2025 Commercial Industrial Journey-Level Electrician Wage Package

Gross Wages for Commercial Industrial Journey-Level Electrician: $63.50 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $31.18

Total Dues: $2.87 per hour

Total Commercial Journey-Level Electrician Wage Package: $91.81 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Workers Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Sound & Communication LEA Wage Package

Gross Wages for Sound & Communication LEA: $52.12 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $26.01 per hour

Total Dues: $1.30 per hour

Total Wage Package Sound & Communication LEA: $76.83 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Workers Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Sound & Communication LEB Wage Package

Gross Wages for Sound and Communication Installer: $42.68 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $24.78 per hour

Total Dues: $1.14 per hour

Total Wage Package Sound and Communication Installer: $66.32 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Workers Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Residential Master Electrician Wage Package

Gross Wages for Residential Master Electrician: $48.73 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $31.43 per hour

Total Dues: $2.26 per hour

Total Wage Package Residential Master Electrician: $77.90 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Worker’s Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Residential Journey-Level Electrician Wage Package

Gross Wages for Residential Journey Level Electrician: $41.67 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $20.14 per hour

Total Dues: $1.95 per hour

Total Wage Package Residential Journey-Level Electrician: $59.86 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Worker’s Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Material Handler Wage Package

Gross Wages for Material Handler: $36.20 – $19.05 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $21.55 – $0.57 per hour

Total Dues: $0.97 – $0.53 per hour

Total Wage Package Material Handler I: $56.78 – $19.09 per hour

*Total Wage Package= Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Workers Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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2025 Non-Licensed Installer Wage Package

Gross Wages for Non-Licensed Installer: $46.70 – $27.74 per hour

Fringe Benefits (Paid by Employer): $24.90 – $13.72 per hour

Total Dues:   $1.16 – $0.83 per hour 

Total Wage Package Non-Licensed Installer: $70.44 – $40.63 per hour

*Total Wage Package = Gross Wage + Fringe Benefits – Total Dues

Fringe benefits include payments by employer into Harrison Electrical Workers Trust for full-family health insurance plus Flex Benefits Plan. They also include employer payments into the Edison, NEBF, and IBEW District 9 Pension Plans.

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Contact IBEW Local 48

Contact Membership Development to learn more about IBEW membership.

AARON BARBER-STRONG

Membership Development

Aaron Barber-Strong has been an IBEW member since 2008, and has most recently been active as the hall’s lead organizer. He was elected Vice President of the Portland Chapter EWMC in 2010; Chapter President in 2013, and has served as the Chapter Treasurer since then.

cell: (503) 688-3079  email: aaron@ibew48.com

MATT SMYTH

Membership Development

Organizer Matt Smyth celebrated 25 years of IBEW membership in August 2024, and has served as an organizer for the past three years. Matt was originally interested in IBEW membership because he recognized it as a true family career path, one that would allow him to not only pay the monthly bills… More

cell: (503) 875-0164  email: matt@ibew48.com

STEVE HUSSEY

Membership Development

Organizer / Membership Development Specialist starting this year. Previously, he served as a jobsite Steward for four years at Intel with OEG and then served a term on the Eboard. More

cell: (503) 251-9951  email: shussey@ibew48.com

MATTHEW NOSACK

Membership Development

Matthew Nosack became an organizer in 2019 after previously spending nine years as a wireman with Local 48 contractor OEG. Matthew joined IBEW because he knew the union offered excellent opportunities to create security for his family. Years later, it is the brotherhood and… More

cell: (971) 985-4805  email: mnosack@ibew48.com

IBEW Local 48
15937 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97230

Normal Opening Hours:
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09:00 am – 12:00 pm
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