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Updated October 2026

IBEW Pay Scale 2026

Journeyman wireman (JW) scale for 240 IBEW Inside locals in 48 states and DC, with health and welfare, pension, total package, weekly gross at 40, 50, and 60 hours, the latest raise, and how many calls each hall has open right now. Sort any column or filter by state.

$45.00Median JW scale per hour
$95.75Highest: Local 6, San Francisco
$93,600Median yearly at 40 hours
$72.97Median total package per hour
+5.8%Median raise, 85 locals in 12 months
4,311Open calls at these locals now

Highest paying IBEW locals

The ten highest JW scales on file. Yearly is the scale times 2,080 hours, before overtime or benefits.

Ten highest paying IBEW Inside locals by JW scale, 2026
#LocalCityJW scaleTotal packageYearly (40 hr)
1Local 6San Francisco, CA$95.75$142.97$199,160
2Local 332San Jose, CA$95.53$168.47$198,702
3Local 617San Mateo, CA$88.00$137.51$183,040
4Local 595Dublin, CA$79.25$127.26$164,840
5Local 46Seattle, WA$76.95$113.20$160,056
6Local 98Philadelphia, PA$75.05—$156,104
7Local 234Castroville, CA$70.41$103.22$146,453
8Local 302Martinez, CA$68.26$104.66$141,981
9Local 102Parsippany, NJ$67.92$106.64$141,274
10Local 477San Bernardino, CA$67.61—$140,629

IBEW pay scales by local

Every Inside local with a JW scale on file. Click a column to sort. Total package shows only when health and welfare and pension are both on file as hourly amounts.

