IBEW Telecom / Low Voltage
Pay Scale

Union: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Classification: Journeymen Telecommunications Installers

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Local NumberCityStateYearly Salary
Based On 40hr
Weeks
Hourly RateTotal PackageCost Of Living
As A % Of
National Avg
Adjusted Base
Wage For Cost
Of Living
Defined
Pension
Contribution
Pension
401K /
Annuity
NEBF PensonVacation PayH&WDuesLast Updated
Average Of All Cities$77,292.31$38.65$58.14-$34.88$7.27$3.94$3.16$1.15$1.89$10.9123.51%-
6San FranciscoCA$103,860.00$51.93$76.39244%$21.28$10.50--$1.56-$12.40-2/11/24
8ToledoOH$59,360.00$29.68$46.8981%$36.64-$3.48-$0.89-$12.844.00%10/14/23
11Los AngelesCA$87,740.00$43.87$59.57176%$24.90$5.47--$1.32-$8.913.50%10/21/22
22OmahaNE$59,960.00$29.98$42.7590%$33.39-$4.18-$0.90$0.90$6.793.00%2/11/24
25RonkonkomaNY$80,860.00$40.43$66.69147%$27.50$6.39$4.85-$1.21$3.31$10.503.50%12/9/12
46SeattleWA$92,160.00$46.08$65.87168%$27.46$4.92$3.48$3.10$1.38$1.26 DEDUCT$6.913.00%8/21/23
48PortlandOR$88,460.00$44.23$64.48132%$33.41$7.27-$1.65$1.33$1.77 DEDUCT$10.003.30%10/21/22
58DetroitMI$77,660.00$38.83$53.5188%$44.33$4.42$1.10-$1.16Optional$8.001.50%3/26/23
68DenverCO$55,920.00$27.96$28.80129%$21.72---$0.84---12/9/12
71Grove CityOH$67,720.00$33.86$44.5892%$36.80$1.69$1.02-$1.02-$7.00-%9/30/23
73SpokaneWA$62,320.00$31.16$48.0399%$31.47-$6.61-$0.93-$9.335.50%10/21/22
100FresnoCA$84,960.00$42.48$68.90103%$41.24$10.00--$1.27$1.27 DEDUCT$15.152.00%1/31/24
124Kansas CityKS$80,220.00$40.11$63.1088%$45.53$4.00-$4.74$1.20$2.80$10.256.00%10/21/22
134ChicagoIL$97,320.00$48.66$75.47106%$45.91-$12.65-$1.46$1.25$11.452.50%10/18/23
153South BendIN$56,000.00$28.00$48.4469%$40.40$3.50$3.77-$0.84-$12.333.75%10/21/22
158Green BayWI$56,600.00$28.30$46.3685%$33.29$0.85$7.08-$0.85-$9.294.50%11/18/22
176JolietIL$86,000.00$43.00$75.9985%$50.59$8.76$6.05-$1.29-$16.893.50%9/23/22
193SpringfieldIL$66,600.00$33.30$51.0575%$44.40$9.50--$1.00-$7.254.00%10/21/22
197BloomingtonIL$71,060.00$35.53$52.6083%$42.86$8.65--$1.07-$7.354.00%10/21/22
234CastrovilleCA$106,360.00$53.18$81.52142%$37.45$10.00--$1.60$1.60$15.151.50%1/31/24
252Ann ArborMI$59,240.00$29.62$50.68111%$26.68$5.13$0.89-$0.89$4.15$10.00-10/21/22
265LincolnNE$56,320.00$28.16$41.3490%$31.36-$4.96-$0.84$0.84$6.533.00%10/21/22
288WaterlooIA$65,980.00$32.99$49.0176%$43.41$6.50$0.99-$0.99-$7.54$1.4011/17/23
302MartinezCA$96,880.00$48.44$76.50156%$31.01$10.00$1.45-$1.45$1.45 DEDUCT$15.151.25%1/31/24
305Fort WayneIN$69,000.00$34.50$52.5981%$42.49$5.70$3.00-$1.04-$8.35$4.505/6/24
309CollinsvilleIL$76,840.00$38.42$53.5884%$45.74$10.01--$1.15-$4.002.00%10/14/23
332San JoseCA$106,360.00$53.18$81.52215%$24.73$10.00--$1.60$1.60$15.151.25%1/31/24
340SacramentoCA$77,280.00$38.64$58.90122%$31.67$6.85--$1.16-$12.25-11/26/22
347Des MoinesIA$63,800.00$31.90$46.7979%$40.53$5.60--$0.96-$8.334.00%2/11/24
357Las VegasNV$100,460.00$50.23$71.16111%$45.25$6.01$5.21-$1.51-$8.203.10%10/21/22
364RockfordIL$92,340.00$46.17$46.17---------10/21/22
440RiversideCA$79,200.00$39.60$57.03133%$29.75-$6.55-$1.19-$9.693.00%10/21/22
441Orange CountyCA$85,560.00$42.78$42.78164%$26.09-------%3/20/23
461AuroraIL$84,340.00$42.17$75.3991%$46.29$10.54$2.11-$1.27-$19.305.50%10/21/22
481IndianapolisIN$71,520.00$35.76$54.1884%$42.83$2.75$3.47-$1.07-$11.132.50%9/5/23
540CantonOH$45,700.00$22.85$38.7474%$30.75$4.79$1.83-$0.69$2.29$6.301.50%10/21/22
551Santa Rosa NorthCA$84,960.00$42.48$70.18142%$29.92$10.00--$1.27$1.27$15.153.00%1/31/24
551Santa RosaCA$76,480.00$38.24$60.94142%$26.93$9.15--$1.15$1.15 DEDUCT$12.40-10/21/22
569San DiegoCA$81,560.00$40.78$54.91160%$25.47$5.75--$1.22-$7.162.00%2/19/24
595DublinCA$84,960.00$42.48$70.18196%$21.67$10.00--$1.27$1.27$15.152.00%1/31/24
595OaklandCA$106,360.00$53.18$81.52196%$27.13$10.00--$1.60$1.60$15.152.00%1/31/24
595StocktonCA$84,960.00$42.48$70.18125%$33.98$10.00--$1.27$1.27$15.152.00%1/31/24
601ChampaignIL$69,140.00$34.57$54.2081%$42.68$10.74--$1.04-$7.853.00%3/3/23
613AtlantaGA$56,000.00$28.00$28.84108%$25.93--%-$0.84---10/21/22
617San MateoCA$106,360.00$53.18$81.52271%$19.65$10.00--$1.60$1.60$15.151.60%1/31/24
649AltonIL$68,000.00$34.00$42.3575%$45.21$7.33--$1.02-?2.25%10/21/22
665LansingMI$58,840.00$29.42$43.5177%$38.46$4.66--$0.88-$8.554.00%10/21/22
683ColumbusOH$56,000.00$28.00$42.3686%$32.56$1.00$3.00-$0.84-$9.522.00%1/12/22
684ModestoCA$84,960.00$42.48$70.18115%$36.97$10.00--$1.27$1.27$15.156.50%1/31/24
688MansfieldOH$58,940.00$29.47$41.1371%$41.62$0.88$1.00-$0.88-$8.901.50%10/21/22
701WarrenvilleIL$71,840.00$35.92$76.76114%$31.51$15.80$7.16-$1.08$3.20$13.603.00%8/21/23
1547AnchorageAK$97,880.00$48.94$77.28123%$39.79$10.14$2.50-$1.47-$14.23$3.004/12//24

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