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UA Local 172 jobs in South Bend, IN
Hall: South Bend, IN · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around South Bend, IN that a UA Local 172 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 172 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $47.68/hr ($70.21/hr total package with fringes) effective 6/11/26 — roughly $95,360 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 172 apprentice pay scale
A Local 172 apprentice in South Bend, IN starts at roughly $21.46 an hour — about 45% of the $47.68 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $35.76 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 172 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $21.46 / hour | $42,912 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $26.22 / hour | $52,448 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $30.99 / hour | $61,984 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $35.76 / hour | $71,520 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $40.53 / hour | $81,056 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $47.68 / hour | $95,360 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 6/11/26 — 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.