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IBEW Local 229

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 229 earn $40.31/hr (2025 scale), about $64.24/hr with benefits. Applications: accepting year-round.

Journeyman$40.31/hr
With benefits$64.24/hr
First-step apprentice$18.14/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Accepting year-round

Local 229 takes applications year-round, so you can apply any time. Status as of October 24, 2026.

Check on the JATC site

Local 229 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $40.31 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%$18.14$36,280
Step 250%$20.16$40,320
Step 355%$22.17$44,340
Step 465%$26.20$52,400
Step 575%$30.23$60,460
Step 685%$34.26$68,520
Journeyman100%$40.31$80,620

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

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