- Home
- Jobs
- Union jobs in Spokane, WA
- SMART Local 55
SMART Local 55 jobs in Spokane, WA
Hall: Spokane Valley, WA · Sheet Metal Workers
Direct-hire sheet metal workers openings around Spokane, WA that a SMART Local 55 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 55 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $47.83/hr ($47.83/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/29/26 — roughly $95,660 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
UnverifiedCrowd-sourced figure — reported on a third-party site and not yet checked against the local's own wage sheet. Source: unionpayscales.com(opens in a new tab) — external resource: unionpayscales.com published wage sheet, opens in a new tab, effective Mar 29, 2026(opens in a new tab) — external resource: unionpayscales.com published wage sheet, effective Mar 29, 2026, opens in a new tab. High confidence (checked Oct 5, 2026). Reference data only — not a Gulfstream Strategic Placements offer, quote, or guarantee of pay. How we source this— How we collect wage references, opens an explanation panel
Local 55 apprentice pay scale
A Local 55 apprentice in Spokane Valley, WA starts at roughly $21.52 an hour — about 45% of the $47.83 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $35.87 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 55 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $21.52 / hour | $43,047 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $26.31 / hour | $52,613 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $31.09 / hour | $62,179 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $35.87 / hour | $71,745 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $40.66 / hour | $81,311 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $47.83 / hour | $95,660 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/29/26 — 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.