Journeyman pipefitters under UA Local 393 in San Jose, CA earn $68.76/hr in base wages, or $115.39/hr as a total package with fringe benefits, effective Jul 2021. This sheet is more than 2 years old, so confirm the current rate with the hall before quoting it.
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The Local 393 pay scale is $68.76 per hour for journeymen in San Jose, CA, or about $137,520 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $115.39 per hour. That is the last wage sheet we can source for this local, confirm the current rate with the hall.
| Local 393 journeyman hourly wage | $68.76 / hour |
|---|---|
| Total package (wage + fringe benefits) | $115.39 / hour |
| Annualized at 2,080 hours (base wage) | $137,520 / year |
| First-period apprentice (≈45 to 50% of scale) | $30.94 to $34.38 / hour |
| Wage sheet effective | 07/01/2021 |
| Classification | Plumber/pipefitter (San Benito and Santa Clara counties) |
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A Local 393 apprentice in San Jose, CA starts at roughly $30.94 an hour, about 45% of the $68.76 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $51.57 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 393 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $30.94 / hour | $61,884 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $37.82 / hour | $75,636 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $44.69 / hour | $89,388 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $51.57 / hour | $103,140 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $58.45 / hour | $116,892 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $68.76 / hour | $137,520 |
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Local 393 wages for 2021: $68.76 an hour on the journeyman scale, $115.39 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 07/01/2021. That is the most recent San Jose, CA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
Roughly 40% of the UA Local 393 package is employer-paid benefits and fringes rather than wages, which is why the package figure and a take-home hourly rate are not the same number.
Verified from official source: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination CA20260018, rev. 8
Download the UA Local 393 pay scale (PDF), one-page printable rate sheet, effective July 1, 2021.
| Benefit & fringe contributions | $46.63/hr | Derived: total package minus base wage. This is the employer's combined hourly contribution to the funds, not take-home pay. |
|---|---|---|
| What the contributions fund | Health & welfare, pension, annuity, training and industry funds | Standard fund categories in mechanical and electrical agreements. The exact split between funds is set in the local's agreement, the hall or fund office publishes the schedule. |
| Paid on | Every hour worked | Fringe contributions are made per hour worked, so they scale with dispatched hours and are paid to the funds rather than to the member. |
The rates above are the UA Local 393 scale used across the San Jose, CA area. 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 San Jose metro, so a pipefitters wage quoted locally is normally this scale plus the fringe package shown in the table.
Gulfstream recruits pipefitters talent for commercial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, piping, sheet metal and building automation contractors in and around San Jose. We are a private recruiting firm, we do not dispatch, set, or negotiate Local 393 rates. For current San Jose scale, dispatch standing, or apprenticeship intake, contact the hall directly.
UA Local 393 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall, call 408-225-3030 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 393 represents thousands of plumbers, steamfitters, and HVACR service technicians across the high-demand Silicon Valley corridor. As the primary labor source for complex mechanical systems in one of the world's most expensive real estate markets, this local provides the specialized workforce required for mission-critical infrastructure. The local operates a significant training center in San Jose, ensuring that the labor pool is proficient in advanced welding, medical gas installation, and high-purity piping required for the local tech and bio-pharmaceutical sectors.
The market dynamics for Local 393 are driven largely by the concentration of data centers, semiconductor fabrication plants, and corporate campuses in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties. Because these facilities require sophisticated cooling and water management systems, the demand for highly skilled UA journey-level workers remains consistently high. Signatory contractors in this jurisdiction manage everything from large-scale new construction to ongoing preventive maintenance. For the tradesperson, this means a stable environment with robust fringe benefits, while for the contractor, it offers a scalable workforce capable of meeting the rigorous safety and quality demands of Global 500 tech clients.
