Pipe Trades - Wages and Benefits
The current wage scale for
Apprentices is listed below. Benefits include health, welfare and
pension programs. An Applicant (pre-apprentice) starts out at $12.60 per
hour plus health insurance. Raises are given yearly after successfully
passing each class and receiving an approved on the job evaluation.
Apprentice Wage
Rate Period |
Wages Effective
7/1/09 |
| 1st Year |
$15.75/hr + Benefits |
| 2nd Year |
$16.80/hr + Benefits |
| 3rd Year |
$17.85/hr + Benefits |
| 4th Year |
$19.95/hr + Benefits |
| 5th Year |
$22.05/hr + Benefits |
Your benefits are employer paid. They include dental, vision, and
health insurance for you and your family. The employer also contributes
to a defined pension plan and a defined contribution pension plan for
every hour you work. In addition the employer also pays benefits for the
apprenticeship fund, an I.T.F. fund and a P.I.P.E. fund. Below is a list
of the benefit package for Apprentices.
| Apprentice
Fringe Benefit Package |
Effective From 7-1-09 |
| Health and Welfare |
$3.60/hr |
| Defined Benefit Pension |
$2.50/hr |
| Defined Contribution Pension |
$0.75/hr |
| Apprenticeship |
$0.50/hr |
| I.T.F |
$0.10/hr |
| P.I.P.E |
$0.10/hr |
| Total
Package |
$7.55/hr |
- The wage rate for Commercial Journeyman is $30.55/hr plus
benefits.
- The wage rate for Industrial Journeyman is
$36.55/hr plus benefits.