UnionIronworkers Local 29 wages 2026 (Oregon)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Ironworkers Local 29 in Oregon and Washington, read from the one agreement built into the Ironworker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Field ironwork, Pacific Northwest Area 2
Pacific Northwest Master Labor Agreement 2024–2028, Area 2 (Oregon and southwest Washington), with the July 6 2026 Schedule A
$51.05an hour
Journeyman, Field ironwork, Pacific Northwest Area 2
From July 6, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 6, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $51.05 |
| Foreman (or crane/lift assembly coordinator)JM + $4.50 | $55.55 |
| General foremanJM + $6 | $57.05 |
| Apprentice, 8th period95% | $48.50 |
| Apprentice, 7th period90% | $45.95 |
| Apprentice, 6th period90% | $45.95 |
| Apprentice, 5th period85% | $43.39 |
| Apprentice, 4th period80% | $40.84 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period75% | $38.29 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period70% | $35.74 |
| Apprentice, 1st period65% | $33.18 |
- Overtime
- On a 4×10 week the scheduled day off, if worked, is time and a half up to 12 hours, then double.
- Shift premium
- 7.5 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Per diem and travel
- PTO (taxable, to the NW Ironworkers Vacation/PTO Trust): 46 to 60 miles: $75 a day worked; 61 to 100 miles: $100 a day worked; Over 100 miles: $140 a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Field ironwork, Pacific Northwest Area 2
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 51.05 | 2,042.00 |
| PTO (taxable, to the NW Ironworkers Vacation/PTO Trust)40 h × 4.50 | 180.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,222.00 |
| Deductions | |
| PTO sent to the Vacation/PTO Trustper hour | −180.00 |
| Work assessmentper hour | −66.40 |
| Market Recoveryper hour | −40.00 |
| Supplemental and District Council duesper hour | −10.40 |
| Social Security6.2% | −137.76 |
| Medicare1.45% | −32.22 |
| OR paid leave | −13.33 |
| OR statewide transit | −2.22 |
| OR workers' benefit fund | −0.36 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −319.03 |
| Oregon income taxestimate | −177.76 |
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:
- On January 4 2027, July 5 2027 and January 3 2028 the package goes up $2.25 an hour each time, and how each raise is split between the wage and the funds isn't published yet, so the app keeps the July 6 2026 rates: type your new rate under Enter my own rate when the next Schedule A comes out.
- The agreement doesn't say what a make-up day pays past 40 hours in the week; the app pays straight time up to 10 hours and the 40-hour week, then time and a half.
- The app doesn't mark the Saturday after Thanksgiving by itself: if you work it, tick Holiday on that day.
- The app treats every night as a 2nd shift, so a 3rd shift of 7 hours gets 7.47 hours' pay instead of 8 (enter 7.5 hours for it), and on a 4×10, a Saturday, Sunday or holiday it adds no paid-but-not-worked time.
- The app adds the PTO for every hour worked, so the half hour paid but not worked on a night shift has none, and it uses the July 6 2026 amount for earlier weeks too, so a week before July 6 2026 shows a little more PTO, and tax on it, than the stub.
- The app uses the July 6 2026 work assessment for earlier weeks and counts every per-hour deduction on hours worked. Monthly dues are paid to the local yourself, so they aren't on the check.
- The app uses the July 6 2026 amounts for every week, and the agreement doesn't say how zone pay is taxed: a flat daily amount is normally taxable wages under IRS rules, so the app adds it to taxable pay (no dues or PTO on it). Parking (up to $35.00 a day with a receipt), tolls and some ferries are reimbursed: type them under This week's extras.
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Questions
What does a Local 29 journeyman make in 2026?
$51.05 an hour under the Pacific Northwest Master Labor Agreement 2024–2028, Area 2 (Oregon and southwest Washington), with the July 6 2026 Schedule A, from July 6, 2026.
When is the next Local 29 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Field ironwork, Pacific Northwest Area 2 agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 29 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 8th period $48.50 (95%), Apprentice, 7th period $45.95 (90%), Apprentice, 6th period $45.95 (90%), Apprentice, 5th period $43.39 (85%), Apprentice, 4th period $40.84 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd period $38.29 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd period $35.74 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st period $33.18 (65%) an hour from July 6, 2026.
Does Local 29 pay a per diem?
PTO (taxable, to the NW Ironworkers Vacation/PTO Trust): 46 to 60 miles: $75 a day worked; 61 to 100 miles: $100 a day worked; Over 100 miles: $140 a day worked.
How is Local 29 overtime paid?
On a 4×10 week the scheduled day off, if worked, is time and a half up to 12 hours, then double.
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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