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UA Local 537 jobs in Boston, MA
Hall: Boston, MA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Boston, MA that a UA Local 537 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 537 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $66.53/hr effective 5/10/25 — roughly $133,060 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 537 apprentice pay scale
A Local 537 apprentice in Boston, MA starts at roughly $29.94 an hour — about 45% of the $66.53 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $49.90 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 537 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $29.94 / hour | $59,877 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $36.59 / hour | $73,183 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $43.24 / hour | $86,489 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $49.90 / hour | $99,795 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $56.55 / hour | $113,101 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $66.53 / hour | $133,060 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 5/10/25 — 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.