Journeyman electrician under IBEW Local 712 in Beaver, PA earn $47.20/hr in base wages, or $75.35/hr as a total package with fringe benefits, effective Jan 2026.
The Local 712 pay scale for 2026 is $47.20 per hour for journeymen in Beaver, PA, or about $94,400 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $75.35 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 1/25/26.
| Local 712 journeyman hourly wage | $47.20 / hour |
|---|---|
| Total package (wage + fringe benefits) | $75.35 / hour |
| Annualized at 2,080 hours (base wage) | $94,400 / year |
| First-period apprentice (≈45 to 50% of scale) | $21.24 to $23.60 / hour |
| Wage sheet effective | 1/25/26 |
| Classification | Journeyman Inside Wireman |
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A Local 712 apprentice in Beaver, PA starts at roughly $21.24 an hour, about 45% of the $47.20 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $35.40 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 712 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $21.24 / hour | $42,480 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $25.96 / hour | $51,920 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $30.68 / hour | $61,360 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $35.40 / hour | $70,800 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $40.12 / hour | $80,240 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $47.20 / hour | $94,400 |
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Local 712 wages: $47.20 an hour on the journeyman scale, $75.35 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 1/25/26. That is the most recent Beaver, PA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
IBEW Local 712 has not published a current wage sheet to the public rate sources we track, so the figure above is the reporting-wide electrician average, not this hall's own scale. Members dispatched out of this hall work commercial and industrial electrical, building automation and controls wiring, data and low-voltage systems and service and retrofit work for signatory contractors throughout the Beaver, PA area, and local scale in the Beaver market is normally set by the hall's current collective bargaining agreement, confirm it with the business office before quoting.
Gulfstream recruits electrician talent for commercial mechanical, electrical, plumbing, piping, sheet metal and building automation contractors in and around Beaver. We are a private recruiting firm, we do not dispatch, set, or negotiate Local 712 rates. For current Beaver scale, dispatch standing, or apprenticeship intake, contact the hall directly.
IBEW Local 712 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall, call (724) 775-0969 to confirm dispatch procedure, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in. Contact details are imported from the UA, SMART and IBEW public directories. Gulfstream is a private recruiting firm, is not affiliated with the local, and does not control hall dispatch.
IBEW Local 712 represents the skilled electricians and technical workers throughout the Beaver Valley and surrounding counties of Western Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Beaver, this local is a cornerstone of the regional industrial and commercial infrastructure, providing a workforce specialized in complex electrical systems, power generation, and commercial build-outs. The local's presence is particularly vital given the area's heavy concentration of industrial facilities and the ongoing development of large-scale energy and manufacturing projects that require a high volume of NETA-certified or traditionally trained journeymen to maintain safety and compliance standards.
The union operates its own Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) to ensure that every member entering the field possesses a comprehensive understanding of the National Electrical Code and specialized local requirements. For contractors, the local provides a scalable labor pool capable of handling everything from routine commercial maintenance to massive capital improvement projects at the region's primary industrial sites, ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget.
The current collective bargaining agreement for IBEW Local 712 establishes a Journeyman hourly rate of $47.20. When accounting for the full fringe benefit package, the total compensation reaches $75.35 per hour, effective January 2026. This total package includes employer contributions to health insurance, retirement funds, and training initiatives. Apprentices entering the program typically start at a percentage of the Journeyman rate, often beginning around 40-45% and receiving incremental raises every six to twelve months as they complete required classroom hours and on-the-job training milestones. By the fifth year of the program, senior apprentices earn a significant portion of the full rate, ensuring a sustainable path to professional licensure and middle-class earnings within the Beaver Valley labor market.
The signatory landscape for Local 712 is a robust mix of large-scale industrial electrical contractors and regional commercial shops. Because of the local's geographic focus, many signatory firms specialize in heavy industrial applications, including work for power plants and manufacturing facilities. There is also a significant presence of contractors focused on public works, including schools and municipal infrastructure. Hiring through the local hall allows these firms to scale their workforce rapidly in response to large project awards without the overhead of permanent large-scale recruitment. This ecosystem supports both stable long-term maintenance roles and high-intensity construction opportunities for the membership.
The hourly wage of $47.20 is the gross amount appearing on a member's paycheck before taxes. The total package of $75.35 includes an additional $28.15 per hour in employer-paid benefits such as health insurance, pension contributions, and training funds. These benefits are paid by the contractor on top of the wage and are not deducted from the member's $47.20 base pay.
