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UA Local 8 wage gap report

Plumbers & Pipefitters · Kansas City, MO · Hall rate effective June 1, 2025. How UA Local 8's published journeyman rate compares with the trade-wide average and with other UA locals in MO whose own sheets we have sourced. All figures are hourly.

Hall rate

Base hourly wage$58.38/hrStraight-time plumber rate on the current wage determination, before fringes.
Total package$83.67/hrWage plus all employer-paid benefit and fringe contributions per hour worked.
Effective dateJune 1, 2025Date this rate took effect under the agreement, as printed on the U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building) wage determination.

Gap vs. trade-wide average

Base rate+$10.87 (+22.9%)Hall $58.38 vs. average $47.51
Total package+$14.48 (+20.9%)Hall $83.67 vs. average $69.19

Average: UA journeyman, trade-wide average of all reporting locals, unionpayscales.com, as of 10/01/2025. This average is not a rate for any local.

Gap vs. other UA locals in MO

Base rate vs. MO median (3 locals)+$8.93 (+18.1%)Hall $58.38 vs. median $49.45
  • UA Local 562, St Louis, MO, $50.66/hr, effective 7/1/25
  • UA Local 45, St Joseph, MO, $49.45/hr, effective 8/1/25
  • UA Local 178, Springfield, MO, $39.35/hr, effective 11/01/2024

Source & currency

Hall rate source: U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building)-https://sam.gov/wage-determination/MO20260082/2#local-8

High confidence. Read directly from the primary source (U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon General Decision MO20260082 (Building)) and cross-checked at build time. Highest confidence for offer benchmarking.

Last cross-checked against the source on Oct 5, 2026.

Related pages

  • UA Local 8 full pay table
  • UA Local 8 local page
  • Download the UA Local 8 wage gap report PDF
  • All local wage gap reports

Gulfstream Strategic Placements is a private MEP recruiting firm. We are not affiliated with this local, we do not run dispatch, and we do not set or negotiate union rates. Comparisons use base and package figures only and do not account for differences in classification, zone, or contract terms. Confirm current rates with the hall.

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