Union pay scale

Plumber pay at City of Toronto

Under the TCEU (CUPE) 416 collective agreement, a plumber at City of Toronto earns $45.62 an hour from January 1, 2026, by step and classification. Source: the signed agreement, p. 170.

Hourly rates by classification

ClassificationJanuary 1, 2025January 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2028
PlumberSchedule “A” Wages · p. 170$43.91$45.62$47.35$48.77

The rates in bold are the scale in effect today. Rates are the agreement's own; check your classification in the full agreement.

Next raise

On January 1, 2027, the top rate becomes $47.35 an hour (general increase of 3.8%).

What the top rate leaves after tax

Full time at $45.62 an hour (40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks) in Ontario, you keep about $70,637 a year after income tax and payroll deductions: $2,717 every two weeks.

Full breakdown at $45 an hour

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The whole agreement

Premiums, other classifications and the key terms of the TCEU (CUPE) 416 agreement with City of Toronto (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028).