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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 $55.00/hr ($93.62/hr total package with fringes) effective 06/01/2023, roughly $110,000 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 $24.75 an hour, about 45% of the $55.00 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $41.25 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 | $24.75 / hour | $49,500 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $30.25 / hour | $60,500 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $35.75 / hour | $71,500 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $41.25 / hour | $82,500 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $46.75 / hour | $93,500 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $55.00 / hour | $110,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 06/01/2023 , 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.