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SMART Local 23 jobs in Anchorage, AK
Hall: Anchorage, AK · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Anchorage, AK that a SMART Local 23 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 23 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $52.08/hr ($78.56/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/6/26 — roughly $104,160 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 23 apprentice pay scale
A Local 23 apprentice in Anchorage, AK starts at roughly $23.44 an hour — about 45% of the $52.08 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $39.06 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 23 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.44 / hour | $46,872 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $28.64 / hour | $57,288 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $33.85 / hour | $67,704 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $39.06 / hour | $78,120 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $44.27 / hour | $88,536 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $52.08 / hour | $104,160 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/6/26 — 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.