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UA Local 393 jobs in San Jose, CA
Hall: San Jose, CA · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around San Jose, CA that a UA Local 393 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 393 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $68.76/hr ($115.39/hr total package with fringes) effective 07/01/2021, roughly $137,520 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 393 apprentice pay scale
A Local 393 apprentice in San Jose, CA starts at roughly $30.94 an hour, about 45% of the $68.76 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $51.57 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 393 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $30.94 / hour | $61,884 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $37.82 / hour | $75,636 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $44.69 / hour | $89,388 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $51.57 / hour | $103,140 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $58.45 / hour | $116,892 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $68.76 / hour | $137,520 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 07/01/2021 , 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.