Electricians Local 595 wages 2026 (California)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 595 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Alameda County, Oakland (inside; dues estimated)

IBEW Local 595 and the Northern California Chapter NECA, inside wireman for Alameda County, as California's prevailing wage determinations print it (issues 2026-1 and 2026-2, with the agreement text in its holiday and travel pages)

$79.25an hour

Journeyman inside wireman, Alameda County, Oakland (inside; dues estimated)

From June 1, 2026. No later step published.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate	$79.25
Apprentice, 10th period (6 months)80%	$63.40
Apprentice, 9th period (6 months)75%	$59.44
Apprentice, 8th period (6 months)70%	$55.48
Apprentice, 7th period (6 months)65%	$51.51
Apprentice, 6th period (6 months)60%	$47.55
Apprentice, 5th period (6 months)55%	$43.59
Apprentice, 4th period (6 months)50%	$39.63
Apprentice, 3rd period (6 months)45%	$35.66
Apprentice, 2nd period (6 months)42.5%	$33.68
Apprentice, 1st period (6 months)40%	$31.70

Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.

Overtime: Overtime (the agreement, 3.02, as the state quotes it): the first 2 hours after the regular hours each workday are time and a half; all other overtime and every hour on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday is double time (on maintenance, emergency and repair jobs the first 8 Saturday hours are time and a half: use the hours by hand).
Shift premium: 17.3% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
Per diem and travel: Jobs that need you to stay away overnight pay subsistence of $100 a day (the agreement, as the state quotes it).

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman inside wireman, Alameda County, Oakland (inside; dues estimated)

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The paycheck those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 79.25	3,170.00
Gross pay	3,170.00
Deductions
Field dues5% of gross wages	−158.50
Social Security6.2%	−196.54
Medicare1.45%	−45.97
CA SDI	−41.21
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−544.15
California income taxestimate	−237.69

Take-home$1,945.94

Example only: a journeyman inside wireman on 5×8 Mon–Fri, None: the scale rate, no overtime, no shift premium, no per diem. Single, standard withholding; Social Security and Medicare not yet maxed for the year. Your paycheck depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

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 app starts the $76.00 rate on June 1 2025.
4×10 rules aren't printed, so five 8-hour days only.
Every night is taken as a swing shift (for a graveyard shift use Enter my own rate with 31.4% added), and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
Local 595's working dues aren't published. California's determination says vacation and holiday pay are included in the basic rate, but prints neither that share nor the dues: 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 595 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?

$79.25 an hour under the IBEW Local 595 and the Northern California Chapter NECA, inside wireman for Alameda County, as California's prevailing wage determinations print it (issues 2026-1 and 2026-2, with the agreement text in its holiday and travel pages), from June 1, 2026.

When is the next Local 595 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Alameda County, Oakland (inside; dues estimated) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

What do Local 595 apprentices make?

Apprentice, 9th period (6 months) $59.44 (75%), Apprentice, 8th period (6 months) $55.48 (70%), Apprentice, 7th period (6 months) $51.51 (65%), Apprentice, 6th period (6 months) $47.55 (60%), Apprentice, 5th period (6 months) $43.59 (55%), Apprentice, 4th period (6 months) $39.63 (50%), Apprentice, 3rd period (6 months) $35.66 (45%), Apprentice, 2nd period (6 months) $33.68 (42.5%) and Apprentice, 1st period (6 months) $31.70 (40%) an hour from June 1, 2026.

Does Local 595 pay a per diem?

Jobs that need you to stay away overnight pay subsistence of $100 a day (the agreement, as the state quotes it).

How is Local 595 overtime paid?

Overtime (the agreement, 3.02, as the state quotes it): the first 2 hours after the regular hours each workday are time and a half; all other overtime and every hour on Saturday, Sunday or a holiday is double time (on maintenance, emergency and repair jobs the first 8 Saturday hours are time and a half: use the hours by hand).

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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