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Union rates in Minnesota

17 union locals keep a hall in Minnesota. On the 13 published wage sheets we hold for them, journeyman base pay runs $40.10 to $62.00 an hour — about $95,860 a year at the midpoint, before the fringe package. Every figure below shows its source and effective date. City pages below break the same figures down by market (7 Minnesota cities).

Minnesota union rates by city

  • Union rates in Duluth — 2 locals
  • Union rates in Faribault — 1 local
  • Union rates in Hibbing — 2 locals
  • Union rates in Maplewood — 1 local
  • Union rates in Minneapolis — 5 locals
  • Union rates in Rochester — 2 locals
  • Union rates in St. Paul — 4 locals

Published rates — Minnesota locals

LocalTradeHallJourneyman / hrTotal packageEffective
IBEW Local 292 ratesElectriciansMinneapolis, MN$62.00$97.035/26/26
IBEW Local 110 ratesElectriciansSt Paul, MN$60.06$95.997/3/26
UA Local 417 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersMinneapolis, MN$56.75$91.275/25/26
SMART Local 10 ratesSheet Metal WorkersMaplewood, MN$56.71$89.198/10/25
UA Local 539 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersMinneapolis, MN$54.19$95.176/11/26
IBEW Local 343 ratesElectriciansRochester, MN$52.79$81.017/3/26
UA Local 34 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersSt Paul, MN$47.93$80.413/16/25
IBEW Local 294 ratesElectriciansHibbing, MN$47.22$82.137/25/26
UA Local 11 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersDuluth, MN$47.13$74.513/1/26
UA Local 15 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersMinneapolis, MN$46.44$80.406/14/24
UA Local 6 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersRochester, MN$44.31$63.9710/21/22
IBEW Local 242 ratesElectriciansDuluth, MN$43.14$73.3310/21/22
UA Local 589 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersHibbing, MN$40.10$55.6510/21/22
SMART Local 480 ratesSheet Metal WorkersFaribault, MNNo sheet published——
UA Local 340 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersMinneapolis, MNNo sheet published——
UA Local 455 ratesPlumbers & PipefittersSt Paul, MNNo sheet published——
SMART Local 209 ratesSheet Metal WorkersSt. Paul, MNNo sheet published——

Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-09-01.

Union rate questions — Minnesota

What is the union rate in Minnesota?

There is no single statewide rate — each local negotiates its own agreement. Across the 13 Minnesota locals with a published sheet, journeyman base pay runs $40.10 to $62.00 an hour, midpoint near $47.93 (about $95,860 a year at 2,000 hours). Fringes are paid on top.

Which Minnesota local pays the most?

Of the sheets we hold, IBEW Local 292 (Electricians, Minneapolis, MN) shows the highest journeyman base rate at $62.00 an hour, effective 5/26/26. Rates reset each bargaining cycle, so confirm with the hall before relying on the figure.

How many union locals are there in Minnesota?

We track 17 UA, IBEW and SMART locals with a hall in Minnesota, 13 of which publish a wage sheet we hold. Each one is listed below with its trade, city and its own rate page.

Does the Minnesota union rate include benefits?

No. The journeyman rate is the base hourly wage. Health and welfare, pension, annuity and training contributions are paid on top — that combined figure is the total package, shown where the sheet publishes it.

How do I get on with a Minnesota local?

Apply to the local's apprenticeship through its training committee, or, if you already hold the ticket, ask the hall about organizing in and sign the out-of-work book. Gulfstream does not process membership — we recruit for contractors, and the union-scale and merit-shop openings we hold in Minnesota are linked from this page.

Where do these Minnesota rates come from?

Each figure is read off that local's published wage sheet, with the source and effective date shown next to it. Our sheet set was last cross-checked 2026-09-01. Locals with no published sheet are listed without a rate rather than filled with an average.

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