't published, and the agreement doesn't say how it's taxed: the app treats it as a tax-free per diem when you stay away from home overnight and as taxable wages when you drive home each day. The meal after 3 hours of unscheduled overtime (up to $20) is furnished by the contractor, so it isn't on the check.
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Questions
What does a Local 69 journeyman (mechanic) make in 2026?
$40.21 an hour under the Southeast Area Articles of Agreement 2025–2028 (Local 69); PROBABLE 2026 wage, check your rate, from October 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 69 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Southeast Area field construction (probable rate) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 69 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period (from 5,125 h) $38.20 (95%), Apprentice, 5th period (from 4,300 h) $36.19 (90%), Apprentice, 4th period (from 3,475 h) $34.18 (85%), Apprentice, 3rd period (from 2,650 h) $32.17 (80%), Apprentice, 2nd period (from 1,825 h) $30.16 (75%), Apprentice, 1st period (from 1,000 h) $28.15 (70%) and Apprentice, probationary (first 1,000 h) $26.14 (65%) an hour from October 1, 2026.
Does Local 69 pay a per diem?
Over 60 miles, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
How is Local 69 overtime paid?
4×10 (Art. 6.2): the contractor may set 10-hour days Monday to Thursday at straight time (half-hour unpaid lunch), 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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