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Hall: Cleveland, OH · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Cleveland, OH that a IBEW Local 38 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 38 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $33.05/hr ($47.96/hr total package with fringes) effective 2025-04-28 — roughly $66,100 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 38 apprentice pay scale
A Local 38 apprentice in Cleveland, OH starts at roughly $14.87 an hour — about 45% of the $33.05 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $24.79 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 38 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $14.87 / hour | $29,745 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $18.18 / hour | $36,355 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $21.48 / hour | $42,965 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $24.79 / hour | $49,575 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $28.09 / hour | $56,185 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $33.05 / hour | $66,100 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2025-04-28 — 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.