UnionPipefitters Local 597 wages 2026 (Illinois)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 597 in Illinois, read from the one agreement built into the Pipefitter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Pipefitters, building (state schedule; partial)
Pipefitter, building: the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage, first posted July 15 2026 (Local 597's own sheets aren't public)
$59.50an hour
Journeyman, Pipefitters, building (state schedule; partial)
From July 15, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 15, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $59.50 |
| ForemanJM + $3.00 | $62.50 |
- Overtime
- Hours and overtime (the state schedule): past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 597 doesn't publish a per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Pipefitters, building (state schedule; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 59.50 | 2,380.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,380.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of gross wages | −95.20 |
| Social Security6.2% | −147.56 |
| Medicare1.45% | −34.51 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −354.55 |
| Illinois income taxestimate | −117.81 |
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 state posts a rate after it takes effect, so the first weeks of a raise may still show the old rate.
- The schedule has no weekday step to double time, so there's none here, and five 8-hour days only (no 4×10 rule is published).
- Local 597's own list isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work, a Saturday holiday stays on the Saturday, and the state adds Veterans Day for some trades (tick Holiday on November 11 if your job observes it).
- Local 597's deductions aren't published. The app takes 4% of gross wages as working dues, the highest flat percentage in the pilot locals' documents: type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab. The state schedule shows no vacation contribution, so there's no vacation fund.
- Shift premiums and per diem aren't published, so none are added.
Enter your own hours in the Pipefitter app: it applies these rates, the overtime and holiday rules, dues and tax, and keeps a year of paychecks. Free for a month.
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Questions
What does a Local 597 journeyman make in 2026?
$59.50 an hour under the Pipefitter, building: the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage, first posted July 15 2026 (Local 597's own sheets aren't public), from July 15, 2026.
When is the next Local 597 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Pipefitters, building (state schedule; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 597 pay a per diem?
Local 597 doesn't publish a per diem.
How is Local 597 overtime paid?
Hours and overtime (the state schedule): past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,630.37 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 15, 2026 from the Pipefitter app, version 0.1.0.
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