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UA Local 43 jobs in Chattanooga, TN
Hall: Chattanooga, TN · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Chattanooga, TN that a UA Local 43 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 43 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $36.15/hr ($43.25/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/14/26 — roughly $72,300 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 43 apprentice pay scale
A Local 43 apprentice in Chattanooga, TN starts at roughly $16.27 an hour — about 45% of the $36.15 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $27.11 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 43 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $16.27 / hour | $32,535 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.88 / hour | $39,765 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $23.50 / hour | $46,995 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $27.11 / hour | $54,225 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $30.73 / hour | $61,455 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $36.15 / hour | $72,300 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/14/26 — 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.