UnionElectricians Local 401 wages 2026 (Nevada)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 401 in Nevada, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Reno and northern Nevada (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 401 and the Greater Sacramento Chapter NECA (Reno Division) inside agreement, as Nevada's Labor Commissioner prints it in the Washoe County Region schedules (2025-2026; 2026-2027 Amendment 1), with the rules of the 2015 agreement the local posts
$48.50an hour
Journeyman wireman, Reno and northern Nevada (inside; partial)
From October 1, 2025. No later step published.
The 2026-27 base isn't published (only the total package, $83.81), so the 2025-26 base is kept; foreman and general foreman shares are derived from Nevada's totals; the 16% deferred savings is from the 2015 agreement.
| Classification | From October 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $48.50 |
| Cable splicer115% (derived) | $55.78 |
| Foreman115% (derived) | $55.78 |
| General foreman125% (derived) | $60.63 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows 0 to 50 miles from the Washoe County Courthouse: no zone pay. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Monday to Friday; the first 2 hours before or after the workday are time and a half and the rest double time (2015 agreement s3.04(a)); Saturday's first 8 hours time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays double time, the most any hour pays.
- Shift premium
- 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem inside the free zone.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman wireman, Reno and northern Nevada (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular32 h × 48.50 | 1,552.00 |
| Double time 2×8 h × 97.00 | 776.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,328.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −116.40 |
| Deferred savings, 16% of gross (after tax, to your account)per hour | −372.48 |
| Social Security6.2% | −144.34 |
| Medicare1.45% | −33.76 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −342.35 |
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:
- Nevada's 2026-27 schedule (from October 1 2026) prints only the total package ($83.81, up from $78.49), not the wage, so the app keeps $48.50: when you know your new rate, use Enter my own rate. The foreman and general foreman shares are worked out from Nevada's totals (the 2015 agreement had 110% and 120%). Apprentice rates (40 to 85% in 2015) aren't current: use Enter my own rate.
- The hall's 4×10 and 5×10 calls aren't worked out separately: a 10-hour day pays 8 straight and 2 at time and a half.
- Every night is taken as a swing shift (for a graveyard use Enter my own rate with 31.4% added), and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
- No clause pays an unworked holiday, so the app pays nothing for them, and each stays on its date.
- Local 401'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.
- Whether the 16% is still the rate (the posted text is from 2015) isn't confirmed; the app takes it after tax on every hour's pay. A 401(k) deferral is voluntary and not taken.
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Questions
What does a Local 401 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$48.50 an hour under the IBEW Local 401 and the Greater Sacramento Chapter NECA (Reno Division) inside agreement, as Nevada's Labor Commissioner prints it in the Washoe County Region schedules (2025-2026; 2026-2027 Amendment 1), with the rules of the 2015 agreement the local posts, from October 1, 2025. The 2026-27 base isn't published (only the total package, $83.81), so the 2025-26 base is kept; foreman and general foreman shares are derived from Nevada's totals; the 16% deferred savings is from the 2015 agreement.
When is the next Local 401 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Reno and northern Nevada (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 401 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem inside the free zone.
How is Local 401 overtime paid?
Monday to Friday; the first 2 hours before or after the workday are time and a half and the rest double time (2015 agreement s3.04(a)); Saturday's first 8 hours time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays double time, the most any hour pays.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,318.67 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.
- Nevada Labor Commissioner, 2026-2027 prevailing wage rates, Washoe County Region, Amendment 1
- Nevada Labor Commissioner, 2025-2026 prevailing wage rates, Washoe County Region
- Inside Agreement, NECA Reno Division and IBEW Local 401, December 1 2015 to November 30 2018
- Davis-Bacon NV20260093 (Washoe County: Nevada's state-adopted wireman rate)
- IBEW 401 open jobs (2026-10-23)
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