Journeyman pipefitters under UA Local 75 in Milwaukee, WI earn $60.05/hr in base wages, or $87.95/hr as a total package with fringe benefits, effective Jun 2025.
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The Local 75 pay scale for 2026 is $60.05 per hour for journeymen in Milwaukee, WI, or about $120,100 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $87.95 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 06/01/2025.
| Local 75 journeyman hourly wage | $60.05 / hour |
|---|---|
| Total package (wage + fringe benefits) | $87.95 / hour |
| Annualized at 2,080 hours (base wage) | $120,100 / year |
| First-period apprentice (≈45 to 50% of scale) | $27.02 to $30.03 / hour |
| Wage sheet effective | 06/01/2025 |
| Classification | Plumber (including HVAC work) |
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A Local 75 apprentice in Milwaukee, WI starts at roughly $27.02 an hour, about 45% of the $60.05 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $45.04 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 75 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $27.02 / hour | $54,045 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $33.03 / hour | $66,055 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $39.03 / hour | $78,065 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $45.04 / hour | $90,075 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $51.04 / hour | $102,085 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $60.05 / hour | $120,100 |
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Local 75 wages for 2025: $60.05 an hour on the journeyman scale, $87.95 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 06/01/2025. That is the most recent Milwaukee, WI sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
Roughly 32% of the UA Local 75 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 WI20260001, rev. 1
Download the UA Local 75 pay scale (PDF), one-page printable rate sheet, effective June 1, 2025.
| Benefit & fringe contributions | $27.90/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 75 scale used across the Milwaukee, WI 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee. We are a private recruiting firm, we do not dispatch, set, or negotiate Local 75 rates. For current Milwaukee scale, dispatch standing, or apprenticeship intake, contact the hall directly.
UA Local 75 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall, call 414-359-1310 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 75 represents a highly skilled workforce of plumbers and pipefitters across Southeastern Wisconsin. Based in Milwaukee, this local union is a primary labor source for the region's most critical infrastructure, commercial construction, and industrial maintenance projects. The organization focuses on rigorous training and safety standards, ensuring that large-scale developments in the Milwaukee metro area are staffed by professionals who have completed comprehensive apprenticeship programs and maintain current industry certifications.
The Milwaukee market is characterized by a robust mix of healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and manufacturing plants that require specialized piping expertise. UA Local 75 manages the supply of skilled labor for these projects through a collective bargaining agreement that standardizes wages, benefits, and working conditions. This stability benefits both the tradespeople seeking career longevity and the signatory mechanical contractors who need a predictable labor cost for bidding and project execution. By maintaining a deep pool of licensed journeymen and registered apprentices, the local supports the regional economy and ensures that complex mechanical systems meet the highest quality and code compliance requirements in the state.
The UA Local 75 pay scale is determined through negotiations between the union leadership and signatory contractor associations. While specific hourly rates are not publicly published here, the compensation structure follows a standard union model where a base journeyman rate is supplemented by a significant fringe benefit package. Apprentices typically begin their five-year program at a percentage of the journeyman wage, such as 45% or 50%, with incremental raises every six to twelve months as they complete required classroom hours and on-the-job training milestones. To obtain the most current and accurate local 75 wages, including the breakdown of the total taxable hourly rate versus the total package, interested parties should contact the Local 75 business office or the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) directly.
The signatory contractor landscape for UA Local 75 consists of a diverse range of firms, from large-scale mechanical primes to specialized plumbing service providers. These contractors rely on the union to provide a scalable workforce that can expand for major project peaks and contract during maintenance cycles. The relationship between Local 75 and its signatory partners is governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement that ensures fair competition by stabilizing labor costs across the market. This environment allows contractors to focus on project management and technical execution while the union handles recruitment, basic safety training, and benefits administration, creating a reliable pipeline of plumbing and piping talent for the Milwaukee construction industry.
The plumbers local 75 pay scale is not public information and varies based on the specific classification of work and the current year of the multi-year contract. The total package includes a base hourly rate plus fringe benefits like pension and health insurance. For the most recent wage and benefit schedule, you must contact the UA Local 75 financial secretary.
The apprenticeship is a five-year program combining paid on-the-job training with technical classroom instruction. Apprentices are placed with signatory contractors and earn a progressive wage that increases as they advance through the program levels. Successful completion leads to journeyman status and eligibility for a Wisconsin state plumbing license, providing a clear path to high-earning potential within the union.
Members of other United Association locals may be able to transfer into Local 75 through the standard UA travel and transfer protocols. This usually requires a travel card and approval from the Local 75 Business Manager, depending on the current work volume in the Milwaukee market. Licensed non-union plumbers may also join through a process called 'organizing' after a competency evaluation.
Local 75 members work on a wide array of projects including professional sports stadiums, large-scale hospital expansions, university laboratory buildings, and industrial manufacturing plants. They handle everything from basic domestic water systems to complex high-pressure steam and process piping. The local's presence is vital for any project in the Milwaukee area requiring specialized plumbing permits and high-quality mechanical installations.
UA Local 75 is seated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI). We hold published wage sheets for 16 locals across Wisconsin, 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 75 pay scale for 2026 is $60.05 per hour for journeymen in Milwaukee, WI, or about $120,100 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $87.95 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 06/01/2025.
