Electricians Local 11 wages 2026 (California)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 11 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Los Angeles County (inside)

Inside Wiremen's Agreement between IBEW Local 11 and the Los Angeles County Chapter NECA (2023-2026, and the new agreement from November 1 2026 to October 31 2031), with the LA NECA wage bulletin from October 26 2026

$65.00an hour

Journeyman inside wireman, Los Angeles County (inside)

From January 26, 2026. Next step $67.00 on October 26, 2026.

Classification	From January 26, 2026	From October 26, 2026
Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate	$65.00	$67.00
Foreman115% (112.6% before Oct 26 2026)	$73.19	$77.05
General foreman130% (125.2% before)	$81.38	$87.10
Cable splicer, welder, instrumentation or NETA tech (+5%)105%	$68.25	$70.35
Tunnel journeyman (110%)110%	$71.50	$73.70
Apprentice, 10th period (6 months)85%	$55.25	$56.95
Apprentice, 9th period (6 months)80%	$52.00	$53.60
Apprentice, 8th period (6 months)75%	$48.75	$50.25
Apprentice, 7th period (6 months)70%	$45.50	$46.90
Apprentice, 6th period (6 months)65%	$42.25	$43.55
Apprentice, 5th period (6 months)60%	$39.00	$40.20
Apprentice, 4th period (6 months)55%	$35.75	$36.85
Apprentice, 3rd period (6 months)50%	$32.50	$33.50
Apprentice, 2nd period (6 months)45%	$29.25	$30.15
Apprentice, 1st period (6 months)40%	$26.00	$26.80

Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.

Overtime: Overtime (California's determination, footnote D): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 10 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.
Shift premium: 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Per diem and travel: The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman inside wireman, Los Angeles County (inside)

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The paycheck those hours make
Earnings
Regular32 h × 67.00	2,144.00
Double time 2×8 h × 134.00	1,072.00
Gross pay	3,216.00
Deductions
Field dues12% of gross wages (3.5% working dues + 8.5% vacation)	−385.92
Training check-off ($0.65 an hour, journeymen and foremen)per hour	−26.00
LMCC check-off ($0.25 an hour)per hour	−10.00
Social Security6.2%	−199.39
Medicare1.45%	−46.63
CA SDI	−41.81
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−555.19
California income taxestimate	−242.40

Take-home$1,708.66

Example only: a journeyman inside wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, None: the scale rate, 8 h of it overtime by the agreement's rules, no shift premium, no per diem. Single, standard withholding; Social Security and Medicare not yet maxed for the year. Your paycheck depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

What's missing

Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:

The bulletin doesn't say whether the October 26 raise is back-paid to July 1, and the new agreement's package increases (February 1 2027 $2.55, then each January to 2031) aren't split into wages yet: type your new rate under Enter my own rate then.
4×10 rules aren't printed, so five 8-hour days only.
Every night is taken as a swing shift (for a graveyard shift use Enter my own rate with 31.4% added), and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
The app has Presidents' Day in place of Cesar Chavez Day (March 31) for every year: before November 2026, tick Holiday on March 31 instead. The workdays before Christmas and New Year's are non-scheduled days worked at straight time.

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Questions

What does a Local 11 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?

$65.00 an hour under the Inside Wiremen's Agreement between IBEW Local 11 and the Los Angeles County Chapter NECA (2023-2026, and the new agreement from November 1 2026 to October 31 2031), with the LA NECA wage bulletin from October 26 2026, from January 26, 2026.

When is the next Local 11 raise?

The next step in the Los Angeles County (inside) schedule is $67.00 an hour on October 26, 2026.

What do Local 11 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 9th period (6 months) $52.00 (80%), Apprentice, 8th period (6 months) $48.75 (75%), Apprentice, 7th period (6 months) $45.50 (70%), Apprentice, 6th period (6 months) $42.25 (65%), Apprentice, 5th period (6 months) $39.00 (60%), Apprentice, 4th period (6 months) $35.75 (55%), Apprentice, 3rd period (6 months) $32.50 (50%), Apprentice, 2nd period (6 months) $29.25 (45%) and Apprentice, 1st period (6 months) $26.00 (40%) an hour from January 26, 2026.

Does Local 11 pay a per diem?

The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.

How is Local 11 overtime paid?

Overtime (California's determination, footnote D): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 10 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Electrician app, version 0.1.0.

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