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Hall: San Francisco, CA · Fire Sprinkler Fitters
Direct-hire fire sprinkler fitters openings around San Francisco, CA that a UA Local 483 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 483 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $78.94/hr ($114.69/hr total package with fringes) effective 4/19/25 — roughly $157,880 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 483 apprentice pay scale
A Local 483 apprentice in San Francisco, CA starts at roughly $35.52 an hour — about 45% of the $78.94 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $59.21 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 483 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $35.52 / hour | $71,046 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $43.42 / hour | $86,834 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $51.31 / hour | $102,622 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $59.21 / hour | $118,410 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $67.10 / hour | $134,198 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $78.94 / hour | $157,880 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 4/19/25 — 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.