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UA Local 274 jobs in Jersey City, NJ
Hall: Jersey City, NJ · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Jersey City, NJ that a UA Local 274 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 274 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $57.97/hr ($98.19/hr total package with fringes) effective 2022-05-01 — roughly $115,940 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 274 apprentice pay scale
A Local 274 apprentice in Jersey City, NJ starts at roughly $26.09 an hour — about 45% of the $57.97 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.48 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 274 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.09 / hour | $52,173 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $31.88 / hour | $63,767 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.68 / hour | $75,361 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.48 / hour | $86,955 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $49.27 / hour | $98,549 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $57.97 / hour | $115,940 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2022-05-01 — 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.