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IBEW Local 540 jobs in Canton, OH
Hall: Canton, OH · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Canton, OH that a IBEW Local 540 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 540 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $39.86/hr ($67.20/hr total package with fringes) effective 8/3/25 — roughly $79,720 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 540 apprentice pay scale
A Local 540 apprentice in Canton, OH starts at roughly $17.94 an hour — about 45% of the $39.86 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $29.90 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 540 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.94 / hour | $35,874 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.92 / hour | $43,846 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.91 / hour | $51,818 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $29.90 / hour | $59,790 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $33.88 / hour | $67,762 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $39.86 / hour | $79,720 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 8/3/25 — 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.