Salary Data/HVAC & Pipefitter by State/Southwest/Texas/Beaumont

HVAC & Pipefitter Salary in Beaumont

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UA Local 211 Zone 195, effective October 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.

Market Context

UA Local 211 is the union local for pipefitters in Beaumont through its Zone 195 office; it serves the Golden Triangle and southeast Texas.

→UA Local 211 Zone 195's jurisdiction includes Jefferson County and southeast Texas

Union Scale

UA Local 211 Zone 195 journeyman pipefitter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$42.09

Effective October 2025

Base wage: $42.09/hr

Benefit contribution: $12.96/hr

Total package: $55.05/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$87,547

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$30,827

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UA Local 211 Zone 195 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.

JATC Information

Training Center	UA Local 211 Zone 195 Training Center
Address	3246 US 69 Access Road, Port Arthur, TX
Website	pipefitterslocal211.com
Minimum Score	Not published

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Check with UA Local 211 Zone 195 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$56,720

-$4,290 vs. national

Median Hourly

$27.27

vs. Texas

+$4,378

vs. state average

Total Employed

390

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

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	$56,720
Annual Mean Wage	$56,580
Hourly Median Wage	$27.27
Hourly Mean Wage	$27.20
Total Employed	390
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Texas

Austin UA Local 286
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Del Valle ISD
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$55,610

Non-Metro

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Union Rates in Texas and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Texas, 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.

UA Local 211

Houston

$42.09/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective October 2025

UA Local 286

Austin

$37.15/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective September 2025

UA Local 142

San Antonio