The Union Wage Scale

20 city nation wide average (2003) NEW NUMBERS!!!

The Union Wage Scale

CraftUnion Hourly Wage
Asbestos/Insulators$38.41
Boilermakers$38.31
Bricklayer/Plasterers$35.99
Cement Masons$34.02
Electricians$42.74
Elevator Constructors$40.98
Ironworker

          Reinforcing

          Structural

 

$38.23

$38.73

Laborers

          Building

          Heavy & Highway

 

$27.57

$27.72

Operating Engineers

          Crane Operators

          Heavy Equipment

          Small Equipment

 

$36.87

$36.52

$33.19

Painters$32.15
Pipefitters$39.63
Plasterers$33.39
Plumbers$39.37
Roofers$31.30
Sheet Metal Workers$40.59
Teamsters

          Truck Drivers

 

$30.53

*The Following numbers were compiled by the Construction Economics Department of the Engineering News Record (ENR).  They are a 20-city average of the wages, including health benefits and pension fringes being paid to Journeyman union workers across the country.  Numbers current as of Sep. 2003.