UnionElectricians Local 176 wages 2026 (Illinois)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 176 in Illinois, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Joliet: Will, Grundy, Kankakee and LaSalle (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 176 inside wiremen, as the Illinois Department of Labor's Will County prevailing wage schedule prints the union rate (October 19 2026 posting); the inside agreement isn't public
$61.00an hour
Journeyman wireman, Joliet: Will, Grundy, Kankakee and LaSalle (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
The state prints no step dates: $61.00 first shows on the July 15 2026 posting (the May 21 2026 one still has the old rate), so the app starts it on June 1 2026 (estimate).
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $61.00 |
| Foreman109% | $66.49 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Overtime (the state's schedule): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time, on the base wage.
- 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, Joliet: Will, Grundy, Kankakee and LaSalle (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 61.00 | 2,440.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,440.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −122.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −151.28 |
| Medicare1.45% | −35.38 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −368.95 |
| Illinois income taxestimate | −120.78 |
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 state prints no step dates. $61.00 first shows on the July 15 2026 posting (the May 21 2026 one still has the old rate), so the app starts it on June 1 2026. $56.00 is on every posting from January 15 2026 and its start isn't printed: June 2 2025 and June 1 2026 are estimates on the local's June anniversary (its 2023 federal Davis-Bacon step was June 1, and that schedule still prints $52.00). General foreman and apprentice rates aren't printed: use Enter my own rate, and type your new rate there when the next step comes.
- 4×10 rules and a weekly threshold aren't printed, so the app counts overtime by the day, on five 8-hour days only. Enter the hours you're paid for.
- The local's own list isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work and leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday.
- Shift premiums aren't published, so none is added when you tick Night. If your call posts one, use Enter my own rate with it added.
- Local 176'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 176 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$61.00 an hour under the IBEW Local 176 inside wiremen, as the Illinois Department of Labor's Will County prevailing wage schedule prints the union rate (October 19 2026 posting); the inside agreement isn't public, from June 1, 2026. The state prints no step dates: $61.00 first shows on the July 15 2026 posting (the May 21 2026 one still has the old rate), so the app starts it on June 1 2026 (estimate).
When is the next Local 176 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Joliet: Will, Grundy, Kankakee and LaSalle (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 176 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 176 overtime paid?
Overtime (the state's schedule): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time, on the base wage.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,641.61 for a journeyman wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after Social Security, Medicare and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or per diem. An example from the app: your own paycheck depends on your deductions.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Electrician app, version 0.1.0.
- Illinois Department of Labor prevailing wage, Will County (October 19 2026 posting: rates, overtime, holidays, fringes)
- Illinois DOL, Will County (July 15 2026 posting: first with $61.00)
- Illinois DOL, Will County (May 21 2026 posting: still $56.00)
- Illinois DOL, current prevailing rates (and the archived postings)
- Davis-Bacon IL20260008/3 (ELEC0176-008)
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