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HVAC & Pipefitter Salary in Lansing

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 333, effective June 2025.

The federal wage data on this page covers heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers, work that is largely service, maintenance, and residential installation. The union scale shown is journeyman pipefitter, which covers refrigerant, chilled water, and hydronic piping on commercial construction and falls under a different federal occupation code than the wage data above. Duct fabrication and installation is sheet metal work, represented by a separate union called SMART (the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers), and is not reflected in either figure.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

UA Local 333 is the union local for pipefitters in Lansing; it serves Lansing, Jackson, and Battle Creek. Union apprentices train at its Lansing center on National Parkway. Michigan's prevailing wage law applies to state-funded construction.

UA Local 333 journeyman pipefitter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$46.29
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $46.29/hr
Benefit contribution: $25.43/hr
Total package: $71.72/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$96,283
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$35,843
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 333 journeyman pipefitter journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all HVAC and refrigeration mechanics across all employment types and experience levels.

Training CenterUA Local 333 Lansing Training Center
Address16180 National Parkway, Lansing, MI 48906
Phone(517) 323-0333
Websiteua333.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to UA Local 333?

Check with UA Local 333 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

What to expect →

All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$60,440
-$570 vs. national
Median Hourly
$29.06
vs. Michigan
+$478
vs. state average
Total Employed
490
In this area

All HVAC and refrigeration mechanics, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage$60,440
Annual Mean Wage$63,430
Hourly Median Wage$29.06
Hourly Mean Wage$30.49
Total Employed490
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Michigan, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 49-9021). How we build these figures →