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Wage Calculator

IPTA Wage & Benefit Calculator

Use this tool to calculate:

What you would earn as a Journeyman in any IPTA Local Union
What your current "True Hourly Wage" is
What you're leaving on the table in wages & benefits by not joining an IPTA Local Union

Select a Local Union to view what a Journeyman earns annually in wages and fringe benefits based on 40 hours a week.

Select a Local Union

Hours per week 40

Add your current wage and benefits to find out what your true hourly wage is.

Current Hourly Wage

Annual Number of Vacation Days

Annual Number of Paid Holidays

Weekly Cost of Healthcare

Annual Cost for Tools

Weekly Cost for Retirement / 401K

Below are the hourly equivalents of your current benefits & costs/deductions

Vacation

Holiday

Healthcare Cost

Tool Cost

Retirement & 401K

This is the actual hourly amount that you make!

Add your true hourly wage to estimate how much you'll lose over the course of 30 years by not joining an IPTA Local Union.

True Hourly Wage

Hours Per Week: 40

This amount represents how much you would lose over the course of 30 years by not joining a union.

Estimated Lifetime Union Compensation: —

Estimated Lifetime True Compensation: —

Total Lost Wages Over 30 Years:

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