International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 19 - National Elevator Industry Educational Program
Elevator Constructor Mechanic
Seattle, Washington · Union · SOC 47-4021
Tuition
$0
Registered apprenticeships are paid employment.
Year-one pay
$35.24/hr
First step on the registered wage scale.
Journey rate
$70.47/hr
Paid once you turn out, not during the term.
Term
8,000 hours
Plus 648 hours of classroom instruction.
Four years from now
Our estimate, calculated by TradeFooting from this program's published first-step wage, journey rate and registered term. The registry publishes those three facts. The projection below is ours, and the workings are shown.
Year
Rate
Gross pay
Year 1
$38.32/hr
$76,645
Year 2
$44.49/hr
$88,975
Year 3
$50.65/hr
$101,304
Year 4
$56.82/hr
$113,634
Total earned
$380,558
Tuition paid
$0
Debt
$0
How this is worked out
Assumes 2,000 paid hours a year. No overtime.
Pay rises evenly from the registered first step to the registered journey rate. Real schedules usually rise faster later, so the early years here are, if anything, generous and the four-year total is not overstated.
Gross pay before tax. Tools, dues and exam fees are not deducted.
The first-step and journey rates are published by the registry. The steps between them are not, so they are spread evenly across the term.
What elevator techs earn in Washington
$137,180median, per year
Half earn more, half less, across all experience levels. National median $109,910.
