UnionElectricians Local 429 wages 2026 (Tennessee)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 429 in Tennessee and Kentucky, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Nashville and Middle Tennessee (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 429 and the Nashville Division NECA, inside wage schedule effective June 1 2024 to May 31 2027 (revised May 4 2026); the agreement itself isn't public
$36.82an hour
Journeyman wireman, Nashville and Middle Tennessee (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $36.82 |
| Journeyman cable splicer or welderJW + $0.25 | $37.07 |
| Foreman110% | $40.50 |
| General foreman115% | $42.34 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (1,500 h)80% | $29.46 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (1,500 h)75% | $27.62 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (1,500 h)70% | $25.77 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (1,500 h)65% | $23.93 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (1,000 h)60% | $22.09 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (1,000 h)60% | $22.09 |
| Un-indentured45% | $16.57 |
| CE level 3 (from 12,000 h)80% | $29.46 |
| CE level 2 (from 10,000 h)75% | $27.62 |
| CE level 1 (from 8,000 h)70% | $25.77 |
| CW level 5 (from 6,500 h)65% | $23.93 |
| CW level 4 (from 5,000 h)60% | $22.09 |
| CW level 3 (from 3,500 h)55% | $20.25 |
| CW level 2 (from 1,000 h)50% | $18.41 |
| CW level 1 (start)45% | $16.57 |
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.
- 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, Nashville and Middle Tennessee (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 36.82 | 1,472.80 |
| Gross pay | 1,472.80 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −73.64 |
| Social Security6.2% | −91.31 |
| Medicare1.45% | −21.36 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −154.21 |
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 429'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.
- Shift premiums aren't published, so none is added when you tick Night. If your call posts one, use Enter my own rate with it added.
- Local 429'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 schedule's 5-cent Parking Lot Expansion Fund may be a member check-off: it isn't taken.
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Questions
What does a Local 429 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$36.82 an hour under the IBEW Local 429 and the Nashville Division NECA, inside wage schedule effective June 1 2024 to May 31 2027 (revised May 4 2026); the agreement itself isn't public, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Local 429 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Nashville and Middle Tennessee (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 429 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period (1,500 h) $29.46 (80%), Apprentice, 5th period (1,500 h) $27.62 (75%), Apprentice, 4th period (1,500 h) $25.77 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period (1,500 h) $23.93 (65%), Apprentice, 2nd period (1,000 h) $22.09 (60%) and Apprentice, 1st period (1,000 h) $22.09 (60%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 429 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 429 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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