UnionPile Drivers Local 474 wages 2026 (Pennsylvania)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Pile Drivers Local 474 in Pennsylvania and Delaware, read from the one agreement built into the Pile Driver app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Southeast Pennsylvania pile drivers (Local 474; check the rate)
Local 474 Wharf and Dock Builders, Pile Drivers (Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters) in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and the Lehigh Valley, at Pennsylvania's prevailing wage rate for dockbuilders and pile drivers; rules from the same local's New Jersey determinations
$56.98an hour
Dockbuilder, pile driver, Southeast Pennsylvania pile drivers (Local 474; check the rate)
From May 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dockbuilder, pile driver (journeyman)base rate | $56.98 |
| Diver | $66.54 |
| Diver tender | $56.98 |
- Overtime
- The agreement's overtime article isn't in the data; the app's cautious assumption is under What's missing below.
- Shift premium
- 7.5 hours worked on shift are paid as 8.
- Per diem and travel
- No per diem or travel allowance is published for Local 474.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Dockbuilder, pile driver (journeyman), Southeast Pennsylvania pile drivers (Local 474; check the rate)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 56.98 | 2,279.20 |
| Gross pay | 2,279.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of wages | −91.17 |
| Social Security6.2% | −141.31 |
| Medicare1.45% | −33.05 |
| PA unemployment | −1.60 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −331.62 |
| Pennsylvania income taxestimate | −69.97 |
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 Pennsylvania side's own rules aren't public; the app uses the same local's south Jersey rules. Overtime (the same local's New Jersey rules): the first 2 hours past 8 Monday to Friday and the first 8 hours on a Saturday are time and a half; every hour past 10 in a day, past 8 on a Saturday and every Sunday and holiday hour is double time. An optional 4×10 runs Monday to Thursday at straight time with Friday as a weather make-up day (tick Make-up day); otherwise Friday's first 10 hours are time and a half. Enter the hours you're paid for.
- The Pennsylvania side's own rules aren't public; the app uses the same local's south Jersey rules. Shifts (the same notes): on two shifts the first starts between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. and each works 7½ hours paid as 8; on three shifts all three work 7½ for 8. Tick Night on a later shift and enter the hours worked. A second or third shift worked with no day shift is paid at time and a half: the app doesn't follow that, so use Enter my own rate at 1.5 times the rate.
- The Pennsylvania side's own rules aren't public; the app uses the same local's south Jersey rules. Holidays (the same notes): New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas; one on a Saturday is observed the Friday before (July 4th 2026 on Friday July 3) and one on a Sunday the Monday after. Double time if worked; not paid when not worked.
- Whether the 4% is on the wage or the whole package isn't published; the app takes 4% of your wages, after tax. Any vacation or annuity check-off isn't published: type it on the Settings tab.
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Questions
What does a Local 474 journeyman make in 2026?
$56.98 an hour under the Local 474 Wharf and Dock Builders, Pile Drivers (Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters) in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and the Lehigh Valley, at Pennsylvania's prevailing wage rate for dockbuilders and pile drivers; rules from the same local's New Jersey determinations, from May 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 474 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Southeast Pennsylvania pile drivers (Local 474; check the rate) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 474 pay a per diem?
No per diem or travel allowance is published for Local 474.
How is Local 474 overtime paid?
The agreement's overtime article isn't in the data; the app's cautious assumption is under What's missing below.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,610.48 for a journeyman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after Social Security, Medicare and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or per diem. An example from the app: your own paycheck depends on your deductions.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Pile Driver app, version 0.1.0.
- PA L&I prevailing wage project rates, serial 25-10614, Chester County, December 12 2025 (dockbuilder and pile drivers, building p.2; heavy and highway p.5)
- City of Philadelphia prevailing wage schedule, July 22 2026 (piledriverman, divers)
- Davis-Bacon PA20260003 rev 2 (CARP0474-004, Philadelphia piledriverman)
- Delaware prevailing wages, building construction, March 13 2026 (piledrivers)
- NJ DOL determination, Atlantic County, July 15 2026 (the same local's rules)
- Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters LM-2, fiscal 2026 (working dues 4%)
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