240 locals
IBEW pay scale 2026 for every Inside local: JW scale, benefits, total package, weekly gross, and last raise
Local City State JW scale Total package H&W Pension Dues 40 hr week 50 hr week 60 hr week Yearly (40 hr) Last raise Open calls Updated
Local 6 San Francisco CA $95.75 $142.97 $22.83 $21.52 — $3,830 $5,266 $6,702 $199,160 +$3.25 (3.5%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 332 San Jose CA $95.53 $168.47 $18.67 $51.40 7% $3,821 $5,254 $6,687 $198,702 +$4.50 (4.9%) Jul 2026 22 Jul 2026
Local 617 San Mateo CA $88.00 $137.51 $21.62 $25.25 3.5% $3,520 $4,840 $6,160 $183,040 +$10.00 (12.8%) Jul 2026 2 Jul 2026
Local 595 Dublin CA $79.25 $127.26 $21.16 $24.47 5% $3,170 $4,359 $5,548 $164,840 +$6.05 (8.3%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 46 Seattle WA $76.95 $113.20 $13.58 $20.36 3.5% $3,078 $4,232 $5,386 $160,056 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 98 Philadelphia PA $75.05 — — — — $3,002 $4,128 $5,254 $156,104 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 234 Castroville CA $70.41 $103.22 $15.25 $15.45 6% $2,816 $3,873 $4,929 $146,453 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 302 Martinez CA $68.26 $104.66 $18.85 $15.50 5% $2,730 $3,754 $4,778 $141,981 +$2.00 (3.0%) Jul 2026 11 Jul 2026
Local 102 Parsippany NJ $67.92 $106.64 $16.98 $19.70 3% $2,717 $3,736 $4,754 $141,274 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 477 San Bernardino CA $67.61 — $11.16 — — $2,704 $3,719 $4,733 $140,629 — 1 Aug 2026
Local 364 Rockford IL $67.09 $111.32 $20.12 $22.10 4% $2,684 $3,690 $4,696 $139,547 +$4.48 (7.2%) Jul 2026 4 Jul 2026
Local 40 Hollywood CA $67.00 — $13.86 — — $2,680 $3,685 $4,690 $139,360 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 164 Jersey City NJ $66.99 — — — — $2,680 $3,684 $4,689 $139,339 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 76 Tacoma WA $66.88 — $9.23 — — $2,675 $3,678 $4,682 $139,110 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 25 Long Island NY $66.75 $105.58 $18.12 $18.71 3% $2,670 $3,671 $4,672 $138,840 +$2.50 (3.9%) Jul 2026 5 Jul 2026
Local 103 Boston MA $66.17 $101.51 $13.00 $20.35 2.5% $2,647 $3,639 $4,632 $137,634 — 2 Jul 2026
Local 48 Portland OR $65.50 $96.91 $10.25 $19.19 4.5% $2,620 $3,602 $4,585 $136,240 — 9 Jul 2026
Local 191 Everett WA $65.30 $95.65 $13.75 $14.73 2% $2,612 $3,592 $4,571 $135,824 +$2.92 (4.7%) Jul 2026 19 Jul 2026
Local 11 Los Angeles CA $65.00 $101.71 $16.64 $18.12 3.5% $2,600 $3,575 $4,550 $135,200 +$0.50 (0.8%) Jul 2026 11 Jul 2026
Local 461 Aurora IL $64.16 $109.22 $17.55 $25.59 5.5% $2,566 $3,529 $4,491 $133,453 — 2 Jul 2026
Local 3 New York NY $64.00 — — — — $2,560 $3,520 $4,480 $133,120 — 0 Aug 2026
Local 551 Santa Rosa CA $64.00 $98.17 $17.25 $15.00 3% $2,560 $3,520 $4,480 $133,120 +$2.30 (3.7%) Jul 2026 5 Jul 2026
Local 269 Trenton NJ $63.82 $92.53 $17.87 $8.93 — $2,553 $3,510 $4,467 $132,746 — 0 —
Local 134 Chicago IL $63.15 $102.34 $18.30 $19.00 2.5% $2,526 $3,473 $4,420 $131,352 +$5.40 (9.4%) Jul 2026 97 Jul 2026
Local 112 Kennewick WA $63.00 — $11.88 — — $2,520 $3,465 $4,410 $131,040 — 8 Feb 2026
Local 150 Waukegan IL $62.70 — $15.67 — — $2,508 $3,448 $4,389 $130,416 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 26 Washington DC $62.00 $85.05 $8.34 $12.85 2% $2,480 $3,410 $4,340 $128,960 +$2.50 (4.2%) Jul 2026 408 Jul 2026
Local 292 Minneapolis MN $62.00 $88.35 $12.55 $11.94 3.25% $2,480 $3,410 $4,340 $128,960 +$3.00 (5.1%) Jul 2026 6 Jul 2026
Local 180 Vallejo CA $61.56 $87.06 $16.50 $9.00 — $2,462 $3,386 $4,309 $128,045 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 456 North Brunswick NJ $61.40 $99.46 $12.89 $23.33 4% $2,456 $3,377 $4,298 $127,712 — 1 Jul 2026
Local 441 Orange County CA $61.10 — $8.45 — — $2,444 $3,360 $4,277 $127,088 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 176 Joliet IL $61.00 $103.31 $18.98 $21.50 3.5% $2,440 $3,355 $4,270 $126,880 +$5.00 (8.9%) Jul 2026 16 Jul 2026
Local 357 Las Vegas NV $60.83 — $9.60 — — $2,433 $3,346 $4,258 $126,526 +$2.00 (3.4%) Aug 2026 10 Aug 2026
Local 440 Riverside CA $60.12 $91.84 $11.88 $18.12 5% $2,405 $3,307 $4,208 $125,050 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 110 St Paul MN $60.06 $88.18 $14.66 $11.66 3.39% $2,402 $3,303 $4,204 $124,925 +$3.26 (5.7%) Jul 2026 4 Jul 2026
