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Hall: Kansas City, MO · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Kansas City, MO that a UA Local 8 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 8 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $58.38/hr ($83.67/hr total package with fringes) effective 2025-06-01 — roughly $116,760 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
OfficialVerified from an official source — taken from the local's own wage sheet, its agreement, or a U.S. Department of Labor wage determination. Source: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building)(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building), opens in a new tab, effective Jun 1, 2025(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building), effective Jun 1, 2025, opens in a new tab. High confidence (checked Oct 5, 2026). Reference data only — not a Gulfstream Strategic Placements offer, quote, or guarantee of pay. How we source this— How we collect wage references, opens an explanation panel
Local 8 apprentice pay scale
A Local 8 apprentice in Kansas City, MO starts at roughly $26.27 an hour — about 45% of the $58.38 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.79 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 8 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.27 / hour | $52,542 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $32.11 / hour | $64,218 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.95 / hour | $75,894 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.79 / hour | $87,570 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $49.62 / hour | $99,246 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $58.38 / hour | $116,760 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2025-06-01 — 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.