UnionElectricians Local 474 wages 2026 (Tennessee)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 474 in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 474 and the Memphis Chapter NECA, Unit 1 inside agreement (Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and 5 more Tennessee counties, 13 in north Mississippi and 5 in east Arkansas); the agreement isn't public
$38.25an hour
Journeyman wireman, Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial)
From August 3, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From August 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $38.25 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (7,001 to 8,000 h)80% | $30.60 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (6,001 to 7,000 h)75% | $28.70 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (4,001 to 6,000 h)70% | $26.80 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 4,000 h)65% | $24.85 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h)60% | $22.95 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h)60% | $22.95 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- The Google West Memphis data center and the Memphis data-center calls (all overtime double time) have their own setups.
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time
IBEW Local 474 data-center calls posted on October 23 2026 (Gephart's Memphis data center, Copperhead): $10.00 an hour over scale and all overtime at double time, on the local's scale
$48.25 an hour, journeyman wireman (+$10.00), from August 3, 2026.
| Classification | From August 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wireman (+$10.00)base rate | $48.25 |
- Overtime
- Overtime on these calls: every hour past 8 a day and every Saturday and Sunday hour is double time, and so are 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, Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 38.25 | 1,530.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,530.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −76.50 |
| Social Security6.2% | −94.86 |
| Medicare1.45% | −22.19 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −166.79 |
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:
- Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial). The 2025 apprentice rates are the percentages applied to $36.75, rounded to the cent (derived). Foreman and general foreman rates aren't published: use Enter my own rate. TVA work is paid at the TVA scale ($37.99 on the Allen site calls): use Enter my own rate.
- Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial). Local 474'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.
- Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial). 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.
- Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial). 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.
- Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial). Local 474'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 dues ($64.50 since April 2026) are paid to the local, not taken by the app. The 401(k) (National Electrical 401(k) Plan, Inside Agreement 6.06) is voluntary and not taken.
- Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. Whether the $10 is doubled on overtime isn't stated; the app doubles it (it's part of the hour's rate).
- Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. 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.
- Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. 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.
- Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. Local 474'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 dues ($64.50) are paid to the local, not taken by the app.
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Questions
What does a Local 474 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$38.25 an hour under the IBEW Local 474 and the Memphis Chapter NECA, Unit 1 inside agreement (Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and 5 more Tennessee counties, 13 in north Mississippi and 5 in east Arkansas); the agreement isn't public, from August 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Memphis data-center calls: $10 over scale, all overtime double time $48.25.
When is the next Local 474 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Memphis, north Mississippi and east Arkansas (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 474 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period (7,001 to 8,000 h) $30.60 (80%), Apprentice, 5th period (6,001 to 7,000 h) $28.70 (75%), Apprentice, 4th period (4,001 to 6,000 h) $26.80 (70%), Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 4,000 h) $24.85 (65%), Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h) $22.95 (60%) and Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h) $22.95 (60%) an hour from August 3, 2026.
Does Local 474 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 474 overtime paid?
The Google West Memphis data center and the Memphis data-center calls (all overtime double time) have their own setups.
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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