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Hall: New York City, NY · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around New York, NY that a IBEW Local 3 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 3 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $62.00/hr ($127.81/hr total package with fringes) effective 04/10/2024 — roughly $124,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 3 apprentice pay scale
A Local 3 apprentice in New York City, NY starts at roughly $27.90 an hour — about 45% of the $62.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $46.50 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 3 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $27.90 / hour | $55,800 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $34.10 / hour | $68,200 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $40.30 / hour | $80,600 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $46.50 / hour | $93,000 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $52.70 / hour | $105,400 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $62.00 / hour | $124,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 04/10/2024 — 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.