Local 1186 Honolulu HI $60.00 $74.10 $7.35 $6.75 — $2,400 $3,300 $4,200 $124,800 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 639 San Luis Obispo CA $59.50 $78.65 $12.25 $6.90 — $2,380 $3,272 $4,165 $123,760 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 117 Elgin IL $59.11 — $16.83 — — $2,364 $3,251 $4,138 $122,949 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 569 San Diego CA $58.95 — $7.16 — — $2,358 $3,242 $4,126 $122,616 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 428 Bakersfield CA $58.65 $79.90 $9.34 $10.15 — $2,346 $3,226 $4,106 $121,992 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 1426 Grand Forks ND $58.50 — $8.10 — — $2,340 $3,218 $4,095 $121,680 — 59 Feb 2026
Local 400 Asbury Park NJ $57.70 — — — — $2,308 $3,174 $4,039 $120,016 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 280 Salem OR $57.65 — $11.10 — — $2,306 $3,171 $4,036 $119,912 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 1547 Anchorage AK $57.44 $87.52 $15.47 $12.89 3% $2,298 $3,159 $4,021 $119,475 +$2.00 (3.6%) Jul 2026 71 Jul 2026
Local 351 Folsom NJ $57.33 — — — — $2,293 $3,153 $4,013 $119,246 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 124 Kansas City MO $57.01 — $10.35 — — $2,280 $3,136 $3,991 $118,581 +$3.00 (5.6%) Sep 2026 79 Sep 2026
Local 99 Providence RI $56.11 — — — — $2,244 $3,086 $3,928 $116,709 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 58 Detroit MI $56.07 $86.25 $11.50 $17.00 4.5% $2,243 $3,084 $3,925 $116,626 — 24 Jul 2026
Local 684 Modesto CA $55.80 — $11.28 — — $2,232 $3,069 $3,906 $116,064 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 697 Merrillville IN $55.80 $88.11 $11.99 $18.65 2.5% $2,232 $3,069 $3,906 $116,064 +$3.80 (7.3%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 702 West Frankfort IL $55.76 — $9.85 — — $2,230 $3,067 $3,903 $115,981 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 545 St Joseph MO $55.00 — $8.14 — — $2,200 $3,025 $3,850 $114,400 — 41 Aug 2026
Local 413 Santa Barbara CA $54.61 — $13.62 — — $2,184 $3,004 $3,823 $113,589 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 43 Syracuse NY $54.00 $89.64 $13.94 $20.08 5% $2,160 $2,970 $3,780 $112,320 +$3.50 (6.9%) Jul 2026 16 Jul 2026
Local 340 Sacramento CA $53.70 $85.12 $15.56 $14.25 6.5% $2,148 $2,954 $3,759 $111,696 +$4.50 (9.1%) Jul 2026 8 Jul 2026
Local 8 Toledo OH $53.29 — $13.97 — — $2,132 $2,931 $3,730 $110,843 — 39 Feb 2026
Local 375 Allentown PA $52.96 $78.88 $11.80 $12.53 5% $2,118 $2,913 $3,707 $110,157 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 343 Le Sueur MN $52.79 $74.68 $13.29 $7.02 5% $2,112 $2,903 $3,695 $109,803 +$3.30 (6.7%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 430 Racine WI $52.60 — $12.55 — — $2,104 $2,893 $3,682 $109,408 — 51 Feb 2026
Local 494 Milwaukee WI $52.51 $74.78 $10.60 $10.09 2.5% $2,100 $2,888 $3,676 $109,221 +$1.87 (3.7%) Jul 2026 202 Jul 2026
Local 24 Baltimore MD $52.50 $72.78 $8.45 $10.25 4% $2,100 $2,888 $3,675 $109,200 +$2.00 (4.0%) Jul 2026 8 Jul 2026
Local 701 Lisle IL $52.49 $98.44 $17.10 $27.28 3% $2,100 $2,887 $3,674 $109,179 +$4.00 (8.2%) Jul 2026 10 Jul 2026
Local 306 Akron OH $52.41 — $9.39 — — $2,096 $2,883 $3,669 $109,013 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 309 Collinsville IL $52.41 — — — — $2,096 $2,883 $3,669 $109,013 — 7 Aug 2026
Local 602 Amarillo TX $52.30 — — — — $2,092 $2,876 $3,661 $108,784 — 72 Jul 2026
Local 223 Brockton MA $52.25 — $12.25 — — $2,090 $2,874 $3,658 $108,680 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 236 Albany NY $52.00 $84.48 $14.39 $16.53 4% $2,080 $2,860 $3,640 $108,160 +$2.00 (4.0%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 363 New City NY $52.00 — $11.00 — — $2,080 $2,860 $3,640 $108,160 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 401 Reno NV $52.00 $74.06 $8.50 $12.00 3.5% $2,080 $2,860 $3,640 $108,160 — 64 Feb 2026
Local 531 La Porte IN $52.00 — $12.21 — — $2,080 $2,860 $3,640 $108,160 +$3.00 (6.1%) Jun 2026 32 Jun 2026
Local 649 Alton IL $51.80 — $11.60 — — $2,072 $2,849 $3,626 $107,744 — 33 Feb 2026
Local 127 Kenosha WI $51.54 $79.92 $13.95 $12.88 4.25% $2,062 $2,835 $3,608 $107,203 +$5.49 (11.9%) Jul 2026 20 Jul 2026
Local 952 Ventura CA $51.34 — $10.71 — — $2,054 $2,824 $3,594 $106,787 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 601 Champaign-Urbana IL $51.07 $73.15 $8.85 $11.70 3% $2,043 $2,809 $3,575 $106,226 +$1.44 (2.9%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 32 Lima OH $51.04 — $10.60 — — $2,042 $2,807 $3,573 $106,163 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 100 Fresno CA $51.00 $80.33 $15.15 $12.65 5.5% $2,040 $2,805 $3,570 $106,080 +$1.00 (2.0%) Jul 2026 5 Jul 2026
