UnionIronworkers Local 263 wages 2026 (Texas)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Ironworkers Local 263 in Texas, read from the one agreement built into the Ironworker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Outside erection (Dallas-Fort Worth, North and West Texas)
Texas Standard Form Agreement 2025–2028, Local 263 wage page
$30.64an hour
Journeyman, Outside erection (Dallas-Fort Worth, North and West Texas)
From June 1, 2026. Next step $31.64 on June 1, 2027.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 | From June 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (upgraded)base rate | $30.64 | $31.64 |
| Journeyman, not upgraded90% | $27.58 | $28.48 |
| ForemanJM + $2 | $32.64 | $33.64 |
| General foremanJM + $3 | $33.64 | $34.64 |
| SuperintendentJM + $4 | $34.64 | $35.64 |
| Site surveyor or site safety representativeJM + $3 | $33.64 | $34.64 |
| FCAW welderJM + $2 | $32.64 | $33.64 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year90% | $27.58 | $28.48 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year80% | $24.51 | $25.31 |
| Apprentice, 1st year70% | $21.45 | $22.15 |
- Overtime
- Overtime is paid only past 10 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, at time and a half, so on a 5×8 a 9- or 10-hour day is straight time.
- Per diem and travel
- 60 to 90 miles, staying away from home: $55 per diem a day worked; Over 90 miles, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman (upgraded), Outside erection (Dallas-Fort Worth, North and West Texas)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 30.64 | 1,225.60 |
| Gross pay | 1,225.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues2.5% of gross pay | −30.64 |
| Supplemental dues (District Council, IPAL, COPE, Market Recovery)per hour | −10.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −75.99 |
| Medicare1.45% | −17.77 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −105.15 |
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 2026 and 2027 rates are the agreement's fixed June 1 raises (+ $1.00 a year for Local 263) added to the 2025 rate, and every other class is worked out from its rule, rounded to the cent. The federal Davis-Bacon schedule for Dallas County confirms the 2025 rate.
- The app pays a Saturday, and the Friday of a 4×10, at time and a half unless you tick Make-up day, which pays straight time up to 10 hours and the 40-hour week; the agreement stops a 5×8 make-up day at 8 straight-time hours, and a make-up day for a holiday is time and a half, so leave it unticked in a holiday week. A flexible start time pays 8 hours straight, then time and a half; the app doesn't work that out.
- The app has no shift setting for this agreement: enter the 8 hours you're paid for a 2nd or 3rd shift (the supplemental dues then count 8 hours too). Overtime is paid in 15-minute steps.
- The agreement doesn't say how it's taxed; the app follows the IRS rules for travel away from home.
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Questions
What does a Local 263 journeyman (upgraded) make in 2026?
$30.64 an hour under the Texas Standard Form Agreement 2025–2028, Local 263 wage page, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 263 raise?
The next step in the Outside erection (Dallas-Fort Worth, North and West Texas) schedule is $31.64 an hour on June 1, 2027.
What do Local 263 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 3rd year $27.58 (90%), Apprentice, 2nd year $24.51 (80%) and Apprentice, 1st year $21.45 (70%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 263 pay a per diem?
60 to 90 miles, staying away from home: $55 per diem a day worked; Over 90 miles, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
How is Local 263 overtime paid?
Overtime is paid only past 10 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, at time and a half, so on a 5×8 a 9- or 10-hour day is straight time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Ironworker app, version 0.1.0.
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