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UA Local 625 jobs in Charleston, WV
Hall: Charleston, WV · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Charleston, WV that a UA Local 625 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 625 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $34.54/hr ($52.13/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $69,080 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 625 apprentice pay scale
A Local 625 apprentice in Charleston, WV starts at roughly $15.54 an hour — about 45% of the $34.54 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $25.91 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 625 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $15.54 / hour | $31,086 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.00 / hour | $37,994 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $22.45 / hour | $44,902 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $25.91 / hour | $51,810 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $29.36 / hour | $58,718 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $34.54 / hour | $69,080 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 10/21/22 — 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.