UA Local 75 wages for 2026: journeyman Plumbers & Pipefitters rate of $60.05 per hour in Milwaukee, WI, with a total package of $87.95 per hour including fringe benefits, effective 06/01/2025. Apprentices are paid a graduated percentage of that rate. Confirm any increase since 06/01/2025 with the UA Local 75 business office.
The UA Local 75 wage sheet on this page lists the journeyman scale of $60.05 per hour ($87.95 per hour total package), effective 06/01/2025, plus the apprentice percentage steps. The official sheet is published by the UA Local 75 business office; figures here come from that published schedule, so confirm any increase dated after 06/01/2025 with the hall.
Local 75 apprentices earn a graduated percentage of the $60.05 per hour journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% ($27.02 to $30.03 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 75 JATC, so confirm the current apprentice sheet with the training center.
Journeyman pipefitters under the UA Local 75 agreement make $60.05 an hour in base wages, or $87.95 an hour counting the fringe package, per the wage sheet effective 06/01/2025. Overtime, shift premiums, and travel or subsistence pay are added on top under the local's CBA.
$60.05 per hour base wage and $87.95 per hour total package for a journeyman in Milwaukee, WI, effective 06/01/2025. Annualized at 2,080 hours that is roughly $120,100 before overtime.
A Local 75 apprentice in Milwaukee, WI starts at roughly $27.02 an hour, about 45% of the $60.05 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $45.04 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 75 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
About $27.02 an hour, or roughly $54,045 a year at 2,080 hours, based on the standard 45% first-period step of the $60.05 journeyman rate effective 06/01/2025. Apprentices also earn benefit contributions and paid classroom progression; the JATC sets the exact percentage.
Around $39.03 an hour at the standard 65% third-period step, moving to about $45.04 an hour in the fourth period and $60.05 an hour at full journeyman scale. Confirm the published step schedule with the Local 75 training center.
Local 75 wages for 2025: $60.05 an hour on the journeyman scale, $87.95 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 06/01/2025. That is the most recent Milwaukee, WI sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
The current published UA Local 75 journeyman rate is $60.05 an hour ($87.95 total package), effective 06/01/2025, roughly $120,100 a year at 2,080 hours before overtime. It is the rate in force for 2025 unless the local has since ratified a new agreement.
Yes, a one-page printable UA Local 75 rate sheet is available at /rate-sheets/ua-local-75-pay-scale.pdf, showing the $60.05 hourly scale, the $87.95 total package and the 06/01/2025 effective date, with the source it was read from. It is a free download, no sign-up needed.
The current UA Local 75 journeyman rate is $60.05/hour, with a total package of $87.95/hour including fringe benefits, effective 06/01/2025. At 2,080 hours that works out to roughly $120,100 per year in base wages before overtime. Rates change with each CBA cycle, confirm with the Local 75 business office before relying on the figure.
The $60.05/hour figure is the base journeyman wage that lands on the paycheck. The $87.95/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 75 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 $60.05/hour journeyman rate, a first-period apprentice would be in the $27.02 to $30.03/hour range. The exact percentage schedule is set by the local's JATC.
UA Local 75 is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI 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 75 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 75 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 75 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 75 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 06/01/2025 schedule; check with the Local 75 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 75 against neighboring jurisdictions and other plumbers & pipefitters markets.
Yes, the openings section on this page lists current plumbers & pipefitters roles near Milwaukee, WI, 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 75 business office.
The UA Local 75 hall is at 11175 W Parkland Ave Milwaukee, WI 53224, serving Milwaukee, WI and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: 414-359-1310. The hall office is open Mon to Fri 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Milwaukee), Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Madison) (per the local's official site).
The UA Local 75 hall office is open Mon to Fri 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Milwaukee), Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Madison), as published on the local's official website. Dispatch and out-of-work list procedures can differ from office hours, call 414-359-1310 to confirm before traveling in.
UA Local 75 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at 414-359-1310 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 75 can be reached at 414-359-1310. The hall office is open Mon to Fri 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Milwaukee), Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Madison), 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 75's current application window and requirements, contact the hall at 414-359-1310.
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 414-359-1310.
We haven't found an official source for UA Local 75's dues or membership rules. To confirm, contact the hall at 414-359-1310.
We haven't found an official source for UA Local 75's member benefits. To confirm, contact the hall at 414-359-1310.
UA Local 75's sourced plumber (including hvac work) union rate is $60.05/hr in base wages and $87.95/hr for the total package, effective June 1, 2025. The rate applies to the listed classification and source area; apprentice, foreman and specialty classifications may differ.
$60.05/hr in base wages for plumber (including hvac work), or $87.95/hr counting employer-paid benefits and fringes, effective June 1, 2025 per the U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination WI20260001, rev. 1 wage determination.
June 1, 2025. Read directly from the primary source (U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination WI20260001, rev. 1) and cross-checked at build time. Highest confidence for offer benchmarking.
No, the $60.05/hr base is wages only. Employers contribute roughly $27.90/hr more per hour worked to health and welfare, pension, annuity and training funds, which is the difference between the base and the $87.95/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 Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago). Always confirm the current step with the hall before relying on it for an offer.
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Plumber (including HVAC work) · Effective 06/01/2025 · Base wage $60.05/hr · Published package $87.95/hr
U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon determination WI20260001, rev. 1
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