Local 294 Hibbing MN $51.00 — — $6.53 4.75% $2,040 $2,805 $3,570 $106,080 +$1.14 (2.3%) Aug 2026 16 Aug 2026
Local 313 New Castle DE $51.00 $88.78 $15.95 $20.30 3.8% $2,040 $2,805 $3,570 $106,080 +$2.00 (4.1%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 252 Ann Arbor MI $50.44 — $8.86 — — $2,018 $2,774 $3,531 $104,915 +$1.70 (3.5%) Aug 2026 68 Aug 2026
Local 159 Madison WI $50.00 — $12.19 — — $2,000 $2,750 $3,500 $104,000 — 9 Feb 2026
Local 242 Duluth MN $49.83 — — — — $1,993 $2,741 $3,488 $103,646 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 73 Spokane WA $49.55 — $11.00 — — $1,982 $2,725 $3,468 $103,064 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 714 Minot ND $49.50 — $7.83 — — $1,980 $2,722 $3,465 $102,960 — 9 Feb 2026
Local 68 Denver CO $49.35 — $9.56 — — $1,974 $2,714 $3,454 $102,648 +$2.05 (4.3%) Aug 2026 5 Aug 2026
Local 153 South Bend IN $49.30 $78.34 $14.06 $13.50 3.5% $1,972 $2,712 $3,451 $102,544 +$6.30 (14.7%) Jun 2026 3 Jun 2026
Local 1 St. Louis MO $49.29 — $11.20 — — $1,972 $2,711 $3,450 $102,523 — 6 Feb 2026
Local 5 Pittsburgh PA $49.11 — $12.80 — — $1,964 $2,701 $3,438 $102,149 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 16 Evansville IN $49.11 $80.43 $8.85 $21.00 4% $1,964 $2,701 $3,438 $102,149 +$5.60 (12.9%) Jul 2026 19 Jul 2026
Local 145 Rock Island IL $48.80 $74.56 $11.14 $13.16 5% $1,952 $2,684 $3,416 $101,504 +$2.80 (6.1%) Jul 2026 9 Jul 2026
Local 481 Indianapolis IN $48.80 — $11.20 — — $1,952 $2,684 $3,416 $101,504 — 98 Feb 2026
Local 890 Janesville WI $48.70 $74.26 $11.43 $12.18 4% $1,948 $2,678 $3,409 $101,296 +$5.05 (11.6%) Jun 2026 6 Jun 2026
Local 38 Cleveland OH $48.63 — $10.55 — — $1,945 $2,675 $3,404 $101,150 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 22 Omaha NE $48.25 $68.27 $8.08 $10.49 3% $1,930 $2,654 $3,378 $100,360 — 38 Jul 2026
Local 237 Niagara Falls NY $48.20 $77.37 $15.51 $13.66 — $1,928 $2,651 $3,374 $100,256 +$6.00 (14.2%) Jun 2026 126 Jun 2026
Local 96 Worcester MA $48.16 $88.61 $14.98 $24.03 5% $1,926 $2,649 $3,371 $100,173 +$2.17 (4.7%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 197 Bloomington IL $48.00 $73.32 $9.35 $14.53 4% $1,920 $2,640 $3,360 $99,840 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 725 Terre Haute IN $48.00 — $8.85 — — $1,920 $2,640 $3,360 $99,840 +$3.00 (6.7%) Oct 2026 0 Oct 2026
Local 81 Scranton PA $47.97 $70.36 $10.70 $10.25 4% $1,919 $2,638 $3,358 $99,778 +$5.99 (14.3%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 654 Boothwyn PA $47.72 — $12.62 — — $1,909 $2,625 $3,340 $99,258 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 41 Buffalo NY $47.50 $73.65 $15.55 $10.60 — $1,900 $2,612 $3,325 $98,800 +$3.00 (6.7%) Jun 2026 2 Jun 2026
Local 86 Rochester NY $47.40 — — — — $1,896 $2,607 $3,318 $98,592 — 20 Feb 2026
Local 488 Bridgeport CT $47.40 — — — — $1,896 $2,607 $3,318 $98,592 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 659 Medford OR $47.04 — $11.10 — — $1,882 $2,587 $3,293 $97,843 — 4 Feb 2026
Local 241 Ithaca NY $47.00 $68.90 $13.75 $8.15 — $1,880 $2,585 $3,290 $97,760 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 665 Lansing MI $47.00 $76.53 $10.61 $17.51 4% $1,880 $2,585 $3,290 $97,760 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 948 Flint MI $46.96 — $10.61 — — $1,878 $2,583 $3,287 $97,677 — 8 Feb 2026
Local 111 Denver CO $46.80 — — — — $1,872 $2,574 $3,276 $97,344 — 19 Jul 2026
Local 415 Cheyenne WY $46.80 — $8.70 — — $1,872 $2,574 $3,276 $97,344 — 11 Feb 2026
Local 14 Eau Claire WI $46.72 $72.27 $12.47 $11.68 3% $1,869 $2,570 $3,270 $97,178 +$5.40 (13.1%) Jul 2026 30 Jul 2026
Local 34 Peoria IL $46.70 — $10.00 — — $1,868 $2,568 $3,269 $97,136 — 6 Feb 2026
Local 347 Des Moines IA $46.70 $78.68 $9.88 $20.70 4% $1,868 $2,568 $3,269 $97,136 — 7 Jul 2026
Local 139 Elmira NY $46.40 $77.74 $12.45 $17.50 6% $1,856 $2,552 $3,248 $96,512 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 354 Salt Lake City UT $46.22 $63.49 $9.50 $6.38 4.5% $1,849 $2,542 $3,235 $96,138 +$2.57 (5.9%) Jul 2026 29 Jul 2026
Local 743 Reading PA $46.02 — $14.25 — — $1,841 $2,531 $3,221 $95,722 — 19 Feb 2026
Local 683 Columbus OH $46.00 $71.65 $12.50 $11.77 5% $1,840 $2,530 $3,220 $95,680 +$3.00 (7.0%) Jul 2026 37 Jul 2026
