UnionElectricians Local 551 wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 551 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Sonoma, Marin and the North Coast (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 551 inside wireman for Sonoma and its neighbours, as California's 2026-2 determination and the federal Davis-Bacon schedule print it
$64.00an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Sonoma, Marin and the North Coast (inside; partial)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
The date of the $64.00 rate isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the 2025 step isn't in our sources).
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $64.00 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Overtime (California's determination): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 8 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- Shift premium
- 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- 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, Sonoma, Marin and the North Coast (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 64.00 | 2,560.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,560.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −128.00 |
| Social Security6.2% | −158.72 |
| Medicare1.45% | −37.12 |
| CA SDI | −33.28 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −397.75 |
| California income taxestimate | −175.29 |
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 date of the $64.00 rate isn't published, so the app starts it on June 1 2026, and the 2025 step isn't built in. Apprentice and foreman rates: use Enter my own rate.
- 4×10 rules aren't printed, so five 8-hour days only.
- 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.
- California's shift page for this county wasn't checked; IBEW inside determinations read for this app pay the 2nd shift the rate plus 17.3% and the 3rd plus 31.4%, so the app adds 17.3% to each hour worked when you tick Night (every night taken as a 2nd shift; on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied).
- Local 551's working dues aren't published. California's determination says the basic rate includes the amount withheld for the dues check-off, but not how much: the app takes 5% of gross wages (the highest working-dues share in the IBEW documents read for this app), after tax; type yours as the dues % on the Settings tab.
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Questions
What does a Local 551 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$64.00 an hour under the IBEW Local 551 inside wireman for Sonoma and its neighbours, as California's 2026-2 determination and the federal Davis-Bacon schedule print it, from June 1, 2026. The date of the $64.00 rate isn't published; the app starts it on June 1 2026 (the 2025 step isn't in our sources).
When is the next Local 551 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Sonoma, Marin and the North Coast (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 551 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 551 overtime paid?
Overtime (California's determination): the first 2 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 8 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,629.84 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.
- California DIR prevailing wage determination, SON (issue 2026-2)
- California DIR prevailing wage determination, SON (issue 2026-1)
- California DIR predetermined increases, SON (2026-2)
- California DIR shift differentials, SON (2026-2)
- California DIR holiday provisions 061-551-1
- California DIR travel and subsistence 061-551-1
- Davis-Bacon CA20260007/5
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