UnionElectricians Local 252 wages 2026 (Michigan)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 252 in Michigan, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Ann Arbor: Washtenaw and Jackson (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 252 Inside Journeyman wage scale, June 1 2026 to May 30 2027 (Washtenaw and Jackson counties and the Livingston and Ingham townships of its map); the inside agreement isn't public
$50.44an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Ann Arbor: Washtenaw and Jackson (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
The 2025-26 journeyman rate ($48.75) is derived from two published figures; the 2026-27 scale is printed.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $50.44 |
| Foreman115% | $58.01 |
| General foreman125% | $63.05 |
| Apprentice, 6th period90% | $45.40 |
| Apprentice, 5th period80% | $40.35 |
| Apprentice, 4th period70% | $35.31 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period60% | $30.26 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period50% | $25.22 |
| Apprentice, 1st period40% | $20.18 |
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
- 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Vacation, 15% of base (taxable, to the fund): paid with wages and sent to the fund, deducted after tax.
- 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, Ann Arbor: Washtenaw and Jackson (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 50.44 | 2,017.60 |
| Vacation, 15% of base (taxable, to the fund)40 h paid, taxable | 302.80 |
| Gross pay | 2,320.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Vacation sent to the fundafter tax | −302.80 |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −100.88 |
| Social Security6.2% | −143.86 |
| Medicare1.45% | −33.65 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −340.68 |
| Michigan income taxestimate | −98.62 |
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 2025-26 sheet wasn't found; the app uses $48.75 from June 1 2025, worked out from two published figures that agree (the JATC's $22.43 starting rate and the state schedule's 2025 overtime step), and the percentages for that year's other classes. Hours per apprentice period aren't published.
- Local 252's overtime rules aren't published. The app uses the pattern of the IBEW inside agreements that publish theirs (Newark 1105, Cedar Rapids 405, Austin 520, Amarillo 602): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour at time and a half, with no step to double time on a weekday; Sundays and holidays double time. Five 8-hour days only (the state schedule says 4×10s at straight time and make-up days aren't allowed); enter the hours you're paid for, not an unpaid lunch. Data-center and plant calls often pay all overtime at double time: check your call and your stub.
- The holiday list isn't published, so the app marks the six holidays every IBEW inside agreement read for this app has: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, each on its own date (one on a weekend doesn't move), unpaid unless worked and double time when worked. Tick Holiday on any other day your job observes.
- Whether a shift is 8 hours' pay for 7½ worked isn't published; every night is taken as a 2nd shift (for a 3rd shift use Enter my own rate with 31.4% added), and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
- The scale doesn't say how it's taxed; Davis-Bacon counts it in the hourly rate ($56.05 = $48.75 + 15%) and the state schedule multiplies it on overtime, so the app treats it as taxable pay, multiplied 1.5 or 2 times on overtime, that's sent to the fund after tax.
- Local 252'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. The 401(k) deferral is voluntary and not taken.
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Questions
What does a Local 252 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$50.44 an hour under the IBEW Local 252 Inside Journeyman wage scale, June 1 2026 to May 30 2027 (Washtenaw and Jackson counties and the Livingston and Ingham townships of its map); the inside agreement isn't public, from June 1, 2026. The 2025-26 journeyman rate ($48.75) is derived from two published figures; the 2026-27 scale is printed.
When is the next Local 252 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Ann Arbor: Washtenaw and Jackson (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 252 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period $45.40 (90%), Apprentice, 5th period $40.35 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period $35.31 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period $30.26 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd period $25.22 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period $20.18 (40%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 252 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 252 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.
- IBEW 252 Inside Journeyman wage scale, June 1 2026 to May 30 2027
- State of Michigan prevailing wage rates, Washtenaw County (November 2025)
- Ann Arbor Electrical JATC apprenticeship posting ($22.43 start)
- Davis-Bacon MI20260100 (Washtenaw County building, ELEC0252-010)
- NABTU: the Barn data center agreement (National Maintenance Agreement)
- IBEW 252 about us (jurisdiction)
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