UnionElectricians Local 649 wages 2026 (Illinois)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 649 in Illinois, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Alton and the Illinois river counties (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 649 inside wiremen, as the Illinois Department of Labor's Jersey County prevailing wage schedule prints the union rate (October 19 2026 posting); the inside agreement isn't public
$54.53an hour
Journeyman wireman, Alton and the Illinois river counties (inside; partial)
From December 28, 2025. No later step published.
The state prints no step dates: the app uses the federal Davis-Bacon date.
| Classification | From December 28, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $54.53 |
| ForemanJM + $3.75 | $58.28 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Overtime (the state's schedule): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time, on the base wage.
- 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, Alton and the Illinois river counties (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 54.53 | 2,181.20 |
| Gross pay | 2,181.20 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −109.06 |
| Social Security6.2% | −135.23 |
| Medicare1.45% | −31.63 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −310.06 |
| Illinois income taxestimate | −107.97 |
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 state prints no step dates. December 28 2025 is the federal Davis-Bacon date of the $54.53 step, unchanged on every 2026 posting. General foreman and apprentice rates aren't printed: use Enter my own rate, and type your new rate there when the next step comes.
- 4×10 rules and a weekly threshold aren't printed, so the app counts overtime by the day, on five 8-hour days only. Enter the hours you're paid for.
- The local's own list isn't published: the app pays nothing for a holiday you don't work and leaves a Saturday holiday on the Saturday.
- 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 649'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 649 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$54.53 an hour under the IBEW Local 649 inside wiremen, as the Illinois Department of Labor's Jersey County prevailing wage schedule prints the union rate (October 19 2026 posting); the inside agreement isn't public, from December 28, 2025. The state prints no step dates: the app uses the federal Davis-Bacon date.
When is the next Local 649 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Alton and the Illinois river counties (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 649 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 649 overtime paid?
Overtime (the state's schedule): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour are time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time, on the base wage.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,487.25 for a journeyman 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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