UnionCrane Operators Local 139 wages 2026 (Wisconsin)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IUOE Local 139 in Wisconsin, read from the three agreements built into the Crane Operator app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC)
Local 139 Master Building Agreement, Area I (Associated Contractors Employers Association and the AGC of Greater Milwaukee), with the May 31 2026 rates
$58.06an hour
1, Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC)
From May 31, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| 1(A) with CCO/OECP held by May 31 2016: cranes, tower cranes and derricks over 100 t or 176 ftbase rate | $58.06 |
| 1(A)1: cranes, tower cranes and derricks over 100 t or with 176 ft or more of boom, leads or jib; crane foreman | $57.56 |
| 1(B) with CCO/OECP held by May 31 2016: cranes 100 t or under or 175 ft or under | $57.56 |
| 1(B)1: cranes, tower and pedestal cranes and derricks 100 t or under or with 175 ft of boom or under | $57.06 |
| 1(C)1: self-erecting tower cranes 4,000 lb and under; traveling (bridge) cranes | $56.56 |
| Class 2: truck-mounted hydraulic cranes 5 t or under | $54.77 |
| Class 4: oiler and greaser; assistant engineer; A-frame and winch trucks | $45.64 |
| Apprentice, 1st 1,500 hours70% of Class 3 | $35.55 |
| Apprentice, 2nd 1,500 hours75% | $38.09 |
| Apprentice, 3rd 1,500 hours80% | $40.63 |
| Apprentice, 4th 1,500 hours90% | $45.71 |
- Overtime
- Hours and overtime (the previous Area I text, 2013-2016): 8 hours between 8:00 and 17:00 are a day and 40 hours Monday to Friday a week; over 8 hours a day and Saturdays are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $0.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem amount in the agreements: room and board are reimbursed with receipts when an overnight stay is required (the previous Area I text).
Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II)
Local 139 Building, Heavy and Municipal/Utilities Agreement, Area II (Wisconsin outside the six Area I counties), with the June 1 2026 rates
$52.98 an hour, journeyman, from June 1, 2026.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| 1(A): cranes, tower cranes and derricks over 100 t or with 176 ft or more of boom, leads or jib; crane foremanbase rate | $52.98 |
| 1(B): cranes and derricks 100 t or under or with 175 ft of boom or under | $51.73 |
| 1(C): traveling (bridge) cranes | $47.43 |
| Class 2: hydraulic cranes 10 t or under | $46.90 |
| Class 3: assistant engineer; A-frames; firemen on pile drivers and derricks | $44.83 |
| Class 4: oiler and greaser | $43.30 |
| Apprentice, 1st 1,500 hours70% of Class 3 | $31.38 |
| Apprentice, 2nd 1,500 hours75% | $33.62 |
| Apprentice, 3rd 1,500 hours80% | $35.86 |
| Apprentice, 4th 1,500 hours90% | $40.35 |
- Overtime
- Holidays (the previous agreement texts): New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, double time when worked and not paid when you don't work them; no work on Labor Day except in an emergency.
- Shift premium
- $0.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem amount in the agreements: room and board are reimbursed with receipts when an overnight stay is required (the previous Area I text).
Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC)
Local 139 Heavy and Highway Construction Agreement with the Wisconsin Transportation Employers Council, statewide, with the May 31 2026 rates
$49.87 an hour, journeyman, from May 31, 2026.
| Classification | From May 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| 1(A): cranes, tower cranes and derricks over 100 t or with 176 ft or more of boom, leads or jibbase rate | $49.87 |
| 1(B): cranes 100 t or under or with 175 ft of boom or under | $49.37 |
| Class 2: cranes 25 t or under | $48.27 |
| Class 4: oiler | $47.72 |
| Apprentice, 1st 1,500 hours70% of Class 3 | $33.61 |
| Apprentice, 2nd 1,500 hours75% | $36.01 |
| Apprentice, 3rd 1,500 hours80% | $38.41 |
| Apprentice, 4th 1,500 hours90% | $43.21 |
- Overtime
- Hours and overtime (the previous agreement, 2021-2024): 8 hours are a day and 40 hours Monday to Friday a week; over 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and all Saturday work are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $2.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem amount in the agreements: room and board are reimbursed with receipts when an overnight stay is required (the previous Area I text).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 20261(A) with CCO/OECP held by May 31 2016: cranes, tower cranes and derricks over 100 t or 176 ft, Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 58.06 | 2,322.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,322.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues1.5% of wages (1.5% of the whole package) | −34.84 |
| Dues on the fringe package (1.5% of the fringes, each hour paid)per hour | −18.16 |
| Social Security6.2% | −143.99 |
| Medicare1.45% | −33.67 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −341.12 |
| Wisconsin income taxestimate | −117.17 |
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:
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). Rates after May 2027 aren't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after that.
