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Hall: San Mateo, CA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around San Francisco, CA that a IBEW Local 617 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 617 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $88.00/hr ($137.51/hr total package with fringes) effective 5/25/26 — roughly $176,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 617 apprentice pay scale
A Local 617 apprentice in San Mateo, CA starts at roughly $39.60 an hour — about 45% of the $88.00 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $66.00 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 617 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $39.60 / hour | $79,200 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $48.40 / hour | $96,800 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $57.20 / hour | $114,400 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $66.00 / hour | $132,000 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $74.80 / hour | $149,600 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $88.00 / hour | $176,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 5/25/26 — 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.