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IBEW Local 649 jobs in Alton, IL
Hall: Alton, IL · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Alton, IL that a IBEW Local 649 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 649 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $49.79/hr ($75.59/hr total package with fringes) effective 4/12/24 — roughly $99,580 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 649 apprentice pay scale
A Local 649 apprentice in Alton, IL starts at roughly $22.41 an hour — about 45% of the $49.79 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $37.34 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 649 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $22.41 / hour | $44,811 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $27.38 / hour | $54,769 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $32.36 / hour | $64,727 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $37.34 / hour | $74,685 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $42.32 / hour | $84,643 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $49.79 / hour | $99,580 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 4/12/24 — some programs run four periods rather than five, and fringe contributions differ by period. Apprenticeship applications go through the local's JATC, not through Gulfstream. See national union wage research.