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UA Local 189 jobs in Columbus, OH
Hall: Columbus, OH · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Columbus, OH that a UA Local 189 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 189 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $53.00/hr ($77.25/hr total package with fringes) effective 8/3/25 — roughly $106,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 189 apprentice pay scale
A Local 189 apprentice in Columbus, OH starts at roughly $23.85 an hour — about 45% of the $53.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $39.75 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 189 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.85 / hour | $47,700 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $29.15 / hour | $58,300 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $34.45 / hour | $68,900 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $39.75 / hour | $79,500 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $45.05 / hour | $90,100 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $53.00 / hour | $106,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 8/3/25 — 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.