UnionCarpenters New York City wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters New York City 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.
Building commercial (type your deductions)
New York City District Council of Carpenters building commercial rate, as printed in the NYC Comptroller's prevailing wage schedule July 1 2026 to June 30 2027; deductions not published
$60.05an hour
Carpenter, building commercial, Building commercial (type your deductions)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Carpenter, building commercialbase rate | $60.05 |
| Apprentice, 4th year | $40.33 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year | $32.45 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year | $28.20 |
| Apprentice, 1st year | $25.20 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (Comptroller's schedule): time and a half after an 8-hour day and on Saturday (a Saturday make-up day for a weekday lost to weather is straight time); Sunday double time; the listed holidays double time.
- Shift premium
- 8 hours worked on shift are paid as 9.
- Per diem and travel
- Per diem and travel pay aren't in the Comptroller's schedule.
Heavy construction (type your deductions)
New York City District Council of Carpenters heavy construction (engineered structures and foundations, including all form work) rate, as printed in the NYC Comptroller's prevailing wage schedule July 1 2026 to June 30 2027; deductions not published
$62.59 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Carpenter, heavy constructionbase rate | $62.59 |
| Apprentice, 4th year | $51.35 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year | $42.96 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year | $34.58 |
| Apprentice, 1st year | $28.98 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (Comptroller's schedule): time and a half after an 8-hour day and on Saturday (a Saturday make-up day for a weekday lost to weather is straight time); Sunday double time; the listed holidays double time.
- Shift premium
- 13% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Per diem and travel pay aren't in the Comptroller's schedule.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Carpenter, building commercial, Building commercial (type your deductions)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 60.05 | 2,402.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,402.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −148.92 |
| Medicare1.45% | −34.83 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −10.38 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −359.83 |
| New York income taxestimate | −127.85 |
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:
- Building commercial (type your deductions). The schedule runs to June 30 2027 and the next one isn't out; after that, type your new rate under Enter my own rate. The other carpenter schedules (high-rise concrete forms, sidewalk shed, scaffold and hoist, wood water tank, dockbuilder) aren't built in yet.
- Building commercial (type your deductions). The app pays a 7-hour shift as 7.875 hours, not 8.
- Building commercial (type your deductions). A holiday on a Saturday or Sunday stays on its date (the schedule doesn't say it moves).
- Building commercial (type your deductions). With nothing typed, nothing comes off for dues, and the vacation or annuity amount can't be typed in, so take-home here is higher than your stub by those amounts.
- Heavy construction (type your deductions). The schedule runs to June 30 2027 and the next one isn't out; after that, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- Heavy construction (type your deductions). The app adds it on the hours you enter (enter 8 for the 8½-hour shift with its lunch), not on overtime hours.
- Heavy construction (type your deductions). A holiday on a Saturday or Sunday stays on its date (the schedule doesn't say it moves).
- Heavy construction (type your deductions). With nothing typed, nothing comes off for dues, and the vacation or annuity amount can't be typed in, so take-home here is higher than your stub by those amounts.
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Questions
What does a New York City journeyman make in 2026?
$60.05 an hour under the New York City District Council of Carpenters building commercial rate, as printed in the NYC Comptroller's prevailing wage schedule July 1 2026 to June 30 2027; deductions not published, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Heavy construction (type your deductions) $62.59.
When is the next New York City raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Building commercial (type your deductions) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do New York City apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th year $40.33, Apprentice, 3rd year $32.45, Apprentice, 2nd year $28.20 and Apprentice, 1st year $25.20 an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does New York City pay a per diem?
Per diem and travel pay aren't in the Comptroller's schedule.
How is New York City overtime paid?
Overtime (Comptroller's schedule): time and a half after an 8-hour day and on Saturday (a Saturday make-up day for a weekday lost to weather is straight time); Sunday double time; the listed holidays 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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