Last updated August 25, 2026
UA Local 45 journeyman scale is $49.45/hr ($76.10/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 45 (St. Joseph, MO) is $49.45/hr base, $76.10/hr with benefits — about $102,900/yr at 2,080 hours.
UA Local 45 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 MO20260028 (pipefitter, includes hvac pipe installation), observed in 1 county. Source: SAM.gov wage determination ↗
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UA Local 45 is based in St. Joseph, Missouri. It represents and trains: Plumber, Pipefitter.
Union hall: (816) 279-5534
From our last verification: No official website — the local's only web presence is a Facebook page (not citable), and no application-window information is published anywhere citable (checked pipetradecareers.com explore listings: no Missouri entries). The JATC is active per IRS records (Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 45 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, EIN 43-1093486, Form 990 for Dec 2025 filed May 2026). Verify application timing by phone: (816) 279-5534, hall at 2329 S 22nd St, St. Joseph MO.
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As of August 25, 2026: We're still verifying this local's application schedule — you'll be notified the moment we confirm a window. 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. 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 45 (St. Joseph, Missouri) represents Plumber, Pipefitter — 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 45 is $49.45/hr base, $76.10/hr including fringe benefits — roughly $102,900 a year at 2,080 hours. That is the 2026 union wage determination MO20260028, which is the local's own negotiated scale because the Department of Labor adopts collective-bargaining rates wholesale.
UA Local 45 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 $49.45/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.
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