19 union locals keep a hall in Missouri. On the 14 published wage sheets we hold for them, journeyman base pay runs $32.25 to $59.09 an hour — about $92,880 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 Missouri cities).
| Local | Trade | Hall | Journeyman / hr | Total package | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA Local 533 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Kansas City, MO | $59.09 | $81.44 | 7/26/26 |
| UA Local 8 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Kansas City, MO | $59.00 | $82.84 | 7/26/26 |
| IBEW Local 124 rates | Electricians | Kansas City, MO | $54.01 | $81.21 | 8/22/25 |
| SMART Local 2 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Kansas City, MO | $52.28 | $79.75 | 7/1/24 |
| SMART Local 36 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | St. Louis, MO | $52.00 | $74.09 | 7/28/25 |
| UA Local 268 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | St Louis, MO | $51.73 | $71.08 | 4/19/25 |
| IBEW Local 1 rates | Electricians | St. Louis, MO | $49.29 | $82.67 | 1/25/26 |
| UA Local 314 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Kansas City, MO | $46.44 | $65.75 | 4/19/25 |
| IBEW Local 257 rates | Electricians | Jefferson City, MO | $42.50 | $66.91 | 3/6/26 |
| UA Local 178 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Springfield, MO | $42.30 | $58.47 | Undated |
| IBEW Local 545 rates | Electricians | St Joseph, MO | $39.61 | $59.85 | 2/28/25 |
| IBEW Local 350 rates | Electricians | Hannibal, MO | $37.60 | $59.74 | 12/1/24 |
| IBEW Local 453 rates | Electricians | Springfield, MO | $32.40 | $50.91 | 11/1/24 |
| IBEW Local 95 rates | Electricians | Joplin, MO | $32.25 | $52.30 | 8/18/25 |
| UA Local 781 rates | Gas Utility Workers | Kansas City, MO | No sheet published | — | — |
| SMART Local 208 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Springfield, MO | No sheet published | — | — |
| UA Local 45 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | St Joseph, MO | No sheet published | — | — |
| UA Local 562 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | St Louis, MO | No sheet published | — | — |
| SMART Local 202 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | St. Louis, MO | No sheet published | — | — |
Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-09-23.
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There is no single statewide rate — each local negotiates its own agreement. Across the 14 Missouri locals with a published sheet, journeyman base pay runs $32.25 to $59.09 an hour, midpoint near $46.44 (about $92,880 a year at 2,000 hours). Fringes are paid on top.
Of the sheets we hold, UA Local 533 (Plumbers & Pipefitters, Kansas City, MO) shows the highest journeyman base rate at $59.09 an hour, effective 7/26/26. Rates reset each bargaining cycle, so confirm with the hall before relying on the figure.
We track 19 UA, IBEW and SMART locals with a hall in Missouri, 14 of which publish a wage sheet we hold. Each one is listed below with its trade, city and its own rate page.
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.
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 Missouri are linked from this page.
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 2026-09-23. Locals with no published sheet are listed without a rate rather than filled with an average.