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). The app pays the premium as a flat amount for every hour worked, not multiplied on overtime (the sheet doesn't say).
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). The 2024-2027 agreement isn't public, so the app uses these older rules: check your stub.
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). One Night tick can't tell these apart, so the app adds the smallest, $0.50 an hour, for every hour worked that day; enter the 8 hours you're paid on a 7.5 or 7-hour shift.
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). The current agreement isn't public; the app uses the 2013-2016 list and keeps a Saturday holiday on the Friday before and a Sunday one on the Monday after.
- Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC). The app figures the 1.5% on your wages plus the fringes for each hour paid; apprentices' fringes are lower (their pension is half), so their dues here are about 10 cents an hour high.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). Rates after May 2027 aren't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after that.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). The app pays the premium as a flat amount for every hour worked, not multiplied on overtime, and one premium at a time.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). The app uses the Local 139 pattern in the Area I and Heavy and Highway texts: over 8 hours a day and Saturdays time and a half, Sundays and holidays double time. Enter the hours you're paid for, not an unpaid lunch; check your stub.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). The app uses the Area I three-shift premium, $0.50 an hour, when you tick Night; check your stub.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). The current agreement isn't public; no Area II text is public, so the app uses the Area I list and keeps a Saturday holiday on the Friday before and a Sunday one on the Monday after.
- Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II). The app figures the 1.5% on your wages plus the fringes for each hour paid; apprentices' fringes are lower (their pension is half), so their dues here are about 10 cents an hour high.
- Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC). Rates after May 2027 aren't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after that.
- Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC). The 2024-2027 text isn't public, so the app uses these rules: check your stub.
- Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC). The app adds it for every hour worked that day, not multiplied on overtime.
- Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC). The current agreement isn't public; the 2021-2024 text doesn't say where a weekend holiday is kept, so the app keeps a Saturday one on the Friday before and a Sunday one on the Monday after.
- Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC). The app figures the 1.5% on your wages plus the fringes for each hour paid; apprentices' fringes are lower (their pension is half), so their dues here are about 10 cents an hour high.
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Questions
What does a Local 139 journeyman make in 2026?
$58.06 an hour under the Local 139 Master Building Agreement, Area I (Associated Contractors Employers Association and the AGC of Greater Milwaukee), with the May 31 2026 rates, from May 31, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Wisconsin outside Area I: building, heavy and municipal (Area II) $52.98 and Wisconsin heavy & highway, statewide (WTEC) $49.87.
When is the next Local 139 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Milwaukee area building, Area I (ACEA and AGC) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 139 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 1st 1,500 hours $35.55 (70% of Class 3), Apprentice, 2nd 1,500 hours $38.09 (75%), Apprentice, 3rd 1,500 hours $40.63 (80%) and Apprentice, 4th 1,500 hours $45.71 (90%) an hour from May 31, 2026.
Does Local 139 pay a per diem?
No per diem amount in the agreements: room and board are reimbursed with receipts when an overnight stay is required (the previous Area I text).
How is Local 139 overtime paid?
Hours and overtime (the previous Area I text, 2013-2016): 8 hours between 8:00 and 17:00 are a day and 40 hours Monday to Friday a week; over 8 hours a day and Saturdays are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Crane Operator app, version 0.1.0.
- Local 139 Master Building Agreement Area I, Article IX rates (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Local 139 apprentice wage rates June 2026 to May 2027
- Local 139 Area I agreement text 2013-2016 (OLMS, the previous agreement)
- Local 139 Wages & Benefits page
- Local 139 Building, Heavy and Municipal/Utilities Area II, Article IX rates (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Local 139 Heavy and Highway Construction Agreement, Article XIV rates (2025, 2026)
- Local 139 Heavy and Highway agreement text 2021-2024 (OLMS, the previous agreement)
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