UnionPipefitters Local 290 wages 2026 (Oregon)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 290 in Oregon and Washington, 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 (state schedules; partial)
UA Local 290 Commercial/Industrial Master Labor Agreement, from Oregon's prevailing wage rate book (Plumber/Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Area 3; July 5 2026 and September 3 2026 books) and Washington's prevailing wage for Clark and Skamania counties
$62.87an hour
Journeyman, Plumbers and steamfitters (state schedules; partial)
From July 5, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 5, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman (plumber, pipefitter or steamfitter)base rate | $62.87 |
- Overtime
- Hours and overtime (Washington's overtime code 1O for this agreement): past 8 hours a day and past 40 hours a week is time and a half; the first 10 hours on a Saturday are time and a half; Sundays, holidays, every hour past 12 Monday to Friday and past 10 on a Saturday are double time.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 290 doesn't publish a per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman (plumber, pipefitter or steamfitter), Plumbers and steamfitters (state schedules; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 62.87 | 2,514.80 |
| Gross pay | 2,514.80 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of gross wages | −100.59 |
| Social Security6.2% | −155.92 |
| Medicare1.45% | −36.46 |
| OR paid leave | −15.09 |
| OR statewide transit | −2.51 |
| OR workers' benefit fund | −0.36 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −386.90 |
| Oregon income taxestimate | −201.18 |
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:
- Oregon first printed $62.87 in its July 5 2026 rate book (its January book and April amendment still had $60.77); the agreement's own date isn't published (the 2025 raise was April 1, by the Davis-Bacon schedule), so the app starts it on July 5 2026 and weeks from April to early July 2026 may show the old rate. Washington's schedule for Clark and Skamania still lists $60.65 (dated March 5 2025): the app uses Oregon's rate in both states. The next raise isn't published, so the app keeps $62.87 until then: then use Enter my own rate.
- Five 8-hour days only (no 4×10 rule is published) and no make-up day; shift premiums and show-up pay aren't published, so none are added.
- Whether they're paid when not worked, and whether one on a weekend moves to a weekday, isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work and leaves each on its date (Independence Day 2026 is Saturday July 4). If your job observes the Friday or Monday, tick Holiday on it.
- Local 290's working dues aren't published. The app takes 4% of gross wages, the highest flat percentage in the pilot locals' documents: type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab. Neither state schedule shows a vacation contribution, so there's no vacation fund.
- Per diem, travel and zone pay aren't published for Local 290's area, so none are added (Oregon's book prints zone pay for plumbers only in Area 2, the eastern counties).
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Questions
What does a Local 290 journeyman make in 2026?
$62.87 an hour under the UA Local 290 Commercial/Industrial Master Labor Agreement, from Oregon's prevailing wage rate book (Plumber/Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Area 3; July 5 2026 and September 3 2026 books) and Washington's prevailing wage for Clark and Skamania counties, from July 5, 2026.
When is the next Local 290 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Plumbers and steamfitters (state schedules; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 290 pay a per diem?
Local 290 doesn't publish a per diem.
How is Local 290 overtime paid?
Hours and overtime (Washington's overtime code 1O for this agreement): past 8 hours a day and past 40 hours a week is time and a half; the first 10 hours on a Saturday are time and a half; Sundays, holidays, every hour past 12 Monday to Friday and past 10 on a Saturday are double time.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,615.79 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 16, 2026 from the Pipefitter app, version 0.1.0.
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