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SMART Local 399 jobs in Charleston, SC
Hall: Charleston, SC · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Charleston, SC that a SMART Local 399 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 399 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $27.00/hr effective 2/1/25 — roughly $54,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 399 apprentice pay scale
A Local 399 apprentice in Charleston, SC starts at roughly $12.15 an hour — about 45% of the $27.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $20.25 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 399 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $12.15 / hour | $24,300 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $14.85 / hour | $29,700 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $17.55 / hour | $35,100 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $20.25 / hour | $40,500 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $22.95 / hour | $45,900 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $27.00 / hour | $54,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2/1/25 — 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.