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IBEW Local 5

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 5 earn $49.11/hr (2025 scale), about $85.90/hr with benefits. Applications: closed.

Journeyman$49.11/hr
With benefits$85.90/hr
First-step apprentice$22.10/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Closed

Local 5 isn't taking applications right now. Training centers post the next window on their own site first. Status as of October 23, 2026.

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Local 5 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $49.11 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%$22.10$44,200
Step 250%$24.56$49,120
Step 355%$27.01$54,020
Step 465%$31.92$63,840
Step 575%$36.83$73,660
Step 685%$41.74$83,480
Journeyman100%$49.11$98,220

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

Getting in

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