Local 246 Steubenville OH $45.50 $77.09 $12.60 $17.62 5% $1,820 $2,502 $3,185 $94,640 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 291 Boise ID $45.30 — $8.70 — — $1,812 $2,492 $3,171 $94,224 — 26 Feb 2026
Local 129 Lorain OH $45.20 — $9.75 — — $1,808 $2,486 $3,164 $94,016 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 163 Wilkes-Barre PA $45.08 — $12.25 — — $1,803 $2,479 $3,156 $93,766 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 369 Louisville KY $45.00 — $9.90 — — $1,800 $2,475 $3,150 $93,600 — 65 Feb 2026
Local 910 Watertown NY $45.00 — $13.53 — — $1,800 $2,475 $3,150 $93,600 +$1.50 (3.4%) Aug 2026 4 Aug 2026
Local 712 Beaver PA $44.95 — $13.46 — — $1,798 $2,472 $3,146 $93,496 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 596 Clarksburg WV $44.88 $64.83 $10.95 $9.00 — $1,795 $2,468 $3,142 $93,350 — 0 Sep 2026
Local 405 Cedar Rapids IA $44.73 — $9.00 — — $1,789 $2,460 $3,131 $93,038 +$2.50 (5.9%) Aug 2026 95 Aug 2026
Local 466 Charleston WV $44.73 $65.73 $10.60 $10.40 — $1,789 $2,460 $3,131 $93,038 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 1105 Newark OH $44.67 — $11.00 — — $1,787 $2,457 $3,127 $92,914 — 52 Feb 2026
Local 325 Binghamton NY $44.36 $76.95 $11.46 $19.85 5% $1,774 $2,440 $3,105 $92,269 +$1.68 (3.9%) Jul 2026 1 Jul 2026
Local 131 Kalamazoo MI $44.30 — $9.61 — — $1,772 $2,436 $3,101 $92,144 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 873 Kokomo IN $44.20 $68.64 $10.11 $13.00 5% $1,768 $2,431 $3,094 $91,936 +$2.18 (5.2%) Jul 2026 2 Jul 2026
Local 226 Topeka KS $44.05 — $6.75 — — $1,762 $2,423 $3,084 $91,624 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 307 Cumberland MD $44.00 $57.20 $8.45 $4.75 — $1,760 $2,420 $3,080 $91,520 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 573 Warren OH $44.00 $66.07 $8.80 $11.95 6% $1,760 $2,420 $3,080 $91,520 +$1.80 (4.3%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 158 Green Bay WI $43.95 $67.69 $11.43 $10.99 — $1,758 $2,417 $3,076 $91,416 +$1.95 (4.6%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 532 Billings MT $43.92 $62.44 $7.70 $9.50 4% $1,757 $2,416 $3,074 $91,354 +$3.98 (10.0%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 704 Dubuque IA $43.80 $65.71 $10.80 $9.80 4% $1,752 $2,409 $3,066 $91,104 +$2.00 (4.8%) Jul 2026 1 Jul 2026
Local 607 Shamokin PA $43.73 $65.98 $15.25 $7.00 — $1,749 $2,405 $3,061 $90,958 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 1141 Oklahoma City OK $43.65 — $6.20 — — $1,746 $2,401 $3,056 $90,792 — 28 Feb 2026
Local 305 Fort Wayne IN $43.31 — — — — $1,732 $2,382 $3,032 $90,085 — 16 Feb 2026
Local 388 Stevens Point WI $43.31 $67.69 $12.25 $10.83 5% $1,732 $2,382 $3,032 $90,085 +$4.57 (11.8%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 443 Montgomery AL $43.31 — — — — $1,732 $2,382 $3,032 $90,085 — 28 Jul 2026
Local 146 Decatur IL $43.30 — $8.58 — — $1,732 $2,382 $3,031 $90,064 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 906 Marquette MI $42.75 $70.26 $10.74 $15.49 — $1,710 $2,351 $2,992 $88,920 +$2.50 (6.2%) Jul 2026 12 Jul 2026
Local 768 Kalispell MT $42.71 $55.08 $8.60 $3.77 — $1,708 $2,349 $2,990 $88,837 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 449 Pocatello ID $42.55 $58.08 $7.90 $6.35 4% $1,702 $2,340 $2,978 $88,504 +$5.58 (15.1%) Jul 2026 1 Jul 2026
Local 231 Sioux City IA $42.50 — $8.91 — — $1,700 $2,338 $2,975 $88,400 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 257 Jefferson City MO $42.50 $62.86 $9.66 $9.42 5% $1,700 $2,338 $2,975 $88,400 +$4.00 (10.4%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 233 Helena MT $42.42 — $8.70 — — $1,697 $2,333 $2,969 $88,234 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 972 Marietta OH $42.29 $64.94 $10.65 $12.00 — $1,692 $2,326 $2,960 $87,963 — 4 —
Local 611 Albuquerque NM $42.20 — $6.40 — — $1,688 $2,321 $2,954 $87,776 — 85 Feb 2026
Local 317 Huntington WV $42.15 $64.23 $10.10 $10.75 4% $1,686 $2,318 $2,950 $87,672 — 10 Feb 2026
Local 640 Phoenix AZ $42.15 $56.83 $8.10 $5.36 4% $1,686 $2,318 $2,950 $87,672 +$1.54 (3.8%) Aug 2026 31 Aug 2026
Local 692 Bay City MI $42.02 $68.19 $9.93 $14.98 4.75% $1,681 $2,311 $2,941 $87,402 +$6.02 (16.7%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 275 Muskegon MI $42.00 — $9.54 — — $1,680 $2,310 $2,940 $87,360 — 4 Feb 2026
Local 445 Battle Creek MI $42.00 — $10.40 — — $1,680 $2,310 $2,940 $87,360 +$1.00 (2.4%) Aug 2026 5 Aug 2026
Local 557 Saginaw MI $42.00 — $10.00 — — $1,680 $2,310 $2,940 $87,360 — 2 —
Local 613 Atlanta GA $42.00 — $8.00 — — $1,680 $2,310 $2,940 $87,360 +$3.35 (8.7%) Sep 2026 480 Sep 2026
