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UA Local 98 jobs in Detroit, MI
Hall: Detroit, MI · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Detroit, MI that a UA Local 98 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 98 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $45.34/hr ($82.55/hr total package with fringes) effective 2024-06-01 — roughly $90,680 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
OfficialVerified from an official source — taken from the local's own wage sheet, its agreement, or a U.S. Department of Labor wage determination. Source: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MI20260101 (Building)(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MI20260101 (Building), opens in a new tab, effective Jun 1, 2024(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MI20260101 (Building), effective Jun 1, 2024, opens in a new tab. Moderate confidence (checked Oct 5, 2026). Reference data only — not a Gulfstream Strategic Placements offer, quote, or guarantee of pay. How we source this— How we collect wage references, opens an explanation panel
Local 98 apprentice pay scale
A Local 98 apprentice in Detroit, MI starts at roughly $20.40 an hour — about 45% of the $45.34 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $34.01 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 98 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $20.40 / hour | $40,806 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $24.94 / hour | $49,874 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $29.47 / hour | $58,942 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $34.01 / hour | $68,010 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $38.54 / hour | $77,078 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $45.34 / hour | $90,680 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2024-06-01 — 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.