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UA Local 601 jobs in Milwaukee, WI
Hall: Milwaukee, WI · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Milwaukee, WI that a UA Local 601 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 601 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $60.13/hr ($88.51/hr total package with fringes) effective 6/26/26 — roughly $120,260 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 601 apprentice pay scale
A Local 601 apprentice in Milwaukee, WI starts at roughly $27.06 an hour — about 45% of the $60.13 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $45.10 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 601 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $27.06 / hour | $54,117 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $33.07 / hour | $66,143 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $39.08 / hour | $78,169 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $45.10 / hour | $90,195 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $51.11 / hour | $102,221 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $60.13 / hour | $120,260 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 6/26/26 — 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.