**IBEW Traveler Snapshot — Thursday, June 25, 2026** **LU-481 Indianapolis** leads the board with 220 open calls and some of the best money in the Midwest — Meade Electric and Fluor are both paying **$53.80/hr (10% over scale)** on the Meta and Eli Lilly Lebanon sites, with heavy 10s and Saturday work available. **LU-26 DC** checks in at **$62.00/hr** base with 173 calls — and New River's Radford VA (RAAP) call is paying a standout **$77.00/hr** on 7-10s (Real ID and background check required). FIS and JE Richard are also offering per diem on top of scale at Sterling VA data centers. **LU-1105 Newark, OH** has 191 calls with all OT paid as **double time** across the board — Cupertino's Vantage Johnstown call bumps to **$46.68/hr plus DT OT**, and Lighthouse has a call topping **$50+/hr**. Strong long-call options here. **LU-405 Cedar Rapids** is stacked with data center work at **$54.48/hr** (nearly $10 over scale) with double-time OT — CST alone is calling 35 JWs on 6-10s. Iowa license required on most calls. **LU-1426 Grand Forks** stands out for travelers: Parsons Electric is calling 53+ JWs at Polaris Forge with **$100-150/day incentive plus $100/day per diem** on top of scale — serious take-home potential on 6-10s. **LU-494 Milwaukee** is paying **$62.73/hr** (scale + $10) at Port Washington Data Center with 58-60 hour weeks — Wisconsin license required but worth the paperwork. Overall, data center demand is driving premium pay and heavy OT across nearly every market right now — travelers who can clear background checks and carry an OSHA 10 have their pick of strong calls.