Transferring into Local 712, often referred to as 'traveling,' is governed by the IBEW Constitution and local bylaws. Typically, a member must first be in good standing with their home local and check in with the 712 business manager. Permanent transfers usually require a period of working in the jurisdiction and a vote by the local membership, depending on current work volume.
Wage increases are negotiated as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the local union and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). These increases usually occur annually on a set date. The current schedule shows a confirmed rate effective in early 2026, though the specific allocation between wages and fringes is determined by a membership vote.
Due to the industrial heritage of the Beaver Valley, members frequently work on petrochemical facilities, steel mill upgrades, and power plant maintenance. However, the jurisdiction also sees significant activity in the healthcare sector and regional school district expansions. The work is a balanced mix of heavy industrial, institutional, and traditional commercial construction.
IBEW Local 712 is seated in Beaver, Pennsylvania (PA). We hold published wage sheets for 26 locals across Pennsylvania, compare nearby scales before you take a call.
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The Local 712 pay scale for 2026 is $47.20 per hour for journeymen in Beaver, PA, or about $94,400 a year at 2,080 hours. The total package, including employer-paid fringe benefits, is $75.35 per hour. That is the rate in force for 2026, effective 1/25/26.
IBEW Local 712 wages for 2026: journeyman Electricians rate of $47.20 per hour in Beaver, PA, with a total package of $75.35 per hour including fringe benefits, effective 1/25/26. Apprentices are paid a graduated percentage of that rate. Confirm any increase since 1/25/26 with the IBEW Local 712 business office.
The IBEW Local 712 wage sheet on this page lists the journeyman scale of $47.20 per hour ($75.35 per hour total package), effective 1/25/26, plus the apprentice percentage steps. The official sheet is published by the IBEW Local 712 business office; figures here come from that published schedule, so confirm any increase dated after 1/25/26 with the hall.
Local 712 apprentices earn a graduated percentage of the $47.20 per hour journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% ($21.24 to $23.60 per hour) in the first period and stepping up each period to 100% at turnout. The exact percentage schedule is set by the IBEW Local 712 JATC, so confirm the current apprentice sheet with the training center.
Journeyman electrician under the IBEW Local 712 agreement make $47.20 an hour in base wages, or $75.35 an hour counting the fringe package, per the wage sheet effective 1/25/26. Overtime, shift premiums, and travel or subsistence pay are added on top under the local's CBA.
$47.20 per hour base wage and $75.35 per hour total package for a journeyman in Beaver, PA, effective 1/25/26. Annualized at 2,080 hours that is roughly $94,400 before overtime.
A Local 712 apprentice in Beaver, PA starts at roughly $21.24 an hour, about 45% of the $47.20 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $35.40 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 712 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
About $21.24 an hour, or roughly $42,480 a year at 2,080 hours, based on the standard 45% first-period step of the $47.20 journeyman rate effective 1/25/26. Apprentices also earn benefit contributions and paid classroom progression; the JATC sets the exact percentage.
Around $30.68 an hour at the standard 65% third-period step, moving to about $35.40 an hour in the fourth period and $47.20 an hour at full journeyman scale. Confirm the published step schedule with the Local 712 training center.
Local 712 wages: $47.20 an hour on the journeyman scale, $75.35 an hour with fringe benefits added, effective 1/25/26. That is the most recent Beaver, PA sheet we can source; rates move with each contract cycle, so confirm with the hall before quoting.
The current published IBEW Local 712 journeyman rate is $47.20 an hour ($75.35 total package), effective 1/25/26, roughly $94,400 a year at 2,080 hours before overtime. Confirm the effective agreement with the local.
Yes, a one-page printable IBEW Local 712 rate sheet is available at /rate-sheets/ibew-local-712-pay-scale.pdf, showing the $47.20 hourly scale, the $75.35 total package and the 1/25/26 effective date, with the source it was read from. It is a free download, no sign-up needed.
The current IBEW Local 712 journeyman rate is $47.20/hour, with a total package of $75.35/hour including fringe benefits, effective 1/25/26. At 2,080 hours that works out to roughly $94,400 per year in base wages before overtime. Rates change with each CBA cycle, confirm with the Local 712 business office before relying on the figure.
