What are the main factors that influence an Utility Locator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Utility Locator's salary?

An Utility Locator's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,824 for beginners, reaching about $45,259 at mid-level, and approach $46,779 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Utility Locator?

Utility Locator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Utility Locator roles are District of Columbia $49,419, California $49,231, Massachusetts $48,575. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Utility Locator roles make?

Salaries for Utility Locator level roles vary by specialization: Field Utility Line Locator II: $68,800; Utility Designator/Locator II: $68,790; Utility Line Locator II: $68,783; Underground Utility Locator II: $68,770; Utility Locator II: $68,766.

Utility Locator Salary in Maine

How much does an Utility Locator make in Maine?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Utility Locator in Maine is $43,518 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Utility Locator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,103
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,376 to $47,488
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,874

10% $29,874

50% (Median) $43,518

90% $51,103

Utility Locator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,488	$3,957	$913	$23
Average	$43,518	$3,627	$837	$21
25th Percentile	$36,376	$3,031	$700	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Utility Locator Salaries

An Utility Locator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Utility Locator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Utility Locator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,824
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,022
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,259
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,678
Expert (over 8 years): $46,779

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Utility Locator	$42,824
Intermediate Level Utility Locator	$43,022
Senior Level Utility Locator	$45,259
Specialist Level Utility Locator	$46,678
Expert Level Utility Locator	$46,779

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How Do Utility Locator 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 Utility Locators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,419.
California: $49,231.
Massachusetts: $48,575.

District of Columbia $49,419 California $49,231 Massachusetts $48,575 Washington $48,397 New Jersey $48,379 Alaska $48,316 Connecticut $47,700 New York $47,450

Hawaii $46,651 Rhode Island $46,276 Maryland $46,022 Minnesota $45,674 Colorado $45,540 Illinois $45,495 Oregon $45,326 Delaware $45,201

New Hampshire $45,122 Virginia $44,946 Pennsylvania $44,433 Nevada $44,174 North Dakota $44,089 Michigan $43,955 Wisconsin $43,906 Vermont $43,808

Texas $43,536 Maine $43,518 Arizona $43,491 Ohio $43,460 Georgia $43,049 Indiana $42,844 Wyoming $42,804 Utah $42,741

Iowa $42,715 Kansas $42,500 Louisiana $42,438 North Carolina $42,416 Missouri $42,407 Florida $42,233 Montana $42,139 Nebraska $42,050

Kentucky $42,000 South Carolina $41,822 Tennessee $41,710 Idaho $41,666 New Mexico $41,340 Oklahoma $41,269 Alabama $41,005 South Dakota $40,563

Arkansas $40,322 West Virginia $40,193 Mississippi $39,805

Top Paying Cities for Utility Locators

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:

Freedom: $42,829
Harmony: $42,810
Hartland: $42,866

Freedom, ME $42,829 Harmony, ME $42,810 Hartland, ME $42,866 Hinckley, ME $42,907 Jackman, ME $42,699 Kingfield, ME $42,942 Liberty, ME $42,907 Madison, ME $42,999

Monroe, ME $42,767 Morrill, ME $42,841 Newport, ME $42,773 New Portland, ME $43,009 New Sharon, ME $42,957 New Vineyard, ME $42,983 Norridgewock, ME $42,984 North Anson, ME $43,009

North Vassalboro, ME $43,086 Oakland, ME $42,998 Oquossoc, ME $42,854 Palmyra, ME $42,800 Phillips, ME $42,872 Pittsfield, ME $42,870 Plymouth, ME $42,778 Rangeley, ME $42,882

Portland, ME $44,928 Falmouth, ME $44,827 South Portland, ME $44,928 Cape Elizabeth, ME $44,839 Peaks Island, ME $44,883 Cumberland Foreside, ME $44,783 Auburn, ME $43,978 Andover, ME $42,870

Bethel, ME $42,942 Bryant Pond, ME $43,102 Buckfield, ME $43,294 Canton, ME $43,023 Durham, ME $44,256 Danville, ME $44,110 Dixfield, ME $42,934 Dryden, ME $42,983

East Andover, ME $42,883 East Dixfield, ME $43,003 East Livermore, ME $43,257 East Poland, ME $44,030 Stoneham, ME $43,122 East Wilton, ME $43,084 Greene, ME $43,641 Hanover, ME $42,906

Hebron, ME $43,601 Jay, ME $43,012 Lewiston, ME $43,954 Lisbon, ME $44,093 Lisbon Falls, ME $44,026 Livermore, ME $43,186 Livermore Falls, ME $43,158 Greenwood, ME $43,159