Local 855 Muncie IN $42.00 $62.92 $8.85 $10.81 — $1,680 $2,310 $2,940 $87,360 — 0 Aug 2026
Local 577 Appleton WI $41.76 — $11.54 — — $1,670 $2,297 $2,923 $86,861 — 5 Feb 2026
Local 812 Williamsport PA $41.57 — $13.50 — — $1,663 $2,286 $2,910 $86,466 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 64 Youngstown OH $41.49 $56.11 $8.60 $6.02 — $1,660 $2,282 $2,904 $86,299 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 575 Portsmouth OH $41.35 $63.73 $10.66 $10.50 5% $1,654 $2,274 $2,894 $86,008 +$4.35 (11.8%) Jul 2026 90 Jul 2026
Local 444 Ponca City OK $41.15 — $6.20 — — $1,646 $2,263 $2,880 $85,592 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 673 Painesville OH $41.00 — $7.83 — — $1,640 $2,255 $2,870 $85,280 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 688 Mansfield OH $41.00 $63.59 $10.35 $11.01 5% $1,640 $2,255 $2,870 $85,280 +$4.20 (11.4%) Jul 2026 1 Jul 2026
Local 498 Traverse City MI $40.78 $59.65 $9.78 $9.09 — $1,631 $2,243 $2,855 $84,822 +$1.96 (5.0%) Sep 2026 7 Sep 2026
Local 716 Houston TX $40.75 — $6.80 — — $1,630 $2,241 $2,852 $84,760 +$2.25 (5.8%) Sep 2026 2 Sep 2026
Local 113 Colorado Springs CO $40.70 $56.62 $8.70 $6.00 5% $1,628 $2,238 $2,849 $84,656 +$5.80 (16.6%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 12 Pueblo CO $40.65 — — — — $1,626 $2,236 $2,846 $84,552 — 2 Jul 2026
Local 20 Dallas/Fort Worth TX $40.65 $53.88 $7.94 $4.07 3.5% $1,626 $2,236 $2,846 $84,552 +$1.00 (2.5%) Jul 2026 64 Jul 2026
Local 271 Wichita KS $40.51 $57.06 $10.65 $5.90 — $1,620 $2,228 $2,836 $84,261 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 756 Daytona Beach FL $40.30 — — — — $1,612 $2,216 $2,821 $83,824 +$1.37 (3.5%) Oct 2026 12 Oct 2026
Local 13 Burlington IA $40.02 — $10.17 — — $1,601 $2,201 $2,801 $83,242 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 143 Harrisburg PA $40.00 $59.51 $10.66 $8.85 — $1,600 $2,200 $2,800 $83,200 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 350 Hannibal MO $40.00 — $8.82 — — $1,600 $2,200 $2,800 $83,200 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 648 Hamilton OH $40.00 $55.30 $8.25 $7.05 — $1,600 $2,200 $2,800 $83,200 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 661 Hutchinson KS $39.95 $56.35 $6.20 $9.00 5% $1,598 $2,197 $2,796 $83,096 +$3.21 (8.7%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 540 Canton OH $39.86 — — — — $1,594 $2,192 $2,790 $82,909 — 1 Aug 2026
Local 56 Erie PA $39.57 $58.62 $11.95 $7.10 — $1,583 $2,176 $2,770 $82,306 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 82 Dayton OH $39.40 — $7.85 — — $1,576 $2,167 $2,758 $81,952 +$1.40 (3.7%) Aug 2026 2 Aug 2026
Local 666 Richmond VA $39.35 — $8.17 — — $1,574 $2,164 $2,754 $81,848 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 668 Lafayette IN $39.33 — $8.85 — — $1,573 $2,163 $2,753 $81,806 — 15 Feb 2026
Local 322 Casper WY $39.31 — $8.70 — — $1,572 $2,162 $2,752 $81,765 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 60 San Antonio TX $39.00 $49.52 $5.45 $3.90 3.5% $1,560 $2,145 $2,730 $81,120 +$4.75 (13.9%) Jul 2026 347 Jul 2026
Local 816 Paducah KY $38.93 — $8.85 — — $1,557 $2,141 $2,725 $80,974 +$2.18 (5.9%) Sep 2026 1 Sep 2026
Local 490 Concord NH $38.76 $56.47 $11.21 $6.50 — $1,550 $2,132 $2,713 $80,621 — 2 Aug 2026
Local 80 Norfolk VA $38.55 — $6.95 — — $1,542 $2,120 $2,698 $80,184 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 728 Ft. Lauderdale FL $38.40 — $8.35 — — $1,536 $2,112 $2,688 $79,872 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 584 Tulsa OK $38.38 — $6.00 — — $1,535 $2,111 $2,687 $79,830 — 4 Feb 2026
Local 520 Austin TX $38.30 — $5.45 — — $1,532 $2,106 $2,681 $79,664 +$1.80 (4.9%) Sep 2026 43 Sep 2026
Local 474 Memphis TN $38.25 $53.90 $9.05 $5.50 3.75% $1,530 $2,104 $2,678 $79,560 +$3.35 (9.6%) Aug 2026 149 Aug 2026
Local 212 Cincinnati OH $38.05 — $8.05 — — $1,522 $2,093 $2,664 $79,144 — 5 Feb 2026
Local 288 Waterloo IA $38.00 $55.98 $9.40 $7.44 — $1,520 $2,090 $2,660 $79,040 +$0.76 (2.0%) Jul 2026 8 Jul 2026
Local 175 Chattanooga TN $37.92 $53.49 $8.90 $5.53 3.5% $1,517 $2,086 $2,654 $78,874 +$1.54 (4.2%) Jul 2026 37 Jul 2026
Local 194 Shreveport LA $37.85 $51.90 $7.45 $6.60 — $1,514 $2,082 $2,650 $78,728 — 19 Feb 2026