The $47.20/hour figure is the base journeyman wage that lands on the paycheck. The $75.35/hour total package adds employer-paid fringes, health and welfare, pension, annuity, apprenticeship training, and industry funds. Contractors bid work off the total package, so that is the number that matters when comparing electricians labor costs across locals.
Apprentices under the IBEW Local 712 agreement are paid a graduated percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting near 40 to 50% in the first period and stepping up each six-month or annual period until reaching 100% at turnout. Against the current $47.20/hour journeyman rate, a first-period apprentice would be in the $21.24 to $23.60/hour range. The exact percentage schedule is set by the local's JATC.
IBEW Local 712 is headquartered in Beaver, PA and dispatches electricians manpower throughout its chartered jurisdiction. Work performed inside that territory falls under the local's collective bargaining agreement and wage schedule, even when the contractor is based elsewhere and travels in.
Most locals require applicants to be at least 18, legally able to work in the U.S., hold a high school diploma or GED, pass a basic math/aptitude assessment and a drug screen, and be physically able to perform electricians work. Some Local 712 programs give preference to applicants inside the jurisdiction or to veterans. Eligibility rules are set by the local's Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC), so confirm the current criteria with the hall before applying.
Apprenticeship applications go through the IBEW Local 712 JATC, not through a contractor or a recruiter. Applications typically open in defined intake windows each year: you submit the application with proof of age, education, and residency, sit for an aptitude test, and then interview. Ranked applicants are placed on an eligibility list and indentured as signatory contractors call for apprentices. Gulfstream Strategic Placements does not process apprenticeship applications, contact the Local 712 training center directly.
Electricians apprenticeships generally run four to five years, roughly 8,000 to 10,000 hours of on-the-job training plus several hundred classroom hours per year. Apprentices earn a paycheck the entire time, stepping up through the wage periods until they turn out as journeymen at 100% of scale.
Signatory contractors hire through the local's hiring hall, so working under the IBEW Local 712 agreement generally means being a member or being organized in through the local's process. Journeymen from other locals can travel in by signing the out-of-work book, subject to the local's referral rules and manpower needs. Non-union electricians are usually placed with open-shop contractors instead, we recruit for both.
Rates move with the collective bargaining agreement, typically on a fixed anniversary date each year of a three- to five-year contract, with negotiated increases split between the base wage and the fringe package. The figures on this page reflect the 1/25/26 schedule; check with the Local 712 business office for any increase that has taken effect since.
Wage rates vary widely by local and market. Use the Union Pay Scale Explorer to sort every UA and SMART local by hourly wage, total package, and annualized pay so you can benchmark Local 712 against neighboring jurisdictions and other electricians markets.
Yes, the openings section on this page lists current electricians roles near Beaver, PA, and you can apply directly through the apply form on this page. These are direct-hire positions with electrical contractors that Gulfstream recruits for, not union dispatch or hall referrals. For the hall's out-of-work list, contact the Local 712 business office.
The IBEW Local 712 hall is at 217 Sassafras Ln, Beaver, PA 15009, serving Beaver, PA and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: (724) 775-0969. The hall office is open Mon to Fri 8AM-4:30PM (per the local's official site).
The IBEW Local 712 hall office is open Mon to Fri 8AM-4:30PM, as published on the local's official website. Dispatch and out-of-work list procedures can differ from office hours, call (724) 775-0969 to confirm before traveling in.
IBEW Local 712 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at (724) 775-0969 to confirm dispatch hours, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in | Gulfstream does not control hall dispatch.
IBEW Local 712 can be reached at (724) 775-0969. The hall office is open Mon to Fri 8AM-4:30PM, per the local's official site.
Apply through the local's joint apprenticeship training committee (JATC). Most programs open applications on a set schedule and require an aptitude test and interview. For IBEW Local 712's current application window and requirements, contact the hall at (724) 775-0969.
Each Electricians local sets its own intake process, and it varies. The common paths: apprenticeship through the JATC; organizing in as an experienced worker, since journeymen and technicians already working in the trade can usually apply directly to the hall for membership; or transferring from another local of the same international with a transfer card from your current hall. For fees and requirements, contact the hall at (724) 775-0969.
We haven't found an official source for IBEW Local 712's dues or membership rules. To confirm, contact the hall at (724) 775-0969.
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