UnionPipefitters Local 400 wages 2026 (Wisconsin)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 400 in Wisconsin, read from the one agreement built into the Pipefitter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Industrial
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 400 Fox River Valley, Industrial wage rate schedule June 1 2026 to May 31 2027 (Northeast Wisconsin)
$54.61an hour
Journeyman, Industrial
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $54.61 |
| Foremanbase + $2.80 | $57.41 |
| General foremanbase + $5.00 | $59.61 |
| Apprentice, 5th year80% of base | $44.21 |
| Apprentice, 4th year70% of base | $39.01 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year60% of base + $0.12 | $33.81 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year55% of base + $0.12 | $31.21 |
| Apprentice, 1st year50% of base + $0.12 | $28.61 |
- Overtime
- The agreement isn't public: wages and deductions are followed exactly, and the overtime and holiday rules below are marked Approximation.
- Per diem and travel
- Local 400 doesn't publish a per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Industrial
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 54.61 | 2,184.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,184.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Dues check-off (market recovery, WPTA fund, working dues)40 h | −84.40 |
| Building fundper hour | −20.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −135.43 |
| Medicare1.45% | −31.67 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −310.76 |
| Wisconsin income taxestimate | −109.86 |
What's missing
Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:
- The sheet prints the taxable rate only for journeymen, so the app works out the others' the same way (base + dues check-off + building fund).
- Local 400's overtime and holiday rules aren't published. The app uses the most common pattern in the agreements that publish theirs: past 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half, with no step to double time on a weekday; Sundays and holidays are double time. Five 8-hour days only (any 4×10 rules aren't published); enter the hours you're paid for, not an unpaid lunch. Check overtime against your stub. The app works the overtime premium on the base rate, not on the dues and building fund that ride in the taxable rate: a journeyman's time and a half is $54.61 + half of $52.00 = $80.61.
- The holiday list isn't published either, so the app marks the six holidays every pipe trades agreement read for this app has: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, each on its own date (one on a weekend doesn't move), unpaid unless worked and double time when worked. Tick Holiday on any other day your job observes.
- Shift premiums and per diem aren't published, so none are added.
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Questions
What does a Local 400 journeyman make in 2026?
$54.61 an hour under the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 400 Fox River Valley, Industrial wage rate schedule June 1 2026 to May 31 2027 (Northeast Wisconsin), from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 400 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Industrial agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 400 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 5th year $44.21 (80% of base), Apprentice, 4th year $39.01 (70% of base), Apprentice, 3rd year $33.81 (60% of base + $0.12), Apprentice, 2nd year $31.21 (55% of base + $0.12) and Apprentice, 1st year $28.61 (50% of base + $0.12) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 400 pay a per diem?
Local 400 doesn't publish a per diem.
How is Local 400 overtime paid?
The agreement isn't public: wages and deductions are followed exactly, and the overtime and holiday rules below are marked Approximation.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Pipefitter app, version 0.1.0.
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