UnionPile Drivers Local 1556 wages 2026 (New Jersey)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Dockbuilders Local 1556 in New Jersey, read from the one agreement built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
North and central New Jersey dockbuilders and pile drivers
Local 1556 Dockbuilders and Timbermen (New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters), New Jersey dockbuilder, pile driver and concrete form work rates from the local's rate sheet (May 1 2026), with New Jersey's prevailing wage rules for the trade: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties
$55.23an hour
Dockbuilder, pile driver, tender, North and central New Jersey dockbuilders and pile drivers
From May 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dockbuilder, pile driver, tender (journeyman)base rate | $55.23 |
| ForemanJM × 115% | $63.51 |
| General foremanJM × 130% | $71.80 |
| Marine diver | $66.97 |
| Apprentice, 4th year80% | $44.18 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year65% | $35.90 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year50% | $27.62 |
| Apprentice, 1st year40% | $22.09 |
| Concrete form work, journeyman | $54.27 |
| Concrete form work, foremanform JM × 115% | $62.41 |
| Concrete form work, general foremanform JM × 130% | $70.55 |
| Form work apprentice, 4th year | $43.42 |
| Form work apprentice, 3rd year | $35.28 |
| Form work apprentice, 2nd year | $27.14 |
| Form work apprentice, 1st year | $21.71 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (New Jersey's notes for the trade): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 13% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem or travel allowance is published for these dockbuilders.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Dockbuilder, pile driver, tender (journeyman), North and central New Jersey dockbuilders and pile drivers
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular32 h × 55.23 | 1,767.36 |
| Double time 2×8 h × 110.46 | 883.68 |
| Gross pay | 2,651.04 |
| Deductions | |
| Working dues assessment (2% of wage and benefits)per hour | −87.60 |
| PACper hour | −2.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −164.36 |
| Medicare1.45% | −38.44 |
| NJ unemployment | −10.14 |
| NJ workforce fund | −1.13 |
| NJ disability (TDI) | −5.04 |
| NJ family leave (FLI) | −6.10 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −419.60 |
| New Jersey income taxestimate | −140.96 |
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:
- The sheet prints the 2026 form-work foreman as $63.41, but 115% of $54.27 is $62.41 and the sheet's own dues figure for it ($2.07) fits $62.41, so the app uses $62.41. The 2027 rates aren't known yet: type your new rate under Enter my own rate when they come.
- The app adds the 13% on every hour worked on a night, overtime hours included, without multiplying it.
- The notes don't say a weekend holiday moves, so the app leaves each on its date.
- The sheet prints the general foreman's as $3.52, but 2% of his wage and benefits is $2.53, which the app uses; the diver ($2.43), form-work general foreman ($2.23) and form-work apprentices ($0.99 to $1.43) are worked out the same way. The app takes them once per hour worked and uses the 2026 amounts for 2025 weeks too. Local 1556's own dues aren't taken through payroll.
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Questions
What does a Local 1556 journeyman make in 2026?
$55.23 an hour under the Local 1556 Dockbuilders and Timbermen (New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters), New Jersey dockbuilder, pile driver and concrete form work rates from the local's rate sheet (May 1 2026), with New Jersey's prevailing wage rules for the trade: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties, from May 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 1556 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the North and central New Jersey dockbuilders and pile drivers agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 1556 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th year $44.18 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd year $35.90 (65%), Apprentice, 2nd year $27.62 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st year $22.09 (40%) an hour from May 1, 2026.
Does Local 1556 pay a per diem?
No per diem or travel allowance is published for these dockbuilders.
How is Local 1556 overtime paid?
Overtime (New Jersey's notes for the trade): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Pile Driver app, version 0.1.0.
- Local 1556 rate sheet (New Jersey dockbuilders, pile drivers, form work, divers; deductions)
- NJ DOL prevailing wage determination, Union County, March 11 2026 (diver p.16, dockbuilder p.17-18)
- Davis-Bacon NJ20260002 rev 2 (CARP1556-001, north New Jersey)
- NYC District Council of Carpenters LM-2, fiscal 2026 (working dues 2%)
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