UnionElectricians Local 917 wages 2026 (Mississippi)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 917 in Mississippi and Alabama, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
IBEW Local 917 (Meridian): the federal Davis-Bacon electrician rate for its Mississippi counties (ELEC0917, December 1 2025); the inside agreement isn't public
$33.30an hour
Journeyman wireman, Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
From December 1, 2025. No later step published.
| Classification | From December 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wiremanbase rate | $33.30 |
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.
Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time
IBEW Local 917 calls for the Compass data center in Meridian (Rosendin days and nights, Copeland), posted on October 23 2026: $10 above scale, all overtime at double time when 90% of the available hours are worked, nights +17.3% on the 40 straight-time hours
$43.30 an hour, journeyman wireman (+$10.00), from December 1, 2025.
| Classification | From December 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeyman wireman (+$10.00)base rate | $43.30 |
- Overtime
- IBEW Local 917's calls for the Compass data center in Meridian, as posted on October 23 2026: 4 tens and 2 eights; 'the job is paying an incentive, it is $10 above scale'; 'all Overtime is Double-time if 90% of all available hours are worked'; the night shift gets '17.3% differential pay, only on the 40 hours not the OT'.
- Shift premium
- 17.3% of the rate on straight-time hours 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, Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 33.30 | 1,332.00 |
| Gross pay | 1,332.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues5% of gross wages | −66.60 |
| Social Security6.2% | −82.58 |
| Medicare1.45% | −19.31 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −123.23 |
| Mississippi income taxestimate | −44.00 |
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:
- Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial). The hall's calls say only 'scale'; if your scale is higher, use Enter my own rate. Apprentice (a 5-year program), foreman and construction wireman rates aren't published: use Enter my own rate.
- Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial). Local 917'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.
- Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial). 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.
- Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial). 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.
- Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial). Local 917'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.
- Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. The call doesn't print the scale; if yours is higher, use Enter my own rate with the $10 added.
- Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. Whether the 17.3% is figured on the scale or on scale + $10 isn't stated; the app uses the hour's full rate.
- Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. 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.
- Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time. Local 917'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 917 journeyman wireman make in 2026?
$33.30 an hour under the IBEW Local 917 (Meridian): the federal Davis-Bacon electrician rate for its Mississippi counties (ELEC0917, December 1 2025); the inside agreement isn't public, from December 1, 2025. The other agreements on this page: Compass data center, Meridian: $10 over scale, all overtime double time $43.30.
When is the next Local 917 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Meridian and east-central Mississippi (Davis-Bacon rate; partial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
Does Local 917 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 917 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.
What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?
About $996.28 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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