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UA Local 533 jobs in Kansas City, MO
Hall: Kansas City, MO · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Kansas City, MO that a UA Local 533 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 533 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $59.09/hr ($81.44/hr total package with fringes) effective 7/26/26 — roughly $118,180 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 533 apprentice pay scale
A Local 533 apprentice in Kansas City, MO starts at roughly $26.59 an hour — about 45% of the $59.09 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $44.32 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 533 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.59 / hour | $53,181 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $32.50 / hour | $64,999 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $38.41 / hour | $76,817 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $44.32 / hour | $88,635 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $50.23 / hour | $100,453 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $59.09 / hour | $118,180 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 7/26/26 — 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.