UnionElectricians Local 164 wages 2026 (New Jersey)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 164 in New Jersey, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 164 inside wireman, as New Jersey's prevailing wage determinations for Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties print it (October 19 2026), with the federal Davis-Bacon rate
$66.99an hour
Journeyman wireman, Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. Next step $69.85 on June 2, 2027.
The date of the $66.99 step isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the 2025 step isn't in our sources).
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 | From June 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $66.99 | $69.85 |
| Layout man (109%)109% | $73.02 | $76.14 |
| Foreman (117%)117% | $78.38 | $81.72 |
| Assistant general foreman (122%)122% | $81.73 | $85.22 |
| General foreman, 23 to 149 men (126%)126% | $84.41 | $88.01 |
| General foreman, 150 or more (135%)135% | $90.44 | $94.30 |
| Apprentice, 5th year72% | $48.23 | $50.29 |
| Apprentice, 4th year62% | $41.53 | $43.31 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year52% | $34.83 | $36.32 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year42% | $28.14 | $29.34 |
| Apprentice, 1st year32% | $21.44 | $22.35 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- A call can carry its own terms: data-center and plant calls often post pay over scale, a daily incentive or all overtime at double time, and work under the National Maintenance Agreement (from January 1 2027 the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement), the General Presidents' agreement or a project labor agreement has its own hours, overtime and holidays.
- Shift premium
- 17.33% of the rate on straight-time hours 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 wireman, Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular32 h × 66.99 | 2,143.68 |
| Double time 2×8 h × 133.98 | 1,071.84 |
| Gross pay | 3,215.52 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −160.78 |
| Social Security6.2% | −199.36 |
| Medicare1.45% | −46.63 |
| NJ unemployment | −12.30 |
| NJ workforce fund | −1.37 |
| NJ disability (TDI) | −6.11 |
| NJ family leave (FLI) | −7.40 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −555.07 |
| New Jersey income taxestimate | −180.47 |
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 app starts $66.99 on June 1 2026 (the step date isn't printed) and the 2025 step isn't built in.
- Whether they're paid when not worked isn't printed: the app pays nothing for them.
- Every night is taken as a 2nd shift (a full 3rd shift pays 31.43% per hour worked: use Enter my own rate).
- Local 164's working dues aren't published. The app takes 5% of gross wages, the highest working-dues share in the IBEW agreements read for this app (Newark Local 1105's 5% working assessment; Louisville's is 4.5% plus 10 cents an hour, Cedar Rapids' 4%, San Antonio's and Amarillo's 3.5%): type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab. Monthly (base) dues are paid to the local, not taken by the app.
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Questions
What does a Local 164 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$66.99 an hour under the IBEW Local 164 inside wireman, as New Jersey's prevailing wage determinations for Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties print it (October 19 2026), with the federal Davis-Bacon rate, from June 1, 2026. The date of the $66.99 step isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the 2025 step isn't in our sources).
When is the next Local 164 raise?
The next step in the Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties (inside; partial) schedule is $69.85 an hour on June 2, 2027.
What do Local 164 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 5th year $48.23 (72%), Apprentice, 4th year $41.53 (62%), Apprentice, 3rd year $34.83 (52%), Apprentice, 2nd year $28.14 (42%) and Apprentice, 1st year $21.44 (32%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 164 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 164 overtime paid?
A call can carry its own terms: data-center and plant calls often post pay over scale, a daily incentive or all overtime at double time, and work under the National Maintenance Agreement (from January 1 2027 the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement), the General Presidents' agreement or a project labor agreement has its own hours, overtime and holidays.
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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