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Hall: Buffalo, NY · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Buffalo, NY that a SMART Local 71 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 71 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $39.50/hr ($68.68/hr total package with fringes) effective 2024-05-27 — roughly $79,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
OfficialVerified from an official source — taken from the local's own wage sheet, its agreement, or a U.S. Department of Labor wage determination. Source: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination NY20260050(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination NY20260050, opens in a new tab, effective May 27, 2024(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination NY20260050, effective May 27, 2024, opens in a new tab. Moderate confidence (checked Oct 5, 2026). Reference data only — not a Gulfstream Strategic Placements offer, quote, or guarantee of pay. How we source this— How we collect wage references, opens an explanation panel
Local 71 apprentice pay scale
A Local 71 apprentice in Buffalo, NY starts at roughly $17.78 an hour — about 45% of the $39.50 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $29.63 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 71 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.78 / hour | $35,550 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.73 / hour | $43,450 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.68 / hour | $51,350 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $29.63 / hour | $59,250 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $33.57 / hour | $67,150 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $39.50 / hour | $79,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2024-05-27 — 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.