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SMART Local 265 jobs in Chicago, IL
Hall: DuPage County, IL · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Chicago, IL that a SMART Local 265 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 265 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $56.35/hr ($96.56/hr total package with fringes) effective 06/01/2024 — roughly $112,700 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 265 apprentice pay scale
A Local 265 apprentice in DuPage County, IL starts at roughly $25.36 an hour — about 45% of the $56.35 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $42.26 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 265 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.36 / hour | $50,715 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $30.99 / hour | $61,985 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $36.63 / hour | $73,255 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $42.26 / hour | $84,525 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $47.90 / hour | $95,795 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $56.35 / hour | $112,700 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 06/01/2024 — 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.