Last updated August 23, 2026
UA Local 25 journeyman scale is $46.50/hr ($74.30/hr with benefits) on the 2026 union determination. Below: the full pay scale, apprentice steps, whether applications are open right now, and a free alert the moment the next window opens.
Journeyman scale at UA Local 25 (Rock Island, IL) is $46.50/hr base, $74.30/hr with benefits — about $96,700/yr at 2,080 hours.
UA Local 25 has not published an apprentice wage schedule we could verify. UA locals do not share a national percentage ladder — each local negotiates its own — so we don't estimate one. See the 10 verified ladders for what the steps typically look like.
2026 Davis-Bacon union determination IL20260001 (plumber/pipefitter), observed in 1 county. Source: SAM.gov wage determination ↗
Compare all 170 UA pay scales →Applications are OPEN now through January 29, 2027.
Window closes: January 29, 2027
Applications received after the January 29, 2027 deadline roll to the 2028 apprentice program (status notification February 2028)
Official application page ↗Status last verified August 23, 2026. Source: official local/JATC site. Windows can change on short notice — always confirm details with the local before making plans.
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UA Local 25 is based in Rock Island, Illinois. It represents and trains: Plumber, Pipefitter, HVAC/R.
Union hall: (309) 788-4569
From our last verification: Online application (after watching a required video) or printable PDF; application must be FINALIZED by signing an application acknowledgment form in person at the Rock Island, IL office before the deadline or it will not be considered for 2027. Documents: driver's license/photo ID, birth certificate, HS diploma/transcripts or GED, DD-214 if applicable. Study guides $20 at the training center (not mailed). Program of the Plumbers and Pipefitters JATC of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.
Most UA locals rank applicants by aptitude-test score and fill seats from the top down. The applicants who get in prepped early — start with a free GAN-style practice test or the GAN aptitude test guide.
As of August 23, 2026: Applications are OPEN now through January 29, 2027. Application schedules are set by the local and its training fund and can change on short notice — always confirm on the local's own site before making plans.
Applications go through the local's apprenticeship/training program (https://lu25.org/training/). The usual process: submit the application with your HS diploma or GED and ID, take the aptitude test, then complete a scored interview that sets your rank on the eligibility list.
UA Local 25 (Rock Island, Illinois) represents Plumber, Pipefitter, HVAC/R — its apprenticeship program trains those trades. If you want a different pipe trade, check the neighboring UA locals in the directory.
Journeyman scale at UA Local 25 is $46.50/hr base, $74.30/hr including fringe benefits — roughly $96,700 a year at 2,080 hours. That is the 2026 union wage determination IL20260001, which is the local's own negotiated scale because the Department of Labor adopts collective-bargaining rates wholesale.
UA Local 25 has not published an apprentice wage schedule we could verify. UA locals do not share a national percentage ladder — each local negotiates its own — so we don't estimate one from the $46.50/hr journeyman rate. Ask the local for its current schedule. What is true everywhere: you are paid from day one and there is no tuition.
Most UA locals test applicants with the GAN aptitude battery — reading comprehension, numerical computation and reasoning, problem solving, paper folding, and mechanical comprehension — and rank candidates by score. Your test score plus interview decide your ranking, so prep before the window opens.
Or compare every Illinois local side by side: union plumber pay in Illinois.
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