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IBEW Local 743 jobs in Reading, PA
Hall: Reading, PA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Reading, PA that a IBEW Local 743 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 743 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $46.02/hr ($74.00/hr total package with fringes) effective 09/01/2025 — roughly $92,040 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 743 apprentice pay scale
A Local 743 apprentice in Reading, PA starts at roughly $20.71 an hour — about 45% of the $46.02 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $34.52 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 743 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $20.71 / hour | $41,418 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $25.31 / hour | $50,622 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $29.91 / hour | $59,826 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $34.52 / hour | $69,030 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $39.12 / hour | $78,234 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $46.02 / hour | $92,040 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 09/01/2025 — 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.