UnionMillwrights Local 2159 wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Millwrights Local 2159 in California, read from the two agreements built into the Millwright app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Southern California (11 counties)
Southern California Carpenters Master Labor Agreement, Appendix B Special Working Rules for Millwrights, as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (SC-23-31-2-2026-2): Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties
$54.91an hour
Journeyman millwright, Southern California (11 counties)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman millwrightbase rate | $54.91 |
| Apprentice, period 10 (650 hours each)95% | $52.16 |
| Apprentice, period 990% | $49.42 |
| Apprentice, period 885% | $46.67 |
| Apprentice, period 780% | $43.93 |
| Apprentice, period 675% | $41.18 |
| Apprentice, period 570% | $38.44 |
| Apprentice, period 465% | $35.69 |
| Apprentice, period 360% | $32.95 |
| Apprentice, period 255% | $30.20 |
| Apprentice, period 150% | $27.46 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (DIR footnotes): Monday to Friday, the first 4 hours past 8 are time and a half and work past 12 hours is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Vacation and supplemental dues (taxable): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- Per diem and travel
- Outside the free zone: $80 subsistence a day.
San Diego County
Southern California Carpenters Master Labor Agreement, Appendix B Special Working Rules for Millwrights, as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (SD-23-31-4-2026-2, Engineering Construction table): San Diego County
$54.91 an hour, journeyman millwright, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman millwrightbase rate | $54.91 |
| Apprentice, period 10 (650 hours each)95% | $52.16 |
| Apprentice, period 990% | $49.42 |
| Apprentice, period 885% | $46.67 |
| Apprentice, period 780% | $43.93 |
| Apprentice, period 675% | $41.18 |
| Apprentice, period 570% | $38.44 |
| Apprentice, period 465% | $35.69 |
| Apprentice, period 360% | $32.95 |
| Apprentice, period 255% | $30.20 |
| Apprentice, period 150% | $27.46 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (DIR footnotes): time and a half only for the first 4 overtime hours of a day and the first 8 Saturday hours; every other overtime hour is double time, as are Sundays and holidays.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Vacation and supplemental dues (taxable): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- Per diem and travel
- Outside the free zone: $80 subsistence a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman millwright, Southern California (11 counties)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 54.91 | 2,196.40 |
| Vacation and supplemental dues (taxable)40 h paid, taxable | 302.80 |
| Gross pay | 2,499.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Vacation and supplemental dues, to the fund and the unionafter tax | −302.80 |
| Social Security6.2% | −154.95 |
| Medicare1.45% | −36.24 |
| CA SDI | −32.49 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −383.15 |
| California income taxestimate | −169.07 |
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:
- Southern California (11 counties). No foreman or general foreman rate is published for millwrights here: use Enter my own rate.
- Southern California (11 counties). The splits aren't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after July 1 2027: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- Southern California (11 counties). DIR publishes no shift rules for southern California carpenters and millwrights, so the app adds nothing for night work; leave Night off, or use Enter my own rate if your stub shows a premium.
- Southern California (11 counties). DIR's footnote still names only the $5.00 vacation and its 2025 totals multiply only that, so the app follows the 2026 totals and multiplies the whole amount (an overtime hour adds $11.36, a double-time hour $15.14) in every week; that it runs through taxable pay is inferred, not printed, so the tax shown may be a little high.
- Southern California (11 counties). The supplemental dues aren't published as a figure (by arithmetic $2.57 is left after the $5.00 vacation), and no other working dues are published for millwrights here: if your stub shows a percentage, type it on the Settings tab.
- Southern California (11 counties). How it's taxed isn't published, so the app treats it as a tax-free per diem; the travel time and mileage aren't added (enter the hours, and type the mileage under Mileage or another reimbursement).
- San Diego County. No foreman or general foreman rate is published for millwrights here: use Enter my own rate.
- San Diego County. The splits aren't published, so the app keeps the 2026 rates after July 1 2027: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
- San Diego County. DIR publishes no shift rules for southern California carpenters and millwrights, so the app adds nothing for night work; leave Night off, or use Enter my own rate if your stub shows a premium.
- San Diego County. DIR's footnote still names only the $5.00 vacation and its 2025 totals multiply only that, so the app follows the 2026 totals and multiplies the whole amount (an overtime hour adds $11.36, a double-time hour $15.14) in every week; that it runs through taxable pay is inferred, not printed, so the tax shown may be a little high.
- San Diego County. The supplemental dues aren't published as a figure (by arithmetic $2.57 is left after the $5.00 vacation), and no other working dues are published for millwrights here: if your stub shows a percentage, type it on the Settings tab.
- San Diego County. How it's taxed isn't published, so the app treats it as a tax-free per diem; the travel time and mileage aren't added (enter the hours, and type the mileage under Mileage or another reimbursement).
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Questions
What does a Local 2159 journeyman millwright make in 2026?
$54.91 an hour under the Southern California Carpenters Master Labor Agreement, Appendix B Special Working Rules for Millwrights, as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (SC-23-31-2-2026-2): Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: San Diego County $54.91.
When is the next Local 2159 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Southern California (11 counties) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 2159 apprentices make?
Apprentice, period 9 $49.42 (90%), Apprentice, period 8 $46.67 (85%), Apprentice, period 7 $43.93 (80%), Apprentice, period 6 $41.18 (75%), Apprentice, period 5 $38.44 (70%), Apprentice, period 4 $35.69 (65%), Apprentice, period 3 $32.95 (60%), Apprentice, period 2 $30.20 (55%) and Apprentice, period 1 $27.46 (50%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 2159 pay a per diem?
Outside the free zone: $80 subsistence a day.
How is Local 2159 overtime paid?
Overtime (DIR footnotes): Monday to Friday, the first 4 hours past 8 are time and a half and work past 12 hours is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Millwright app, version 0.1.0.
- CA DIR determination SC-23-31-2-2026-2 (11 southern counties)
- CA DIR determination SC-23-31-2-2025-2
- CA DIR predetermined increases
- CA DIR holiday provisions (Article IX)
- CA DIR travel and subsistence provisions (Appendix B)
- CA DIR apprentice rates, Millwright (2026-2)
- CA DIR apprentice rates, Millwright (2025-2)
- CA DIR determination SD-23-31-4-2026-2 (San Diego, Engineering Construction)
- CA DIR determination SD-23-31-4-2025-2
- CA DIR predetermined increases
- CA DIR holiday provisions (Article IX)
- CA DIR travel and subsistence provisions (Appendix B)
- CA DIR apprentice rates, Millwright (2026-2)
- CA DIR apprentice rates, Millwright (2025-2)
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