UnionCarpenters Cook, Lake, DuPage wages 2026 (Illinois)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters Cook, Lake, DuPage in Illinois, read from the one agreement built into the Carpenter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Commercial construction (MARBA agreement)
MARBA Carpenters Agreement 2024–2029 (Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association and the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council) for Cook, Lake and DuPage counties, with the June 1 2026 wage allocation
$58.51an hour
Journeyman carpenter, Commercial construction (MARBA agreement)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman carpenterbase rate | $58.51 |
| Foreman (up to 4 carpenters)JM + $2.00 | $60.51 |
| Foreman (5 or more carpenters)JM + $2.50 | $61.01 |
| Apprentice, 4th year80% | $46.81 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year65% | $38.03 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year50% | $29.26 |
| Apprentice, 1st year40% | $23.40 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (6.3, 6.4): the first 2 hours after 8 Monday to Friday are time and a half (at the employee's option) and every other weekday overtime hour is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 7 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Per diem and travel
- MARBA has no per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman carpenter, Commercial construction (MARBA agreement)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 58.51 | 2,340.40 |
| Vacation savings (taxable, goes to the fund)40 h × 3.03 | 121.20 |
| Gross pay | 2,461.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of gross wages | −93.62 |
| Vacation savings sent to the fund (Art. 12.15)per hour | −121.20 |
| Social Security6.2% | −152.62 |
| Medicare1.45% | −35.69 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −374.13 |
| Illinois income taxestimate | −121.85 |
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 agreement prints only the percentages, so the apprentice dollars are the journeyman rate times the percentage, rounded to the cent.
- The 2027 split isn't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after June 1 2027: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- On a 2nd or 3rd shift every hour past 7 is double time, but the app pays the first 2 of them at time and a half (the day-shift rule), and working through lunch (double time) isn't added.
- The agreement pages in our source don't say whether a holiday on a Saturday or Sunday moves, so the app leaves it on its date (the Fourth of July 2026 on Saturday July 4, Christmas 2027 on Saturday December 25); if your job takes the Friday or Monday off instead, tick Holiday on that day.
- The app uses $3.03 for weeks before June 1 2026 too; because it's added and then taken back, only the tax on the 42-cent difference changes (a few cents a week).
- The app figures the 4% on your wages without the vacation savings; if your stub figures it on both, your dues are about 12 cents an hour higher. Monthly dues aren't in our sources: type them on the Settings tab if your employer takes them out.
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Questions
What does a Cook, Lake, DuPage journeyman carpenter make in 2026?
$58.51 an hour under the MARBA Carpenters Agreement 2024–2029 (Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association and the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council) for Cook, Lake and DuPage counties, with the June 1 2026 wage allocation, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Cook, Lake, DuPage raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Commercial construction (MARBA agreement) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Cook, Lake, DuPage apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th year $46.81 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd year $38.03 (65%), Apprentice, 2nd year $29.26 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st year $23.40 (40%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Cook, Lake, DuPage pay a per diem?
MARBA has no per diem.
How is Cook, Lake, DuPage overtime paid?
Overtime (6.3, 6.4): the first 2 hours after 8 Monday to Friday are time and a half (at the employee's option) and every other weekday overtime hour is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Carpenter app, version 0.1.0.
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