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UA Local 234 jobs in Jacksonville, FL
Hall: Jacksonville, FL · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Jacksonville, FL that a UA Local 234 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 234 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $35.00/hr ($50.50/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/11/24 — roughly $70,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 234 apprentice pay scale
A Local 234 apprentice in Jacksonville, FL starts at roughly $15.75 an hour — about 45% of the $35.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $26.25 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 234 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $15.75 / hour | $31,500 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.25 / hour | $38,500 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $22.75 / hour | $45,500 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $26.25 / hour | $52,500 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $29.75 / hour | $59,500 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $35.00 / hour | $70,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/11/24 — 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.