Local 1579 Augusta GA $37.50 — $7.72 — — $1,500 $2,062 $2,625 $78,000 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 553 Raleigh NC $37.44 — $8.95 — — $1,498 $2,059 $2,621 $77,875 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 177 Jacksonville FL $37.40 — $9.40 — — $1,496 $2,057 $2,618 $77,792 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 429 Nashville TN $36.82 $51.82 $8.90 $5.00 4% $1,473 $2,025 $2,577 $76,586 +$1.90 (5.4%) Jul 2026 8 Jul 2026
Local 72 Waco TX $36.50 — $5.45 — — $1,460 $2,008 $2,555 $75,920 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 130 New Orleans LA $36.00 — $6.10 — — $1,440 $1,980 $2,520 $74,880 — 8 Feb 2026
Local 1250 Rapid City SD $35.57 — — — — $1,423 $1,956 $2,490 $73,986 — 3 —
Local 1340 Newport News VA $35.53 $50.72 $8.50 $5.62 4% $1,421 $1,954 $2,487 $73,902 +$3.00 (9.2%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 265 Lincoln NE $35.00 $57.91 $8.77 $13.09 4.5% $1,400 $1,925 $2,450 $72,800 +$2.50 (7.7%) Jul 2026 31 Jul 2026
Local 508 Savannah GA $35.00 — $6.80 — — $1,400 $1,925 $2,450 $72,800 — 5 Feb 2026
Local 583 El Paso TX $35.00 — $4.60 — — $1,400 $1,925 $2,450 $72,800 — 23 Sep 2026
Local 1205 Gainesville FL $35.00 — $7.47 — — $1,400 $1,925 $2,450 $72,800 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 1316 Macon GA $35.00 — — — — $1,400 $1,925 $2,450 $72,800 — 1 Jul 2026
Local 379 Charlotte NC $34.88 — $9.15 — — $1,395 $1,918 $2,442 $72,550 +$1.05 (3.1%) Sep 2026 51 Sep 2026
Local 278 Corpus Christi TX $34.70 — — — — $1,388 $1,908 $2,429 $72,176 — 20 Jul 2026
Local 479 Beaumont TX $34.66 $44.41 $6.00 $3.75 — $1,386 $1,906 $2,426 $72,093 — 28 Feb 2026
Local 558 Sheffield AL $34.52 $50.51 $9.99 $6.00 — $1,381 $1,899 $2,416 $71,802 +$3.27 (10.5%) Sep 2026 4 Sep 2026
Local 518 Globe AZ $34.50 — — — — $1,380 $1,898 $2,415 $71,760 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 570 Tucson AZ $34.16 — $6.20 — — $1,366 $1,879 $2,391 $71,053 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 776 North Charleston SC $34.00 — $8.70 — — $1,360 $1,870 $2,380 $70,720 — 17 Feb 2026
Local 505 Mobile AL $33.70 $43.27 $5.50 $3.06 4% $1,348 $1,854 $2,359 $70,096 +$2.80 (9.1%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 903 Gulfport MS $33.65 — — — — $1,346 $1,851 $2,356 $69,992 — 5 Aug 2026
Local 238 Asheville NC $33.32 — $9.13 — — $1,333 $1,833 $2,332 $69,306 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 915 Tampa FL $33.11 — — — — $1,324 $1,821 $2,318 $68,869 — 18 Aug 2026
Local 917 Meridian MS $32.85 — $5.33 — — $1,314 $1,807 $2,300 $68,328 — 90 Feb 2026
Local 606 Orlando FL $32.64 — $8.70 — — $1,306 $1,795 $2,285 $67,891 — 6 Feb 2026
Local 270 Oak Ridge TN $32.51 — $8.70 — — $1,300 $1,788 $2,276 $67,621 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 760 Knoxville TN $32.45 — — — — $1,298 $1,785 $2,272 $67,496 — 5 Aug 2026
Local 95 Joplin MO $32.25 — $8.75 — — $1,290 $1,774 $2,258 $67,080 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 136 Birmingham AL $32.00 — $10.89 — — $1,280 $1,760 $2,240 $66,560 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 342 Winston-Salem NC $32.00 — $9.66 — — $1,280 $1,760 $2,240 $66,560 — 22 Jul 2026
Local 295 Little Rock AR $31.72 $56.57 $8.90 $15.00 5.5% $1,269 $1,745 $2,220 $65,978 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 861 Lake Charles LA $31.53 — $8.60 — — $1,261 $1,734 $2,207 $65,582 — 2 Feb 2026
Local 934 Kingsport TN $31.44 — — $4.00 — $1,258 $1,729 $2,201 $65,395 — 0 —
Local 1516 Jonesboro AR $31.01 — $8.30 — — $1,240 $1,706 $2,171 $64,501 — 29 Feb 2026
Local 446 Monroe LA $31.00 $44.88 $8.80 $4.15 5% $1,240 $1,705 $2,170 $64,480 +$0.80 (2.6%) Jul 2026 6 Jul 2026
Local 1531 Albany GA $31.00 $45.88 $8.90 $5.05 5% $1,240 $1,705 $2,170 $64,480 — 0 Jul 2026
Local 852 Corinth And Tupelo MS $30.70 $44.20 $8.70 $4.00 4% $1,228 $1,688 $2,149 $63,856 — 5 Aug 2026
Local 676 Pensacola FL $30.67 — $8.85 — — $1,227 $1,687 $2,147 $63,794 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 301 Texarkana TX $30.60 $47.37 $6.10 $9.75 4% $1,224 $1,683 $2,142 $63,648 — 1 Jul 2026
Local 576 Alexandria LA $30.50 $42.67 $5.60 $5.65 5% $1,220 $1,678 $2,135 $63,440 +$1.50 (5.2%) Jul 2026 0 Jul 2026
Local 681 Wichita Falls TX $30.44 — $6.00 — — $1,218 $1,674 $2,131 $63,315 — 0 Feb 2026
Local 700 Fort Smith AR $30.02 — $8.70 — — $1,201 $1,651 $2,101 $62,442 — 3 Feb 2026
Local 995 Baton Rouge LA $29.47 — $6.35 — — $1,179 $1,621 $2,063 $61,298 — 22 Feb 2026
Local 480 Jackson MS $29.35 — $5.33 — — $1,174 $1,614 $2,054 $61,048 — 1 Feb 2026
Local 1925 Martin TN $29.25 $43.65 $8.90 $5.50 — $1,170 $1,609 $2,048 $60,840 — 0 Feb 2026