Mechanic Falls, ME $43,899 Mexico, ME $42,976 Minot, ME $43,735 Monmouth, ME $43,502 New Gloucester, ME $44,285 Newry, ME $42,826 North Jay, ME $42,991 Leeds, ME $43,397

North Monmouth, ME $43,438 North Turner, ME $43,366 North Waterford, ME $43,322 Norway, ME $43,460 Oxford, ME $43,693 Paris, ME $43,547 Poland, ME $44,037 Roxbury, ME $42,841

Rumford, ME $42,951 Sabattus, ME $43,762 South Paris, ME $43,487 Turner, ME $43,488 Wayne, ME $43,290 Weld, ME $42,872 West Bethel, ME $42,908 Bowdoin, ME $43,756

West Minot, ME $43,672 West Paris, ME $43,314 Peru, ME $43,040 West Poland, ME $44,004 Sumner, ME $43,176 Wilton, ME $42,985 Augusta, ME $43,105 Coopers Mills, ME $43,164

Dresden, ME $43,518 East Winthrop, ME $43,239 Farmingdale, ME $43,358 Gardiner, ME $43,437 Randolph, ME $43,358 Hallowell, ME $43,304 Jefferson, ME $43,015 Kents Hill, ME $43,104

Litchfield, ME $43,565 Manchester, ME $43,189 Mount Vernon, ME $43,000 Whitefield, ME $43,188 Palermo, ME $42,944 Sebasco Estates, ME $44,213 Readfield, ME $43,177 Saint Albans, ME $42,833

South Bristol, ME $43,550 Squirrel Island, ME $43,695 Trevett, ME $43,726 Waldoboro, ME $43,007 Walpole, ME $43,481 Washington, ME $42,899 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $43,772 Southport, ME $43,870

Wiscasset, ME $43,648 Woolwich, ME $43,752 Ellsworth, ME $42,725 Addison, ME $42,673 Gouldsboro, ME $42,711 Bar Harbor, ME $42,791 Beals, ME $42,720 Bernard, ME $42,806

Birch Harbor, ME $42,752 Blue Hill, ME $42,770 Brooklin, ME $42,771 Brooksville, ME $42,770 Calais, ME $42,657 Cherryfield, ME $42,608 Columbia Falls, ME $42,606 Corea, ME $42,713

Cranberry Isles, ME $42,722 Cutler, ME $42,609 Deer Isle, ME $42,811 Dennysville, ME $42,569 East Blue Hill, ME $42,772 East Machias, ME $42,609 Eastport, ME $42,736 Franklin, ME $42,716

Frenchboro, ME $42,699 Grand Lake Stream, ME $42,543 Hancock, ME $42,779 Harborside, ME $42,763 Harrington, ME $42,701 Hulls Cove, ME $42,792 Isle Au Haut, ME $42,699 Islesford, ME $42,787

Jonesboro, ME $42,644 Jonesport, ME $42,683 Little Deer Isle, ME $42,805 Lubec, ME $42,630 Bass Harbor, ME $42,807 Machias, ME $42,652 Machiasport, ME $42,673 Meddybemps, ME $42,543

Milbridge, ME $42,718 Mount Desert, ME $42,759 Northeast Harbor, ME $42,787 Sullivan, ME $42,721 Pembroke, ME $42,609 Perry, ME $42,648 Princeton, ME $42,541 Prospect Harbor, ME $42,756

Robbinston, ME $42,600 Salsbury Cove, ME $42,797 Sargentville, ME $42,783 Seal Cove, ME $42,761 Seal Harbor, ME $42,775 Sedgwick, ME $42,778 Sorrento, ME $42,761 Southwest Harbor, ME $42,799

Steuben, ME $42,695 Stonington, ME $42,815 Sunset, ME $42,667 Surry, ME $42,770 Swans Island, ME $42,732 Wesley, ME $42,487 Whiting, ME $42,597 Winter Harbor, ME $42,719

Baileyville, ME $42,584 Houlton, ME $42,495 Ashland, ME $42,434 Benedicta, ME $42,340 Blaine, ME $42,485 Bridgewater, ME $42,384 Caribou, ME $42,572 Clayton Lake, ME $42,495

Crouseville, ME $42,523 Eagle Lake, ME $42,482 Easton, ME $42,529 Estcourt Station, ME $42,512 Fort Fairfield, ME $42,551 Fort Kent, ME $42,570 Fort Kent Mills, ME $42,533 Frenchville, ME $42,582

