Pay and Benefits
Our Contracts gives apprentices an hourly wage that’s a percentage of the Journeyman rate, and which increases with the apprentice’s experience.
For example, the current basic hourly wage rates for apprentice carpenters working on industrial jobs are:
- Year 1 (60% Journeyman rate) - $23.18
- Year 2 (70% Journeyman rate) - $27.04
- Year 3 (80% Journeyman rate) - $30.90
- Year 4 (90% Journeyman rate) - $34.77
On top of these wages, you also receive:
- 10% vacation pay
- 100% employer contributions to pension and benefit plans
- other smaller payments.
