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Hall: San Diego, CA · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around San Diego, CA that a SMART Local 206 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 206 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $54.32/hr ($86.44/hr total package with fringes) effective 2026-01-01 — roughly $108,640 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 206 apprentice pay scale
A Local 206 apprentice in San Diego, CA starts at roughly $24.44 an hour — about 45% of the $54.32 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $40.74 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 206 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $24.44 / hour | $48,888 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $29.88 / hour | $59,752 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $35.31 / hour | $70,616 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $40.74 / hour | $81,480 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $46.17 / hour | $92,344 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $54.32 / hour | $108,640 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2026-01-01 — 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.