UnionElectricians Local 532 wages 2026 (Montana)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 532 in Montana, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Billings and eastern Montana (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
IBEW Local 532: the federal Davis-Bacon electrician rate for its area (ELEC0532-018, June 1 2025); the inside agreement isn't public
$43.92an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Billings and eastern Montana (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
From June 1, 2025. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $43.92 |
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 inside wireman, Billings and eastern Montana (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 43.92 | 1,756.80 |
| Gross pay | 1,756.80 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −87.84 |
| Social Security6.2% | −108.92 |
| Medicare1.45% | −25.47 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −216.69 |
| Montana income taxestimate | −74.00 |
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:
- Davis-Bacon rates were a step or more behind the agreement in 18 of the 20 IBEW locals checked for this app, and this one is the newest on file: when you know your rate, use Enter my own rate. Apprentice and foreman rates aren't published. Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass and the other western-group counties print $41.94 (ELEC0532-001): use Enter my own rate there.
- Local 532'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 532'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 532 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$43.92 an hour under the IBEW Local 532: the federal Davis-Bacon electrician rate for its area (ELEC0532-018, June 1 2025); the inside agreement isn't public, from June 1, 2025.
When is the next Local 532 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Billings and eastern Montana (Davis-Bacon rate; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 532 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 532 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 $1,243.88 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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