UnionIronworkers Local 7 wages 2026 (Massachusetts)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Ironworkers Local 7 in Massachusetts, read from the three agreements built into the Ironworker app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Building and bridge, Boston area
Iron Workers Local 7 agreement with the Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts and the AGC of Massachusetts, 2024–2029, Boston wage area, with the September 16 2025 wage
$57.87an hour
Journeyman, Building and bridge, Boston area
From September 16, 2025. No later step published.
| Classification | From September 16, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $57.87 |
| Foreman (the minimum, journeyman + $3.00)JM + $3.00 | $60.87 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (90%)90% | $52.08 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (85%)85% | $49.19 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (80%)80% | $46.30 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (75%)75% | $43.40 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (70%)70% | $40.51 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (60%, probationary)60% | $34.72 |
- Overtime
- The 9th and 10th hours Monday to Friday are time and a half (jobs bid after September 16 2010); hours before the regular start and after the 10th hour are double time; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Unworked holidays aren't paid to journeymen; a job shut on any other holiday pays 8 hours.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 7's agreement has no per diem for local work (members shipped outside the jurisdiction get transportation, travel time and expenses), so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.
Building and bridge, Lawrence area
Iron Workers Local 7 agreement with the Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts and the AGC of Massachusetts, 2024–2029, Lawrence wage area, with the September 16 2025 wage
$53.46 an hour, journeyman, from September 16, 2025.
| Classification | From September 16, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $53.46 |
| Foreman (the minimum, journeyman + $3.00)JM + $3.00 | $56.46 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (90%)90% | $48.11 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (85%)85% | $45.44 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (80%)80% | $42.77 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (75%)75% | $40.10 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (70%)70% | $37.42 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (60%, probationary)60% | $32.08 |
- Overtime
- The 9th and 10th hours Monday to Friday are time and a half (jobs bid after September 16 2010); hours before the regular start and after the 10th hour are double time; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Unworked holidays aren't paid to journeymen; a job shut on any other holiday pays 8 hours.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 7's agreement has no per diem for local work (members shipped outside the jurisdiction get transportation, travel time and expenses), so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.
Building and bridge, Worcester area
Iron Workers Local 7 agreement with the Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts and the AGC of Massachusetts, 2024–2029, Worcester wage area, with the September 16 2025 wage
$57.57 an hour, journeyman, from September 16, 2025.
| Classification | From September 16, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $57.57 |
| Foreman (the minimum, journeyman + $3.00)JM + $3.00 | $60.57 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (90%)90% | $51.81 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (85%)85% | $48.93 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (80%)80% | $46.06 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (75%)75% | $43.18 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (70%)70% | $40.30 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (60%, probationary)60% | $34.54 |
- Overtime
- The 9th and 10th hours Monday to Friday are time and a half (jobs bid after September 16 2010); hours before the regular start and after the 10th hour are double time; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Unworked holidays aren't paid to journeymen; a job shut on any other holiday pays 8 hours.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 7's agreement has no per diem for local work (members shipped outside the jurisdiction get transportation, travel time and expenses), so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman, Building and bridge, Boston area
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 57.87 | 2,314.80 |
| Gross pay | 2,314.80 |
| Deductions | |
| Working assessment (3.85% of the journeyman package)per hour | −152.80 |
| Vacation Fund (to the fund, paid back as vacation stamps)per hour | −200.00 |
| Scholarship Fundper hour | −1.20 |
| Strike and Assistance Fundper hour | −1.20 |
| Political Action (state PAC and IPAL)per hour | −4.00 |
| Retiree Supplement Fundper hour | −36.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −143.52 |
| Medicare1.45% | −33.56 |
| MA paid leave | −10.65 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −339.45 |
| Massachusetts income taxestimate | −106.89 |
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:
- Building and bridge, Boston area. The agreement prints total packages, not the wage split, and the March 16 2026 (+ $1.50, $98.10) and September 16 2026 (+ $1.25, $99.35) splits aren't published; the app keeps the September 16 2025 wage for every week since (and for earlier weeks), so your rate may be higher: use Enter my own rate. The apprentice and foreman dollar rates are worked out, rounded to the cent.
- Building and bridge, Boston area. The app doesn't know the clock, so an hour before the regular start is paid like the day's 9th and 10th hours; five 8-hour days only.
- Building and bridge, Boston area. A 3rd shift or a night start comes out 5% short, and overtime hours on a shift get no premium.
- Building and bridge, Boston area. The app has no date rule for Patriots' Day: tick Holiday on it (the third Monday in April); it leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday (the agreement moves only a Sunday one), doesn't add the December 24 bonus, and doesn't give a foreman the 40-hour week and paid holidays foremen and general foremen get (Art. X Sec. 4(d)): enter the hours you're paid.
