UnionElectricians Local 602 wages 2026 (Texas)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 602 in Texas, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside)
Inside Agreement between the West Texas Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 602, Amarillo (Midland and Odessa) divisions, September 1 2025 to August 31 2028: the Texas Panhandle (Potter, Randall and 22 more counties) and the Oklahoma panhandle
$34.93an hour
Journeyman wireman, Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside)
From September 1, 2026. Next step $35.93 on March 1, 2027.
| Classification | From September 1, 2026 | From March 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $34.93 | $35.93 |
| Foreman, crews up to 5 (JW + $0.80)JW + $0.80 | $35.73 | $36.73 |
| Foreman, after the 5th journeyman (110%)110% | $38.42 | $39.52 |
| General foreman132% | $46.11 | $47.43 |
| Apprentice, 6th period85% | $29.69 | $30.54 |
| Apprentice, 5th period75% | $26.20 | $26.95 |
| Apprentice, 4th period65% | $22.70 | $23.35 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period55% | $19.21 | $19.76 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period53% | $18.51 | $19.04 |
| Apprentice, 1st period50% | $17.47 | $17.97 |
- 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.
- Shift premium
- 17.33% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Zone pay: Zone 2, 26 to 35 miles: $20 a day; Zone 3, 36 to 70 miles: $40 a day; Zone 4, over 70 miles in the jurisdiction: $65 a day.
Lubbock Division (inside)
Inside Agreement between the West Texas Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 602, Lubbock Division, September 1 2025 to August 31 2028
$28.09 an hour, journeyman wireman, from September 1, 2025.
| Classification | From September 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $28.09 |
| Foreman, crews up to 5 (JW + $0.80)JW + $0.80 | $28.89 |
| Foreman, after the 5th journeyman (110%)110% | $30.90 |
| General foreman132% | $37.08 |
- 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.
- Shift premium
- 17.33% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Per diem and travel
- Zone pay: Zone 2, 26 to 35 miles: $25 a day; Zone 3, 36 to 70 miles: $45 a day; Zone 4, over 70 miles in the jurisdiction: $65 a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 8, 2026Journeyman wireman, Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 34.93 | 1,397.20 |
| Gross pay | 1,397.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues3.5% of gross wages | −48.90 |
| Social Security6.2% | −86.63 |
| Medicare1.45% | −20.26 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −137.58 |
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:
- Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside). 'work-night' hours (Monday to Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., outside a shift) pay straight time plus 10%: that isn't added; and the rule for someone who missed hours (only hours past 10 in the day at time and a half) isn't worked out.
- Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside). Every night is taken as a 2nd shift (a full 3rd shift pays 31.43% per hour worked: use Enter my own rate), and overtime on a shift gets no premium (the agreement pays 1.5 times the shift rate).
- Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside). PTO earned isn't counted by the app; when you take PTO, enter the hours paid as straight time.
- Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside). The agreement doesn't say how zone pay is taxed; the app treats it as taxable pay (the careful choice). Shop-to-job and job-to-job travel is paid time.
- Lubbock Division (inside). 'work-night' hours (Monday to Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., outside a shift) pay straight time plus 10%: that isn't added; and the rule for someone who missed hours (only hours past 10 in the day at time and a half) isn't worked out.
- Lubbock Division (inside). Every night is taken as a 2nd shift (a full 3rd shift pays 31.43% per hour worked: use Enter my own rate), and overtime on a shift gets no premium (the agreement pays 1.5 times the shift rate).
- Lubbock Division (inside). PTO earned isn't counted by the app; when you take PTO, enter the hours paid as straight time.
- Lubbock Division (inside). The agreement doesn't say how zone pay is taxed; the app treats it as taxable pay (the careful choice). Shop-to-job and job-to-job travel is paid time.
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Questions
What does a Local 602 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$34.93 an hour under the Inside Agreement between the West Texas Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 602, Amarillo (Midland and Odessa) divisions, September 1 2025 to August 31 2028: the Texas Panhandle (Potter, Randall and 22 more counties) and the Oklahoma panhandle, from September 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Lubbock Division (inside) $28.09.
When is the next Local 602 raise?
The next step in the Amarillo and the Panhandle (inside) schedule is $35.93 an hour on March 1, 2027.
What do Local 602 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period $29.69 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period $26.20 (75%), Apprentice, 4th period $22.70 (65%), Apprentice, 3rd period $19.21 (55%), Apprentice, 2nd period $18.51 (53%) and Apprentice, 1st period $17.47 (50%) an hour from September 1, 2026.
Does Local 602 pay a per diem?
Zone pay: Zone 2, 26 to 35 miles: $20 a day; Zone 3, 36 to 70 miles: $40 a day; Zone 4, over 70 miles in the jurisdiction: $65 a day.
How is Local 602 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.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Electrician app, version 0.1.0.
- Inside Agreement, West Texas Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 602, Amarillo (Midland and Odessa) divisions, September 1 2025 to August 31 2028
- Inside Agreement, Lubbock Division, September 1 2025 to August 31 2028
- IBEW Local 602 bylaws (December 18 2024)
- IBEW Local 602 inside construction orientation
- Construction Electrician MOU (November 24 2025)
- IBEW Local 602 open jobs (2026-10-23)
- Davis-Bacon TX20260265 (Potter County building, ELEC0602-007, September 1 2022: four years old)
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