Journeyman plumbers under UA Local 157 in Terre Haute, IN earn $46.65/hr in base wages, or $66.20/hr as a total package with fringe benefits, effective Aug 2025.
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The Local 157 pay scale for 2026 is $46.65 per hour for journeymen in Terre Haute, IN, or about $93,300 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $66.20 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 8/10/25.
| Local 157 journeyman hourly wage | $46.65 / hour |
|---|---|
| Total package (wage + fringe benefits) | $66.20 / hour |
| Annualized at 2,080 hours (base wage) | $93,300 / year |
| First-period apprentice (≈45 to 50% of scale) | $20.99 to $23.33 / hour |
| Wage sheet effective | 8/10/25 |
| Classification | Combo |
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A Local 157 apprentice in Terre Haute, IN starts at roughly $20.99 an hour, about 45% of the $46.65 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $34.99 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 157 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $20.99 / hour | $41,985 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $25.66 / hour | $51,315 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $30.32 / hour | $60,645 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $34.99 / hour | $69,975 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $39.65 / hour | $79,305 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $46.65 / hour | $93,300 |
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Local 157 wages: $46.65 an hour on the journeyman scale, $66.20 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 8/10/25. That is the most recent Terre Haute, IN sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
UA Local 157 has not published a current wage sheet to the public rate sources we track, so the figure above is the reporting-wide plumbers average, not this hall's own scale. Members dispatched out of this hall work commercial mechanical and process piping, chiller and boiler work, HVAC piping and hydronics and service, retrofit and shutdown work for signatory contractors throughout the Terre Haute, IN area, and local scale in the Terre Haute market is normally set by the hall's current collective bargaining agreement, confirm it with the business office before quoting.
Gulfstream recruits plumbers talent for commercial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, piping, sheet metal and building automation contractors in and around Terre Haute. We are a private recruiting firm, we do not dispatch, set, or negotiate Local 157 rates. For current Terre Haute scale, dispatch standing, or apprenticeship intake, contact the hall directly.
UA Local 157 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall, call 812-877-1531 to confirm dispatch procedure, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in. Contact details are imported from the UA, SMART and IBEW public directories. Gulfstream is a private recruiting firm, is not affiliated with the local, and does not control hall dispatch.
United Association Local 157 represents a highly skilled workforce of plumbers, pipefitters, and HVAC service technicians across a significant portion of west-central Indiana and parts of Illinois. Headquartered in Terre Haute, this local has served the regional construction and industrial sectors since 2014, providing the specialized labor required for complex mechanical systems. The market is characterized by a mix of heavy industrial facilities, educational institutions, and healthcare infrastructure. Local 157 members are essential to the maintenance and expansion of these facilities, ensuring that high-pressure piping, medical gas systems, and sanitary plumbing meet rigorous safety codes and operational standards for various signatory employers.
The strength of Local 157 lies in its rigorous training programs and its ability to man large-scale projects throughout its multi-county jurisdiction. As the primary labor source for 64 tracked signatory contractors, the local maintains a stable pipeline of talent through its JATC apprenticeship program. This partnership between labor and management ensures that contractors can bid on major industrial and commercial work with confidence in their labor costs and productivity. For the tradesperson, the local offers a clear career path with standardized wages and a robust benefits package that remains competitive within the Midwest mechanical construction industry, supporting long-term retention and specialized skill development in the Terre Haute trade area.
["Effective August 10, 2025, the journeyman hourly rate for UA Local 157 is established at $46.65, contributing to a comprehensive total package of $66.20 per hour. This $19.55 difference covers critical fringe benefits including health insurance and retirement contributions. Apprentices in the five-year program enter at a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 45% to 50% and receiving annual increments as they complete required classroom hours and on-the-job training milestones. By the fifth year, apprentices often earn 80% to 90% of the scale. These scheduled increases provide a transparent ladder for financial growth, ensuring that as a member's technical proficiency in pipefitting or plumbing increases, their compensation reflects their value to the signatory mechanical primes."]
["The signatory contractor landscape for UA Local 157 includes 64 tracked employers ranging from local plumbing service providers to major regional mechanical primes. These contractors operate across the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors, providing members with a variety of work environments. Large industrial contractors often focus on the region's manufacturing and power generation facilities, requiring specialized pipefitting and welding certifications. Meanwhile, smaller mechanical firms handle the ongoing service and renovation needs of healthcare facilities and universities. This diverse mix of employers provides a level of stability for the membership, as downturns in one sector, such as new commercial construction, are often offset by steady maintenance and turnaround work in the industrial sector."]
