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Hall: Portland, OR · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Portland, OR that a SMART Local 16 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 16 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $54.99/hr ($88.91/hr total package with fringes) effective 07/01/2025 — roughly $109,980 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 16 apprentice pay scale
A Local 16 apprentice in Portland, OR starts at roughly $24.75 an hour — about 45% of the $54.99 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $41.24 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 16 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $24.75 / hour | $49,491 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $30.24 / hour | $60,489 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $35.74 / hour | $71,487 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $41.24 / hour | $82,485 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $46.74 / hour | $93,483 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $54.99 / hour | $109,980 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 07/01/2025 — 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.