UnionCrane Operators Local 825 wages 2026 (New Jersey)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IUOE Local 825 in New Jersey, read from the two agreements built into the Crane Operator app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions)
Local 825 rates in the New Jersey Department of Labor's statewide prevailing wage determination, Operating Engineers (building, heavy and highway), effective July 1 2026; deductions not published
$69.72an hour
Crane, derrick or pile driver 100 t and over, or a tower crane, with 140 ft or more of boom, New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Crane, derrick or pile driver 100 t and over, or a tower crane, with 140 ft or more of boom (jib and leads included)base rate | $69.72 |
| Crane 100 t and over or tower crane, 100 to 139 ft of boom | $68.72 |
| Crane 100 t and over or tower crane, under 100 ft of boom | $67.72 |
| Crane under 100 t with 140 ft or more of boom | $65.22 |
| Crane under 100 t, 100 to 139 ft of boom | $64.22 |
| Crane, derrick or pile driver under 100 t, under 100 ft of boom | $63.22 |
| Hydraulic crane 10 t and under; A-frame | $61.63 |
| Crane signalman (general equipment rate) | $59.72 |
| Assistant engineer / oiler | $54.38 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (NJ DOL): the regular day is 8 hours Monday to Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- The state schedule has no per diem or zone pay (one rate for all of New Jersey).
New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions)
Local 825 rates in the New Jersey Department of Labor's statewide prevailing wage determination, Structural Steel Erection, effective July 1 2026; deductions not published
$71.74 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Crane or derrick with 140 ft or more of boom (jib included); pile driver 100 t and over; tower cranebase rate | $71.74 |
| Crane or derrick 100 t and over with under 140 ft of boom | $70.08 |
| Crane under 100 t with 140 ft or more of boom | $67.24 |
| Crane under 100 t with under 140 ft of boom | $65.58 |
| Cherry picker 10 t or less (over 10 t takes the crane rate); A-frame; hoists | $62.79 |
| Assistant engineer / oiler | $54.84 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (NJ DOL): the regular day is 8 hours Monday to Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- The state schedule has no per diem or zone pay (one rate for all of New Jersey).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Crane, derrick or pile driver 100 t and over, or a tower crane, with 140 ft or more of boom (jib and leads included), New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular32 h × 69.72 | 2,231.04 |
| Double time 2×8 h × 139.44 | 1,115.52 |
| Gross pay | 3,346.56 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −207.49 |
| Medicare1.45% | −48.53 |
| NJ unemployment | −12.80 |
| NJ workforce fund | −1.42 |
| NJ disability (TDI) | −6.36 |
| NJ family leave (FLI) | −7.70 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −586.52 |
| New Jersey income taxestimate | −189.64 |
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:
- New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions). The state doesn't print the rate the apprentice percentages are taken of, so no apprentice rates are offered (use Enter my own rate).
- New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions). The app adds 15% to the straight-time hours of that day, not to its overtime hours.
- New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions). The state doesn't say whether they're paid when not worked, so the app pays nothing for them; the app keeps a Saturday holiday on the Friday before and a Sunday one on the Monday after; and Presidential Election Day isn't in the app's calendar: tick Holiday on it if you work it (the next is November 7 2028).
- New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions). With nothing typed, take-home here is higher than your stub until you do.
- New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions). The state doesn't print the rate the apprentice percentages are taken of, so no apprentice rates are offered (use Enter my own rate).
- New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions). The app adds 15% to the straight-time hours of that day, not to its overtime hours.
- New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions). The state doesn't say whether they're paid when not worked, so the app pays nothing for them; the app keeps a Saturday holiday on the Friday before and a Sunday one on the Monday after; and Presidential Election Day isn't in the app's calendar: tick Holiday on it if you work it (the next is November 7 2028).
- New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions). With nothing typed, take-home here is higher than your stub until you do.
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Questions
What does a Local 825 journeyman make in 2026?
$69.72 an hour under the Local 825 rates in the New Jersey Department of Labor's statewide prevailing wage determination, Operating Engineers (building, heavy and highway), effective July 1 2026; deductions not published, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: New Jersey structural steel erection, statewide (type your deductions) $71.74.
When is the next Local 825 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the New Jersey building, heavy and highway, statewide (type your deductions) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 825 apprentices make?
Crane 100 t and over or tower crane, under 100 ft of boom $67.72 an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 825 pay a per diem?
The state schedule has no per diem or zone pay (one rate for all of New Jersey).
How is Local 825 overtime paid?
Overtime (NJ DOL): the regular day is 8 hours Monday to Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
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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