Ironworkers Local 63 wages 2026 (Illinois)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Ironworkers Local 63 in Illinois, read from the two agreements built into the Ironworker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule)

Iron Workers Local 63 (architectural and ornamental), from the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage (Ornamental Iron Worker), first posted July 15 2026; the local's own wage sheets aren't public

$61.36an hour

Ornamental iron worker, Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule)

From June 1, 2026. No later step published.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Ornamental iron worker (journeyman)base rate	$61.36
Ornamental foremanJM + $4.00	$65.36

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor, Cook County, ornamental iron worker): all overtime is double time: past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday, and every Saturday, Sunday and holiday hour.
Per diem and travel: Local 63's per diem and travel rules aren't published, so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.

Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule)

Iron Workers Local 63 (architectural and ornamental), from the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage (Fence Erector), first posted July 15 2026; the local's own wage sheets aren't public

$53.73 an hour, fence erector, from June 1, 2026.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Fence erectorbase rate	$53.73
Fence erector foremanJM + $3.00	$56.73

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor, Cook County, fence erector): past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Per diem and travel: Local 63's per diem and travel rules aren't published, so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 1, 2026Ornamental iron worker (journeyman), Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule)

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The paycheck those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 61.36	2,454.40
Gross pay	2,454.40
Deductions
Field dues2.5% of gross wages	−61.36
Per-hour dues and funds (Local 1's amounts, a stand-in)per hour	−40.80
Social Security6.2%	−152.17
Medicare1.45%	−35.59
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−372.40
Illinois income taxestimate	−121.49

Take-home$1,670.59

Example only: a ornamental iron worker (journeyman) on 5×8 Mon–Fri, no overtime, no shift premium, no per diem. Single, standard withholding; Social Security and Medicare not yet maxed for the year. Your paycheck depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

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:

Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule). The June 1 2026 date is inferred, not published: the federal schedule dates the 2025 step June 1 2025, the state's May 21 2026 posting still had $59.26 and its July 15 2026 posting first shows $61.36, and Local 1's sheet is dated June 1, the same pattern. After May 31 2027, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule). The weekly threshold, 4×10 rules and show-up pay aren't published; the app pays double time past 8 hours a day and past 40 in the week, on a 5×8 week only. Enter the hours you're paid for.
Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule). Local 63's own list isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work (the state shows no vacation or holiday money) and leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday.
Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule). The app takes Local 1's, its Chicago neighbor's, as a stand-in, after tax: the 2.50% work assessment and $1.02 an hour (Local 1's organizational fund $0.41, political educational fund $0.24, Ironworkers Political Action League $0.03, Chicago District Council Political Action Fund $0.10 and supplemental per capita tax $0.24), but not Local 1's credit union savings. Type your local's % on the Settings tab if your stub shows another. The state shows no vacation money, so there's no vacation fund.
Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule). Shift premiums, per diem and travel pay aren't published, so the app adds none (ticking Night changes nothing).
Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule). The June 1 2026 date is inferred, not published: the federal schedule dates the 2025 step June 1 2025, the state's May 21 2026 posting still had $52.25 and its July 15 2026 posting first shows $53.73, and Local 1's sheet is dated June 1, the same pattern. After May 31 2027, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule). The weekly threshold, 4×10 rules and show-up pay aren't published; the app pays time and a half past 8 hours a day and past 40 in the week, with no weekday step to double time, on a 5×8 week only. Enter the hours you're paid for.
Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule). Local 63's own list isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work (the state shows no vacation or holiday money) and leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday.
Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule). The app takes Local 1's, its Chicago neighbor's, as a stand-in, after tax: the 2.50% work assessment and $1.02 an hour (Local 1's organizational fund $0.41, political educational fund $0.24, Ironworkers Political Action League $0.03, Chicago District Council Political Action Fund $0.10 and supplemental per capita tax $0.24), but not Local 1's credit union savings. Type your local's % on the Settings tab if your stub shows another. The state shows no vacation money, so there's no vacation fund.
Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule). Shift premiums, per diem and travel pay aren't published, so the app adds none (ticking Night changes nothing).

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Questions

What does a Local 63 ornamental iron worker (journeyman) make in 2026?

$61.36 an hour under the Iron Workers Local 63 (architectural and ornamental), from the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage (Ornamental Iron Worker), first posted July 15 2026; the local's own wage sheets aren't public, from June 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Fence erectors (Chicago; state schedule) $53.73.

When is the next Local 63 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Architectural and ornamental (Chicago; state schedule) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

Does Local 63 pay a per diem?

Local 63's per diem and travel rules aren't published, so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.

How is Local 63 overtime paid?

Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor, Cook County, ornamental iron worker): all overtime is double time: past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday, and every Saturday, Sunday and holiday hour.

What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?

About $1,670.59 for a ornamental iron worker (journeyman) on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after Social Security, Medicare and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or per diem. An example from the app: your own paycheck depends on your deductions.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Ironworker app, version 0.1.0.

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