Pipefitters Local 325 wages 2026 (New Brunswick)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of UA Local 325 in New Brunswick, read from the four agreements built into the Pipefitter Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Industrial, rest of New Brunswick

UA Local 325 / Mechanical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Industrial Agreement 2025–2028

$49.76an hour

Journeyperson, Industrial, rest of New Brunswick

From July 1, 2026. Next step $51.05 on July 1, 2027.

Classification	From July 1, 2026	From July 1, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$49.76	$51.05
ForepersonJM + $5.25	$55.01	$56.30
General forepersonJM + $7.25	$57.01	$58.30
Apprentice, 6,301 h and up85%	$42.30	$43.39
Apprentice, 5,401–6,300 h80%	$39.81	$40.84
Apprentice, 4,501–5,400 h75%	$37.32	$38.29
Apprentice, 3,601–4,500 h70%	$34.83	$35.74
Apprentice, 2,701–3,600 h65%	$32.34	$33.18
Apprentice, 1,801–2,700 h60%	$29.86	$30.63
Apprentice, 901–1,800 h55%	$27.37	$28.08
Apprentice, 1–900 h50%	$24.88	$25.53

Overtime: All overtime is double time (9.09–9.10): outside the regular hours Monday to Friday, and every hour on Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
Shift premium: 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 12% vacation pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: Zone D: more than 180 km round trip ($16 an hour worked, up to 8 h): $128 a day.

Commercial, rest of New Brunswick

UA Local 325 / Mechanical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Commercial Agreement 2025–2027

$39.39 an hour, journeyperson, from January 1, 2026; $41.00 from January 1, 2027.

Classification	From January 1, 2026	From January 1, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$39.39	$41.00
ForepersonJM + $5.00	$44.39	$46.00
General forepersonJM + $6.00	$45.39	$47.00
Level 9 apprentice (7,200 h)90%	$35.45	$36.90
Level 8 apprentice (6,300 h)85%	$33.48	$34.85
Level 7 apprentice (5,400 h)80%	$31.51	$32.80
Level 6 apprentice (4,500 h)75%	$29.54	$30.75
Level 5 apprentice (3,600 h)70%	$27.57	$28.70
Level 4 apprentice (2,700 h)65%	$25.60	$26.65
Level 3 apprentice (1,800 h)60%	$23.63	$24.60
Level 2 apprentice (900 h)55%	$21.66	$22.55
Level 1 apprentice (hired)50%	$19.69	$20.50

Overtime: Holiday week on a 4×10: 30 h straight, then overtime; a Friday holiday on a Mon–Thu week is observed on the Thursday (8.02).
Shift premium: 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 12% vacation pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: 90 km or more one way from home (loaded as 8 h × $14.75 = $118 a day in 2026).

Maintenance, Local 325 base (NMA NB Intermittent)

National Maintenance Agreement New Brunswick Intermittent 2025–2028 and GPMA maintenance outside the Saint John area, UA Local 325 base

$48.51 an hour, journeyperson, from October 1, 2026; $50.05 from July 1, 2027.

Classification	From October 1, 2026	From July 1, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$48.51	$50.05
Apprentice, 6,301 h and up85%	$41.23	$42.54
Apprentice, 5,401–6,300 h80%	$38.81	$40.04
Apprentice, 4,501–5,400 h75%	$36.38	$37.54
Apprentice, 3,601–4,500 h70%	$33.96	$35.04
Apprentice, 2,701–3,600 h65%	$31.53	$32.53
Apprentice, 1,801–2,700 h60%	$29.11	$30.03
Apprentice, 901–1,800 h55%	$26.68	$27.53
Apprentice, 1–900 h50%	$24.26	$25.03

Overtime: 5×8 (GPMA 13.200, NMA Intermittent Art. 16): 8 h straight, 2 h at time and a half, double after 10 h. 4×10 Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri: 10 h straight, then double; the off weekday time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Shift premium: $4.25 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 12% vacation pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: Rest of New Brunswick, approved subsistence $160 a day.

NB Power maintenance, Local 325 base (NMA, 96%)

National Maintenance Agreement NB Power Corporation 2023–2026 (Belledune, Mactaquac and other NB Power sites), UA Local 325 base

$47.77 an hour, journeyperson, from October 1, 2026; $49.01 from July 1, 2027.

Classification	From October 1, 2026	From July 1, 2027
Journeypersonbase rate	$47.77	$49.01
Apprentice, 6,301 h and up85%	$40.60	$41.66
Apprentice, 5,401–6,300 h80%	$38.22	$39.21
Apprentice, 4,501–5,400 h75%	$35.83	$36.76
Apprentice, 3,601–4,500 h70%	$33.44	$34.31
Apprentice, 2,701–3,600 h65%	$31.05	$31.86
Apprentice, 1,801–2,700 h60%	$28.66	$29.41
Apprentice, 901–1,800 h55%	$26.27	$26.96
Apprentice, 1–900 h50%	$23.89	$24.51

Overtime: Overtime (16.100): the first 4 h past the 8-hour day Monday to Friday at time and a half, then double; every hour on Saturday, Sunday and holidays double.
Shift premium: 12% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
Vacation and stat holiday pay: 12% vacation pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
LOA, subsistence and travel: Belledune, Mactaquac and other sites, approved subsistence $135 a day.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of October 25, 2026Journeyperson, Industrial, rest of New Brunswick

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The cheque those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 49.76	1,990.40
Vacation pay12%	238.85
Gross pay	2,229.25
Deductions
Field dues2% of gross	−44.59
Funds $1.58 an hour worked40 h	−63.20
Pension, your share (50¢ an hour earned: $1.00 an overtime hour)per hour	−20.00
CPP5.95%	−128.64
EI1.63%	−36.34
Income taxestimate	−505.50

Take-home$1,430.98

Example only: a journeyperson on 5×8 Mon–Fri, no overtime, no shift premium, no LOA. CPP and EI not yet maxed for the year; income tax on TD1 claim code 1 (the basic personal amount). Your cheque depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

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:

Commercial, rest of New Brunswick. The 90 km rate is loaded as 8 hours, $118 a day ($147.50 on a 4×10): on a longer day add $14.75 for each extra hour in the tax-free allowance box, and from January 1 2027 change the living-out rate to $128. The nearer bands are not built in.

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Questions

What does a Local 325 journeyperson make in 2026?

$49.76 an hour under the UA Local 325 / Mechanical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Industrial Agreement 2025–2028, from July 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Commercial, rest of New Brunswick $39.39, Maintenance, Local 325 base (NMA NB Intermittent) $48.51 and NB Power maintenance, Local 325 base (NMA, 96%) $47.77.

When is the next Local 325 raise?

The next step in the Industrial, rest of New Brunswick schedule is $51.05 an hour on July 1, 2027.

What do Local 325 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 6,301 h and up $42.30 (85%), Apprentice, 5,401–6,300 h $39.81 (80%), Apprentice, 4,501–5,400 h $37.32 (75%), Apprentice, 3,601–4,500 h $34.83 (70%), Apprentice, 2,701–3,600 h $32.34 (65%), Apprentice, 1,801–2,700 h $29.86 (60%), Apprentice, 901–1,800 h $27.37 (55%) and Apprentice, 1–900 h $24.88 (50%) an hour from July 1, 2026.

How much is the Local 325 LOA?

Zone D: more than 180 km round trip ($16 an hour worked, up to 8 h): $128 a day.

How is Local 325 overtime paid?

All overtime is double time (9.09–9.10): outside the regular hours Monday to Friday, and every hour on Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Pipefitter Cheque app, version 1.0.0.

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