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Hall: New York, NY · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around New York, NY that a SMART Local 28 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 28 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $57.08/hr ($117.78/hr total package with fringes) effective 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027 — roughly $114,160 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: SMART Local 28 — Know Your Wages(opens in a new tab) — external resource: SMART Local 28 — Know Your Wages, opens in a new tab, effective 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027(opens in a new tab) — external resource: SMART Local 28 — Know Your Wages, effective 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027, opens in a new tab. Moderate 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 28 apprentice pay scale
A Local 28 apprentice in New York, NY starts at roughly $25.69 an hour — about 45% of the $57.08 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $42.81 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 28 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.69 / hour | $51,372 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $31.39 / hour | $62,788 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.10 / hour | $74,204 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $42.81 / hour | $85,620 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $48.52 / hour | $97,036 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $57.08 / hour | $114,160 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027 — 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.