UnionElectricians Local 494 wages 2026 (Wisconsin)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 494 in Wisconsin, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 494 and the Milwaukee Chapter NECA, inside wireman, Milwaukee Division: the local's wage sheet from May 31 2026; the agreement is members-only
$52.51an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial)
From May 31, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $52.51 |
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.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Holidays (the ECI Vacation-Holiday Plan): Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day are paid by the fund (8 hours at your average rate, wired the Monday after), not on the paycheck, from the employer's 10% vacation and holiday contribution.
- Per diem and travel
- The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 494 and the Milwaukee Chapter NECA, inside wireman, Kettle Moraine Division: the local's wage sheet from May 31 2026; the agreement is members-only
$47.60 an hour, journeyman inside wireman, from May 31, 2026.
| Classification | From May 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $47.60 |
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.
- Vacation and holiday pay
- Holidays (the ECI Vacation-Holiday Plan): Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day are paid by the fund (8 hours at your average rate, wired the Monday after), not on the paycheck, from the employer's 10% vacation and holiday contribution.
- 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, Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 52.51 | 2,100.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,100.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −105.02 |
| Social Security6.2% | −130.22 |
| Medicare1.45% | −30.46 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −292.28 |
| Wisconsin income taxestimate | −105.41 |
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:
- Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial). Local 494'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.
- Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial). The premium for working a holiday and the weekend rule are in the agreement, which isn't public: the app pays double time for work on one and leaves each on its date.
- Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (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.
- Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial). Local 494'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.
- Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (inside; partial). Local 494'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.
- Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (inside; partial). The premium for working a holiday and the weekend rule are in the agreement, which isn't public: the app pays double time for work on one and leaves each on its date.
- Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (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.
- Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (inside; partial). Local 494'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 494 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$52.51 an hour under the IBEW Local 494 and the Milwaukee Chapter NECA, inside wireman, Milwaukee Division: the local's wage sheet from May 31 2026; the agreement is members-only, from May 31, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Kettle Moraine Division: Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, east Dodge (inside; partial) $47.60.
When is the next Local 494 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Milwaukee Division: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 494 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 494 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.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,437.01 for a journeyman inside 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.
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