UnionPipefitters Local 469 wages 2026 (Arizona)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of UA Local 469 in Arizona, read from the two agreements built into the Pipefitter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Industrial construction & applied systems
Arizona Pipe Trades Working Agreement 2024–2027 (UA Local 469 and the Arizona Mechanical Contractors Association), Industrial Construction & Applied Systems scale, with the July 1 2026 to June 30 2027 wage sheet
$59.60an hour
Journeyman, Industrial construction & applied systems
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $59.60 |
| Welder (journeyman, or apprentice dispatched as UA certified welder)JM + $2.00 | $61.60 |
| ForemanJM + $3.50 | $63.10 |
| Foreman, certified by the AZ Pipe Trades LMCCJM + 10% | $65.56 |
| General foremanJM + $4.50 | $64.10 |
| General foreman, LMCC certifiedJM + 15% | $68.54 |
| SuperintendentJM + $6.00 | $65.60 |
| Superintendent, LMCC certifiedJM + 20% | $71.52 |
| Apprentice, 5th year75% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75 | $45.64 |
| Apprentice, 4th year65% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75 | $40.25 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year58% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75 | $36.48 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year52% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75 | $33.25 |
| Apprentice, 1st year50% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75 | $32.18 |
- Overtime
- Monday to Friday, hours past 8 a day (past 10 on a 4×10) are time and a half, so on a 4×10 the Friday is time and a half; Saturday is time and a half for every hour and Sunday is double time.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Outside every free zone, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
Commercial & commercial service
Arizona Pipe Trades Working Agreement 2024–2027 (UA Local 469 and the Arizona Mechanical Contractors Association), Commercial & Commercial Service scale, with the July 1 2026 to June 30 2027 wage sheet
$53.85 an hour, journeyman, from July 1, 2026.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $53.85 |
| Welder (journeyman, or apprentice dispatched as UA certified welder)JM + $2.00 | $55.85 |
| ForemanJM + $3.50 | $57.35 |
| Foreman, certified by the AZ Pipe Trades LMCCJM + 10% | $59.24 |
| General foremanJM + $4.50 | $58.35 |
| General foreman, LMCC certifiedJM + 15% | $61.93 |
| SuperintendentJM + $6.00 | $59.85 |
| Superintendent, LMCC certifiedJM + 20% | $64.62 |
| Apprentice, 5th year75% − $0.50 | $39.89 |
| Apprentice, 4th year65% − $0.50 | $34.50 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year58% − $0.50 | $30.73 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year52% − $0.50 | $27.50 |
| Apprentice, 1st year50% − $0.50 | $26.43 |
- Overtime
- Monday to Friday, hours past 8 a day (past 10 on a 4×10) are time and a half, so on a 4×10 the Friday is time and a half; Saturday is time and a half for every hour and Sunday is double time.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Outside every free zone, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyman, Industrial construction & applied systems
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 59.60 | 2,384.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,384.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of gross wages | −95.36 |
| Social Security6.2% | −147.81 |
| Medicare1.45% | −34.57 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −355.51 |
| Arizona income taxestimate | −47.68 |
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:
- Industrial construction & applied systems. The sheets print the foreman, general foreman and superintendent rules, not the dollar rates, so the app works them out, rounded to the cent, and it doesn't add the welding premium to a foreman's or apprentice's day (pick Welder, or use Enter my own rate). The agreement ends June 30 2027 and the next rates aren't published, so the app keeps the July 2026 rates after that; weeks before July 1 2025 use the 2025 rates.
- Industrial construction & applied systems. The app pays double time on Christmas Day and Labor Day too: to see the triple time, enter one and a half times the hours you worked (12 for 8). The agreement pays double for work on both the holiday and the day it's observed; the app marks only the observed day, so tick Holiday on the Saturday or Sunday too if you work it. When Christmas falls on a Saturday (2027) its Friday is already Christmas Eve, and the app moves Christmas to the Monday after.
- Industrial construction & applied systems. The app adds 15% of the straight-time rate for every hour worked on a night, so on an overtime hour it adds 15% of the straight-time rate, not of the overtime rate; shift hours running into a Saturday, Sunday or holiday after 3:00 a.m. (paid at that day's rate) aren't split out.
- Industrial construction & applied systems. The percentage isn't published (not on the sheet, in the agreement or on the member FAQ), so the app takes 4% of gross wages, the highest flat percentage in the pilot locals' documents: type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab.
- Industrial construction & applied systems. The agreement doesn't say how the $75 is taxed, so the app treats it as a tax-free per diem when you stay away from home overnight and as taxable wages when you drive home each day (IRS rules for travel away from home).
- Commercial & commercial service. The sheets print the foreman, general foreman and superintendent rules, not the dollar rates, so the app works them out, rounded to the cent, and it doesn't add the welding premium to a foreman's or apprentice's day (pick Welder, or use Enter my own rate). The agreement ends June 30 2027 and the next rates aren't published, so the app keeps the July 2026 rates after that; weeks before July 1 2025 use the 2025 rates.
- Commercial & commercial service. The app pays double time on Christmas Day and Labor Day too: to see the triple time, enter one and a half times the hours you worked (12 for 8). The agreement pays double for work on both the holiday and the day it's observed; the app marks only the observed day, so tick Holiday on the Saturday or Sunday too if you work it. When Christmas falls on a Saturday (2027) its Friday is already Christmas Eve, and the app moves Christmas to the Monday after.
- Commercial & commercial service. The app adds 15% of the straight-time rate for every hour worked on a night, so on an overtime hour it adds 15% of the straight-time rate, not of the overtime rate; shift hours running into a Saturday, Sunday or holiday after 3:00 a.m. (paid at that day's rate) aren't split out.
- Commercial & commercial service. The percentage isn't published (not on the sheet, in the agreement or on the member FAQ), so the app takes 4% of gross wages, the highest flat percentage in the pilot locals' documents: type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab.
- Commercial & commercial service. The agreement doesn't say how the $75 is taxed, so the app treats it as a tax-free per diem when you stay away from home overnight and as taxable wages when you drive home each day (IRS rules for travel away from home).
Enter your own hours in the Pipefitter app: it applies these rates, the overtime and holiday rules, dues and tax, and keeps a year of paychecks. Free for a month.
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Questions
What does a Local 469 journeyman make in 2026?
$59.60 an hour under the Arizona Pipe Trades Working Agreement 2024–2027 (UA Local 469 and the Arizona Mechanical Contractors Association), Industrial Construction & Applied Systems scale, with the July 1 2026 to June 30 2027 wage sheet, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Commercial & commercial service $53.85.
When is the next Local 469 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Industrial construction & applied systems agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 469 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 5th year $45.64 (75% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75), Apprentice, 4th year $40.25 (65% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75), Apprentice, 3rd year $36.48 (58% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75), Apprentice, 2nd year $33.25 (52% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75) and Apprentice, 1st year $32.18 (50% of commercial JM − $0.50, + $5.75) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 469 pay a per diem?
Outside every free zone, staying away from home: $75 per diem a day worked.
How is Local 469 overtime paid?
Monday to Friday, hours past 8 a day (past 10 on a 4×10) are time and a half, so on a 4×10 the Friday is time and a half; Saturday is time and a half for every hour and Sunday is double time.
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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