Journeyman pipefitters under UA Local 442 in Stockton, CA earn $58.45/hr in base wages, or $99.81/hr as a total package with fringe benefits, effective Feb 2026.
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The Local 442 pay scale for 2026 is $58.45 per hour for journeymen in Stockton, CA, or about $116,900 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $99.81 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 2/22/26.
| Local 442 journeyman hourly wage | $58.45 / hour |
|---|---|
| Total package (wage + fringe benefits) | $99.81 / hour |
| Annualized at 2,080 hours (base wage) | $116,900 / year |
| First-period apprentice (≈45 to 50% of scale) | $26.30 to $29.23 / hour |
| Wage sheet effective | 2/22/26 |
| Classification | Plumber, Steamfitter, Refrigeration Fitter (HVAC), San Joaquin County determination |
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A Local 442 apprentice in Stockton, CA starts at roughly $26.30 an hour, about 45% of the $58.45 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $43.84 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 442 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.30 / hour | $52,605 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $32.15 / hour | $64,295 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.99 / hour | $75,985 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.84 / hour | $87,675 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $49.68 / hour | $99,365 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $58.45 / hour | $116,900 |
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UA Local 442 pay rates and union rules
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Local 442 wages: $58.45 an hour on the journeyman scale, $99.81 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 2/22/26. That is the most recent Stockton, CA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
Roughly 41% of the UA Local 442 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: California DIR general prevailing wage determination SJO-2026-1
Download the UA Local 442 pay scale (PDF), one-page printable rate sheet, effective February 22, 2026.
| Benefit & fringe contributions | $41.36/hr | Derived: total package minus base wage. This is the employer's combined hourly contribution to the funds, not take-home pay. |
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| 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 442 scale used across the Stockton, 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 Stockton 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 Stockton. We are a private recruiting firm, we do not dispatch, set, or negotiate Local 442 rates. For current Stockton scale, dispatch standing, or apprenticeship intake, contact the hall directly.
UA Local 442 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall, call 209-338-0751 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 442 represents the skilled plumbers, steamfitters, and refrigeration technicians serving Stockton, Modesto, and the surrounding Central Valley corridor. The local is responsible for providing a highly trained workforce for large-scale commercial developments, public infrastructure projects, and specialized industrial facilities. Membership in Local 442 ensures that tradespeople meet rigorous California state certification standards, maintaining the safety and integrity of pressurized piping systems throughout the San Joaquin and Stanislaus regions.
The Central Valley market is distinct due to its mix of heavy industrial applications, such as food processing plants and distribution centers, alongside significant institutional work in healthcare and education. Local 442 coordinates with signatory contractors to provide labor stability in a region that often faces extreme climate demands, necessitating robust HVAC and piping systems. As the logistics sector continues to grow around the Stockton port and regional rail hubs, the demand for UA-certified pipefitters and plumbers remains high. For contractors, the local provides a scalable workforce that reduces the risks associated with unskilled labor on complex mechanical projects.
Specific hourly wage rates for UA Local 442 are established via collective bargaining and are not publicly indexed here to ensure accuracy. To obtain the current taxable wage and total fringe package, individuals should contact the Local 442 business office in Stockton directly. Typically, UA apprenticeship programs utilize a graduated scale where entry-level apprentices begin at a set percentage of the journeyman rate, often around 40% to 50%. These rates increase at six-month or annual intervals as the apprentice completes mandatory related classroom instruction and reaches specific on-the-job training milestones. By the fifth year, senior apprentices earn a high percentage of the full rate, culminating in the journeyman scale upon successful completion of the UA STAR exam or state certification.
The contractor landscape for Local 442 consists of a robust mix of large-scale mechanical primes and regional specialty shops. These signatory firms handle the bulk of the Central Valley's heavy industrial work, including winery piping, cold storage facilities, and municipal water treatment upgrades. There is also a significant presence of service and maintenance contractors who manage the long-term mechanical needs of the region's hospitals and government buildings. Hiring typically fluctuates based on major capital project starts, but the consistent demand for industrial maintenance provides a stable baseline for the local's membership. Contractors rely on the Stockton hall to supply specialized certifications like orbital welding and medical gas brazing.
Plumbers working within the Local 442 jurisdiction must hold a valid California State Plumbing Certification. The JATC provides the necessary training and oversight to ensure members are prepared for the state examination, covering California Plumbing Code requirements and safety protocols for commercial and industrial installations.
While Local 442 primarily focuses on commercial and industrial sectors, some signatory contractors may perform high-density residential or mixed-use plumbing. However, the majority of the local's man-hours are generated through public works, healthcare facilities, and the significant industrial food processing sector prevalent in the Central Valley.
Travelers from other UA locals must report to the Stockton business office to sign the out-of-work list. Dispatch priority is typically given to Local 442 members (Book 1) before being opened to travelers (Book 2). All travelers must be in good standing with their home local and possess current certifications relevant to the requested work.
Yes, Local 442 maintains a training facility where members can practice and earn various UA welding certifications. These include ASME and AWS standards required for high-pressure steam piping, structural supports, and specialized food-grade stainless steel piping, which is frequently required by the region's agricultural industrial base.
UA Local 442 is seated in Stockton, 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 442 pay scale for 2026 is $58.45 per hour for journeymen in Stockton, CA, or about $116,900 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $99.81 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 2/22/26.
UA Local 442 wages for 2026: journeyman Plumbers & Pipefitters rate of $58.45 per hour in Stockton, CA, with a total package of $99.81 per hour including fringe benefits, effective 2/22/26. Apprentices are paid a graduated percentage of that rate. Confirm any increase since 2/22/26 with the UA Local 442 business office.
