- Home
- Jobs
- Union jobs in Boise, ID
- IBEW Local 291
IBEW Local 291 jobs in Boise, ID
Hall: Boise, ID · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Boise, ID that a IBEW Local 291 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 291 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $45.30/hr ($63.26/hr total package with fringes) effective 11/25/25 — roughly $90,600 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
UnverifiedCrowd-sourced figure — reported on a third-party site and not yet checked against the local's own wage sheet. Source: unionpayscales.com(opens in a new tab) — external resource: unionpayscales.com published wage sheet, opens in a new tab, effective Nov 25, 2025(opens in a new tab) — external resource: unionpayscales.com published wage sheet, effective Nov 25, 2025, opens in a new tab. High confidence (checked Oct 5, 2026). Reference data only — not a Gulfstream Strategic Placements offer, quote, or guarantee of pay. How we source this— How we collect wage references, opens an explanation panel
Local 291 apprentice pay scale
A Local 291 apprentice in Boise, ID starts at roughly $20.38 an hour — about 45% of the $45.30 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $33.97 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 291 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $20.38 / hour | $40,770 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $24.92 / hour | $49,830 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $29.45 / hour | $58,890 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $33.97 / hour | $67,950 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $38.50 / hour | $77,010 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $45.30 / hour | $90,600 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 11/25/25 — 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.