UnionElectricians Local 76 wages 2026 (Washington)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 76 in Washington, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Tacoma, Olympia and southwest Washington (inside; partial)
Inside agreement between the Southwest Washington Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 76, as Washington L&I prints it for prevailing wages (Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties)
$68.36an hour
Journeyman wireman, Tacoma, Olympia and southwest Washington (inside; partial)
From September 2, 2026. No later step published.
Washington L&I's dates are the dates it adopted each rate, not the agreement's step dates.
| Classification | From September 2, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $68.36 |
| Cable splicer or welder (110%)110% | $75.20 |
| Lead-covered cable splicer (120%)120% | $82.03 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows None: the scale rate. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- Overtime (L&I overtime code 1G, from the agreement): past 8 hours a day or 40 a week is time and a half; the first 10 hours on Saturday, and the first 10 on the fifth weekday of a 4×10 week, are time and a half; every hour past 10 a day Monday to Saturday, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- 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, Tacoma, Olympia and southwest Washington (inside; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 68.36 | 2,734.40 |
| Gross pay | 2,734.40 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −136.72 |
| Social Security6.2% | −169.53 |
| Medicare1.45% | −39.65 |
| WA paid leave | −22.07 |
| WA Cares | −15.86 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −439.60 |
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:
- Whether they're paid when not worked and whether a weekend holiday moves aren't printed: the app pays nothing for them and leaves each on its date.
- 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 76'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 76 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$68.36 an hour under the Inside agreement between the Southwest Washington Chapter NECA and IBEW Local 76, as Washington L&I prints it for prevailing wages (Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties), from September 2, 2026. Washington L&I's dates are the dates it adopted each rate, not the agreement's step dates.
When is the next Local 76 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Tacoma, Olympia and southwest Washington (inside; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 76 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 76 overtime paid?
Overtime (L&I overtime code 1G, from the agreement): past 8 hours a day or 40 a week is time and a half; the first 10 hours on Saturday, and the first 10 on the fifth weekday of a 4×10 week, are time and a half; every hour past 10 a day Monday to Saturday, Sundays and holidays are double time.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $1,910.97 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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