**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Saturday, July 4, 2026** **LU-494 Milwaukee, WI** is the top earner right now — Port Washington Data Center is stacking calls at **$62.73/hr** with 50–60+ hours/week across multiple contractors (MJ Electric, Gurtz, Cupertino). Wisconsin license required, but if you've got it, this is hard to beat. Book 1 is nearly clear at just 5 names. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids, IA** is a sleeper hit — CST and Cupertino are paying **$54.48/hr** (that's $10 over scale) with **double-time OT** on 60-hr weeks at active data center jobs. Iowa license required. **LU-26 Washington, DC** tops the scale chart at **$62.00/hr base**, with one call at New River/RAAP Radford paying **$77.00/hr** ($15 over scale) — though that's only a 2-week gig. Book 1 is basically empty at 1 name. **LU-294 Hibbing, MN** has 156 calls and stands out for per diem — Hunt Electric's main call stacks **$125–$175/day** on top of scale with 6-10s and Saturday DT. Emtek is paying **$50.41/hr** for instrument techs (EPRI cert required). **LU-1105 Newark, OH** and **LU-481 Indianapolis, IN** are both sitting at 187 calls — Indianapolis leads with Meade Electric at **$53.80/hr** (10% over scale) on 5-12s plus Saturday at the Meta data center. Overall, data center work is dominating the board coast to coast — travelers with OSHA 10, state licenses, and clean backgrounds have plenty of options this holiday weekend.