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IBEW Local 601 jobs in Champaign, IL
Hall: Champaign, IL · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Champaign, IL that a IBEW Local 601 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 601 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $52.51/hr ($74.90/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/23/26 — roughly $105,020 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 601 apprentice pay scale
A Local 601 apprentice in Champaign, IL starts at roughly $23.63 an hour — about 45% of the $52.51 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $39.38 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 601 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.63 / hour | $47,259 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $28.88 / hour | $57,761 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $34.13 / hour | $68,263 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $39.38 / hour | $78,765 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $44.63 / hour | $89,267 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $52.51 / hour | $105,020 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 9/23/26 — 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.