The UA Local 442 wage sheet on this page lists the journeyman scale of $58.45 per hour ($99.81 per hour total package), effective 2/22/26, plus the apprentice percentage steps. The official sheet is published by the UA Local 442 business office; figures here come from that published schedule, so confirm any increase dated after 2/22/26 with the hall.
Local 442 apprentices earn a graduated percentage of the $58.45 per hour journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% ($26.30 to $29.23 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 442 JATC, so confirm the current apprentice sheet with the training center.
Journeyman pipefitters under the UA Local 442 agreement make $58.45 an hour in base wages, or $99.81 an hour counting the fringe package, per the wage sheet effective 2/22/26. Overtime, shift premiums, and travel or subsistence pay are added on top under the local's CBA.
$58.45 per hour base wage and $99.81 per hour total package for a journeyman in Stockton, CA, effective 2/22/26. Annualized at 2,080 hours that is roughly $116,900 before overtime.
A Local 442 apprentice in Stockton, CA starts at roughly $26.30 an hour, about 45% of the $58.45 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $43.84 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 442 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
About $26.30 an hour, or roughly $52,605 a year at 2,080 hours, based on the standard 45% first-period step of the $58.45 journeyman rate effective 2/22/26. Apprentices also earn benefit contributions and paid classroom progression; the JATC sets the exact percentage.
Around $37.99 an hour at the standard 65% third-period step, moving to about $43.84 an hour in the fourth period and $58.45 an hour at full journeyman scale. Confirm the published step schedule with the Local 442 training center.
Local 442 wages: $58.45 an hour on the journeyman scale, $99.81 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 2/22/26. That is the most recent Stockton, CA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
The current published UA Local 442 journeyman rate is $58.45 an hour ($99.81 total package), effective 2/22/26, roughly $116,900 a year at 2,080 hours before overtime. Confirm the effective agreement with the local.
Yes, a one-page printable UA Local 442 rate sheet is available at /rate-sheets/ua-local-442-pay-scale.pdf, showing the $58.45 hourly scale, the $99.81 total package and the 2/22/26 effective date, with the source it was read from. It is a free download, no sign-up needed.
The current UA Local 442 journeyman rate is $58.45/hour, with a total package of $99.81/hour including fringe benefits, effective 2/22/26. At 2,080 hours that works out to roughly $116,900 per year in base wages before overtime. Rates change with each CBA cycle, confirm with the Local 442 business office before relying on the figure.
The $58.45/hour figure is the base journeyman wage that lands on the paycheck. The $99.81/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 442 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 $58.45/hour journeyman rate, a first-period apprentice would be in the $26.30 to $29.23/hour range. The exact percentage schedule is set by the local's JATC.
UA Local 442 is headquartered in Stockton, 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 442 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 442 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 442 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 442 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 2/22/26 schedule; check with the Local 442 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 442 against neighboring jurisdictions and other plumbers & pipefitters markets.
Yes, the openings section on this page lists current plumbers & pipefitters roles near Stockton, 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 442 business office.
The UA Local 442 hall is at 4842 Nutcracker Ln Modesto, CA 95356, serving Stockton, CA and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: 209-338-0751.
UA Local 442 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at 209-338-0751 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 442 can be reached at 209-338-0751. 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 442's current application window and requirements, contact the hall at 209-338-0751.
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 209-338-0751.
UA Local 442's published sources state: Hiring hall fee of $1.60 per hour (2020 sheet); 18+ with diploma/GED to apply. Source: UA Local 442's published materials; figures can change, so confirm with the hall.
UA Local 442's published sources list: Health & Welfare; Defined benefit and 401(a) pensions; Training funds. Source: UA Local 442's published materials; figures can change, so confirm with the hall.
UA Local 442's sourced plumber, steamfitter, refrigeration fitter (hvac), san joaquin county determination union rate is $58.45/hr in base wages and $99.81/hr for the total package, effective February 22, 2026. The rate applies to the listed classification and source area; apprentice, foreman and specialty classifications may differ.
$58.45/hr in base wages for plumber, steamfitter, refrigeration fitter (hvac), san joaquin county determination, or $99.81/hr counting employer-paid benefits and fringes, effective February 22, 2026 per the California DIR general prevailing wage determination SJO-2026-1 wage determination.
February 22, 2026. Read directly from the primary source (California DIR general prevailing wage determination SJO-2026-1) and cross-checked at build time. Highest confidence for offer benchmarking.
No, the $58.45/hr base is wages only. Employers contribute roughly $41.36/hr more per hour worked to health and welfare, pension, annuity and training funds, which is the difference between the base and the $99.81/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.
High confidence, last cross-checked against the source on Sep 14, 2026 (2 months ago). Always confirm the current step with the hall before relying on it for an offer.
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Plumber, Steamfitter, Refrigeration Fitter (HVAC), San Joaquin County determination · Effective 2/22/26 · Base wage $58.45/hr · Published package $99.81/hr
California DIR general prevailing wage determination SJO-2026-1
Confirm the current agreement, classification, zone and effective schedule with the hall; a package is not take-home pay.
Hiring hall fee of $1.60 per hour (2020 sheet)
18+ with diploma/GED to apply
Health & Welfare
Defined benefit and 401(a) pensions
Training funds
Published membership source, confirm current terms with the hall.
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Recruiting inquiries go to Gulfstream, not UA Local 442. Membership, dispatch and apprenticeship applications must go directly to the hall. Gulfstream is union-independent and recruits for commercial mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors.
We fill union-covered and salaried roles for union and merit-shop mechanical contractors: project managers, superintendents, estimators and service staff. Hall dispatch stays with the local.