UA Local 102 publishes a journeyman base rate of $36.00 an hour, $53.02 an hour with the fringe package, effective 05/01/2025. At 2,000 hours that base works out to about $72,000 a year on Knoxville work.
Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-10-05.
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UA Local 102 publishes a journeyman base rate of $36.00 an hour effective 05/01/2025, with a total package of $53.02 an hour including fringes — about $72,000 a year at 2,000 hours.
Union scale is a published, area-wide floor for signatory work. Merit-shop pay in Knoxville, TN 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 Knoxville, TN. 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 determination TN20260182, rev. 1, effective 05/01/2025, 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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