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UA Local 7 jobs in Albany, NY
Hall: Albany, NY · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Albany, NY that a UA Local 7 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 7 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $57.56/hr ($86.11/hr total package with fringes) effective 8/11/26 — roughly $115,120 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 7 apprentice pay scale
A Local 7 apprentice in Albany, NY starts at roughly $25.90 an hour — about 45% of the $57.56 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.17 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 7 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.90 / hour | $51,804 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $31.66 / hour | $63,316 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.41 / hour | $74,828 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.17 / hour | $86,340 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $48.93 / hour | $97,852 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $57.56 / hour | $115,120 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 8/11/26 — some programs run four periods rather than five, and fringe contributions differ by period. Apprenticeship applications go through the local's JATC, not through Gulfstream. See national union wage research.