UnionPipefitters Local 13 wages 2026 (New York)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 13 in New York, read from the one agreement built into the Pipefitter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Plumbers and steamfitters, construction
UA Local 13 wage rates May 4 2026 to May 2 2027 (Rochester), with New York State's prevailing-wage overtime and holiday rules (5-13-SF)
$47.18an hour
Journeyman, Plumbers and steamfitters, construction
From May 4, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 4, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman (plumber or steamfitter)base rate | $47.18 |
| Foreman, job with 3 to 7 membersJM + 8% | $50.95 |
| Foreman, job with 8 to 14 membersJM + 12% | $52.84 |
| General foremanJM + 18% | $55.67 |
| Apprentice, 5th year75% | $35.39 |
| Apprentice, 4th year66% | $31.14 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year60% | $28.31 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year55% | $25.95 |
| Apprentice, 1st year50% | $23.59 |
- Overtime
- Past 8 hours a day and every Saturday hour are time and a half ($70.77 for a journeyman); Sundays and holidays are double time ($94.36).
- Per diem and travel
- Local 13 doesn't publish a per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman (plumber or steamfitter), Plumbers and steamfitters, construction
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 47.18 | 1,887.20 |
| Gross pay | 1,887.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Work assessment (2.3% of the package)per hour | −72.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −117.01 |
| Medicare1.45% | −27.36 |
| NY disability (DBL) | −0.60 |
| NY paid family leave | −8.15 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −245.38 |
| New York income taxestimate | −92.02 |
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 2025 foreman, general foreman and apprentice rates aren't published, so for weeks before May 4 2026 the app works them out from the 2025 journeyman rate with the 2026 percentages, rounded to the cent.
- On a make-up Saturday the app pays straight time up to 10 hours and the 40-hour week, as the schedule doesn't say where its straight time stops; and it offers five 8-hour days only (no 4×10 rule is published).
- The schedule doesn't say whether one on a weekend moves, so the app leaves them on their dates: Independence Day 2026 is Saturday July 4 (double time if worked) and Friday July 3 is a normal day. If your job observes the Friday or Monday, tick Holiday on it.
- The app counts an overtime hour as 1.5 or 2 hours of the straight-time amount ($2.70 and $3.60 for a journeyman), a little more than the sheet; foremen pay the journeyman's amount here (the sheet prints only the journeyman's); and other deductions (PAC, building fund) aren't published, so none are taken.
- Shift premiums and per diem aren't published, so none are added.
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Questions
What does a Local 13 journeyman (plumber or steamfitter) make in 2026?
$47.18 an hour under the UA Local 13 wage rates May 4 2026 to May 2 2027 (Rochester), with New York State's prevailing-wage overtime and holiday rules (5-13-SF), from May 4, 2026.
When is the next Local 13 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Plumbers and steamfitters, construction agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 13 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 5th year $35.39 (75%), Apprentice, 4th year $31.14 (66%), Apprentice, 3rd year $28.31 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd year $25.95 (55%) and Apprentice, 1st year $23.59 (50%) an hour from May 4, 2026.
Does Local 13 pay a per diem?
Local 13 doesn't publish a per diem.
How is Local 13 overtime paid?
Past 8 hours a day and every Saturday hour are time and a half ($70.77 for a journeyman); Sundays and holidays are double time ($94.36).
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Pipefitter app, version 0.1.0.
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