UnionLaborers Northern California District Council wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of LiUNA Northern California District Council in California, read from the two agreements built into the Laborer app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties)
Laborers' Master Agreement for Northern California 2022–2027, Rate A (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara), with the June 29 2026 wage sheet
$40.40an hour
Group 3 and 3, Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties)
From June 29, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 29, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group 3 and 3(a): general laborerbase rate | $40.40 |
| Construction Specialist | $41.35 |
| Group 1 | $40.65 |
| Group 1(a) | $40.87 |
| Group 1(c) | $40.70 |
| Group 1(e) | $41.20 |
| Group 1(g), Contra Costa | $40.85 |
| Group 2 | $40.50 |
| Group 4 | $34.09 |
| Labor foreman over Group 3 laborersGroup 3 + 10% | $44.44 |
| Apprentice, 3,001 to 4,000 h90% | $36.36 |
| Apprentice, 2,001 to 3,000 h80% | $32.32 |
| Apprentice, 1,001 to 2,000 h70% | $28.28 |
| Apprentice, first 1,000 h65% | $26.26 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: hours before or after the shift and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $3.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- The Master Agreement has no per diem (the $70 a night subsistence is only in the gunite supplement).
Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties)
Laborers' Master Agreement for Northern California 2022–2027, Rate B (the other 40 northern counties), with the June 29 2026 wage sheet
$39.40 an hour, group 3 and 3(a): general laborer, from June 29, 2026.
| Classification | From June 29, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group 3 and 3(a): general laborerbase rate | $39.40 |
| Construction Specialist | $40.35 |
| Group 1 | $39.65 |
| Group 1(a) | $39.87 |
| Group 1(c) | $39.70 |
| Group 1(e) | $40.20 |
| Group 2 | $39.50 |
| Group 4 | $33.09 |
| Labor foreman over Group 3 laborersGroup 3 + 10% | $43.34 |
| Apprentice, 3,001 to 4,000 h90% | $35.46 |
| Apprentice, 2,001 to 3,000 h80% | $31.52 |
| Apprentice, 1,001 to 2,000 h70% | $27.58 |
| Apprentice, first 1,000 h65% | $25.61 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: hours before or after the shift and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- $3.00 an hour on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- The Master Agreement has no per diem (the $70 a night subsistence is only in the gunite supplement).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Group 3 and 3(a): general laborer, Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 40.40 | 1,616.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,616.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −100.19 |
| Medicare1.45% | −23.43 |
| CA SDI | −21.01 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −185.71 |
| California income taxestimate | −78.72 |
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:
- Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties). The 2025 sheet's apprentice rates aren't in the sources; the app works them out from the same percentages, rounded to the cent.
- Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties). The app doesn't check why a day was made up, so don't tick it for a day lost to a holiday.
- Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties). The app adds the $3.00 to straight-time hours only, since the sources don't show whether it's added on overtime hours. On a three-shift job the 2nd shift works 7½ hours and the 3rd 7, each paid as 8, with no premium: enter the 8 hours you're paid and don't tick Night.
- Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties). The app takes the meal period as half an hour, and on a Sunday or holiday, where the overtime rate is double time, it still uses time and a half. Two hours or more of overtime after the shift earns a paid half-hour meal at the overtime rate: add the half hour to the day's hours.
- Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties). Monthly dues to your local, if it takes any from your check, aren't in the sources; the app takes none, so type them on the Settings tab if your stub shows them.
- Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties). The 2025 sheet's apprentice rates aren't in the sources; the app works them out from the same percentages, rounded to the cent.
- Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties). The app doesn't check why a day was made up, so don't tick it for a day lost to a holiday.
- Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties). The app adds the $3.00 to straight-time hours only, since the sources don't show whether it's added on overtime hours. On a three-shift job the 2nd shift works 7½ hours and the 3rd 7, each paid as 8, with no premium: enter the 8 hours you're paid and don't tick Night.
- Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties). The app takes the meal period as half an hour, and on a Sunday or holiday, where the overtime rate is double time, it still uses time and a half. Two hours or more of overtime after the shift earns a paid half-hour meal at the overtime rate: add the half hour to the day's hours.
- Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties). Monthly dues to your local, if it takes any from your check, aren't in the sources; the app takes none, so type them on the Settings tab if your stub shows them.
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Questions
What does a Northern California District Council group 3 and 3(a): general laborer make in 2026?
$40.40 an hour under the Laborers' Master Agreement for Northern California 2022–2027, Rate A (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara), with the June 29 2026 wage sheet, from June 29, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Master Agreement, Rate B (other northern counties) $39.40.
When is the next Northern California District Council raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Master Agreement, Rate A (Bay Area counties) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Northern California District Council apprentices make?
Apprentice, 3,001 to 4,000 h $36.36 (90%), Apprentice, 2,001 to 3,000 h $32.32 (80%), Apprentice, 1,001 to 2,000 h $28.28 (70%) and Apprentice, first 1,000 h $26.26 (65%) an hour from June 29, 2026.
Does Northern California District Council pay a per diem?
The Master Agreement has no per diem (the $70 a night subsistence is only in the gunite supplement).
How is Northern California District Council overtime paid?
Overtime: hours before or after the shift and every Saturday hour are time and a half; 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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