IBEW pay by state

Median JW scale per state, with the top local and how many calls are open across that state's halls. Click a state for its full pay scale page.

IBEW pay scale by state, median JW scale, 2026
StateLocalsMedian scaleLowestHighestTop localOpen calls
Washington5$65.30$49.55$76.95Local 46, Seattle30
New Jersey6$62.61$57.33$67.92Local 102, Parsippany1
Washington DC1$62.00$62.00$62.00Local 26, Washington408
California21$61.56$51.00$95.75Local 6, San Francisco69
Hawaii1$60.00$60.00$60.00Local 1186, Honolulu0
Oregon3$57.65$47.04$65.50Local 48, Portland13
Alaska1$57.44$57.44$57.44Local 1547, Anchorage71
Nevada2$56.41$52.00$60.83Local 357, Las Vegas74
Rhode Island1$56.11$56.11$56.11Local 99, Providence0
North Dakota2$54.00$49.50$58.50Local 1426, Grand Forks68
Minnesota5$52.79$49.83$62.00Local 292, Minneapolis28
Illinois15$52.49$43.30$67.09Local 364, Rockford189
Massachusetts3$52.25$48.16$66.17Local 103, Boston2
Delaware1$51.00$51.00$51.00Local 313, New Castle0
Wisconsin9$48.70$41.76$52.60Local 430, Racine323
Indiana10$48.40$39.33$55.80Local 697, Merrillville185
Maryland2$48.25$44.00$52.50Local 24, Baltimore8
New York12$47.85$44.36$66.75Local 25, Long Island174
Connecticut1$47.40$47.40$47.40Local 488, Bridgeport0
Utah1$46.22$46.22$46.22Local 354, Salt Lake City29
Missouri6$45.89$32.25$57.01Local 124, Kansas City126
Pennsylvania12$45.55$39.57$75.05Local 98, Philadelphia22
West Virginia3$44.73$42.15$44.88Local 596, Clarksburg10
Idaho2$43.92$42.55$45.30Local 291, Boise27
Colorado4$43.75$40.65$49.35Local 68, Denver26
Iowa6$43.15$38.00$46.70Local 347, Des Moines111
Ohio18$43.14$38.05$53.29Local 8, Toledo232
Wyoming2$43.05$39.31$46.80Local 415, Cheyenne11
Michigan11$42.75$40.78$56.07Local 58, Detroit130
Montana3$42.71$42.42$43.92Local 532, Billings2
New Mexico1$42.20$42.20$42.20Local 611, Albuquerque85
Kentucky2$41.97$38.93$45.00Local 369, Louisville66
Nebraska2$41.62$35.00$48.25Local 22, Omaha69
Oklahoma3$41.15$38.38$43.65Local 1141, Oklahoma City32
Kansas3$40.51$39.95$44.05Local 226, Topeka5
New Hampshire1$38.76$38.76$38.76Local 490, Concord2
Virginia3$38.55$35.53$39.35Local 666, Richmond3
Texas11$36.50$30.44$52.30Local 602, Amarillo600
South Dakota1$35.57$35.57$35.57Local 1250, Rapid City3
Georgia5$35.00$31.00$42.00Local 613, Atlanta489
Florida7$35.00$30.67$40.30Local 756, Daytona Beach43
Arizona3$34.50$34.16$42.15Local 640, Phoenix32
Alabama4$34.11$32.00$43.31Local 443, Montgomery34
North Carolina4$34.10$32.00$37.44Local 553, Raleigh73
South Carolina1$34.00$34.00$34.00Local 776, North Charleston17
Tennessee7$32.51$29.25$38.25Local 474, Memphis199
Mississippi4$31.77$29.35$33.65Local 903, Gulfport101
Louisiana6$31.27$29.47$37.85Local 194, Shreveport57
Arkansas3$31.01$30.02$31.72Local 295, Little Rock32

How the numbers are figured

  • JW scale is the hourly journeyman wireman rate under the local's Inside agreement.
  • Total package is scale plus health and welfare, pension or annuity, and NEBF, all per hour.
  • Weekly gross pays the first 40 hours straight time and the rest at time-and-a-half. Some agreements pay double time; check the wage sheet.
  • Last raise is the most recent increase GoHereBro recorded for that local's scale.

See a wrong number?

Scales change every year. If your local's rate is out of date, open the local's page and send the new wage sheet. Corrections are reviewed and posted with the date.

Pay here is gross, before dues, taxes, and per diem. Members see estimated weekly take-home for each open call, including per diem, on every local page.

IBEW pay scale questions

What is the IBEW journeyman pay scale in 2026?

Across 240 IBEW Inside locals in 48 states and DC, the median journeyman wireman (JW) scale is $45.00 an hour and the average is $47.14. Scales run from $29.25 at Local 1925 in Martin, TN to $95.75 at Local 6 in San Francisco, CA.

Which IBEW local pays the most?

IBEW Local 6 in San Francisco, CA has the highest JW scale on file at $95.75 an hour, about $199,160 a year at 40 hours a week.

How much does an IBEW electrician make a year?

At the median JW scale of $45.00, a 40-hour week for a full year (2,080 hours) is about $93,600 before benefits. Overtime adds more: a 50-hour week at time-and-a-half is $2,475.00.

What is an IBEW total package?

The total package is the hourly wage plus the hourly benefits the contractor pays on top: health and welfare, pension or annuity, and NEBF. The median package on this page is $72.97 an hour, across 112 locals with a complete benefit breakdown.

Which state has the highest IBEW pay?

Washington has the highest median JW scale at $65.30 an hour across 5 locals. Its top local is Local 46 in Seattle at $76.95.

How often do IBEW wages go up?

Most IBEW Inside agreements raise the scale once a year, usually in late spring or summer. In the last 12 months, 85 locals on this page raised their JW scale, with a median raise of $2.80 an hour (5.8%).

What is the IBEW apprentice pay scale?

IBEW apprentices are paid a percentage of the local's JW scale that rises each year of the apprenticeship, commonly starting near 40 to 50% and finishing near 80 to 90%. At the median JW scale of $45.00, that is about $20.25 an hour in year one and $38.25 in the final year. Check your local's JATC for its exact steps.

Pay is only half of it. Where's the work?

GoHereBro tracks 300 IBEW locals for job calls. See every open call on the IBEW job call map, find the busiest halls on Hot Spots, or start from the GoHereBro home page. Every local number in the tables above links to that local's page with its calls, books, and work outlook.

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