Electricians Local 302 wages 2026 (California)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 302 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Contra Costa County (inside; dues estimated)

IBEW Local 302 inside wireman for Contra Costa County, as California's prevailing wage determinations print it (issues 2025-2, 2026-1 and 2026-2) and the federal Davis-Bacon schedule

$68.26an hour

Journeyman inside wireman, Contra Costa County (inside; dues estimated)

From March 1, 2026. No later step published.

Classification	From March 1, 2026
Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate	$68.26
Apprentice, 6th period (1,000 h)90%	$61.43
Apprentice, 5th period (1,000 h)80%	$54.61
Apprentice, 4th period (1,200 h)70%	$47.78
Apprentice, 3rd period (1,600 h)60%	$40.96
Apprentice, 2nd period (1,600 h)50%	$34.13
Apprentice, 1st period (1,600 h)40%	$27.30

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

Overtime: Overtime (California's determination, footnote Q): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 8 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, Contra Costa County (inside; dues estimated)

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
Regular40 h × 68.26	2,730.40
Gross pay	2,730.40
Deductions
Field dues5% of gross wages	−136.52
Social Security6.2%	−169.28
Medicare1.45%	−39.59
CA SDI	−35.50
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−438.64
California income taxestimate	−192.72

Take-home$1,718.15

Example only: a journeyman inside wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, None: the scale rate, no overtime, 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 state's 2026-2 row expired September 30 2026 with no successor yet: when your rate changes, use Enter my own rate.
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.
Local 302's working dues aren't published. California's determination says the basic rate includes the amount withheld for the dues check-off, but not how much: the app takes 5% of gross wages (the highest working-dues share in the IBEW documents read for this app), after tax; type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab.

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Questions

What does a Local 302 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?

$68.26 an hour under the IBEW Local 302 inside wireman for Contra Costa County, as California's prevailing wage determinations print it (issues 2025-2, 2026-1 and 2026-2) and the federal Davis-Bacon schedule, from March 1, 2026.

When is the next Local 302 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Contra Costa County (inside; dues estimated) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

What do Local 302 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 6th period (1,000 h) $61.43 (90%), Apprentice, 5th period (1,000 h) $54.61 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period (1,200 h) $47.78 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period (1,600 h) $40.96 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd period (1,600 h) $34.13 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period (1,600 h) $27.30 (40%) an hour from March 1, 2026.

Does Local 302 pay a per diem?

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

How is Local 302 overtime paid?

Overtime (California's determination, footnote Q): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 8 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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