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SMART Local 18 jobs in Milwaukee, WI
Hall: Milwaukee, WI · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Milwaukee, WI that a SMART Local 18 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 18 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $55.58/hr ($83.25/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/5/25 — roughly $111,160 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 18 apprentice pay scale
A Local 18 apprentice in Milwaukee, WI starts at roughly $25.01 an hour — about 45% of the $55.58 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $41.69 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 18 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.01 / hour | $50,022 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $30.57 / hour | $61,138 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $36.13 / hour | $72,254 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $41.69 / hour | $83,370 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $47.24 / hour | $94,486 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $55.58 / hour | $111,160 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/5/25 — 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.