UnionPile Drivers Local 1556 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Dockbuilders Local 1556 in New York, read from the two agreements built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers
Local 1556 Dockbuilders and Timbermen (New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters), the dockbuilder and pile driver rate the NYC Comptroller prints for public work in the five boroughs, with the local's rate sheet
$62.59an hour
Dockbuilder, pile driver, New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dockbuilder, pile driver (journeyman)base rate | $62.59 |
| ForemanJM + $3.00 | $65.59 |
| General foremanJM + $6.00 | $68.59 |
| Marine diver | $77.46 |
| Marine diver tender | $57.00 |
| Apprentice, 4th year | $51.35 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year | $42.96 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year | $34.58 |
| Apprentice, 1st year | $28.98 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (the Comptroller's schedule): time and a half after an 8-hour day and on Saturday; a Saturday can be worked at straight time to make up a day lost to weather that week; Sunday 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 amount is published for Local 1556 (the local says bridge and highway jobs can have travel allowances).
Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland (state schedule)
Local 1556 Dockbuilders and Timbermen (New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters), the rates and rules New York State's Department of Labor prints for Carpenter District 8 (8-1556 Db): Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties and the city's own counties on state and municipal work
$62.59 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dockbuilder, pile driver (journeyman)base rate | $62.59 |
| ForemanJM + $3.00 | $65.59 |
| General foremanJM + $6.00 | $68.59 |
| Marine diver | $77.46 |
| Marine diver tender | $57.00 |
| Apprentice, 4th year | $51.35 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year | $42.96 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year | $34.58 |
| Apprentice, 1st year | $28.98 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (the state's codes B, E2 and O): time and a half after 8 hours a day; Saturday, Sunday and holidays are double time, but a Saturday can be worked at straight time to make up a day lost to weather that week.
- Shift premium
- No shift premium is published for this agreement, so the app adds none for night work.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem or travel allowance amount is published for Local 1556 (the local says bridge and highway jobs can have travel allowances).
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Dockbuilder, pile driver (journeyman), New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 62.59 | 2,503.60 |
| Gross pay | 2,503.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Working dues assessment (2% of wage and benefits)per hour | −96.40 |
| PACper hour | −2.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −155.22 |
| Medicare1.45% | −36.30 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −10.82 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −384.21 |
| New York income taxestimate | −135.50 |
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:
- New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers. The app adds the 13% on every hour worked on a night, overtime hours included, without multiplying it (your stub may figure overtime on the 113% rate).
- New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers. The schedule doesn't say a weekend holiday moves, so the app leaves each on its date.
- New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers. The app treats it as a benefit that isn't on your paycheck. If your stub adds it to your taxable pay and then takes it back, your take-home is the same but the tax a little higher than shown here.
- New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers. The sheet prints the amounts per hour, and doesn't say whether an overtime hour counts more; the app takes them once per hour worked, and uses the 2026 amounts for 2025 weeks too ($0.04 an hour higher for a journeyman).
- Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland (state schedule). The state's schedule in our source prints only the 2026 rates; the 2025 ones are the local's 2025 sheet (the same as New York City's).
- Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland (state schedule). The app treats it as a benefit that isn't on your paycheck. If your stub adds it to your taxable pay and then takes it back, your take-home is the same but the tax a little higher than shown here.
- Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland (state schedule). The sheet prints the amounts per hour, and doesn't say whether an overtime hour counts more; the app takes them once per hour worked, and uses the 2026 amounts for 2025 weeks too ($0.04 an hour higher for a journeyman).
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Questions
What does a Local 1556 journeyman make in 2026?
$62.59 an hour under the Local 1556 Dockbuilders and Timbermen (New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters), the dockbuilder and pile driver rate the NYC Comptroller prints for public work in the five boroughs, with the local's rate sheet, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Long Island, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland (state schedule) $62.59.
When is the next Local 1556 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the New York City dockbuilders, pile drivers and divers 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 $51.35, Apprentice, 3rd year $42.96, Apprentice, 2nd year $34.58 and Apprentice, 1st year $28.98 an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 1556 pay a per diem?
No per diem or travel allowance amount is published for Local 1556 (the local says bridge and highway jobs can have travel allowances).
How is Local 1556 overtime paid?
Overtime (the Comptroller's schedule): time and a half after an 8-hour day and on Saturday; a Saturday can be worked at straight time to make up a day lost to weather that week; Sunday 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.
- NYC Comptroller construction worker prevailing wage schedule 2026-27 (dockbuilder p.19-20, divers p.18-19)
- NYC Comptroller schedule 2025-26
- NYC Comptroller construction apprentice schedule 2026-27 (dockbuilder p.8-9)
- Local 1556 dockbuilders' rate sheet (foremen, funds, deductions)
- Local 1556 (dues)
- NYC District Council of Carpenters LM-2, fiscal 2026 (working dues 2%)
- NYC District Council locals (Local 1556)
- New York State DOL prevailing wage schedule, Nassau County, 2026-27 (District 8 dockbuilder p.6, marine diver p.7, overtime and holiday codes p.52-54)
- New York State DOL prevailing wage schedule, Westchester County
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