UnionCrane Operators Local 158 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IUOE Local 158 in New York, read from the one agreement built into the Crane Operator app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Albany area heavy & highway, District 106 (AGC NYS)
Heavy & Highway Agreement 2026–2030 between the Associated General Contractors of New York State and IUOE Local 158, District 106, with the July 1 2026 wages
$63.56an hour
Class A1: every crane or machine that needs a New York State crane license, Albany area heavy & highway, District 106 (AGC NYS)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Class A1: every crane or machine that needs a New York State crane licensebase rate | $63.56 |
| Apprentice, 0 to 1,000 hours60% of Class B | $35.34 |
| Apprentice, 1,001 to 2,000 hours70% | $41.23 |
| Apprentice, 2,001 to 3,000 hours80% | $47.12 |
| Apprentice, 3,001 to 4,100 hours90% | $53.01 |
- Overtime
- Time and a half over 8 hours a day or 40 a week and all Saturday; Sundays are double time (reporting but not put to work 4 hours straight time; starting, 4 hours at double time; past 4 hours, at least 8 at double time).
- Shift premium
- $2.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- VII): Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, paid at your classification; a Sunday holiday is kept on the Monday after (worked, double time plus the holiday pay).
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem: an overnight stay away for an equipment move is paid as reasonable meals and lodging on receipts, a reimbursement, not wages.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Class A1: every crane or machine that needs a New York State crane license, Albany area heavy & highway, District 106 (AGC NYS)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 63.56 | 2,542.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,542.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues3.15% of wages (3.15% of the whole package) | −80.09 |
| Dues on the benefit package (3.15% of the benefits, each hour paid)per hour | −43.91 |
| Social Security6.2% | −157.63 |
| Medicare1.45% | −36.86 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −10.98 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −393.52 |
| New York income taxestimate | −138.42 |
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 July 2025 rates are only in spreadsheet files, not read, so the app uses the 2026 rates for earlier weeks; and the package increases ($3.54 on July 1 2027, $3.67 in 2028, $3.81 in 2029) are split each May, so after July 1 2027 type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- The app pays the premium as a flat amount for every hour worked, not multiplied on overtime (the sheet doesn't say), and only one premium at a time (a luffing tower crane would get both).
- The 24-hour weekly guarantee once called out, the 8-hour minimum for each day to layoff and show-up pay (2 hours, 4 if held past 2) aren't worked out: enter the hours you're paid.
- One Night tick can't tell them apart, so the app adds $2.00 for every hour worked that day; on a third shift your stub shows $2.00 an hour more.
- The app pays 8 hours' holiday pay for a holiday on a weekday you don't work, nothing for a Saturday holiday, and on a holiday you work only the double time (not the holiday pay on top); it doesn't check the day before and after.
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Questions
What does a Local 158 journeyman make in 2026?
$63.56 an hour under the Heavy & Highway Agreement 2026–2030 between the Associated General Contractors of New York State and IUOE Local 158, District 106, with the July 1 2026 wages, from July 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 158 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Albany area heavy & highway, District 106 (AGC NYS) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 158 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 0 to 1,000 hours $35.34 (60% of Class B), Apprentice, 1,001 to 2,000 hours $41.23 (70%), Apprentice, 2,001 to 3,000 hours $47.12 (80%) and Apprentice, 3,001 to 4,100 hours $53.01 (90%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 158 pay a per diem?
No per diem: an overnight stay away for an equipment move is paid as reasonable meals and lodging on receipts, a reimbursement, not wages.
How is Local 158 overtime paid?
Time and a half over 8 hours a day or 40 a week and all Saturday; Sundays are double time (reporting but not put to work 4 hours straight time; starting, 4 hours at double time; past 4 hours, at least 8 at 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.
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