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IBEW Local 86

Journeyman inside wiremen at Local 86 earn $47.40/hr (2026 scale), about $80.00/hr with benefits. Applications: open now.

Journeyman$47.40/hr
With benefits$80.00/hr
First-step apprentice$21.33/hr

Apprenticeship applications

Open now

Local 86 is taking applications now. Windows can close early, so apply soon. Status as of October 24, 2026.

Check on the JATC site

Local 86 apprentice pay

Each step is a share of the $47.40 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%$21.33$42,660
Step 250%$23.70$47,400
Step 355%$26.07$52,140
Step 465%$30.81$61,620
Step 575%$35.55$71,100
Step 685%$40.29$80,580
Journeyman100%$47.40$94,800

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

Getting in

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