UnionElectricians Local 481 wages 2026 (Indiana)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 481 in Indiana, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 481 and the Central Indiana Chapter NECA, inside wireman (16 counties: Marion, Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, Johnson and the rest); the agreement isn't public, so the rates are the JATC's and the calls' and the rules are the careful pattern
$48.90an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
The date of the $48.90 step isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the Davis-Bacon step before it is dated May 31 2025). The 2025 foreman and apprentice rates are derived.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $48.90 |
| Foremanabout 112% | $54.75 |
| Apprentice, 1st year (starting rate)start | $22.90 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Data-center calls that pay all overtime at double time have their own setup (Indiana data-center calls).
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly)
IBEW Local 481 data-center and plant calls posted on October 23 2026 (Meade at Meta Lebanon, Ermco at Google Mooresville, the Lilly projects): all overtime at double time as long as you work all the available hours, with the call's over-scale amount picked on the Settings tab
$48.90 an hour, journeyman inside wireman, from June 1, 2026.
The date of the $48.90 step isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the Davis-Bacon step before it is dated May 31 2025). The 2025 foreman and apprentice rates are derived.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $48.90 |
| Foremanabout 112% | $54.75 |
| Apprentice, 1st year (starting rate)start | $22.90 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows Scale (Google Mooresville: no over-scale posted). The app has the others.
- Overtime
- IBEW Local 481's data-center and plant calls as posted on October 23 2026: Meade at the Meta data center in Lebanon (5 tens and 10 on Saturday, $10.00 over scale), Ermco at the Google data center in Mooresville (5 tens and 8 on Saturday) and the Lilly projects ($5.00 over scale) pay ALL OVERTIME AT DOUBLE TIME 'as long as you work all available hours per day' (Lilly: with 8 hours worked first).
- 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 inside wireman, Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 48.90 | 1,956.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,956.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −97.80 |
| Social Security6.2% | −121.27 |
| Medicare1.45% | −28.36 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −260.51 |
| Indiana income taxestimate | −57.70 |
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:
- Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial). The date of the $48.90 step isn't published, so the app starts it on June 1 2026; the 2025 foreman ($50.90) and apprentice ($21.28) rates are derived at the same shares. General foreman: use Enter my own rate.
- Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial). Local 481'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 hall's calls point the same way: some promise double time for Saturday 'if you work 90% of the available hours', so the book pays less than that.
- Indianapolis and central Indiana (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.
- Indianapolis and central Indiana (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.
- Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial). Local 481'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. Vacation, 401(k) and other check-offs aren't published either.
- Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly). The date of the $48.90 step isn't published, so the app starts it on June 1 2026; the 2025 foreman ($50.90) and apprentice ($21.28) rates are derived at the same shares. General foreman: use Enter my own rate.
- Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly). 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.
- Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly). 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.
- Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly). Local 481'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.
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Questions
What does a Local 481 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$48.90 an hour under the IBEW Local 481 and the Central Indiana Chapter NECA, inside wireman (16 counties: Marion, Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, Johnson and the rest); the agreement isn't public, so the rates are the JATC's and the calls' and the rules are the careful pattern, from June 1, 2026. The date of the $48.90 step isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the Davis-Bacon step before it is dated May 31 2025). The 2025 foreman and apprentice rates are derived. The other agreements on this page: Indiana data-center calls: all overtime double time (Meta Lebanon, Google Mooresville, Lilly) $48.90.
When is the next Local 481 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Indianapolis and central Indiana (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 481 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 1st year (starting rate) $22.90 (start) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Local 481 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 481 overtime paid?
Data-center calls that pay all overtime at double time have their own setup (Indiana data-center calls).
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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