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UA Local 355 jobs in San Francisco, CA
Hall: Burlingame, CA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around San Francisco, CA that a UA Local 355 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 355 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $36.01/hr ($54.51/hr total package with fringes) effective 07/01/2025, roughly $72,020 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 355 apprentice pay scale
A Local 355 apprentice in Burlingame, CA starts at roughly $16.20 an hour, about 45% of the $36.01 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $27.01 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 355 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $16.20 / hour | $32,409 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $19.81 / hour | $39,611 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $23.41 / hour | $46,813 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $27.01 / hour | $54,015 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $30.61 / hour | $61,217 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $36.01 / hour | $72,020 |
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.