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UA Local 489 jobs in Cumberland, MD
Hall: Cumberland, MD · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Cumberland, MD that a UA Local 489 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 489 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $34.03/hr ($48.67/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $68,060 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 489 apprentice pay scale
A Local 489 apprentice in Cumberland, MD starts at roughly $15.31 an hour — about 45% of the $34.03 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $25.52 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 489 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $15.31 / hour | $30,627 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $18.72 / hour | $37,433 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $22.12 / hour | $44,239 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $25.52 / hour | $51,045 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $28.93 / hour | $57,851 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $34.03 / hour | $68,060 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 10/21/22 — 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.