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UA Local 602 jobs in Washington, MD
Hall: Washington, MD · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Washington, MD that a UA Local 602 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 602 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $57.30/hr ($79.74/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/23/26 — roughly $114,600 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 602 apprentice pay scale
A Local 602 apprentice in Washington, MD starts at roughly $25.79 an hour — about 45% of the $57.30 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $42.97 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 602 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $25.79 / hour | $51,570 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $31.52 / hour | $63,030 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $37.25 / hour | $74,490 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $42.97 / hour | $85,950 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $48.71 / hour | $97,410 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $57.30 / hour | $114,600 |
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.