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IBEW Local 212

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 212 earn $40.28/hr (2026 scale), about $64.75/hr with benefits. Applications: accepting year-round.

Journeyman$40.28/hr
With benefits$64.75/hr
First-step apprentice$18.13/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Accepting year-round

Local 212 takes applications year-round, so you can apply any time. Status as of October 24, 2026.

Check on the JATC site

Local 212 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $40.28 journeyman rate. Steps usually move every 1,000 hours or six months of work and school.

Step% of journeymanHourlyPer year at 2,000 h
Step 145%$18.13$36,260
Step 248%$19.33$38,660
Step 350%$20.14$40,280
Step 452%$20.95$41,900
Step 557%$22.96$45,920
Step 668%$27.39$54,780
Journeyman100%$40.28$80,560

Base wage only, before overtime and benefits. Rates change with each new agreement, so confirm with the local.

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