UnionCrane Operators Local 955 wages 2026 (Alberta)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of IUOE Local 955 in Alberta, read from the four agreements built into the Crane Operator Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table)
CLR-A / IUOE Local 955 Operating Engineers General Construction agreement 2025–2029, Part A Industrial (A-6.07)
$55.59an hour
Crane under 35 t, Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table)
From May 3, 2026. Next step $56.61 on May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Crane under 35 t (Group 1: cranes and boom trucks 15 t and over, tower cranes 3 t and over, derricks)base rate | $55.59 | $56.61 |
| Crane 35–65 t | $56.12 | $57.19 |
| Crane 66–75 t | $56.35 | $57.42 |
| Crane 76–85 t | $56.58 | $57.65 |
| Crane 86–125 t | $57.16 | $58.23 |
| Crane 126–200 t | $58.45 | $59.52 |
| Crane 201–300 t | $60.45 | $61.56 |
| Crane 301–400 t | $62.91 | $64.02 |
| Crane 401–500 t | $64.67 | $65.78 |
| Crane 501–600 t | $65.83 | $66.95 |
| Crane 601–700 t | $67.02 | $68.13 |
| Crane 701–800 t | $68.18 | $69.29 |
| Crane 801–900 t | $69.06 | $70.17 |
| Crane 901–1,000 t | $69.65 | $70.76 |
| Crane 1,001–1,100 t | $70.23 | $71.35 |
| Crane 1,101–1,200 t | $70.81 | $71.92 |
| Crane 1,201 t and over | $71.11 | $72.22 |
| Group 2 cranes: mobile and crawler cranes and boom trucks under 15 t, tower cranes up to 3 t | $52.59 | $53.55 |
| Group 5: oiler, assistant operator | $43.36 | $44.16 |
| Operating foreman (3 or more operators)+ $4.75 | $61.91 | $62.98 |
| Non-operating foreman (more than 7 operators)+ $5.50 | $62.66 | $63.73 |
| General foreman+ $7.50 | $64.66 | $65.73 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $38.91 | $39.63 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 2 (80%)80% | $44.47 | $45.29 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 3 (90%)90% | $50.03 | $50.95 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $38.91 | $39.63 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 2 (85%)85% | $47.25 | $48.12 |
| Boom truck apprentice under 15 t (70% of Group 2)70% of G2 | $36.81 | $37.49 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (A-4.05): the first 2 hours of weekday overtime at time and a half, all other overtime double, which includes every Saturday, Sunday and holiday hour; on a Monday–Thursday 4×10 the first 10 hours on the Friday at time and a half; overtime after 8 h a day (10 h on a compressed week) or 40 h a week.
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Alberta-wide rate: $150 a day; Fort McMurray: $200 a day; Edmonton or Calgary (only by agreement for the job): $180 a day; Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca: $200 a day; 13 more in the app.
Part B Non-Industrial (commercial / institutional)
CLR-A / IUOE Local 955 Operating Engineers General Construction agreement 2025–2029, Part B Non-Industrial (B-6.07)
$40.99 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $41.68 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 cranes: cranes and boom trucks 15 t and over, tower cranes 3 t and over, derricksbase rate | $40.99 | $41.68 |
| Group 2 cranes: mobile and crawler cranes and boom trucks under 15 t, tower cranes up to 3 t | $38.78 | $39.43 |
| Group 5: oiler, assistant operator | $31.98 | $32.51 |
| Operating foreman (3 or more operators)+ $4.00 | $44.99 | $45.68 |
| Non-operating foreman (more than 7 operators)+ $5.25 | $46.24 | $46.93 |
| General foreman+ $7.00 | $47.99 | $48.68 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $28.69 | $29.18 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 2 (80%)80% | $32.79 | $33.34 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 3 (90%)90% | $36.89 | $37.51 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $28.69 | $29.18 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 2 (85%)85% | $34.84 | $35.43 |
| Boom truck apprentice under 15 t (70% of Group 2)70% of G2 | $27.15 | $27.60 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (B-4.05): all weekday overtime time and a half (no 2-hour cap), the first 8 hours on Saturday time and a half then double, Sunday and holidays double. 4×10 at straight time inside Monday–Friday (B-4.06).
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Part B prints no subsistence amount: zone 3 and 4 jobs get camp, room and board or an "agreed subsistence allowance" (B-3.03; a joint committee sets it if the parties can't agree): enter what you get under living-out. 70 km free zone around your town or the accommodation; zone 2 (next 100 km) transport or 2 × km from the zone edge × the CRA rate (enter on the Week tab); parking up to $25 a day worked in the free zone where none is free (B-3.06), not modelled.
