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IBEW Local 96 jobs in Worcester, MA
Hall: Worcester, MA · Electricians
Direct-hire electricians openings around Worcester, MA that a IBEW Local 96 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
IBEW Local 96 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $48.16/hr ($88.61/hr total package with fringes) effective 5/31/26 — roughly $96,320 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 96 apprentice pay scale
A Local 96 apprentice in Worcester, MA starts at roughly $21.67 an hour — about 45% of the $48.16 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $36.12 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 96 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $21.67 / hour | $43,344 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $26.49 / hour | $52,976 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $31.30 / hour | $62,608 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $36.12 / hour | $72,240 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $40.94 / hour | $81,872 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $48.16 / hour | $96,320 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 5/31/26 — 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.