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IBEW Local 159 jobs in Madison, WI
Hall: Madison, WI · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Madison, WI that a IBEW Local 159 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 159 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $51.70/hr ($90.87/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/23/26 — roughly $103,400 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 159 apprentice pay scale
A Local 159 apprentice in Madison, WI starts at roughly $23.27 an hour — about 45% of the $51.70 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $38.78 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 159 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $23.27 / hour | $46,530 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $28.44 / hour | $56,870 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $33.61 / hour | $67,210 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $38.78 / hour | $77,550 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $43.95 / hour | $87,890 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $51.70 / hour | $103,400 |
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.