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Hall: Houston, TX · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Houston, TX that a SMART Local 54 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 54 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $29.70/hr ($43.55/hr total package with fringes) effective 04/01/2020 — roughly $59,400 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 54 apprentice pay scale
A Local 54 apprentice in Houston, TX starts at roughly $13.37 an hour — about 45% of the $29.70 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $22.28 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 54 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $13.37 / hour | $26,730 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $16.34 / hour | $32,670 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $19.31 / hour | $38,610 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $22.28 / hour | $44,550 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $25.24 / hour | $50,490 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $29.70 / hour | $59,400 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 04/01/2020 — 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.