UnionIronworkers Local 6 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Ironworkers Local 6 in New York, read from the one agreement built into the Ironworker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Field ironwork (Buffalo, western New York)
Upstate New York Working Agreement 2024–2027, Local 6 (Buffalo, western New York), with the July 1 2026 wage sheet
$38.43an hour
Journeyman, Field ironwork (Buffalo, western New York)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $38.43 |
| Pre-punch window installer | $35.88 |
| Fence erector | $36.75 |
| Foreman | $43.29 |
| General foreman | $44.38 |
| Apprentice, 4th year | $27.50 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year | $25.50 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year | $23.50 |
| Apprentice, 1st year | $21.50 |
- Overtime
- Every hour over 8 on a workday is time and a half, Saturday is time and a half, and Sundays and holidays are double time; there's no step to double time on a weekday or a Saturday.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Travel expense (Local 6 sheet): 10 to 20 miles: $2 a day; 20 to 30 miles: $4 a day; 30 to 40 miles: $6 a day; Over 40 miles: $8 a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Field ironwork (Buffalo, western New York)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 38.43 | 1,537.20 |
| Gross pay | 1,537.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Dues check-offper hour | −124.80 |
| Social Security6.2% | −95.31 |
| Medicare1.45% | −22.29 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −6.64 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −168.38 |
| New York income taxestimate | −72.16 |
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:
- Local 6's July 1 2025 sheet isn't published (the agreement set a 4% package increase on July 1 2025 and again on July 1 2026), so weeks from July 1 2025 to June 30 2026 use the 2024 rates, which are too low: use Enter my own rate for them.
- Overtime that runs into the regular hours stays at the overtime rate after 8 continuous overtime hours; the app doesn't work that out.
- The app pays 10% on every night, on its straight-time hours only, so a 3rd shift comes out 5% short.
- A foreman on a job of 5 days or more is guaranteed 8 hours a day and 40 a week at straight time, holidays included; the app doesn't add it, so enter the hours you're paid.
- The app uses the 2026 amounts for earlier weeks and counts them on hours worked. Monthly dues are paid to the local yourself, so they aren't on the check.
- The sheet doesn't say how the travel expense is taxed; a flat daily amount is normally taxable wages under IRS rules, so the app adds it to taxable pay.
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Questions
What does a Local 6 journeyman make in 2026?
$38.43 an hour under the Upstate New York Working Agreement 2024–2027, Local 6 (Buffalo, western New York), with the July 1 2026 wage sheet, from July 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 6 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Field ironwork (Buffalo, western New York) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 6 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th year $27.50, Apprentice, 3rd year $25.50, Apprentice, 2nd year $23.50 and Apprentice, 1st year $21.50 an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 6 pay a per diem?
Travel expense (Local 6 sheet): 10 to 20 miles: $2 a day; 20 to 30 miles: $4 a day; 30 to 40 miles: $6 a day; Over 40 miles: $8 a day.
How is Local 6 overtime paid?
Every hour over 8 on a workday is time and a half, Saturday is time and a half, and Sundays and holidays are double time; there's no step to double time on a weekday or a Saturday.
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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