UnionElectricians Local 666 wages 2026 (Virginia)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 666 in Virginia, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Richmond and central Virginia (inside; partial)
IBEW Local 666 inside wage and fringe sheet by classification (March 2026), the Richmond JATC's posted rates and the federal Davis-Bacon rate; the agreement isn't public
$39.35an hour
Journeyman wireman, Richmond and central Virginia (inside; partial)
From March 1, 2026. No later step published.
The 2025 foreman and general foreman rates are the 2026 shares applied to the 2025 rate.
| Classification | From March 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $39.35 |
| Foreman (110%)110% | $43.29 |
| General foreman (113%)113% | $44.47 |
| Apprentice, 6th period (6,501 to 8,000 h)80% | $31.48 |
| Apprentice, 5th period (5,001 to 6,500 h)72% | $28.33 |
| Apprentice, 4th period (3,501 to 5,000 h)66% | $25.97 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 3,500 h)60% | $23.61 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h)58% | $22.82 |
| Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h)53% | $20.86 |
| CE 3 (10,001 to 12,000 h)80% | $31.48 |
| CE 2 (9,001 to 10,000 h)70% | $27.55 |
| CE 1 (8,001 to 9,000 h)60% | $23.61 |
| CW 4 (6,001 to 8,000 h)52.5% | $20.66 |
| CW 3 (4,001 to 6,000 h)47.5% | $18.69 |
| CW 2 (2,001 to 4,000 h)45% | $17.71 |
| CW 1 (0 to 2,000 h)42.5% | $16.72 |
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.
- 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 wireman, Richmond and central Virginia (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 39.35 | 1,574.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,574.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4% of gross wages | −62.96 |
| Social Security6.2% | −97.59 |
| Medicare1.45% | −22.82 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −176.47 |
| Virginia income taxestimate | −75.88 |
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:
- Local 666'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 hours paid, the eligibility rules and the weekend rule aren't on the sheet (8 hours assumed, each on its own date).
- Every night is taken as a 2nd shift, and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
- The sheet shows the dues per straight-time hour; the app takes the percentage on overtime pay too.
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Questions
What does a Local 666 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$39.35 an hour under the IBEW Local 666 inside wage and fringe sheet by classification (March 2026), the Richmond JATC's posted rates and the federal Davis-Bacon rate; the agreement isn't public, from March 1, 2026. The 2025 foreman and general foreman rates are the 2026 shares applied to the 2025 rate.
When is the next Local 666 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Richmond and central Virginia (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 666 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period (6,501 to 8,000 h) $31.48 (80%), Apprentice, 5th period (5,001 to 6,500 h) $28.33 (72%), Apprentice, 4th period (3,501 to 5,000 h) $25.97 (66%), Apprentice, 3rd period (2,001 to 3,500 h) $23.61 (60%), Apprentice, 2nd period (1,001 to 2,000 h) $22.82 (58%) and Apprentice, 1st period (0 to 1,000 h) $20.86 (53%) an hour from March 1, 2026.
Does Local 666 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 666 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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