UnionPile Drivers Local 276 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters Local 276 in New York, read from the one agreement built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Buffalo and Erie County, heavy and highway
Carpenters Local 276 (North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters), heavy and highway pile drivers, as New York State's Department of Labor prints them (code 12-276HH-Erie): Erie County
$45.23an hour
Pile driver, Buffalo and Erie County, heavy and highway
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pile driver (journeyman)base rate | $45.23 |
| Diver, wet day | $70.23 |
| Diver dry day, or tender | $46.23 |
| Apprentice, 4th term (1,300 hours each)80% | $36.18 |
| Apprentice, 3rd term75% | $33.92 |
| Apprentice, 2nd term70% | $31.66 |
| Apprentice, 1st term65% | $29.40 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (the state's codes B, E and Q): time and a half after 8 hours a day and on Saturday; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- 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 is published for these pile drivers.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Pile driver (journeyman), Buffalo and Erie County, heavy and highway
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 45.23 | 1,809.20 |
| Gross pay | 1,809.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Social Security6.2% | −112.17 |
| Medicare1.45% | −26.23 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −7.82 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −228.22 |
| New York income taxestimate | −87.42 |
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 schedule prints the apprentice percentages, so the app works the dollars out from the journeyman rate, rounded to the cent ($29.40 to $36.18); the schedule in our source gives only the July 2026 rates, so earlier weeks use them too. July 1 2027 adds $2.65 to the package, to be allocated: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate. No foreman rate is published: use Enter my own rate.
- With nothing typed, nothing comes off for dues, so take-home here is higher than your stub until you do.
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Questions
What does a Local 276 pile driver (journeyman) make in 2026?
$45.23 an hour under the Carpenters Local 276 (North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters), heavy and highway pile drivers, as New York State's Department of Labor prints them (code 12-276HH-Erie): Erie County, from July 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 276 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Buffalo and Erie County, heavy and highway agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 276 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th term (1,300 hours each) $36.18 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd term $33.92 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd term $31.66 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st term $29.40 (65%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 276 pay a per diem?
No per diem is published for these pile drivers.
How is Local 276 overtime paid?
Overtime (the state's codes B, E and Q): time and a half after 8 hours a day and on Saturday; 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.
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