How much does an Electric Lineman make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electric Lineman in the United States is $83,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.
However, an Electric Lineman's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,391
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,812 to $90,628
Key Factors That Influence Electric Lineman Salaries
An Electric Lineman's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Electric Lineman Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Electric Linemans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $104,940
San Francisco: $103,791
Oakland: $101,604
San Jose, CA$104,940
San Francisco, CA$103,791
Oakland, CA$101,604
New York, NY$95,796
Paramus, NJ$94,631
Queens Village, NY$94,627
Passaic, NJ$94,548
Bergenfield, NJ$94,540
Stamford, CT$94,357
Huntington, NY$94,323
Newark, NJ$93,708
Bridgeport, CT$93,533
Vallejo, CA$93,367
New Brunswick, NJ$93,334
Petaluma, CA$93,284
Middlesex, NJ$93,126
Somerset, NJ$93,068
Santa Cruz, CA$92,959
Boston, MA$92,452
Monterey, CA$92,160
Seattle, WA$91,969
Santa Rosa, CA$91,953
Los Angeles, CA$91,928
Juneau, AK$91,711
Washington, DC$91,620
Orange, CA$91,324
Santa Ana, CA$91,104
Long Beach, CA$91,021
Anaheim, CA$91,004
Anchorage, AK$90,963
Santa Maria, CA$90,713
Everett, WA$90,696
Danbury, CT$90,404
Bremerton, WA$90,289
Tacoma, WA$89,989
New Suffolk, NY$89,988
Sacramento, CA$89,964
Santa Barbara, CA$89,873
Trenton, NJ$89,781
San Diego, CA$89,781
Brockton, MA$89,690
Fairbanks, AK$89,486
Lompoc, CA$89,274
Lowell, MA$89,206
Ventura, CA$89,191
Nashua, NH$89,174
Stockton, CA$89,166
Modesto, CA$88,558
Poughkeepsie, NY$88,375
Olympia, WA$88,217
Kennewick, WA$88,217
New Haven, CT$88,184
Lawrence, MA$87,884
Hartford, CT$87,801
Riverside, CA$87,784
New Bedford, MA$87,701
Richland, WA$87,701
Bakersfield, CA$87,585
San Bernardino, CA$87,551
New Britain, CT$87,543
Atlantic City, NJ$87,543
New London, CT$87,510
Norwich, CT$87,485
Portsmouth, NH$87,468
Boulder, CO$87,292
Portland, OR$87,177
Worcester, MA$87,169
Minneapolis, MN$86,911
Philadelphia, PA$86,794
Honolulu, HI$86,520
Saint Paul, MN$86,480
Vineland, NJ$86,462
Providence, RI$86,220
Chicago, IL$85,979
Bellingham, WA$85,879
Springfield, MA$85,813
Baltimore, MD$85,788
Chico, CA$85,580
Pittsfield, MA$85,355
Manchester, NH$85,197
Spokane, WA$84,831
Denver, CO$84,823
Albany, NY$84,431
Troy, NY$84,398
Nassau, NY$84,309
Schenectady, NY$84,223
Wilmington, DE$84,157
Burlington, VT$84,040
Salem, OR$84,007
Portland, ME$83,749
Yakima, WA$83,666
Rochester, MN$83,408
Reno, NV$83,367
Fresno, CA$83,367
Milwaukee, WI$83,292
Detroit, MI$83,208
Ann Arbor, MI$83,194
Allentown, PA$83,183
Colorado Springs, CO$83,042
Syracuse, NY$83,000
Carson City, NV$83,000
Houston, TX$82,884
Eugene, OR$82,842
Gary, IN$82,742
Springfield, OR$82,676
Bismarck, ND$82,659
Galveston, TX$82,601
Medford, OR$82,476
Fort Collins, CO$82,443
Concord, NH$82,401
Austin, TX$82,376
Mesa, AZ$82,202
Reading, PA$82,193
Phoenix, AZ$82,185
Dallas, TX$82,160
Saint Cloud, MN$82,080
Madison, WI$81,969
Utica, NY$81,744
Rochester, NY$81,611
Des Moines, IA$81,603
Raleigh, NC$81,594
Atlanta, GA$81,470
Battle Creek, MI$81,445
Salt Lake City, UT$81,420
Lancaster, PA$81,295
Harrisburg, PA$81,178
Kansas City, MO$81,095
Champaign, IL$81,078
Kansas City, KS$81,078
Fort Worth, TX$81,070
Columbus, OH$81,056
Boca Raton, FL$81,037
Pittsburgh, PA$81,004
Richmond, VA$80,970
Indianapolis, IN$80,954
Cleveland, OH$80,945
Las Vegas, NV$80,846
Cincinnati, OH$80,846
Petersburg, VA$80,721
Huntsville, AL$80,596
Lansing, MI$80,540
Lebanon, PA$80,529
Pueblo, CO$80,521
Appleton, WI$80,496
Buffalo, NY$80,463
Dayton, OH$80,438
Racine, WI$80,421
Charlotte, NC$80,413
Saint Louis, MO$80,388
York, PA$80,338
Elkhart, IN$80,338
Gastonia, NC$80,322
Billings, MT$80,302
Beaumont, TX$80,280
Lorain, OH$80,263
Benton Harbor, MI$80,246
Toledo, OH$80,230
Binghamton, NY$80,188
Rock Hill, SC$80,180
Rockford, IL$80,138
Springfield, IL$80,105
Elyria, OH$80,097
Fargo, ND$80,097
Flagstaff, AZ$80,038
Fort Lauderdale, FL$79,989
Duluth, MN$79,939
Miami, FL$79,939
Cheyenne, WY$79,880
Grand Forks, ND$79,880
Bangor, ME$79,697
Cedar Rapids, IA$79,606
Durham, NC$79,571
Louisville, KY$79,564
Grand Rapids, MI$79,548
Hialeah, FL$79,539
Casper, WY$79,423
Scranton, PA$79,323
New Orleans, LA$79,298
Virginia Beach, VA$79,290
Akron, OH$79,248
Peoria, IL$79,140
Sarasota, FL$79,123
Nashville, TN$79,065
Omaha, NE$79,065
Green Bay, WI$79,065
Baton Rouge, LA$79,023
Charleston, SC$79,007
