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Hall: Boston, MA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Boston, MA that a IBEW Local 103 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 103 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $66.17/hr ($101.51/hr total package with fringes) effective 3/14/26 — roughly $132,340 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 103 apprentice pay scale
A Local 103 apprentice in Boston, MA starts at roughly $29.78 an hour — about 45% of the $66.17 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $49.63 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 103 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $29.78 / hour | $59,553 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $36.39 / hour | $72,787 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $43.01 / hour | $86,021 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $49.63 / hour | $99,255 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $56.24 / hour | $112,489 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $66.17 / hour | $132,340 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 3/14/26 — 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.