**IBEW Market Snapshot - Monday, June 8, 2026**
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LU-26 Washington DC** is crushing it with 243 calls at $62/hr, mostly data center work in Manassas/Sterling offering 60+ hour weeks with OT and per diem up to $125/day. **
LU-86 Rochester** has 191 calls at $44.30/hr with Ferguson offering 5-10s plus 8 hours OT and attendance bonuses up to $300/week at University of Rochester projects.
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LU-494 Milwaukee** shows 163 calls at $52.73/hr with multiple Port Washington data center jobs paying $62.73/hr ($10 over scale) for 50-60 hour weeks. **
LU-481 Indianapolis** has 157 calls at $48.80/hr, led by Meade Electric at the Meta data center paying 10% over scale for 5-12 hour days.
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LU-1426 Grand Forks** offers 139 calls at $43.02/hr with Parsons Electric dominating at the Polaris Forge data center - night shift pays $44.80/hr plus 31.4% differential and up to $150/day incentives. **
LU-602 Amarillo** has 96 calls at $47.30/hr with Cache Valley paying $52.30/hr plus zone pay for data center teledata work.
Data centers are clearly driving the market nationwide with premium pay and heavy overtime.