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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 $83.57/hr ($135.69/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/23/26 — roughly $167,140 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 $37.61 an hour — about 45% of the $83.57 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $62.68 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 | $37.61 / hour | $75,213 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $45.96 / hour | $91,927 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $54.32 / hour | $108,641 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $62.68 / hour | $125,355 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $71.03 / hour | $142,069 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $83.57 / hour | $167,140 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 9/23/26 — 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.