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UA Local 597 jobs in Chicago, IL
Hall: Chicago, IL · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Chicago, IL that a UA Local 597 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 597 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $58.50/hr ($98.00/hr total package with fringes) effective 6/15/25 — roughly $117,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 597 apprentice pay scale
A Local 597 apprentice in Chicago, IL starts at roughly $26.33 an hour — about 45% of the $58.50 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.88 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 597 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.33 / hour | $52,650 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $32.18 / hour | $64,350 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $38.03 / hour | $76,050 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.88 / hour | $87,750 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $49.73 / hour | $99,450 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $58.50 / hour | $117,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 6/15/25 — 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.