Jamestown, NY$78,965
Davenport, IA$78,965
Tucson, AZ$78,924
Saint Petersburg, FL$78,874
Tampa, FL$78,857
Evansville, IN$78,807
Port Arthur, TX$78,807
Bradenton, FL$78,774
Santa Fe, NM$78,624
Orlando, FL$78,474
Clearwater, FL$78,449
Canton, OH$78,275
La Crosse, WI$78,275
Albuquerque, NM$78,225
Newport News, VA$78,216
High Point, NC$78,191
Ogden, UT$78,158
Corpus Christi, TX$78,092
Norfolk, VA$78,042
Laramie, WY$78,042
Rock Island, IL$77,992
Saginaw, MI$77,975
Jacksonville, FL$77,967
Salisbury, NC$77,950
Boise, ID$77,934
Moline, IL$77,892
Fort Myers, FL$77,867
Memphis, TN$77,850
Tulsa, OK$77,809
Waterloo, IA$77,759
Spartanburg, SC$77,676
Lincoln, NE$77,634
Fort Wayne, IN$77,617
Provo, UT$77,609
Cedar Falls, IA$77,509
San Antonio, TX$77,476
Greensboro, NC$77,443
South Bend, IN$77,434
Savannah, GA$77,343
Muskegon, MI$77,310
Birmingham, AL$77,301
Winston Salem, NC$77,260
Lake Charles, LA$77,060
Anderson, IN$77,043
Lexington, KY$77,018
Augusta, GA$76,993
Greenville, SC$76,993
Lima, OH$76,927
Wichita, KS$76,918
Tuscaloosa, AL$76,918
Columbia, SC$76,844
Springfield, OH$76,827
Asheville, NC$76,694
Bloomington, IN$76,636
Knoxville, TN$76,336
Shreveport, LA$76,328
Wilmington, NC$76,220
Roanoke, VA$76,220
Topeka, KS$76,070
Frankfort, KY$76,061
Oklahoma City, OK$76,003
Chillicothe, OH$75,970
Longview, TX$75,962
Melbourne, FL$75,953
Sioux Falls, SD$75,820
Mobile, AL$75,812
Terre Haute, IN$75,779
Altoona, PA$75,729
Amarillo, TX$75,670
Killeen, TX$75,646
Fayetteville, AR$75,579
Chattanooga, TN$75,554
Sioux City, IA$75,479
Idaho Falls, ID$75,462
Lynchburg, VA$75,396
Gainesville, FL$75,288
Portsmouth, OH$75,246
Little Rock, AR$75,230
Lafayette, LA$75,196
Youngstown, OH$75,196
Daytona Beach, FL$75,146
Clarksville, TN$75,138
Pensacola, FL$75,130
Temple, TX$75,124
Hopkinsville, KY$74,880
Erie, PA$74,863
Florence, SC$74,830
Charleston, WV$74,697
Great Falls, MT$74,655
Macon, GA$74,539
Tallahassee, FL$74,531
Fayetteville, NC$74,514
Waco, TX$74,497
Helena, MT$74,439
Pine Bluff, AR$74,408
Vincennes, IN$74,306
Lubbock, TX$74,273
Alamogordo, NM$74,223
Twin Falls, ID$74,148
Rapid City, SD$74,123
Jackson, MS$73,973
Huntington, WV$73,967
Greenville, MS$73,965
Parkersburg, WV$73,880
Montgomery, AL$73,865
Wichita Falls, TX$73,782
Springfield, MO$73,782
Biloxi, MS$73,740
Monroe, LA$73,657
Johnstown, PA$73,599
Sumter, SC$73,566
Columbus, GA$73,557
Pascagoula, MS$73,399
Abilene, TX$73,399
Kingsport, TN$73,183
Albany, GA$73,183
Gulfport, MS$73,158
Alexandria, LA$72,883
Fort Smith, AR$72,675
El Paso, TX$72,451
Las Cruces, NM$72,076
Harlingen, TX$71,865
Pocatello, ID$71,852
Florence, AL$71,743
Brownsville, TX$71,727
Mcallen, TX$71,552
Dothan, AL$71,436
Columbus, MS$70,941
Altus, OK$70,554
Lawton, OK$70,396
Pierre, SD$70,096
What Skills Can Increase an Electric Lineman's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 2.88% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Electric Lineman's salary.
Directs Work: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Electric Lineman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Electric Lineman roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Electric Lineman positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Electric Lineman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Electric Lineman
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$108,160
$52.0
30%
Business Services
$99,840
$48.0
20%
How Education impacts an Electric Lineman's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Electric Linemans enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Electric Lineman with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$91,592
and $95,035).
Electric Lineman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Electric Lineman's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for an Electric Lineman can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $69,548 in 2023
to around $68,896 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Electric Lineman salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Electric Lineman
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Electric Lineman
Here are companies hiring for Electric Lineman and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Electric Lineman
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Electric Lineman?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Electric Lineman roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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