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IBEW Local 237

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 237 earn $48.20/hr (2026 scale), about $81.98/hr with benefits. Applications: accepting year-round.

Journeyman$48.20/hr
With benefits$81.98/hr
First-step apprentice$19.28/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Accepting year-round

Local 237 takes applications year-round, so you can apply any time. Status as of October 24, 2026.

Check on the JATC site

Local 237 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $48.20 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 140%$19.28$38,560
Step 245%$21.69$43,380
Step 350%$24.10$48,200
Step 460%$28.92$57,840
Step 570%$33.74$67,480
Step 685%$40.97$81,940
Journeyman100%$48.20$96,400

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

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