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IBEW Local 716 jobs in Houston, TX
Hall: Houston, TX · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Houston, TX that a IBEW Local 716 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 716 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $38.50/hr ($49.21/hr total package with fringes) effective 09/01/2025 — roughly $77,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 716 apprentice pay scale
A Local 716 apprentice in Houston, TX starts at roughly $17.33 an hour — about 45% of the $38.50 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $28.88 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 716 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.33 / hour | $34,650 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.18 / hour | $42,350 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.03 / hour | $50,050 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $28.88 / hour | $57,750 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $32.73 / hour | $65,450 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $38.50 / hour | $77,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 09/01/2025 — 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.