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Hall: Wheeling, WV · Plumbers & Pipefitters
Direct-hire plumbers & pipefitters openings around Wheeling, WV that a UA Local 83 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
UA Local 83 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $37.44/hr ($74.52/hr total package with fringes) effective 1/16/25 — roughly $74,880 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 83 apprentice pay scale
A Local 83 apprentice in Wheeling, WV starts at roughly $16.85 an hour — about 45% of the $37.44 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $28.08 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 83 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $16.85 / hour | $33,696 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $20.59 / hour | $41,184 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $24.34 / hour | $48,672 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $28.08 / hour | $56,160 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $31.82 / hour | $63,648 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $37.44 / hour | $74,880 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 1/16/25 — 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.