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IBEW Local 5 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA
Hall: Pittsburgh, PA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Pittsburgh, PA that a IBEW Local 5 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 5 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $49.11/hr ($79.88/hr total package with fringes) effective 1/25/26 — roughly $98,220 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 5 apprentice pay scale
A Local 5 apprentice in Pittsburgh, PA starts at roughly $22.10 an hour — about 45% of the $49.11 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $36.83 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 5 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $22.10 / hour | $44,199 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $27.01 / hour | $54,021 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $31.92 / hour | $63,843 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $36.83 / hour | $73,665 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $41.74 / hour | $83,487 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $49.11 / hour | $98,220 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 1/25/26 — 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.