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Pile Drivers Local 1090 wages 2026 (Ohio)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Pile Drivers Local 1090 in Ohio, read from the one agreement built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Northwest Ohio heavy and highway pile drivers

Northern Ohio Carpenters' Heavy-Highway Agreement 2023–2028 (Millwrights & Pile Drivers Local 1090, Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters), with the council's NW Ohio pile driver heavy and highway wage sheet, May 2026

$39.19an hour

Pile driver journeyman, Northwest Ohio heavy and highway pile drivers

From May 1, 2026. No later step published.

ClassificationFrom May 1, 2026
Pile driver journeyman (Zone 1A and 1B)base rate$39.19
Pile driver journeyman (Zone 2)$37.15
ForemanJM + $3.00$42.19
Certified welder$40.24
Diver, time in the waterJM × 150%$58.79
Apprentice, months 43 to 4895%$37.23
Apprentice, months 37 to 4290%$35.27
Apprentice, months 31 to 3685%$33.31
Apprentice, months 25 to 3080%$31.35
Apprentice, months 19 to 2475%$29.39
Apprentice, months 13 to 1870%$27.43
Apprentice, months 7 to 1260%$23.51
Apprentice, months 1 to 660%$23.51
Overtime
Every hour past 8 (or 10 on a 4×10) and every Saturday hour is time and a half; a weather or holiday make-up day is straight time; Sundays and holidays are double time; a worked lunch is time and a half.
Shift premium
$4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
Per diem and travel
No per diem or subsistence is published for these pile drivers.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 8, 2026Pile driver journeyman (Zone 1A and 1B), Northwest Ohio heavy and highway pile drivers

Example
Hours worked each day
DaySunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Hours0888880
The paycheck those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 39.191,567.60
Gross pay1,567.60
Deductions
Field dues3.5% of gross wages−54.87
UBC Programsper hour−4.40
Market Recovery Fundper hour−14.00
NW Ohio Building Trades Councilper hour−4.40
Social Security6.2%−97.19
Medicare1.45%−22.73
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)−175.06
Ohio income taxestimate−39.91
Take-home$1,155.04
Example only: a journeyman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, no overtime, no shift premium, no per diem. Single, standard withholding; Social Security and Medicare not yet maxed for the year. Your paycheck depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

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Questions

What does a Local 1090 journeyman make in 2026?

$39.19 an hour under the Northern Ohio Carpenters' Heavy-Highway Agreement 2023–2028 (Millwrights & Pile Drivers Local 1090, Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters), with the council's NW Ohio pile driver heavy and highway wage sheet, May 2026, from May 1, 2026.

When is the next Local 1090 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Northwest Ohio heavy and highway pile drivers agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

What do Local 1090 apprentices make?

Apprentice, months 43 to 48 $37.23 (95%), Apprentice, months 37 to 42 $35.27 (90%), Apprentice, months 31 to 36 $33.31 (85%), Apprentice, months 25 to 30 $31.35 (80%), Apprentice, months 19 to 24 $29.39 (75%), Apprentice, months 13 to 18 $27.43 (70%), Apprentice, months 7 to 12 $23.51 (60%) and Apprentice, months 1 to 6 $23.51 (60%) an hour from May 1, 2026.

Does Local 1090 pay a per diem?

No per diem or subsistence is published for these pile drivers.

How is Local 1090 overtime paid?

Every hour past 8 (or 10 on a 4×10) and every Saturday hour is time and a half; a weather or holiday make-up day is straight time; Sundays and holidays are double time; a worked lunch is time and a half.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Pile Driver app, version 0.1.0.

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