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Electrician Salary in South Bend

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from IBEW Local 153, effective June 2025.

How to become an electrician →

Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

IBEW Local 153 is the union local for electricians in South Bend. Union apprentices train through the Michiana Electrical Training and Apprenticeship program on Peppermint Road. Indiana has no state prevailing wage law, so prevailing wage requirements apply only to federally funded construction.

IBEW Local 153 inside wireman Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$46.00
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $46.00/hr
Benefit contribution: $29.23/hr
Total package: $75.23/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$95,680
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$21,530
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the IBEW Local 153 inside wireman journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all electricians across all employment types and experience levels.

Training CenterMichiana Electrical Training and Apprenticeship (SBJATC 153)
Address56365 Peppermint Road, South Bend, IN 46619
Phone(574) 233-1721
Websitejatc153.com
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to IBEW Local 153?

Check with IBEW Local 153 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

What to expect →

All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual
$74,150
+$10,960 vs. national
Median Hourly
$35.65
vs. Indiana
+$3,459
vs. state average
Total Employed
750
In this area

All electricians, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage$74,150
Annual Mean Wage$71,950
Hourly Median Wage$35.65
Hourly Mean Wage$34.59
Total Employed750
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Indiana, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

Union rates in every metro we cover →

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2111). How we build these figures →