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UA Local 519 jobs in Miami, FL
Hall: Miami, FL · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Miami, FL that a UA Local 519 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 519 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $32.98/hr ($47.47/hr total package with fringes) effective 2025-10-01 — roughly $65,960 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 Wage Determination FL20260215(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination FL20260215, opens in a new tab, effective Oct 1, 2025(opens in a new tab) — external resource: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination FL20260215, effective Oct 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 519 apprentice pay scale
A Local 519 apprentice in Miami, FL starts at roughly $14.84 an hour — about 45% of the $32.98 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $24.74 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 519 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $14.84 / hour | $29,682 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $18.14 / hour | $36,278 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $21.44 / hour | $42,874 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $24.74 / hour | $49,470 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $28.03 / hour | $56,066 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $32.98 / hour | $65,960 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2025-10-01 — 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.