Yes, Local 157 provides extensive welding training and certification through its JATC facility. Members can earn UA certifications in various processes, including TIG, MIG, and Stick welding, which are often required for high-pressure industrial piping projects. These certifications are recognized nationally within the United Association, making members highly marketable for specialized industrial work.
Travelers or members looking to transfer must first contact their home local's Business Manager. Transfers are typically handled according to the UA Constitution and are subject to the current work load and the approval of the Local 157 Business Manager. You must be in good standing and provide proof of your current status before beginning work in this jurisdiction.
A standard work week consists of 40 hours, usually five eight-hour days, though four ten-hour days are common on certain projects. Overtime is paid according to the collective bargaining agreement, generally at time-and-a-half for hours exceeding the standard shift and double-time for Sundays or holidays, depending on the specific project and contract terms.
Yes, applicants with prior non-union experience in plumbing or pipefitting can apply. During the evaluation process, the JATC may grant advanced standing or 'credit for experience' based on documented work history and a skills assessment. This can potentially allow an individual to enter the program at a higher period and wage percentage than a first-year apprentice.
UA Local 157 is seated in Terre Haute, Indiana (IN). We hold published wage sheets for 16 locals across Indiana, compare nearby scales before you take a call.
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Journeyman scales as last published by each local. Rates change every contract cycle, confirm with the hall.
The Local 157 pay scale for 2026 is $46.65 per hour for journeymen in Terre Haute, IN, or about $93,300 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $66.20 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 8/10/25.
UA Local 157 wages for 2026: journeyman Plumbers & Steamfitters rate of $46.65 per hour in Terre Haute, IN, with a total package of $66.20 per hour including fringe benefits, effective 8/10/25. Apprentices are paid a graduated percentage of that rate. Confirm any increase since 8/10/25 with the UA Local 157 business office.
The UA Local 157 wage sheet on this page lists the journeyman scale of $46.65 per hour ($66.20 per hour total package), effective 8/10/25, plus the apprentice percentage steps. The official sheet is published by the UA Local 157 business office; figures here come from that published schedule, so confirm any increase dated after 8/10/25 with the hall.
Local 157 apprentices earn a graduated percentage of the $46.65 per hour journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% ($20.99 to $23.33 per hour) in the first period and stepping up each period to 100% at turnout. The exact percentage schedule is set by the UA Local 157 JATC, so confirm the current apprentice sheet with the training center.
Journeyman plumbers under the UA Local 157 agreement make $46.65 an hour in base wages, or $66.20 an hour counting the fringe package, per the wage sheet effective 8/10/25. Overtime, shift premiums, and travel or subsistence pay are added on top under the local's CBA.
$46.65 per hour base wage and $66.20 per hour total package for a journeyman in Terre Haute, IN, effective 8/10/25. Annualized at 2,080 hours that is roughly $93,300 before overtime.
A Local 157 apprentice in Terre Haute, IN starts at roughly $20.99 an hour, about 45% of the $46.65 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $34.99 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 157 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
About $20.99 an hour, or roughly $41,985 a year at 2,080 hours, based on the standard 45% first-period step of the $46.65 journeyman rate effective 8/10/25. Apprentices also earn benefit contributions and paid classroom progression; the JATC sets the exact percentage.
Around $30.32 an hour at the standard 65% third-period step, moving to about $34.99 an hour in the fourth period and $46.65 an hour at full journeyman scale. Confirm the published step schedule with the Local 157 training center.
Local 157 wages: $46.65 an hour on the journeyman scale, $66.20 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 8/10/25. That is the most recent Terre Haute, IN sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
The current published UA Local 157 journeyman rate is $46.65 an hour ($66.20 total package), effective 8/10/25, roughly $93,300 a year at 2,080 hours before overtime. Confirm the effective agreement with the local.
Yes, a one-page printable UA Local 157 rate sheet is available at /rate-sheets/ua-local-157-pay-scale.pdf, showing the $46.65 hourly scale, the $66.20 total package and the 8/10/25 effective date, with the source it was read from. It is a free download, no sign-up needed.
The current UA Local 157 journeyman rate is $46.65/hour, with a total package of $66.20/hour including fringe benefits, effective 8/10/25. At 2,080 hours that works out to roughly $93,300 per year in base wages before overtime. Rates change with each CBA cycle, confirm with the Local 157 business office before relying on the figure.
