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UA Local 521 jobs in Huntington, WV
Hall: Huntington, WV · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Huntington, WV that a UA Local 521 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 521 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $40.00/hr ($40.00/hr total package with fringes) effective 10/21/22 — roughly $80,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 521 apprentice pay scale
A Local 521 apprentice in Huntington, WV starts at roughly $18.00 an hour — about 45% of the $40.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $30.00 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 521 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $18.00 / hour | $36,000 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $22.00 / hour | $44,000 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $26.00 / hour | $52,000 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $30.00 / hour | $60,000 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $34.00 / hour | $68,000 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $40.00 / hour | $80,000 |
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.