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IBEW Local 428 jobs in Bakersfield, CA
Hall: Bakersfield, CA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Bakersfield, CA that a IBEW Local 428 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 428 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $58.65/hr ($82.01/hr total package with fringes) effective 2026-01-05 — roughly $117,300 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 428 apprentice pay scale
A Local 428 apprentice in Bakersfield, CA starts at roughly $26.39 an hour — about 45% of the $58.65 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $43.99 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 428 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $26.39 / hour | $52,785 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $32.26 / hour | $64,515 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $38.12 / hour | $76,245 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $43.99 / hour | $87,975 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $49.85 / hour | $99,705 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $58.65 / hour | $117,300 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2026-01-05 — 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.