Pay Rate from state to state, commercial and residential (non union)

[sandking]

Just curious as to what the EC pays their field guys in different states. I know here in CA it's probably quite high, but the cost of living is high too. For example, commercial foreman between $30-$39 per hour, journeyman (5+ years) were between $20-$28 per hour, apprentices were between $12-$18 per hour and a new green guy would start at $10-12 per hour. Foreman would either have a company truck or car allowance and gas paid. Where are your scales for commercial?
Now, I dont have any pay experience in residential, but I would like to hear that too as I am in a position where tract housing will be a busy department soon. Do you EC's pay $XX per house, per rough, finish, etc? How do you determine what the piece pay is per each qualified electrician roping and finishing houses? Now, I know everybodies operating capitol is different and everybodies way of estimating is different, but I am just looking for the "here in my area, we pay.........." Again, just curious to all the differences between areas. Thanks.

 

[lefty]

Oklahoma, Texas, and Alaska

Oklahoma, Texas, and Alaska

Oklahoma-you are prevented by labor laws by paying piecework if a worker is on his tools, needless to say that hasn't stopped it from being done.
Resi-16-20 jman
resi-appr 9-16
comm-jman, 17-23
ind-jman, 20-26

Texas
Resi 16-24
app resi 9-16
comm jman 17-25
ind jman 20-26

Alaska
jman 30-38
app 17- 28

This is rough estimates but are well within range, depends on what areas of the individual states you live in. Economies of different states and cost of living is the biggest difference. Alaska is far more expensive than Texas or Oklahoma.

 

[sandking]

Oklahoma-you are prevented by labor laws by paying piecework if a worker is on his tools, needless to say that hasn't stopped it from being done.
Resi-16-20 jman
resi-appr 9-16
comm-jman, 17-23
ind-jman, 20-26

Texas
Resi 16-24
app resi 9-16
comm jman 17-25
ind jman 20-26

Alaska
jman 30-38
app 17- 28

This is rough estimates but are well within range, depends on what areas of the individual states you live in. Economies of different states and cost of living is the biggest difference. Alaska is far more expensive than Texas or Oklahoma.

So, if you cant pay piece work on a tract house, do the guys drag their feet to get more "hourly"? Piece work guys around here want to work their a$$ off to get done and move to the next. The more they get done, the more they get paid, obviously
Looks like Cali is somewhere in between Texas and Alaska for pay scale.

 

[stevenj76]

A PM is going to get $120k salary.

 

[Sierrasparky]

Just curious as to what the EC pays their field guys in different states. I know here in CA it's probably quite high, but the cost of living is high too. For example, commercial foreman between $30-$39 per hour, journeyman (5+ years) were between $20-$28 per hour, apprentices were between $12-$18 per hour and a new green guy would start at $10-12 per hour. Foreman would either have a company truck or car allowance and gas paid. Where are your scales for commercial?
Now, I dont have any pay experience in residential, but I would like to hear that too as I am in a position where tract housing will be a busy department soon. Do you EC's pay $XX per house, per rough, finish, etc? How do you determine what the piece pay is per each qualified electrician roping and finishing houses? Now, I know everybodies operating capitol is different and everybodies way of estimating is different, but I am just looking for the "here in my area, we pay.........." Again, just curious to all the differences between areas. Thanks.

are you using certified workers?
Most schools require you pay an apprentice at least 18 HR plus schooling and they can only be an aprentice only so long and must be registered.