As of July 18, 2024, the Journeyman hourly rate for UA Local 393 is set at $76.86, with a total taxable and fringe package reaching $126.38 per hour. This represents one of the highest compensation scales in the United States, reflecting the region's cost of living and the technical complexity of the work. Apprentices enter the program at a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 35-40% and receiving incremental raises every six to twelve months based on successful completion of classroom hours and on-the-job training milestones. By the fifth year of the apprenticeship, workers often reach 85% of the full scale. These periodic increases ensure that as the worker's proficiency grows, their compensation aligns with the high-value specialized tasks they perform in the field.
The contractor landscape in San Jose is dominated by large-scale signatory mechanical primes and specialized a mechanical contractor firms. These organizations are equipped to handle multi-million dollar mechanical contracts for tech campuses and public infrastructure projects. There is also a robust contingent of service and maintenance contractors who focus on the lifecycle of HVAC and plumbing systems for commercial property managers. Hiring in this market is highly structured, with contractors relying on the local's hall for surge capacity during major project phases. For the plumbing professional, this environment offers diverse opportunities across new construction, specialized laboratory fit-outs, and long-term facility service contracts.
Due to the heavy concentration of semiconductor and biotech facilities in San Jose, certifications in Orbital Welding, Medical Gas, and High-Purity Piping (BPE) are highly prized. Additionally, Title 24 acceptance testing and specialized HVACR controls certifications provide a significant advantage for those seeking long-term placement with service-oriented signatory contractors in the Silicon Valley region.
The $126.38 total package is specifically designed to attract and retain elite talent in one of the nation's most expensive areas. A large portion of the fringe benefit allocation goes toward maintaining robust health coverage and substantial retirement funds, which helps members build long-term wealth despite the high local housing costs associated with the Santa Clara County market.
Yes, Local 393 has a strong contingent of HVACR service members. The massive inventory of commercial office space and data centers requires 24/7 maintenance. Service technicians under this agreement enjoy the same high standards of pay and benefits as construction members, often with greater year-round stability due to the essential nature of climate control in tech environments.
Transfers, or 'traveling,' are governed by the United Association's constitution. When the work outlook in San Jose is strong and the local out-of-work list is exhausted, members from other locals may be dispatched. However, permanent book transfers are at the discretion of the Local 393 Business Manager and usually require a sustained period of local employment and residency.
UA Local 393 is seated in San Jose, California (CA). We hold published wage sheets for 50 locals across California, 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 393 pay scale is $68.76 per hour for journeymen in San Jose, CA, or about $137,520 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $115.39 per hour. That is the last wage sheet we can source for this local, confirm the current rate with the hall.
UA Local 393 wages: journeyman Plumbers & Pipefitters rate of $68.76 per hour in San Jose, CA, with a total package of $115.39 per hour including fringe benefits, effective 07/01/2021. Apprentices are paid a graduated percentage of that rate. Confirm any increase since 07/01/2021 with the UA Local 393 business office.
The UA Local 393 wage sheet on this page lists the journeyman scale of $68.76 per hour ($115.39 per hour total package), effective 07/01/2021, plus the apprentice percentage steps. The official sheet is published by the UA Local 393 business office; figures here come from that published schedule, so confirm any increase dated after 07/01/2021 with the hall.
Local 393 apprentices earn a graduated percentage of the $68.76 per hour journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% ($30.94 to $34.38 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 393 JATC, so confirm the current apprentice sheet with the training center.
Journeyman pipefitters under the UA Local 393 agreement make $68.76 an hour in base wages, or $115.39 an hour counting the fringe package, per the wage sheet effective 07/01/2021. Overtime, shift premiums, and travel or subsistence pay are added on top under the local's CBA.
$68.76 per hour base wage and $115.39 per hour total package for a journeyman in San Jose, CA, effective 07/01/2021. Annualized at 2,080 hours that is roughly $137,520 before overtime.
A Local 393 apprentice in San Jose, CA starts at roughly $30.94 an hour, about 45% of the $68.76 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $51.57 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 393 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
About $30.94 an hour, or roughly $61,884 a year at 2,080 hours, based on the standard 45% first-period step of the $68.76 journeyman rate effective 07/01/2021. Apprentices also earn benefit contributions and paid classroom progression; the JATC sets the exact percentage.
