UnionCarpenters Local 291 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters Local 291 in New York, read from the two agreements built into the Carpenter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions)
New York State prevailing wage schedule (Article 8) July 1 2026 to June 30 2027, carpenter building rate 2-291B-Alb: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties; the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' union rate; deductions not published
$42.88an hour
Journeyman carpenter, Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman carpenterbase rate | $42.88 |
| Apprentice, 4th term80% | $34.30 |
| Apprentice, 3rd term75% | $32.16 |
| Apprentice, 2nd term70% | $30.02 |
| Apprentice, 1st term65% | $27.87 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (the schedule's codes B, E, E2 and Q): time and a half after 8 hours a day and on Saturday; a Saturday worked to make up a weekday lost to weather is straight time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Per diem and travel pay aren't in New York's schedule.
Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions)
New York State prevailing wage schedule (Article 8) July 1 2026 to June 30 2027, carpenter heavy and highway rate 2-291HH-Alb: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties; the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' union rate; deductions not published
$48.77 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman carpenter, heavy and highwaybase rate | $48.77 |
| Apprentice, 4th term80% | $39.02 |
| Apprentice, 3rd term75% | $36.58 |
| Apprentice, 2nd term70% | $34.14 |
| Apprentice, 1st term65% | $31.70 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (the schedule's codes B, E and Q): time and a half after 8 hours a day and on Saturday; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $4.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Per diem and travel pay aren't in New York's schedule.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman carpenter, Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 42.88 | 1,715.20 |
| Gross pay | 1,715.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −106.34 |
| Medicare1.45% | −24.87 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −7.41 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −207.54 |
| New York income taxestimate | −81.87 |
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:
- Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions). The schedule prints the percentages, so the apprentice dollars are the journeyman rate times the percentage, rounded to the cent. No foreman or general foreman rate is printed: use Enter my own rate. A day logged as another role is paid at that role's rate.
- Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions). The schedule prints only the current year, so the app uses the July 1 2026 rate for earlier weeks too (Davis-Bacon's July 1 2025 figure here is $36.38: for a 2025 week use Enter my own rate). The package goes up $4.00 an hour on July 1 2027 and $3.00 on July 1 2028, to be allocated later: after that, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions). No 4×10 is printed, so the app has none, and it lets a make-up day run at straight time up to 40 hours even in a week with a holiday.
- Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions). Every night is taken as a 2nd shift (+10%); for a 3rd shift use Enter my own rate with the 15% added. Leave Night off on shift work that isn't required by the owner or agency.
- Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions). With nothing typed, nothing comes off for dues, so take-home here is higher than your stub until you do; a vacation or annuity amount taken from your pay can't be typed in.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). The schedule prints the percentages, so the apprentice dollars are the journeyman rate times the percentage, rounded to the cent. No foreman or general foreman rate is printed: use Enter my own rate. A day logged as another role is paid at that role's rate.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). The schedule prints only the current year, so the app uses the July 1 2026 rate for earlier weeks too (Davis-Bacon's July 1 2025 figure here is $44.28: for a 2025 week use Enter my own rate). The package goes up $3.00 an hour on July 1 2027, to be allocated later: after that, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). No 4×10 is printed, so the app has none; there's no make-up day.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). Whether the $4.00 is added on overtime hours isn't printed; the app adds it on straight-time hours only.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). The app pays it whenever the holiday isn't worked (untick Hol. on the day if you missed the day before or after), and when you work one it pays double time for the hours but doesn't add the day's holiday pay.
- Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions). With nothing typed, nothing comes off for dues, so take-home here is higher than your stub until you do; a vacation or annuity amount taken from your pay can't be typed in.
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Questions
What does a Local 291 journeyman carpenter make in 2026?
$42.88 an hour under the New York State prevailing wage schedule (Article 8) July 1 2026 to June 30 2027, carpenter building rate 2-291B-Alb: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties; the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' union rate; deductions not published, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Albany and the Capital District heavy and highway (type your deductions) $48.77.
When is the next Local 291 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Albany and the Capital District building (type your deductions) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 291 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th term $34.30 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd term $32.16 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd term $30.02 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st term $27.87 (65%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 291 pay a per diem?
Per diem and travel pay aren't in New York's schedule.
How is Local 291 overtime paid?
Overtime (the schedule's codes B, E, E2 and Q): time and a half after 8 hours a day and on Saturday; a Saturday worked to make up a weekday lost to weather is straight time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Carpenter app, version 0.1.0.
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