UnionCarpenters Local 336 wages 2026 (Massachusetts)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters Local 336 in Massachusetts, read from the one agreement built into the Carpenter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Western Massachusetts
Western MA Local 336 agreement (North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and Carpenters Local 336 with the AGC of Massachusetts), September 1 2023 to August 31 2027: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties
$44.76an hour
Journeyman carpenter, Western Massachusetts
From September 1, 2026. Next step $45.66 on March 1, 2027.
| Classification | From September 1, 2026 | From March 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman carpenterbase rate | $44.76 | $45.66 |
| ForemanJM + $3.00 | $47.76 | $48.66 |
| Apprentice, 4th year80% | $35.81 | $36.53 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year70% | $31.33 | $31.96 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year55% | $24.62 | $25.11 |
| Apprentice, 1st year45% | $20.14 | $20.55 |
- Overtime
- Monday to Friday, the first 4 overtime hours are time and a half, then double time (past 12 hours in a day too); Saturday's first 12 hours are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 7.5 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Per diem and travel
- There's no per diem for local work.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman carpenter, Western Massachusetts
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 44.76 | 1,790.40 |
| Gross pay | 1,790.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Working dues (2.25% of the total package)per hour | −66.40 |
| Social Security6.2% | −111.00 |
| Medicare1.45% | −25.96 |
| MA paid leave | −8.24 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −224.08 |
| Massachusetts income taxestimate | −82.67 |
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:
- The foreman is paid the $3.00 minimum; the March 1 2027 apprentice dollars and the September 2025 ones aren't printed, so the app works them out (the journeyman rate times the percentage, rounded to the cent); the agreement ends August 31 2027, so after that type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- The agreement doesn't say what Saturday hours past 12 pay, so the app keeps them at time and a half.
- The app pays hours past 10 on a 4×10 day like hours past 8 on a 5×8 day (4 at time and a half, then double), pays every other Friday hour at time and a half, and lets a make-up day run at straight time up to 40 hours even in a week with a holiday.
- The app treats every night as a 2nd shift, so a 7-hour 3rd shift gets 7.47 hours' pay instead of 8.
- The agreement doesn't say whether a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday moves, so the app leaves it on its date (Independence Day 2026 on Saturday July 4).
- The package is worked out from the agreement's $68.22 on September 1 2023 plus its raises of $0.90 and $0.95 in turn every March 1 and September 1 ($73.77 from September 1 2026); apprentices pay on their own package, which isn't published, so the app takes the journeyman's amount (an apprentice's dues shown here are higher than the real ones). Western Massachusetts has no vacation fund deduction.
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Questions
What does a Local 336 journeyman carpenter make in 2026?
$44.76 an hour under the Western MA Local 336 agreement (North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and Carpenters Local 336 with the AGC of Massachusetts), September 1 2023 to August 31 2027: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, from September 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 336 raise?
The next step in the Western Massachusetts schedule is $45.66 an hour on March 1, 2027.
What do Local 336 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th year $35.81 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd year $31.33 (70%), Apprentice, 2nd year $24.62 (55%) and Apprentice, 1st year $20.14 (45%) an hour from September 1, 2026.
Does Local 336 pay a per diem?
There's no per diem for local work.
How is Local 336 overtime paid?
Monday to Friday, the first 4 overtime hours are time and a half, then double time (past 12 hours in a day too); Saturday's first 12 hours are time and a half; 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.
- Western MA Local 336 carpenters' agreement 2023–2027 (MA DLS copy, Internet Archive)
- MA DLS wage schedule, Carpenters Local 336 Hampden Hampshire Franklin, issue 06/16/2026 (p.5)
- Davis-Bacon MA20260003 rev 1 (CARP0336-009, September 1 2025)
- North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters LM-2 (working dues)
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