Around $44.69 an hour at the standard 65% third-period step, moving to about $51.57 an hour in the fourth period and $68.76 an hour at full journeyman scale. Confirm the published step schedule with the Local 393 training center.
Local 393 wages for 2021: $68.76 an hour on the journeyman scale, $115.39 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 07/01/2021. That is the most recent San Jose, CA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
The current published UA Local 393 journeyman rate is $68.76 an hour ($115.39 total package), effective 07/01/2021, roughly $137,520 a year at 2,080 hours before overtime. It is the rate in force for 2021 unless the local has since ratified a new agreement.
Yes, a one-page printable UA Local 393 rate sheet is available at /rate-sheets/ua-local-393-pay-scale.pdf, showing the $68.76 hourly scale, the $115.39 total package and the 07/01/2021 effective date, with the source it was read from. It is a free download, no sign-up needed.
The current UA Local 393 journeyman rate is $68.76/hour, with a total package of $115.39/hour including fringe benefits, effective 07/01/2021. At 2,080 hours that works out to roughly $137,520 per year in base wages before overtime. Rates change with each CBA cycle, confirm with the Local 393 business office before relying on the figure.
The $68.76/hour figure is the base journeyman wage that lands on the paycheck. The $115.39/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 & pipefitters labor costs across locals.
Apprentices under the UA Local 393 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 $68.76/hour journeyman rate, a first-period apprentice would be in the $30.94 to $34.38/hour range. The exact percentage schedule is set by the local's JATC.
UA Local 393 is headquartered in San Jose, CA and dispatches plumbers & pipefitters 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 & pipefitters work. Some Local 393 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 393 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 393 training center directly.
Plumbers & Pipefitters 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 393 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 & pipefitters 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 07/01/2021 schedule; check with the Local 393 business office for any increase that has taken effect since.
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 393 against neighboring jurisdictions and other plumbers & pipefitters markets.
Yes, the openings section on this page lists current plumbers & pipefitters roles near San Jose, CA, 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 393 business office.
The UA Local 393 hall is at 6150 Cottle Rd San Jose, CA 95123, serving San Jose, CA and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: 408-225-3030.
UA Local 393 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at 408-225-3030 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 393 can be reached at 408-225-3030. Contact details are imported from the union's public directory listing, confirm hours with the hall.
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 393's current application window and requirements, contact the hall at 408-225-3030.
Each Plumbers & Pipefitters 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 408-225-3030.
We haven't found an official source for UA Local 393's dues or membership rules. To confirm, contact the hall at 408-225-3030.
We haven't found an official source for UA Local 393's member benefits. To confirm, contact the hall at 408-225-3030.
UA Local 393's sourced plumber/pipefitter (san benito and santa clara counties) union rate is $68.76/hr in base wages and $115.39/hr for the total package, effective July 1, 2021. The rate applies to the listed classification and source area; apprentice, foreman and specialty classifications may differ.
$68.76/hr in base wages for plumber/pipefitter (san benito and santa clara counties), or $115.39/hr counting employer-paid benefits and fringes, effective July 1, 2021 per the U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination CA20260018, rev. 8 wage determination.
July 1, 2021. U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination CA20260018, rev. 8 still carries this rate, but the negotiated line is over three years old and a new CBA cycle is almost certainly in force. Treat it as a floor, not a quote, call the local for the current step.
No, the $68.76/hr base is wages only. Employers contribute roughly $46.63/hr more per hour worked to health and welfare, pension, annuity and training funds, which is the difference between the base and the $115.39/hr package.
No. Gulfstream Strategic Placements is a private MEP recruiting firm. We are not affiliated with the local, we do not run dispatch, and we do not set or negotiate union rates. We publish the local's own sourced figures as a reference for members and contractors.
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Plumber/pipefitter (San Benito and Santa Clara counties) · Effective 07/01/2021 · Base wage $68.76/hr · Published package $115.39/hr
U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination CA20260018, rev. 8
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