UnionLaborers Locals 242, 252 and 292 wages 2026 (Washington)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of LiUNA Locals 242, 252 and 292 in Washington, read from the one agreement built into the Laborer app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Master Labor Agreement, Western Washington
Western/Central Washington Master Labor Agreement 2024–2027, Western Washington, with the June 1 2026 wages
$52.92an hour
Group 3: general laborer, Master Labor Agreement, Western Washington
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group 3: general laborerbase rate | $52.92 |
| Group 1 (landscaping, planting) | $37.82 |
| Group 2A (flagger) | $42.89 |
| Group 2B (traffic control laborer) | $46.76 |
| Group 2C (traffic control supervisor) | $50.31 |
| Group 4 | $54.12 |
| Group 5 | $54.95 |
| Group 5A and 6 (tunnel) | $56.73 |
| Foreman over Group 3 laborersGroup 3 + $4.00 | $56.92 |
| General foremanforeman + $3.50 | $60.42 |
| Apprentice, 95% step95% | $50.27 |
| Apprentice, 90% step90% | $47.63 |
| Apprentice, 85% step85% | $44.98 |
| Apprentice, 80% step80% | $42.34 |
| Apprentice, 70% step70% | $37.04 |
| Apprentice, 60% step60% | $31.75 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: past 8 hours, outside the shift and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays, holidays and hours past 12 in a day are double time.
- Shift premium
- 7.5 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- 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 3: general laborer, Master Labor Agreement, Western Washington
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 52.92 | 2,116.80 |
| PTO, 2.5% (to the PTO fund)40 h paid, taxable | 52.92 |
| Gross pay | 2,169.72 |
| Deductions | |
| PTO sent to the PTO fundafter tax | −52.92 |
| Union duesper hour | −90.80 |
| Credit union (your savings)per hour | −42.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −134.52 |
| Medicare1.45% | −31.46 |
| WA paid leave | −17.51 |
| WA Cares | −12.58 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −307.53 |
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:
- After 8 overtime hours the agreement keeps you on overtime until you get an 8-hour break; the app starts each day fresh.
- The agreement doesn't name a Friday worked on a 4×10; the app pays it at time and a half, double past 12 hours.
- The app treats every night as a 2nd shift, so a 3rd shift of 7 hours gets 7.47 hours' pay instead of 8; on a 4×10, a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday it pays the hours worked with no extra time.
- On a Sunday, a holiday or past 12 hours that rate is double time; the app uses time and a half. Two hours or more past the shift earn a meal or half an hour at the overtime rate: if you get the half hour, add it to the day's hours.
- The sources don't say whether zone pay is multiplied on overtime; the app pays it on hours worked, once. Ferries and tolls are reimbursed; there's no per diem.
- The app counts it on every hour paid, an overtime hour once.
- Per-hour deductions are counted on hours worked, and the credit union amount is from the 2026 letter, used for the 2025 rates too.
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Questions
What does a Locals 242, 252 and 292 group 3: general laborer make in 2026?
$52.92 an hour under the Western/Central Washington Master Labor Agreement 2024–2027, Western Washington, with the June 1 2026 wages, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Locals 242, 252 and 292 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Master Labor Agreement, Western Washington agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Locals 242, 252 and 292 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 95% step $50.27 (95%), Apprentice, 90% step $47.63 (90%), Apprentice, 85% step $44.98 (85%), Apprentice, 80% step $42.34 (80%), Apprentice, 70% step $37.04 (70%) and Apprentice, 60% step $31.75 (60%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Locals 242, 252 and 292 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem.
How is Locals 242, 252 and 292 overtime paid?
Overtime: past 8 hours, outside the shift and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays, holidays and hours past 12 in a day 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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