UnionPipefitters Local 300 wages 2026 (North Dakota)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 300 in North Dakota, read from the two agreements built into the Pipefitter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Western ND industrial piping
UA Local 300 western North Dakota (Bismarck-Minot) piping, industrial scale, with the August 1 2026 to May 31 2027 rate sheet
$52.70an hour
Journeyman, Western ND industrial piping
From August 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From August 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $52.70 |
| ForemanJM + $5.70 | $58.40 |
| General foremanJM + $8.75 | $61.45 |
| Apprentice, 5th period85% | $44.80 |
| Apprentice, 4th period80% | $42.16 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period75% | $39.53 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period70% | $36.89 |
| Apprentice, 1st period65% | $34.26 |
- Overtime
- Work under the National Maintenance Agreement (for work starting on or after January 1 2027, the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement, which pays 2nd and 3rd shifts 10% of the wage more instead of $2.00 and $2.25 an hour), the General Presidents' Project Maintenance Agreement or the National Pipe Line Agreement keeps the local wage but has its own hours, overtime, holiday and per diem rules, and isn't built in yet.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 300 doesn't publish a per diem.
Western ND commercial piping
UA Local 300 western North Dakota (Bismarck-Minot) piping, commercial scale, with the August 1 2026 to May 31 2027 rate sheet
$42.03 an hour, journeyman, from August 1, 2026.
| Classification | From August 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $42.03 |
| ForemanJM + $4.95 | $46.98 |
| General foremanJM + $7.00 | $49.03 |
| Apprentice, 5th period85% | $35.73 |
| Apprentice, 4th period80% | $33.62 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period75% | $31.52 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period70% | $29.42 |
| Apprentice, 1st period65% | $27.32 |
- Overtime
- Work under the National Maintenance Agreement (for work starting on or after January 1 2027, the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement, which pays 2nd and 3rd shifts 10% of the wage more instead of $2.00 and $2.25 an hour), the General Presidents' Project Maintenance Agreement or the National Pipe Line Agreement keeps the local wage but has its own hours, overtime, holiday and per diem rules, and isn't built in yet.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 300 doesn't publish a per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Western ND industrial piping
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 52.70 | 2,108.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,108.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of the taxable total | −84.32 |
| Organizing fundper hour | −14.00 |
| Building fundper hour | −4.00 |
| Market recoveryper hour | −22.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −130.70 |
| Medicare1.45% | −30.57 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −293.95 |
| North Dakota income taxestimate | −20.00 |
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:
- Western ND industrial piping. No sheet covers June 1 to July 31 2026, so the app keeps the 2025 rates until August 1 2026. On June 1 2027 the package goes up $3.00 an hour (how it's split isn't published) and the foreman premium $0.30, so the app keeps the 2026 rates until the new sheet: then use Enter my own rate.
- Western ND industrial piping. Local 300's overtime and holiday rules aren't published. The app uses the most common pattern in the agreements that publish theirs: past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half, with no step to double time on a weekday; Sundays and holidays are double time. Five 8-hour days only (any 4×10 rules aren't published); enter the hours you're paid for, not an unpaid lunch. Check overtime against your stub.
- Western ND industrial piping. The holiday list isn't published either, so the app marks the six holidays every pipe trades agreement read for this app has: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, each on its own date (one on a weekend doesn't move), unpaid unless worked and double time when worked. Tick Holiday on any other day your job observes. A 2023 contractors' note, since taken down, said Independence Day and Labor Day were unpaid and double time when worked under the Bismarck-Minot agreement.
- Western ND industrial piping. The app takes the 4% on overtime pay too and counts the per-hour amounts on hours worked; the sheet shows only straight time.
- Western ND industrial piping. Shift premiums and per diem aren't published, so none are added.
- Western ND commercial piping. No sheet covers June 1 to July 31 2026, so the app keeps the 2025 rates until August 1 2026. On June 1 2027 the package goes up $3.00 an hour (how it's split isn't published) and the foreman premium $0.30, so the app keeps the 2026 rates until the new sheet: then use Enter my own rate.
- Western ND commercial piping. Local 300's overtime and holiday rules aren't published. The app uses the most common pattern in the agreements that publish theirs: past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half, with no step to double time on a weekday; Sundays and holidays are double time. Five 8-hour days only (any 4×10 rules aren't published); enter the hours you're paid for, not an unpaid lunch. Check overtime against your stub.
- Western ND commercial piping. The holiday list isn't published either, so the app marks the six holidays every pipe trades agreement read for this app has: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, each on its own date (one on a weekend doesn't move), unpaid unless worked and double time when worked. Tick Holiday on any other day your job observes. A 2023 contractors' note, since taken down, said Independence Day and Labor Day were unpaid and double time when worked under the Bismarck-Minot agreement.
- Western ND commercial piping. The app takes the 4% on overtime pay too and counts the per-hour amounts on hours worked; the sheet shows only straight time. A first-period commercial apprentice pays no work assessment: type 0 as the dues % on the Settings tab (the app takes it from everyone).
- Western ND commercial piping. Shift premiums and per diem aren't published, so none are added.
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Questions
What does a Local 300 journeyman make in 2026?
$52.70 an hour under the UA Local 300 western North Dakota (Bismarck-Minot) piping, industrial scale, with the August 1 2026 to May 31 2027 rate sheet, from August 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Western ND commercial piping $42.03.
When is the next Local 300 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Western ND industrial piping agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 300 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 5th period $44.80 (85%), Apprentice, 4th period $42.16 (80%), Apprentice, 3rd period $39.53 (75%), Apprentice, 2nd period $36.89 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st period $34.26 (65%) an hour from August 1, 2026.
Does Local 300 pay a per diem?
Local 300 doesn't publish a per diem.
How is Local 300 overtime paid?
Work under the National Maintenance Agreement (for work starting on or after January 1 2027, the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement, which pays 2nd and 3rd shifts 10% of the wage more instead of $2.00 and $2.25 an hour), the General Presidents' Project Maintenance Agreement or the National Pipe Line Agreement keeps the local wage but has its own hours, overtime, holiday and per diem rules, and isn't built in yet.
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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