- Building and bridge, Boston area. The agreement prints '$4.57' beside 'currently 3.85% of total pay package' at September 16 2024, where 3.85% of the Boston package ($93.80) is $3.61; the by-laws' percentage is the later rule, so the app uses it, and takes it from apprentices on the journeyman package too. Monthly dues (per capita + $3.50) are paid by you, so they aren't on the check. Metal Building Agreement work pays $0.50 an hour working dues instead (not built in).
- Building and bridge, Lawrence area. The agreement prints total packages, not the wage split, and the March 16 2026 (+ $1.50, $93.69) and September 16 2026 (+ $1.25, $94.94) splits aren't published; the app keeps the September 16 2025 wage for every week since (and for earlier weeks), so your rate may be higher: use Enter my own rate. The apprentice and foreman dollar rates are worked out, rounded to the cent.
- Building and bridge, Lawrence area. The app doesn't know the clock, so an hour before the regular start is paid like the day's 9th and 10th hours; five 8-hour days only.
- Building and bridge, Lawrence area. A 3rd shift or a night start comes out 5% short, and overtime hours on a shift get no premium.
- Building and bridge, Lawrence area. The app has no date rule for Patriots' Day: tick Holiday on it (the third Monday in April); it leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday (the agreement moves only a Sunday one), doesn't add the December 24 bonus, and doesn't give a foreman the 40-hour week and paid holidays foremen and general foremen get (Art. X Sec. 4(d)): enter the hours you're paid.
- Building and bridge, Lawrence area. The agreement prints '$4.57' beside 'currently 3.85% of total pay package' at September 16 2024, where 3.85% of the Boston package ($93.80) is $3.61; the by-laws' percentage is the later rule, so the app uses it, and takes it from apprentices on the journeyman package too. Monthly dues (per capita + $3.50) are paid by you, so they aren't on the check. Metal Building Agreement work pays $0.50 an hour working dues instead (not built in).
- Building and bridge, Worcester area. The agreement prints total packages, not the wage split, and the March 16 2026 (+ $1.50, $97.80) and September 16 2026 (+ $1.25, $99.05) splits aren't published; the app keeps the September 16 2025 wage for every week since (and for earlier weeks), so your rate may be higher: use Enter my own rate. The apprentice and foreman dollar rates are worked out, rounded to the cent.
- Building and bridge, Worcester area. The app doesn't know the clock, so an hour before the regular start is paid like the day's 9th and 10th hours; five 8-hour days only.
- Building and bridge, Worcester area. A 3rd shift or a night start comes out 5% short, and overtime hours on a shift get no premium.
- Building and bridge, Worcester area. The app has no date rule for Patriots' Day: tick Holiday on it (the third Monday in April); it leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday (the agreement moves only a Sunday one), doesn't add the December 24 bonus, and doesn't give a foreman the 40-hour week and paid holidays foremen and general foremen get (Art. X Sec. 4(d)): enter the hours you're paid.
- Building and bridge, Worcester area. The agreement prints '$4.57' beside 'currently 3.85% of total pay package' at September 16 2024, where 3.85% of the Boston package ($93.80) is $3.61; the by-laws' percentage is the later rule, so the app uses it, and takes it from apprentices on the journeyman package too. Monthly dues (per capita + $3.50) are paid by you, so they aren't on the check. Metal Building Agreement work pays $0.50 an hour working dues instead (not built in).
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Questions
What does a Local 7 journeyman make in 2026?
$57.87 an hour under the Iron Workers Local 7 agreement with the Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts and the AGC of Massachusetts, 2024–2029, Boston wage area, with the September 16 2025 wage, from September 16, 2025. The other agreements on this page: Building and bridge, Lawrence area $53.46 and Building and bridge, Worcester area $57.57.
When is the next Local 7 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Building and bridge, Boston area agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 7 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period (90%) $52.08 (90%), Apprentice, 5th period (85%) $49.19 (85%), Apprentice, 4th period (80%) $46.30 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd period (75%) $43.40 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd period (70%) $40.51 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st period (60%, probationary) $34.72 (60%) an hour from September 16, 2025.
Does Local 7 pay a per diem?
Local 7's agreement has no per diem for local work (members shipped outside the jurisdiction get transportation, travel time and expenses), so this agreement has no per diem in its published documents.
How is Local 7 overtime paid?
The 9th and 10th hours Monday to Friday are time and a half (jobs bid after September 16 2010); hours before the regular start and after the 10th hour are double time; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Ironworker app, version 0.1.0.
- Local 7 agreement 2024–2029 (scanned)
- Local 7 by-laws approved July 30 2025 (scanned)
- Federal wage determination MA20260001 (eastern Massachusetts building, Areas 1 and 2)
- Federal wage determination MA20250001 (the area town lists)
- Local 7 wage rates page
- Federal wage determination MA20260013 (Worcester County building)
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