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Hall: Portland, OR · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Portland, OR that a IBEW Local 48 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 48 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $63.50/hr ($93.23/hr total package with fringes) effective 01/01/2025 — roughly $127,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 48 apprentice pay scale
A Local 48 apprentice in Portland, OR starts at roughly $28.58 an hour — about 45% of the $63.50 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $47.63 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 48 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $28.58 / hour | $57,150 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $34.93 / hour | $69,850 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $41.28 / hour | $82,550 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $47.63 / hour | $95,250 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $53.98 / hour | $107,950 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $63.50 / hour | $127,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 01/01/2025 — 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.