Assuming a 40-hour workweek, West Coast port workers are making more than $116,000 a year, versus $81,000 for their counterparts in the East.

A photo of the Port of Baltimore taken Thursday, when operations at that port and others along the United States' East and Gulf Coasts were shut by the third day of a longshore workers' strike ...

Assuming a 40-hour workweek, West Coast port workers are making more than $116,000 a year, versus $81,000 for their counterparts in the East.

Union workers at ports in the East and Gulf coasts earn a base wage of $39 an hour after six years on the job compared to reports that West Coast union workers, which make $54.85 an hour.

The port has indicated that it may extend gate hours during the week of Sept. 23, if necessary. It is also planning to open the gates on Saturday, Sept. 28, subject to confirmation early next week.

Audi imported vehicles sit parked in a storage lot at the Port of Houston in a 2019 file photo. Auto imports could be impacted by a strike along the East and Gulf coasts set for Tuesday.

The 36 East and Gulf Coast ports that have been impacted by the strike collectively handle half of the seaborne imports to the U.S., with significant amounts of agricultural products and vehicle ...