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UA Local 420 jobs in Philadelphia, PA
Hall: Philadelphia, PA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Philadelphia, PA that a UA Local 420 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 420 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $70.32/hr ($109.60/hr total package with fringes) effective 4/18/25 — roughly $140,640 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 420 apprentice pay scale
A Local 420 apprentice in Philadelphia, PA starts at roughly $31.64 an hour — about 45% of the $70.32 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $52.74 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 420 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $31.64 / hour | $63,288 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $38.68 / hour | $77,352 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $45.71 / hour | $91,416 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $52.74 / hour | $105,480 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $59.77 / hour | $119,544 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $70.32 / hour | $140,640 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 4/18/25 — 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.