UnionElectricians Local 952 wages 2026 (California)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of IBEW Local 952 in California, read from the one agreement built into the Electrician app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Ventura County (inside)
IBEW Local 952 and the LA/NECA Inside Wiremen's Agreement 2024-2027 (Ventura County), with the LA NECA wage bulletins of December 29 2025 and June 29 2026
$56.59an hour
Journeyman inside wireman, Ventura County (inside)
From June 29, 2026. Next step $58.34 on December 28, 2026.
The December 2025 journeyman rate is worked out from the printed foreman rate, and the December 28 2026 rate from the bulletin's announced $1.75 wage increase.
| Classification | From June 29, 2026 | From December 28, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman inside wiremanbase rate | $56.59 | $58.34 |
| Foreman111.3% | $62.98 | $64.93 |
| General foreman122.6% | $69.38 | $71.52 |
| Cable splicing110% | $62.25 | $64.17 |
| Apprentice, 6th period85% | $48.10 | $49.59 |
| Apprentice, 5th period70% | $39.61 | $40.84 |
| Apprentice, 4th period60% | $33.95 | $35.00 |
| Apprentice, 3rd period55% | $31.12 | $32.09 |
| Apprentice, 2nd period50% | $28.30 | $29.17 |
| Apprentice, 1st period45% | $25.47 | $26.25 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (California's determination, footnote T): the first 4 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 12 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.
- 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 inside wireman, Ventura County (inside)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 56.59 | 2,263.60 |
| Gross pay | 2,263.60 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues6% of gross wages | −135.82 |
| Social Security6.2% | −140.34 |
| Medicare1.45% | −32.82 |
| CA SDI | −29.43 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −328.18 |
| California income taxestimate | −144.97 |
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 December 2025 journeyman rate is worked out from that bulletin's foreman rate ($61.04 ÷ 1.113), and the December 2026 rate from the announced increase.
- 4×10 rules aren't printed, so five 8-hour days only.
- Every night is taken as a swing shift (for a graveyard shift use Enter my own rate with 31.4% added), and on overtime hours the 17.3% isn't multiplied.
- Local 952 shares LA/NECA's 2026 holiday schedule (holidays without pay), but its column couldn't be read, 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.
- Whether it's multiplied on overtime isn't printed; the app adds it for every hour worked, not multiplied.
Enter your own hours in the Electrician app: it applies these rates, the overtime and holiday rules, dues and tax, and keeps a year of paychecks. Free for a month.
A number on this page is wrong? Report a wrong rate: it opens the app's feedback box with this page named, no email needed.
Between jobs? Open the job-call board: public union hall job calls from across the US in one place, rebuilt every night.
Your agreement isn't here? Send us your agreement from the app's Settings tab. If the app doesn't have it yet, you get a free year when it's added.
Questions
What does a Local 952 journeyman inside wireman make in 2026?
$56.59 an hour under the IBEW Local 952 and the LA/NECA Inside Wiremen's Agreement 2024-2027 (Ventura County), with the LA NECA wage bulletins of December 29 2025 and June 29 2026, from June 29, 2026. The December 2025 journeyman rate is worked out from the printed foreman rate, and the December 28 2026 rate from the bulletin's announced $1.75 wage increase.
When is the next Local 952 raise?
The next step in the Ventura County (inside) schedule is $58.34 an hour on December 28, 2026.
What do Local 952 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 6th period $48.10 (85%), Apprentice, 5th period $39.61 (70%), Apprentice, 4th period $33.95 (60%), Apprentice, 3rd period $31.12 (55%), Apprentice, 2nd period $28.30 (50%) and Apprentice, 1st period $25.47 (45%) an hour from June 29, 2026.
Does Local 952 pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem or subsistence for work inside the local's area.
How is Local 952 overtime paid?
Overtime (California's determination, footnote T): the first 4 overtime hours a day Monday to Friday and the first 12 hours on Saturday are time and a half; every other overtime hour, Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 25, 2026 from the Electrician app, version 0.1.0.
- LA NECA bulletin, IBEW 952 inside, June 29 2026 to December 27 2026
- LA NECA bulletin, IBEW 952 inside, December 29 2025 to June 28 2026
- IBEW 952 Inside Wiremen's Agreement 2024-2027
- California DIR prevailing wage determination, VEN (issue 2026-2)
- California DIR prevailing wage determination, VEN (issue 2026-1)
- California DIR predetermined increases, VEN (2026-2)
- California DIR shift differentials, VEN (2026-2)
- Davis-Bacon CA20260017/5
Independent. Not affiliated with any union. Check your agreement.