UnionInsulators Local 26 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Insulators Local 26 in New York, read from the one agreement built into the Insulator app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Mechanical insulation
Heat and Frost Insulators Local 26 agreement with the Master Insulators' Association of Rochester, with the June 1 2026 wage schedule
$43.26an hour
Mechanic, Mechanical insulation
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Mechanic (journeyperson)base rate | $43.26 |
| 4th-year apprentice90% | $38.93 |
| 3rd-year apprentice80% | $34.61 |
| 2nd-year apprentice70% | $30.28 |
| 1st-year apprentice65% | $28.12 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (New York's schedule, codes B, E, Q): every hour past 8 in a day and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time; Labor Day is triple time.
- Shift premium
- No shift premium is published for this agreement, so the app adds none for night work.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 26's published rules have no per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Mechanic (journeyperson), Mechanical insulation
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 43.26 | 1,730.40 |
| Gross pay | 1,730.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Dues (Local 26)per hour | −136.40 |
| Social Security6.2% | −107.28 |
| Medicare1.45% | −25.09 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −7.48 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −210.88 |
| New York income taxestimate | −82.77 |
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 2025 apprentice rates are worked out at the same percentages of $40.26 ($26.17 to $36.23). The package goes up $4.25 on June 1 2027 and again on June 1 2028, to be allocated, so the app keeps the 2026 rates until your new rate is out: then type it under Enter my own rate.
- The app has no triple-time rate, so Labor Day hours show at double time, a third short of what's owed.
- The app works overtime dues as 1.5 × $3.41 = $5.115 an hour, half a cent under the printed $5.12, takes Labor Day hours at the double-time dues, and uses the 2026 amounts for weeks before June 1 2026.
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Questions
What does a Local 26 mechanic (journeyperson) make in 2026?
$43.26 an hour under the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 26 agreement with the Master Insulators' Association of Rochester, with the June 1 2026 wage schedule, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 26 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Mechanical insulation agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 26 apprentices make?
4th-year apprentice $38.93 (90%), 3rd-year apprentice $34.61 (80%), 2nd-year apprentice $30.28 (70%) and 1st-year apprentice $28.12 (65%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 26 pay a per diem?
Local 26's published rules have no per diem.
How is Local 26 overtime paid?
Overtime (New York's schedule, codes B, E, Q): every hour past 8 in a day and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time; Labor Day is triple time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Insulator app, version 0.1.0.
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