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IBEW Local 305 jobs in Fort Wayne, IN
Hall: Fort Wayne, IN · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Fort Wayne, IN that a IBEW Local 305 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 305 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $42.00/hr ($63.45/hr total package with fringes) effective 11/25/25 — roughly $84,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 305 apprentice pay scale
A Local 305 apprentice in Fort Wayne, IN starts at roughly $18.90 an hour — about 45% of the $42.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $31.50 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 305 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $18.90 / hour | $37,800 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $23.10 / hour | $46,200 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $27.30 / hour | $54,600 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $31.50 / hour | $63,000 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $35.70 / hour | $71,400 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $42.00 / hour | $84,000 |
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.