UA Local 198 publishes a journeyman base rate of $32.42 an hour, $48.92 an hour with the fringe package, effective 2022-12-08. At 2,000 hours that base works out to about $64,840 a year on Baton Rouge work.
Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-10-05.
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UA Local 198 publishes a journeyman base rate of $32.42 an hour effective 2022-12-08, with a total package of $48.92 an hour including fringes — about $64,840 a year at 2,000 hours.
Union scale is a published, area-wide floor for signatory work. Merit-shop pay in Baton Rouge, LA is negotiated per employer and varies with certification, shift and overtime. We recruit for both, and each opening lists the range the employer is working with.
Plumbers & Pipefitters, out of the hall in Baton Rouge, LA. Jurisdiction and dispatch rules are set by the local — confirm with the hall before assuming a scope of work.
The figure comes from U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Wage Determination LA20260035, effective 2022-12-08, and our wage-sheet set was last cross-checked 2026-10-05. Agreements reset on their own cycles, so verify with the hall for the current period.
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