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UA Local 118 jobs in Racine, WI
Hall: Racine, WI · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Racine, WI that a UA Local 118 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 118 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $57.35/hr ($84.72/hr total package with fringes) effective 4/18/26 — roughly $114,700 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 118 apprentice pay scale
A Local 118 apprentice in Racine, WI starts at roughly $25.81 an hour — about 45% of the $57.35 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.01 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 118 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.81 / hour | $51,615 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $31.54 / hour | $63,085 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.28 / hour | $74,555 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.01 / hour | $86,025 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $48.75 / hour | $97,495 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $57.35 / hour | $114,700 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 4/18/26 — 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.