Grand Isle, ME $42,523 Island Falls, ME $42,345 Limestone, ME $42,539 Madawaska, ME $42,653 Mapleton, ME $42,472 Richmond, ME $43,589 South China, ME $42,987 South Gardiner, ME $43,489

Vienna, ME $42,922 Windsor, ME $42,963 Winthrop, ME $43,361 Bangor, ME $42,755 Abbot, ME $42,762 Aurora, ME $42,530 Bradford, ME $42,735 Bradley, ME $42,737

Brewer, ME $42,753 Brookton, ME $42,386 Brownville, ME $42,612 Brownville Junction, ME $42,875 Bucksport, ME $42,749 Burlington, ME $42,597 Greenbush, ME $42,695 Carmel, ME $42,756

Castine, ME $42,845 Charleston, ME $42,743 Danforth, ME $42,457 Dover Foxcroft, ME $42,768 Corinth, ME $42,751 Eddington, ME $42,741 Holden, ME $42,745 East Millinocket, ME $42,566

East Orland, ME $42,745 Etna, ME $42,766 Exeter, ME $42,758 Frankfort, ME $42,757 Greenville, ME $42,511 Greenville Junction, ME $42,650 Guilford, ME $42,751 Hampden, ME $42,755

Howland, ME $42,653 Hudson, ME $42,748 Kenduskeag, ME $42,752 Kingman, ME $42,412 Lagrange, ME $42,703 Lambert Lake, ME $42,462 Lee, ME $42,587 Levant, ME $42,754

Lincoln, ME $42,584 Mattawamkeag, ME $42,445 Medway, ME $42,456 Milford, ME $42,730 Millinocket, ME $42,392 Milo, ME $42,693 Monson, ME $42,758 Olamon, ME $42,707

Old Town, ME $42,737 Orono, ME $42,748 Orient, ME $42,416 Orland, ME $42,745 Orrington, ME $42,750 Passadumkeag, ME $42,683 Penobscot, ME $42,746 Rockwood, ME $42,576

Sangerville, ME $42,788 Sebec, ME $42,720 Shirley Mills, ME $42,732 Springfield, ME $42,475 Stetson, ME $42,761 Stillwater, ME $42,749 Topsfield, ME $42,422 Vanceboro, ME $42,459

Waite, ME $42,481 West Enfield, ME $42,672 Winn, ME $42,502 Winterport, ME $42,755 Wytopitlock, ME $42,352 Bath, ME $44,055 Alna, ME $43,353 Boothbay, ME $43,648

Boothbay Harbor, ME $43,747 Bristol, ME $43,384 Chamberlain, ME $43,458 Damariscotta, ME $43,357 East Boothbay, ME $43,680 Friendship, ME $43,106 Georgetown, ME $43,999 Isle Of Springs, ME $43,649

Bremen, ME $43,264 Newcastle, ME $43,375 New Harbor, ME $43,527 Nobleboro, ME $43,202 Edgecomb, ME $43,522 Pemaquid, ME $43,485 Phippsburg, ME $44,176 Cushing, ME $42,965

Round Pond, ME $43,376 Sandy Point, ME $42,754 Searsmont, ME $42,856 Searsport, ME $42,761 Shawmut, ME $43,039 Skowhegan, ME $42,945 Smithfield, ME $42,968 Solon, ME $42,945

Stockton Springs, ME $42,754 Stratton, ME $42,909 Strong, ME $42,946 Temple, ME $42,930 West Forks, ME $42,682 Thorndike, ME $42,798 Troy, ME $42,786 Unity, ME $42,839

Vassalboro, ME $42,971 West Farmington, ME $43,096 Berwick, ME $45,675 Cape Neddick, ME $46,023 Eliot, ME $46,633 Kittery, ME $46,768 Kittery Point, ME $46,416 North Berwick, ME $45,323

Ogunquit, ME $45,734 South Berwick, ME $46,135 York, ME $46,398 York Beach, ME $46,176 York Harbor, ME $46,410 Acton, ME $44,029 Alfred, ME $44,653 Bailey Island, ME $44,471

Bar Mills, ME $44,582 Biddeford, ME $44,596 Biddeford Pool, ME $44,597 Bowdoinham, ME $43,725 Bridgton, ME $43,651 Brownfield, ME $43,612 Brunswick, ME $44,242 Bustins Island, ME $44,554

