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IBEW Local 666 jobs in Richmond, VA
Hall: Richmond, VA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Richmond, VA that a IBEW Local 666 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 666 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $39.35/hr ($58.02/hr total package with fringes) effective 1/20/26 — roughly $78,700 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 666 apprentice pay scale
A Local 666 apprentice in Richmond, VA starts at roughly $17.71 an hour — about 45% of the $39.35 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $29.51 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 666 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.71 / hour | $35,415 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.64 / hour | $43,285 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.58 / hour | $51,155 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $29.51 / hour | $59,025 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $33.45 / hour | $66,895 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $39.35 / hour | $78,700 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 1/20/26 — 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.