**IBEW Daily Market Update - April 29, 2026**
DC Local 26 leads with 433 calls at $59.50/hr — data center boom continues in Northern Virginia with contractors offering overtime schedules and $125 daily per diem. Grand Forks 1426 has 191 calls at $36.15/hr focused on Polaris Forge Data Center, offering 6-10s with $100-150 daily incentives and 31.4% shift differential. Salt Lake City 354 showing 189 calls at $43.65/hr with heavy QTS activity paying $10-15 over scale plus Saturday bonuses.
Memphis 474 has 118 calls at $36.65/hr including 50 positions at Southaven with 7-12s and double-time OT. Newark 1105 offering 113 calls at $40.25/hr, mostly data center work paying $2.01-5.75 over scale with double-time overtime.
Market remains hot in data center corridors with premium pay packages and extended schedules becoming standard.