UnionElectricians Local 280 wages 2026 (Oregon)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 280 in Oregon, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Salem, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 280 inside agreement, as Oregon BOLI's prevailing wage rate books print it (Benton, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, east Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and south Yamhill counties)
$59.34an hour
Journeyman wireman, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend (inside; partial)
From January 5, 2026. No later step published.
The rates start on Oregon BOLI's book dates, not the agreement's step dates.
| Classification | From January 5, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $59.34 |
| Apprentice, 6th period85% | $50.44 |
| Apprentice, 5th period70% | $41.54 |
| Apprentice, 4th period60% | $35.60 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period55% | $32.64 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period50% | $29.67 |
| Apprentice, 1st period45% | $26.70 |
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% 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 wireman, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 59.34 | 2,373.60 |
| Gross pay | 2,373.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −118.68 |
| Social Security6.2% | −147.16 |
| Medicare1.45% | −34.42 |
| OR paid leave | −14.24 |
| OR statewide transit | −2.37 |
| OR workers' benefit fund | −0.36 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −353.01 |
| Oregon income taxestimate | −189.89 |
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:
- Local 280'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; 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.
- Every night is taken as a swing shift, and on overtime hours the 17% isn't multiplied.
- Local 280'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 dues ($58 a month since July 2025) are paid to the local, not taken by the app.
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Questions
What does a Local 280 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$59.34 an hour under the IBEW Local 280 inside agreement, as Oregon BOLI's prevailing wage rate books print it (Benton, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, east Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk and south Yamhill counties), from January 5, 2026. The rates start on Oregon BOLI's book dates, not the agreement's step dates.
When is the next Local 280 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Salem, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 280 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period $50.44 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period $41.54 (70%), Apprentice, 4th period $35.60 (60%), Apprentice, 3rd period $32.64 (55%), Apprentice, 2nd period $29.67 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period $26.70 (45%) an hour from January 5, 2026.
Does Local 280 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 280 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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