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IBEW Local 639 jobs in San Luis Obispo, CA
Hall: San Luis Obispo, CA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around San Luis Obispo, CA that a IBEW Local 639 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 639 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $55.50/hr ($78.45/hr total package with fringes) effective 9/21/25, roughly $111,000 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 639 apprentice pay scale
A Local 639 apprentice in San Luis Obispo, CA starts at roughly $24.98 an hour, about 45% of the $55.50 journeyman scale, and steps up each period, reaching around $41.63 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 639 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $24.98 / hour | $49,950 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $30.53 / hour | $61,050 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $36.08 / hour | $72,150 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $41.63 / hour | $83,250 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $47.18 / hour | $94,350 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $55.50 / hour | $111,000 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 9/21/25 , 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.