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IBEW Local 98 jobs in Philadelphia, PA
Hall: Philadelphia, PA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Philadelphia, PA that a IBEW Local 98 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 98 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $75.05/hr ($122.41/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/23/26 — roughly $150,100 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 98 apprentice pay scale
A Local 98 apprentice in Philadelphia, PA starts at roughly $33.77 an hour — about 45% of the $75.05 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $56.29 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 98 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $33.77 / hour | $67,545 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $41.28 / hour | $82,555 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $48.78 / hour | $97,565 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $56.29 / hour | $112,575 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $63.79 / hour | $127,585 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $75.05 / hour | $150,100 |
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.