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Hall: Chicago & Cook County, IL · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Chicago, IL that a SMART Local 73 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 73 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $53.05/hr ($98.08/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/10/24 — roughly $106,100 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 73 apprentice pay scale
A Local 73 apprentice in Chicago & Cook County, IL starts at roughly $23.87 an hour — about 45% of the $53.05 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $39.79 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 73 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.87 / hour | $47,745 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $29.18 / hour | $58,355 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $34.48 / hour | $68,965 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $39.79 / hour | $79,575 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $45.09 / hour | $90,185 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $53.05 / hour | $106,100 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 10/10/24 — 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.