UnionLaborers Locals 238 and 348 wages 2026 (Washington)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of LiUNA Locals 238 and 348 in Washington and Idaho, read from the two agreements built into the Laborer app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1
Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho Master Labor Agreement 2025–2028, Schedule A-1 counties, with the June 1 2026 wages
$38.63an hour
Group II: general laborer, Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group II: general laborerbase rate | $38.63 |
| Group I (flagger, traffic control) | $35.38 |
| Group III | $38.98 |
| Group IV | $39.33 |
| Group V | $39.69 |
| Group VII | $39.55 |
| Group IX | $41.44 |
| Group X (grade checker) | $41.86 |
| Foreman over Group II laborersGroup II + 7% | $41.33 |
| General foreman over Group II laborersGroup II + 12% | $43.27 |
| Apprentice, 95% step95% | $36.70 |
| Apprentice, 90% step90% | $34.77 |
| Apprentice, 85% step85% | $32.84 |
| Apprentice, 80% step80% | $30.90 |
| Apprentice, 70% step70% | $27.04 |
| Apprentice, 60% step60% | $23.18 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: past 8 hours (10 on a 4×10), outside the shift and every Saturday hour (and a Friday on a 4×10) are time and a half, except on make-up days; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $2.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- PTO, 2.5% (to the PTO fund): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem.
Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00)
Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho Master Labor Agreement 2025–2028, Schedule A-2 counties, with the June 1 2026 wages
$41.63 an hour, group ii: general laborer, from June 1, 2026.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group II: general laborerbase rate | $41.63 |
| Group I (flagger, traffic control) | $38.38 |
| Group III | $41.98 |
| Group IV | $42.33 |
| Group V | $42.69 |
| Group VII | $42.55 |
| Group IX | $44.44 |
| Group X (grade checker) | $44.86 |
| Foreman over Group II laborersA-1 + $3.00 | $44.33 |
| General foreman over Group II laborersA-1 + $3.00 | $46.27 |
| Apprentice, 95% stepA-1 95% + $3 | $39.70 |
| Apprentice, 90% stepA-1 90% + $3 | $37.77 |
| Apprentice, 85% stepA-1 85% + $3 | $35.84 |
| Apprentice, 80% stepA-1 80% + $3 | $33.90 |
| Apprentice, 70% stepA-1 70% + $3 | $30.04 |
| Apprentice, 60% stepA-1 60% + $3 | $26.18 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: past 8 hours (10 on a 4×10), outside the shift and every Saturday hour (and a Friday on a 4×10) are time and a half, except on make-up days; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $2.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- PTO, 2.5% (to the PTO fund): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Group II: general laborer, Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 38.63 | 1,545.20 |
| PTO, 2.5% (to the PTO fund)40 h paid, taxable | 38.63 |
| Gross pay | 1,583.83 |
| Deductions | |
| PTO sent to the PTO fundafter tax | −38.63 |
| Union duesper hour | −87.60 |
| Credit union (your savings)per hour | −40.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −98.20 |
| Medicare1.45% | −22.97 |
| WA paid leave | −12.78 |
| WA Cares | −9.19 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −178.63 |
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:
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. The app doesn't check why the day was lost.
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. The app adds it to straight-time hours only, since the sources don't show whether it's added on overtime hours.
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. Christmas 2027 is a Saturday and Christmas Eve is the Friday before it, so the app observes Christmas on Monday December 27 2027; the agreement doesn't say.
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. On a Sunday or holiday that rate is double time; the app uses time and a half.
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. The letter's handling of it isn't spelled out in the sources; the app treats it like the Western/Central Washington PTO (taxed, then sent to the PTO fund) and counts it on every hour paid, an overtime hour once, not multiplied. Weeks before June 1 2026 have no PTO line.
- Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1. Per-hour deductions are counted on hours worked.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). The app uses the A-1 foreman and general foreman rates plus $3.00 ($44.33 and $46.27), a few cents under 7% and 12% of the A-2 general laborer rate. Over a higher group, use Enter my own rate.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). The app doesn't check why the day was lost.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). The app adds it to straight-time hours only, since the sources don't show whether it's added on overtime hours.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). Christmas 2027 is a Saturday and Christmas Eve is the Friday before it, so the app observes Christmas on Monday December 27 2027; the agreement doesn't say.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). On a Sunday or holiday that rate is double time; the app uses time and a half.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). The letter's handling of it isn't spelled out in the sources; the app treats it like the Western/Central Washington PTO (taxed, then sent to the PTO fund) and counts it on every hour paid, an overtime hour once, not multiplied. Weeks before June 1 2026 have no PTO line.
- Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00). Per-hour deductions are counted on hours worked.
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Questions
What does a Locals 238 and 348 group ii: general laborer make in 2026?
$38.63 an hour under the Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho Master Labor Agreement 2025–2028, Schedule A-1 counties, with the June 1 2026 wages, from June 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Eastern Washington, Schedule A-2 (+$3.00) $41.63.
When is the next Locals 238 and 348 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Eastern WA / North Idaho, Schedule A-1 agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Locals 238 and 348 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 95% step $36.70 (95%), Apprentice, 90% step $34.77 (90%), Apprentice, 85% step $32.84 (85%), Apprentice, 80% step $30.90 (80%), Apprentice, 70% step $27.04 (70%) and Apprentice, 60% step $23.18 (60%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Locals 238 and 348 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem.
How is Locals 238 and 348 overtime paid?
Overtime: past 8 hours (10 on a 4×10), outside the shift and every Saturday hour (and a Friday on a 4×10) are time and a half, except on make-up days; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Laborer app, version 0.1.0.
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