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IBEW Local 538

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 538 earn $43.18/hr (2026 scale), about $71.21/hr with benefits. Applications: closed.

Journeyman$43.18/hr
With benefits$71.21/hr
First-step apprentice$19.43/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Closed

Local 538 isn't taking applications right now. Training centers post the next window on their own site first. Applications go through the Danville NECA-IBEW Electrical JATC. Status as of October 25, 2026.

Check on the JATC site

Local 538 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $43.18 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%$19.43$38,860
Step 250%$21.59$43,180
Step 355%$23.75$47,500
Step 465%$28.07$56,140
Step 575%$32.39$64,780
Step 685%$36.70$73,400
Journeyman100%$43.18$86,360

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

Getting in

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