Civil / foundation on industrial sites (LOU A-1 enabled rates)
CLR-A / IUOE Local 955 General Construction agreement 2025–2029, Letter of Understanding A-1: civil and foundation work on industrial sites at the enabled rates with the Part B terms
$45.94 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $46.75 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 cranes: cranes and boom trucks 15 t and over, tower cranes 3 t and over, derricksbase rate | $45.94 | $46.75 |
| Group 2 cranes: mobile and crawler cranes and boom trucks under 15 t, tower cranes up to 3 t | $43.46 | $44.23 |
| Group 5: oiler, assistant operator | $35.83 | $36.47 |
| Operating foreman (3 or more operators)+ $4.00 | $49.94 | $50.75 |
| Non-operating foreman (more than 7 operators)+ $5.25 | $51.19 | $52.00 |
| General foreman+ $7.00 | $52.94 | $53.75 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (B-4.05): all weekday overtime time and a half (no 2-hour cap), the first 8 hours on Saturday time and a half then double, Sunday and holidays double. 4×10 at straight time inside Monday–Friday (B-4.06).
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Part B prints no subsistence amount: zone 3 and 4 jobs get camp, room and board or an "agreed subsistence allowance" (B-3.03; a joint committee sets it if the parties can't agree): enter what you get under living-out. 70 km free zone around your town or the accommodation; zone 2 (next 100 km) transport or 2 × km from the zone edge × the CRA rate (enter on the Week tab); parking up to $25 a day worked in the free zone where none is free (B-3.06), not modelled.
Maintenance (GPMA / NMA)
General Presidents' Maintenance Agreement (Suncor / Syncrude) and National Maintenance Agreement for Alberta 2025–2028, Operating Engineers Local 955 rows (schedule rev. May 3 2026)
$55.59 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $56.61 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman = Group 1: crane under 35 t (cranes and boom trucks 15 t and over, tower cranes 3 t and over, derricks)base rate | $55.59 | $56.61 |
| Crane 35–65 t | $56.12 | $57.19 |
| Crane 66–75 t | $56.35 | $57.42 |
| Crane 76–85 t | $56.58 | $57.65 |
| Crane 86–125 t | $57.16 | $58.23 |
| Crane 126–200 t | $58.45 | $59.52 |
| Crane 201–300 t | $60.45 | $61.56 |
| Crane 301–400 t | $62.91 | $64.02 |
| Crane 401–500 t | $64.67 | $65.78 |
| Crane 501–600 t | $65.83 | $66.95 |
| Crane 601–700 t | $67.02 | $68.13 |
| Crane 701–800 t | $68.18 | $69.29 |
| Crane 801–900 t | $69.06 | $70.17 |
| Crane 901–1,000 t | $69.65 | $70.76 |
| Crane 1,001–1,100 t | $70.23 | $71.35 |
| Crane 1,101–1,200 t | $70.81 | $71.92 |
| Crane 1,201 t and over | $71.11 | $72.22 |
| Group 2 cranes: mobile and crawler cranes and boom trucks under 15 t, tower cranes up to 3 t | $52.59 | $53.55 |
| Group 5: oiler, assistant operator | $43.36 | $44.16 |
| Operating foreman (3 or more operators)+ $4.75 | $60.34 | $61.36 |
| Non-operating foreman (more than 7 operators)+ $5.50 | $61.09 | $62.11 |
| General foreman+ $7.50 | $63.09 | $64.11 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $38.91 | $39.63 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 2 (80%)80% | $44.47 | $45.29 |
| Mobile crane apprentice, period 3 (90%)90% | $50.03 | $50.95 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 1 (70%)70% | $38.91 | $39.63 |
| Tower crane apprentice, period 2 (85%)85% | $47.25 | $48.12 |
| Boom truck apprentice under 15 t (70% of Group 2)70% of G2 | $36.81 | $37.49 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows Fort McMurray area (Group 1 rate; NMA subsistence). The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Maintenance hours and overtime are the general GPMA / NMA rules, as in the other Alberta maintenance apps: 5×8 with 2 h at time and a half then double; 4×10 (Monday–Thursday or Tuesday–Friday) 10 h straight then double, the off weekday time and a half for 10 h then double; Saturday, Sunday and holidays double.
