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IBEW Local 81 jobs in Scranton, PA
Hall: Scranton, PA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Scranton, PA that a IBEW Local 81 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 81 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $47.97/hr ($74.28/hr total package with fringes) effective 5/26/26 — roughly $95,940 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 81 apprentice pay scale
A Local 81 apprentice in Scranton, PA starts at roughly $21.59 an hour — about 45% of the $47.97 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $35.98 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 81 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $21.59 / hour | $43,173 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $26.38 / hour | $52,767 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $31.18 / hour | $62,361 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $35.98 / hour | $71,955 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $40.77 / hour | $81,549 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $47.97 / hour | $95,940 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 5/26/26 — 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.