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Hall: Baton Rouge, LA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Baton Rouge, LA that a UA Local 198 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 198 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $32.42/hr ($48.92/hr total package with fringes) effective 2022-12-08 — roughly $64,840 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 198 apprentice pay scale
A Local 198 apprentice in Baton Rouge, LA starts at roughly $14.59 an hour — about 45% of the $32.42 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $24.32 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 198 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $14.59 / hour | $29,178 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $17.83 / hour | $35,662 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $21.07 / hour | $42,146 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $24.32 / hour | $48,630 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $27.56 / hour | $55,114 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $32.42 / hour | $64,840 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2022-12-08 — 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.