The $46.65/hour figure is the base journeyman wage that lands on the paycheck. The $66.20/hour total package adds employer-paid fringes, health and welfare, pension, annuity, apprenticeship training, and industry funds. Contractors bid work off the total package, so that is the number that matters when comparing plumbers & steamfitters labor costs across locals.
Apprentices under the UA Local 157 agreement are paid a graduated percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% in the first period and stepping up each six-month or annual period until reaching 100% at turnout. Against the current $46.65/hour journeyman rate, a first-period apprentice would be in the $20.99 to $23.33/hour range. The exact percentage schedule is set by the local's JATC.
UA Local 157 is headquartered in Terre Haute, IN and dispatches plumbers & steamfitters manpower throughout its chartered jurisdiction. Work performed inside that territory falls under the local's collective bargaining agreement and wage schedule, even when the contractor is based elsewhere and travels in.
Most locals require applicants to be at least 18, legally able to work in the U.S., hold a high school diploma or GED, pass a basic math/aptitude assessment and a drug screen, and be physically able to perform plumbers & steamfitters work. Some Local 157 programs give preference to applicants inside the jurisdiction or to veterans. Eligibility rules are set by the local's Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC), so confirm the current criteria with the hall before applying.
Apprenticeship applications go through the UA Local 157 JATC, not through a contractor or a recruiter. Applications typically open in defined intake windows each year: you submit the application with proof of age, education, and residency, sit for an aptitude test, and then interview. Ranked applicants are placed on an eligibility list and indentured as signatory contractors call for apprentices. Gulfstream Strategic Placements does not process apprenticeship applications, contact the Local 157 training center directly.
Plumbers & Steamfitters apprenticeships generally run four to five years, roughly 8,000 to 10,000 hours of on-the-job training plus several hundred classroom hours per year. Apprentices earn a paycheck the entire time, stepping up through the wage periods until they turn out as journeymen at 100% of scale.
Signatory contractors hire through the local's hiring hall, so working under the UA Local 157 agreement generally means being a member or being organized in through the local's process. Journeymen from other locals can travel in by signing the out-of-work book, subject to the local's referral rules and manpower needs. Non-union plumbers & steamfitters are usually placed with open-shop contractors instead, we recruit for both.
Rates move with the collective bargaining agreement, typically on a fixed anniversary date each year of a three- to five-year contract, with negotiated increases split between the base wage and the fringe package. The figures on this page reflect the 8/10/25 schedule; check with the Local 157 business office for any increase that has taken effect since.
We track 50 signatory contractors working under the UA Local 157 agreement, listed on this page with their websites and LinkedIn pages. Signatory shops are the employers legally able to hire Local 157 members and pay the negotiated scale.
Wage rates vary widely by local and market. Use the Union Pay Scale Explorer to sort every UA and SMART local by hourly wage, total package, and annualized pay so you can benchmark Local 157 against neighboring jurisdictions and other plumbers & steamfitters markets.
Yes, the openings section on this page lists current plumbers & steamfitters roles near Terre Haute, IN, and you can apply directly through the apply form on this page. These are direct-hire positions with mechanical contractors that Gulfstream recruits for, not union dispatch or hall referrals. For the hall's out-of-work list, contact the Local 157 business office.
The UA Local 157 hall is at 8801 E Milner Ave Terre Haute, IN 47803, serving Terre Haute, IN and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: 812-877-1531. The hall office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm (per the local's official site).
The UA Local 157 hall office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, as published on the local's official website. Dispatch and out-of-work list procedures can differ from office hours, call 812-877-1531 to confirm before traveling in.
UA Local 157 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at 812-877-1531 to confirm dispatch hours, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in | Gulfstream does not control hall dispatch.
UA Local 157 can be reached at 812-877-1531. The hall office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, per the local's official site.
Apply through the local's joint apprenticeship training committee (JATC). Most programs open applications on a set schedule and require an aptitude test and interview. For UA Local 157's current application window and requirements, contact the hall at 812-877-1531.
Each Plumbers & Steamfitters local sets its own intake process, and it varies. The common paths: apprenticeship through the JATC; organizing in as an experienced worker, since journeymen and technicians already working in the trade can usually apply directly to the hall for membership; or transferring from another local of the same international with a transfer card from your current hall. For fees and requirements, contact the hall at 812-877-1531.
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We haven't found an official source for UA Local 157's member benefits. To confirm, contact the hall at 812-877-1531.
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