Cape Porpoise, ME $44,796 Casco, ME $44,170 Center Lovell, ME $43,328 Chebeague Island, ME $44,652 Cliff Island, ME $44,749 Cornish, ME $44,115 Cumberland Center, ME $44,698 Denmark, ME $43,606

East Baldwin, ME $44,227 Lebanon, ME $44,964 East Parsonsfield, ME $43,882 Sebago, ME $44,114 East Waterboro, ME $44,450 Freeport, ME $44,473 Fryeburg, ME $43,387 Gorham, ME $44,659

Gray, ME $44,387 Harrison, ME $43,411 Hiram, ME $43,978 Hollis Center, ME $44,506 Kennebunk, ME $44,830 Kennebunkport, ME $44,660 Parsonsfield, ME $43,881 Limerick, ME $44,288

Limington, ME $44,276 Long Island, ME $44,825 Lovell, ME $43,266 Moody, ME $45,381 Naples, ME $43,986 Newfield, ME $44,215 North Bridgton, ME $43,673 North Waterboro, ME $44,373

Windham, ME $44,614 Ocean Park, ME $44,631 Old Orchard Beach, ME $44,661 Orrs Island, ME $44,433 Porter, ME $43,733 Pownal, ME $44,404 Scarborough, ME $44,812 Raymond, ME $44,309

Saco, ME $44,634 Sanford, ME $44,861 Sebago Lake, ME $44,275 Shapleigh, ME $44,445 South Casco, ME $44,335 South Freeport, ME $44,450 Harpswell, ME $44,424 South Windham, ME $44,697

Springvale, ME $44,600 Standish, ME $44,461 Steep Falls, ME $44,365 Topsham, ME $44,090 Waterboro, ME $44,533 Waterford, ME $43,364 Wells, ME $45,293 West Baldwin, ME $44,149

Westbrook, ME $44,824 Buxton, ME $44,584 West Kennebunk, ME $44,807 West Newfield, ME $43,998 Yarmouth, ME $44,657 North Yarmouth, ME $44,563 Mars Hill, ME $42,527 Monticello, ME $42,441

New Limerick, ME $42,469 New Sweden, ME $42,526 Oakfield, ME $42,425 Oxbow, ME $42,252 Patten, ME $42,279 Perham, ME $42,496 Portage, ME $42,474 Presque Isle, ME $42,583

Saint Agatha, ME $42,562 Saint David, ME $42,553 Saint Francis, ME $42,495 Sheridan, ME $42,445 Sherman, ME $42,382 Stacyville, ME $42,329 Sinclair, ME $42,482 Smyrna Mills, ME $42,355

Wallagrass, ME $42,529 Stockholm, ME $42,488 Van Buren, ME $42,541 Washburn, ME $42,525 Westfield, ME $42,466 Rockland, ME $42,941 Camden, ME $42,937 Glen Cove, ME $42,923

Hope, ME $42,921 Islesboro, ME $42,811 Lincolnville, ME $42,846 Lincolnville Center, ME $42,847 Matinicus, ME $42,775 Monhegan, ME $43,232 North Haven, ME $42,804 Owls Head, ME $42,862

Port Clyde, ME $43,103 Rockport, ME $42,927 South Thomaston, ME $42,863 Spruce Head, ME $42,888 Tenants Harbor, ME $43,013 Thomaston, ME $42,894 Union, ME $42,919 Vinalhaven, ME $42,804

Warren, ME $42,874 West Rockport, ME $42,932 Waterville, ME $43,026 Albion, ME $42,958 Anson, ME $42,987 Athens, ME $42,868 Belfast, ME $42,846 Belgrade, ME $42,945

Belgrade Lakes, ME $42,900 Bingham, ME $42,864 Brooks, ME $42,776 Burnham, ME $42,818 Cambridge, ME $42,809 Canaan, ME $42,880 Caratunk, ME $42,782 China Village, ME $43,075

Clinton, ME $42,894 Corinna, ME $42,776 Detroit, ME $42,790 Dexter, ME $42,832 Dixmont, ME $42,770 East Newport, ME $42,774 East Vassalboro, ME $42,996 Eustis, ME $42,736

Fairfield, ME $42,967 Farmington, ME $43,002 Garland, ME $42,753 Farmington Falls, ME $43,071

Utility Locator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Utility Locator'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.

$36,376

Average $43,518/year

$47,488

$3,031

Average $3,627/month

$3,957

$700

Average $837/week

$913

$17

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,488	$3,957	$913	$23
Average	$43,518	$3,627	$837	$21
25th Percentile	$36,376	$3,031	$700	$17

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