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Fort McMurray area (Group 1 rate; NMA subsistence): $200 a day; Elsewhere in Alberta (rate less $0.75): $150 a day; Edmonton or Calgary (only by agreement for the job): $180 a day; Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca: $200 a day; 13 more in the app.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Crane under 35 t (Group 1: cranes and boom trucks 15 t and over, tower cranes 3 t and over, derricks), Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 55.59 | 2,223.60 |
| Vacation pay6% | 133.42 |
| Stat holiday pay4% | 88.94 |
| Gross pay | 2,445.96 |
| Deductions | |
| CPP5.95% | −141.53 |
| EI1.63% | −39.87 |
| Income taxestimate | −548.50 |
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:
- Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table). The agreement doesn't say whether the premium is multiplied on overtime; the calculator adds it to the hourly rate, so overtime and the 10% are paid on it.
- Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table). Apprentice rates. The agreement prints no apprentice table: it applies the provincial trade percentages to the Group 1 base (boom-truck apprentices on cranes under 15 t: Group 2) (11.01, A-6.05 / B-6.05). The rates here are computed with Alberta's current minimums: mobile crane 70 / 80 / 90% (3 periods), tower crane 70 / 85% (2 periods), boom truck 70% (1 period). The agreement still cites the replaced Regulation 272/2000, so check your stub.
- Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table). On a Tuesday–Friday 4×10 a worked Monday is paid double, as "all other overtime" (A-4.05(a)(ii) names only the Friday case). The 10-and-4 schedule (A-4.07) is not modelled.
- Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table). The calculator pays the 10% on all wages, overtime and shift differential included; Part A's wording can also be read as the straight-time rate only (Part B's says so), so check your stub.
- Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table). Time and a half even when the hours around it were overtime.
- Part B Non-Industrial (commercial / institutional). The agreement doesn't say whether the premium is multiplied on overtime; the calculator adds it to the hourly rate, so overtime and the 10% are paid on it.
- Part B Non-Industrial (commercial / institutional). The calculator adds it to the class you pick in Settings.
- Part B Non-Industrial (commercial / institutional). Apprentice rates. The agreement prints no apprentice table: it applies the provincial trade percentages to the Group 1 base (boom-truck apprentices on cranes under 15 t: Group 2) (11.01, A-6.05 / B-6.05). The rates here are computed with Alberta's current minimums: mobile crane 70 / 80 / 90% (3 periods), tower crane 70 / 85% (2 periods), boom truck 70% (1 period). The agreement still cites the replaced Regulation 272/2000, so check your stub.
- Civil / foundation on industrial sites (LOU A-1 enabled rates). The agreement doesn't say whether the premium is multiplied on overtime; the calculator adds it to the hourly rate, so overtime and the 10% are paid on it.
- Civil / foundation on industrial sites (LOU A-1 enabled rates). The calculator adds it to the class you pick in Settings.
- Maintenance (GPMA / NMA). Apprentices in maintenance take the computed Part A percentages of the maintenance Group 1 (boom truck: Group 2) rate; the schedule prints no apprentice rows.
- Maintenance (GPMA / NMA). The agreement doesn't say whether the premium is multiplied on overtime; the calculator adds it to the hourly rate, so overtime and the 10% are paid on it.
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Questions
What does a Local 955 journeyperson make in 2026?
$55.59 an hour under the CLR-A / IUOE Local 955 Operating Engineers General Construction agreement 2025–2029, Part A Industrial (A-6.07), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Part B Non-Industrial (commercial / institutional) $40.99, Civil / foundation on industrial sites (LOU A-1 enabled rates) $45.94 and Maintenance (GPMA / NMA) $55.59.
When is the next Local 955 raise?
The next step in the Part A Industrial (crane tonnage table) schedule is $56.61 an hour on May 2, 2027.
How much is the Local 955 LOA?
Alberta-wide rate: $150 a day; Fort McMurray: $200 a day; Edmonton or Calgary (only by agreement for the job): $180 a day; Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca: $200 a day; 13 more in the app.
How is Local 955 overtime paid?
Overtime (A-4.05): the first 2 hours of weekday overtime at time and a half, all other overtime double, which includes every Saturday, Sunday and holiday hour; on a Monday–Thursday 4×10 the first 10 hours on the Friday at time and a half; overtime after 8 h a day (10 h on a compressed week) or 40 h a week.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,716.06 for a journeyperson on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after CPP, EI and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or LOA. An example from the app: your own cheque depends on your deductions.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Crane Operator Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
- CLR-A Operating Engineers General Construction agreement 2025–2029 (IUOE 955)
- CLR-A 2026 travel allowances
- CLR-A subsistence rates
- GPMA Alberta wage and benefit schedule 15, rev. May 3 2026 (Operating Engineers – Local 955)
- NMA Alberta wage and benefit schedule 14, rev. May 3 2026
- NMA Alberta 2025–2028 v4
- GPMA Suncor / Syncrude 2025–2028 v4
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