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IBEW Local 532 jobs in Billings, MT
Hall: Billings, MT · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Billings, MT that a IBEW Local 532 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 532 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $43.92/hr ($61.99/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/29/26 — roughly $87,840 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 532 apprentice pay scale
A Local 532 apprentice in Billings, MT starts at roughly $19.76 an hour — about 45% of the $43.92 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $32.94 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 532 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $19.76 / hour | $39,528 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $24.16 / hour | $48,312 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $28.55 / hour | $57,096 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $32.94 / hour | $65,880 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $37.33 / hour | $74,664 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $43.92 / hour | $87,840 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/29/26 — 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.