Electricians Local 340 wages 2026 (California)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 340 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Sacramento and northern California (inside; dues estimated)

Inside Wireman's Agreement between IBEW Local 340 and the Sacramento Valley Chapter NECA, 2026 to 2030, with the local's June 1 2026 wage and fringe sheets (Local 340 South and North)

$53.70an hour

Journeyman wireman, Sacramento and northern California (inside; dues estimated)

From June 1, 2026. Next step $56.70 on February 1, 2027.

The steps after June 1 2026 are worked out from the sheet's listed wage increases; the apprentice hours per period are an estimate.

Classification	From June 1, 2026	From February 1, 2027
Journeyman wiremanbase rate	$53.70	$56.70
Foreman (6 or fewer)110%	$59.07	$62.37
Foreman (7 or more)115%	$61.76	$65.21
General foreman (4 or fewer foremen)125%	$67.13	$70.88
General foreman (5 or more foremen)130%	$69.81	$73.71
Cable splicer or welder110%	$59.07	$62.37
Apprentice, 5th period (6,500 to 8,000 h)80%	$42.96	$45.36
Apprentice, 4th period (5,000 to 6,500 h)70%	$37.59	$39.69
Apprentice, 3rd period (3,500 to 5,000 h)60%	$32.22	$34.02
Apprentice, 2nd period (2,000 to 3,500 h)50%	$26.85	$28.35
Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 2,000 h)45%	$24.17	$25.52

Overtime: III, as the state quotes it): work outside the stated hours and on Saturdays is time and a half, Sundays and holidays double time, with the premium figured on the Class A rate; call-outs at least 2 hours at the overtime rate.
Shift premium: 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Per diem and travel: Beyond the zones: subsistence, at least $60 a day.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman wireman, Sacramento and northern California (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
Regular32 h × 53.70	1,718.40
Double time 2×8 h × 107.40	859.20
Gross pay	2,577.60
Deductions
Field dues5% of gross wages	−128.88
Social Security6.2%	−159.81
Medicare1.45%	−37.38
CA SDI	−33.51
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−401.97
California income taxestimate	−177.09

Take-home$1,638.96

Example only: a journeyman wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, 8 h of it overtime by the agreement's rules, 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 later steps are the sums of the sheet's increases (derived), and the apprentice hours per period are an estimate (the sheet's text is scrambled).
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 340'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 sheet also says (Art. VI.5) the employer makes a savings payroll deduction of 20%, 12% or 8% 'at the option of the employee': its base and tax treatment aren't published, so the app doesn't take it; if your stub shows it, add it to the dues % on the Settings tab.

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Questions

What does a Local 340 journeyman wireman make in 2026?

$53.70 an hour under the Inside Wireman's Agreement between IBEW Local 340 and the Sacramento Valley Chapter NECA, 2026 to 2030, with the local's June 1 2026 wage and fringe sheets (Local 340 South and North), from June 1, 2026. The steps after June 1 2026 are worked out from the sheet's listed wage increases; the apprentice hours per period are an estimate.

When is the next Local 340 raise?

The next step in the Sacramento and northern California (inside; dues estimated) schedule is $56.70 an hour on February 1, 2027.

What do Local 340 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 5th period (6,500 to 8,000 h) $42.96 (80%), Apprentice, 4th period (5,000 to 6,500 h) $37.59 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period (3,500 to 5,000 h) $32.22 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd period (2,000 to 3,500 h) $26.85 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 2,000 h) $24.17 (45%) an hour from June 1, 2026.

Does Local 340 pay a per diem?

Beyond the zones: subsistence, at least $60 a day.

How is Local 340 overtime paid?

III, as the state quotes it): work outside the stated hours and on Saturdays is time and a half, Sundays and holidays double time, with the premium figured on the Class A rate; call-outs at least 2 hours at the overtime rate.

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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