UnionElectricians Local 640 wages 2026 (Arizona)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 640 in Arizona, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Phoenix and central and northern Arizona (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 640 (Phoenix) and the Arizona Chapter NECA, inside wireman: the federal Davis-Bacon rate for Maricopa and Pinal counties and an estimated 2026 rate; the inside agreement isn't public
$42.15an hour
Journeyman wireman, Phoenix and central and northern Arizona (inside; partial)
From July 1, 2026. No later step published.
The 2026 journeyman rate ($42.15) is worked out from the JATC's posted $23.18 starting rate at the local's 55% first step; its date (July 1 2026) is assumed.
| Classification | From July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $42.15 |
| Sub-foremanJW + 5% | $44.26 |
| ForemanJW + 15.5% | $48.68 |
| General foremanJW + 25% | $52.69 |
| Apprentice, 1st step (starting rate)55% | $23.18 |
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 wireman, Phoenix and central and northern Arizona (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 42.15 | 1,686.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,686.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −84.30 |
| Social Security6.2% | −104.53 |
| Medicare1.45% | −24.45 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −201.11 |
| Arizona income taxestimate | −33.72 |
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 2026 rate isn't published; the app uses $42.15 from July 1 2026, worked out from the Phoenix JATC's 'currently $23.18' starting rate at the 55% first step (and $21.50 for that step in 2025).
- Local 640'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 640'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. The local's vacation fund (Powering Arizona Benefits: the employer pays into your vacation account for every hour) and the 401(k) aren't shown: whether the vacation money is taxed and withheld isn't published.
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Questions
What does a Local 640 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$42.15 an hour under the IBEW Local 640 (Phoenix) and the Arizona Chapter NECA, inside wireman: the federal Davis-Bacon rate for Maricopa and Pinal counties and an estimated 2026 rate; the inside agreement isn't public, from July 1, 2026. The 2026 journeyman rate ($42.15) is worked out from the JATC's posted $23.18 starting rate at the local's 55% first step; its date (July 1 2026) is assumed.
When is the next Local 640 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Phoenix and central and northern Arizona (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 640 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 1st step (starting rate) $23.18 (55%) an hour from July 1, 2026.
Does Local 640 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 640 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.
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