UnionPile Drivers Local 34 wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Pile Drivers Local 34 in California, read from the two agreements built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties)
Pile Drivers Master Labor Agreement for the 46 Northern California counties (Pile Drivers, Divers, Carpenters, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders Local 34 and the contractors), as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (NC-23-31-11-2026-1)
$69.51an hour
Pile driver, wharf and dock builder, Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pile driver, wharf and dock builder (journeyman)base rate | $69.51 |
| Pile driver foremanJM + 10% | $76.46 |
| Diver (wet), up to 50 feet | $119.03 |
| Diver (stand-by) | $77.46 |
| Diver's tender | $76.46 |
| Assistant tender | $69.51 |
| Apprentice, period 8 (6 months each)95% | $66.03 |
| Apprentice, period 790% | $62.56 |
| Apprentice, period 685% | $59.08 |
| Apprentice, period 580% | $55.61 |
| Apprentice, period 475% | $52.13 |
| Apprentice, period 370% | $48.66 |
| Apprentice, period 265% | $45.18 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $41.71 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (DIR footnote d): Monday to Friday the first 2 hours past 8 are time and a half, then double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Per diem and travel
- Zone 2, 60 to 90 miles: $60 a work day; Zone 3, 90 miles or more: $90 a work day; Out of the free zone, employer furnishes your room: $30 a work day.
Drilled and cast-in-place piles (CIDH, CISS, augured and similar)
Pile Drivers Master Labor Agreement for the 46 Northern California counties (Pile Drivers, Divers, Carpenters, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders Local 34 and the contractors), as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (NC-23-31-11-2026-1), with its overtime rule for drilled and cast-in-place pile work
$69.51 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pile driver, wharf and dock builder (journeyman)base rate | $69.51 |
| Pile driver foremanJM + 10% | $76.46 |
| Diver (wet), up to 50 feet | $119.03 |
| Diver (stand-by) | $77.46 |
| Diver's tender | $76.46 |
| Assistant tender | $69.51 |
| Apprentice, period 8 (6 months each)95% | $66.03 |
| Apprentice, period 790% | $62.56 |
| Apprentice, period 685% | $59.08 |
| Apprentice, period 580% | $55.61 |
| Apprentice, period 475% | $52.13 |
| Apprentice, period 370% | $48.66 |
| Apprentice, period 265% | $45.18 |
| Apprentice, period 160% | $41.71 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (DIR footnote d), drilled and cast-in-place piles: every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Per diem and travel
- Zone 2, 60 to 90 miles: $60 a work day; Zone 3, 90 miles or more: $90 a work day; Out of the free zone, employer furnishes your room: $30 a work day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Pile driver, wharf and dock builder (journeyman), Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 69.51 | 2,780.40 |
| Vacation and work fee (taxable)40 h × 7.48 | 299.20 |
| Gross pay | 3,079.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Work fee (union dues)per hour | −111.20 |
| Vacation sent to the fundper hour | −188.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −190.94 |
| Medicare1.45% | −44.65 |
| CA SDI | −40.03 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −522.45 |
| California income taxestimate | −228.44 |
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:
- Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties). DIR prints no foreman rate; the app uses the journeyman + 10% of the 2014-2019 agreement ($76.46, the same as DIR's diver's tender row, which that agreement pays at the foreman's scale). DIR shows no raise after July 1 2026 and the contractors list the agreement as being bargained: when a new rate comes, type it under Enter my own rate.
- Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties). DIR doesn't publish the pile drivers' shift rules (the 2014-2019 agreement paid 8 hours for 7 on the second and third shifts), so the app adds nothing for night work; if your stub pays the extra hour, enter the hours you're paid.
- Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties). The split isn't printed. A 1st-period apprentice (who gets no vacation) shows $2.78, so the app takes the work fee as $2.78 and the vacation as $4.70 an hour, for every class and every week (2025: $2.65 and $4.63); for a 1st-period apprentice it adds and takes back $4.70 an hour that isn't really there, so the tax shown is a little high.
- Drilled and cast-in-place piles (CIDH, CISS, augured and similar). DIR prints no foreman rate; the app uses the journeyman + 10% of the 2014-2019 agreement ($76.46, the same as DIR's diver's tender row, which that agreement pays at the foreman's scale). DIR shows no raise after July 1 2026 and the contractors list the agreement as being bargained: when a new rate comes, type it under Enter my own rate.
- Drilled and cast-in-place piles (CIDH, CISS, augured and similar). DIR doesn't publish the pile drivers' shift rules (the 2014-2019 agreement paid 8 hours for 7 on the second and third shifts), so the app adds nothing for night work; if your stub pays the extra hour, enter the hours you're paid.
- Drilled and cast-in-place piles (CIDH, CISS, augured and similar). The split isn't printed. A 1st-period apprentice (who gets no vacation) shows $2.78, so the app takes the work fee as $2.78 and the vacation as $4.70 an hour, for every class and every week (2025: $2.65 and $4.63); for a 1st-period apprentice it adds and takes back $4.70 an hour that isn't really there, so the tax shown is a little high.
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Questions
What does a Local 34 journeyman make in 2026?
$69.51 an hour under the Pile Drivers Master Labor Agreement for the 46 Northern California counties (Pile Drivers, Divers, Carpenters, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders Local 34 and the contractors), as published by California's Department of Industrial Relations (NC-23-31-11-2026-1), from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Drilled and cast-in-place piles (CIDH, CISS, augured and similar) $69.51.
When is the next Local 34 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Pile drivers, wharf and dock builders, divers (46 northern counties) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 34 apprentices make?
Apprentice, period 8 (6 months each) $66.03 (95%), Apprentice, period 7 $62.56 (90%), Apprentice, period 6 $59.08 (85%), Apprentice, period 5 $55.61 (80%), Apprentice, period 4 $52.13 (75%), Apprentice, period 3 $48.66 (70%), Apprentice, period 2 $45.18 (65%) and Apprentice, period 1 $41.71 (60%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 34 pay a per diem?
Zone 2, 60 to 90 miles: $60 a work day; Zone 3, 90 miles or more: $90 a work day; Out of the free zone, employer furnishes your room: $30 a work day.
How is Local 34 overtime paid?
Overtime (DIR footnote d): Monday to Friday the first 2 hours past 8 are time and a half, then 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 25, 2026 from the Pile Driver app, version 0.1.0.
- CA DIR determination NC-23-31-11-2026-1 (Pile Driver, 46 northern counties)
- CA DIR determination NC-23-31-11-2025-1
- CA DIR predetermined increase, July 1 2026 (2025-1)
- CA DIR holiday provisions (pile driver)
- CA DIR travel and subsistence provisions (pile driver)
- CA DIR scope of work and Diving Agreement (pile driver)
- CA DIR apprentice rates, Pile Driver, 46 northern counties (2026-2)
- CA DIR apprentice rates (2025-2)
- Pile Drivers Local 34 master agreement 2014-2019 (expired; foreman and tender rules)
- Pile Drivers Local 34
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