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IBEW Local 131 jobs in Kalamazoo, MI
Hall: Kalamazoo, MI · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Kalamazoo, MI that a IBEW Local 131 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 131 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $42.78/hr ($63.76/hr total package with fringes) effective 7/6/25 — roughly $85,560 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 131 apprentice pay scale
A Local 131 apprentice in Kalamazoo, MI starts at roughly $19.25 an hour — about 45% of the $42.78 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $32.09 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 131 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $19.25 / hour | $38,502 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $23.53 / hour | $47,058 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $27.81 / hour | $55,614 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $32.09 / hour | $64,170 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $36.36 / hour | $72,726 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $42.78 / hour | $85,560 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 7/6/25 — 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.