Electricians Local 46 wages 2026 (Washington)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 46 in Washington, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Seattle: King, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam (inside)

Labor Agreement between IBEW Local 46 and the Puget Sound Chapter NECA, Inside Construction, June 1 2024 to May 31 2027, with the inside wire wage sheet from August 3 2026

$77.93an hour

Journeyman wireman, Seattle: King, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam (inside)

From August 3, 2026. No later step published.

The date of the $76.95 step is matched from Washington L&I (February 2 2026, the agreement's package step); the vacation deduction is taken as taxable pay.

Classification	From August 3, 2026
Journeyman wiremanbase rate	$77.93
Foreperson110%	$85.72
General foreperson120%	$93.52
Cable splicer or tunnel work (+10%)110%	$85.72
Certified welder (+5%)105%	$81.83
Apprentice, 6th period (6,501 to 8,000 h)85%	$66.24
Apprentice, 5th period (5,001 to 6,500 h)75%	$58.45
Apprentice, 4th period (3,501 to 5,000 h)65%	$50.65
Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 3,500 h)52%	$40.52
Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h)47%	$36.63
Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h)42%	$32.73

Overtime: The first 2 overtime hours before or after the shift are time and a half and every hour past 10 is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays double time, the most any hour pays. 4×10 (Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, on 24 hours' notice): hours before or after the 10-hour shift are double time, and the unused Monday or Friday and Saturday pay time and a half for 8 hours, then double.
Shift premium: 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Per diem and travel: Sent beyond 35 miles across a zone boundary you get half subsistence (two boundaries: full), and away overnight the employer furnishes meals and lodging or a meal stipend of at least $60 a day; a per diem for working away from home is normally tax-free.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman wireman, Seattle: King, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam (inside)

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 × 77.93	3,117.20
Gross pay	3,117.20
Deductions
Field dues9% of gross wages (3% working dues + 6% vacation fund)	−280.55
Social Security6.2%	−193.27
Medicare1.45%	−45.20
WA paid leave	−25.16
WA Cares	−18.08
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−531.47

Take-home$2,023.47

Example only: a journeyman wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, 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 February 2026 step is Washington L&I's figure (its adoption date is later); the February 1 2027 package increase ($2.75) is allocated by the union and not published yet: then type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
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 (the 6% vacation fund is the paid-time-off money), so the app pays nothing for them.
The vacation money is part of your wage, so the app keeps it in taxable pay and takes it back after tax.

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Questions

What does a Local 46 journeyman wireman make in 2026?

$77.93 an hour under the Labor Agreement between IBEW Local 46 and the Puget Sound Chapter NECA, Inside Construction, June 1 2024 to May 31 2027, with the inside wire wage sheet from August 3 2026, from August 3, 2026. The date of the $76.95 step is matched from Washington L&I (February 2 2026, the agreement's package step); the vacation deduction is taken as taxable pay.

When is the next Local 46 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Seattle: King, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam (inside) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

What do Local 46 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 6th period (6,501 to 8,000 h) $66.24 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period (5,001 to 6,500 h) $58.45 (75%), Apprentice, 4th period (3,501 to 5,000 h) $50.65 (65%), Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 3,500 h) $40.52 (52%), Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h) $36.63 (47%) and Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h) $32.73 (42%) an hour from August 3, 2026.

Does Local 46 pay a per diem?

Sent beyond 35 miles across a zone boundary you get half subsistence (two boundaries: full), and away overnight the employer furnishes meals and lodging or a meal stipend of at least $60 a day; a per diem for working away from home is normally tax-free.

How is Local 46 overtime paid?

The first 2 overtime hours before or after the shift are time and a half and every hour past 10 is double time; Saturday's first 8 hours are time and a half, then double time; Sundays and holidays double time, the most any hour pays. 4×10 (Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, on 24 hours' notice): hours before or after the 10-hour shift are double time, and the unused Monday or Friday and Saturday pay time and a half for 8 hours, then double.

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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