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IBEW Local 545 jobs in St Joseph, MO
Hall: St Joseph, MO · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around St Joseph, MO that a IBEW Local 545 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 545 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $39.61/hr ($59.85/hr total package with fringes) effective 2/28/25 — roughly $79,220 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 545 apprentice pay scale
A Local 545 apprentice in St Joseph, MO starts at roughly $17.82 an hour — about 45% of the $39.61 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $29.71 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 545 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $17.82 / hour | $35,649 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $21.79 / hour | $43,571 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $25.75 / hour | $51,493 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $29.71 / hour | $59,415 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $33.67 / hour | $67,337 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $39.61 / hour | $79,220 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 2/28/25 — 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.