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UA Local 149 jobs in Champaign, IL
Hall: Champaign, IL · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Champaign, IL that a UA Local 149 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 149 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $54.31/hr ($75.65/hr total package with fringes) effective 7/13/25 — roughly $108,620 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 149 apprentice pay scale
A Local 149 apprentice in Champaign, IL starts at roughly $24.44 an hour — about 45% of the $54.31 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $40.73 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 149 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $24.44 / hour | $48,879 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $29.87 / hour | $59,741 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $35.30 / hour | $70,603 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $40.73 / hour | $81,465 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $46.16 / hour | $92,327 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $54.31 / hour | $108,620 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 7/13/25 — 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.