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UA Local 520 jobs in Harrisburg, PA
Hall: Harrisburg, PA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Harrisburg, PA that a UA Local 520 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 520 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $41.36/hr ($70.81/hr total package with fringes) effective 05/01/2023 — roughly $82,720 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 520 apprentice pay scale
A Local 520 apprentice in Harrisburg, PA starts at roughly $18.61 an hour — about 45% of the $41.36 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $31.02 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 520 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $18.61 / hour | $37,224 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $22.75 / hour | $45,496 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $26.88 / hour | $53,768 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $31.02 / hour | $62,040 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $35.16 / hour | $70,312 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $41.36 / hour | $82,720 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 05/01/2023 — 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.