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UA Local 486 jobs in Baltimore, MD
Hall: Baltimore, MD · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Baltimore, MD that a UA Local 486 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 486 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $51.13/hr ($75.50/hr total package with fringes) effective 7/31/26 — roughly $102,260 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 486 apprentice pay scale
A Local 486 apprentice in Baltimore, MD starts at roughly $23.01 an hour — about 45% of the $51.13 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $38.35 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 486 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.01 / hour | $46,017 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $28.12 / hour | $56,243 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $33.23 / hour | $66,469 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $38.35 / hour | $76,695 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $43.46 / hour | $86,921 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $51.13 / hour | $102,260 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 7/31/26 — 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.