What are the main factors that influence a Linemen's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Linemen?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Linemen roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Linemen's salary?

A Linemen's salary grows with experience: a Lineman Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $65,145, a Linemen (1-3 years)earns $91,039, a Lineman, Senior (3-5 years)earns $111,372,

What are the highest paying states for a Linemen?

Linemen salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Linemen roles are District of Columbia $99,860, California $99,481, Massachusetts $98,155. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Linemen roles make?

Salaries for Linemen level roles vary by specialization: Aerial linemen: $88,080.

Linemen Salary in Oregon

How much does a Linemen make in Oregon?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Linemen in Oregon is $91,589 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,872
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,786 to $99,065
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,951

10% $70,951

50% (Median) $91,589

90% $105,872

Linemen Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,065	$8,255	$1,905	$48
Average	$91,589	$7,632	$1,761	$44
25th Percentile	$80,786	$6,732	$1,554	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Linemen Salaries

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

How Do Linemen 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 Linemens. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $99,860.
California: $99,481.
Massachusetts: $98,155.

District of Columbia $99,860 California $99,481 Massachusetts $98,155 Washington $97,794 New Jersey $97,758 Alaska $97,632 Connecticut $96,387 New York $95,882

Hawaii $94,268 Rhode Island $93,510 Maryland $92,996 Minnesota $92,293 Colorado $92,022 Illinois $91,932 Oregon $91,589 Delaware $91,337

New Hampshire $91,178 Virginia $90,823 Pennsylvania $89,785 Nevada $89,262 North Dakota $89,091 Michigan $88,820 Wisconsin $88,721 Vermont $88,523

Texas $87,972 Maine $87,936 Arizona $87,882 Ohio $87,819 Georgia $86,989 Indiana $86,575 Wyoming $86,493 Utah $86,367

Iowa $86,313 Kansas $85,880 Louisiana $85,754 North Carolina $85,709 Missouri $85,691 Florida $85,339 Montana $85,150 Nebraska $84,969

Kentucky $84,870 South Carolina $84,509 Tennessee $84,284 Idaho $84,193 New Mexico $83,535 Oklahoma $83,391 Alabama $82,859 South Dakota $81,966

Arkansas $81,479 West Virginia $81,217 Mississippi $80,433

Top Paying Cities for Linemens

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:

Antelope: $87,175
Aurora: $92,461
Beaverton: $94,324

Antelope, OR $87,175

Aurora, OR $92,461

Beaverton, OR $94,324

Beavercreek, OR $92,781

Boring, OR $93,380

Bridal Veil, OR $93,236

Brightwood, OR $91,782

Canby, OR $92,523

Cascade Locks, OR $90,468

Clackamas, OR $94,289

Clatskanie, OR $90,301

Colton, OR $91,808

Columbia City, OR $92,636

Corbett, OR $92,779

Donald, OR $91,967

Dufur, OR $87,651

Eagle Creek, OR $92,979

Estacada, OR $91,584

Fairview, OR $94,127

Gervais, OR $90,991

Gladstone, OR $94,255

Government Camp, OR $90,114

Grass Valley, OR $87,371

Gresham, OR $94,097

Hood River, OR $89,951

Hubbard, OR $91,498

Kent, OR $87,174

Lake Oswego, OR $94,483

Marylhurst, OR $94,362

Maupin, OR $87,278

Molalla, OR $91,044

Moro, OR $87,555

Mosier, OR $89,024

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $89,618

Mulino, OR $92,414

Odell, OR $89,746

Oregon City, OR $93,596

Rainier, OR $91,614

Rhododendron, OR $90,937

Rufus, OR $87,826

Saint Helens, OR $92,341

Warren, OR $92,856

Deer Island, OR $92,011

Sandy, OR $92,261

Scappoose, OR $92,731

Shaniko, OR $87,462

The Dalles, OR $88,135

Troutdale, OR $93,768

Tualatin, OR $94,046

Tygh Valley, OR $88,047

Vernonia, OR $91,330

Wasco, OR $87,628

Welches, OR $91,332

West Linn, OR $94,047

Wilsonville, OR $93,461

Woodburn, OR $91,188

Happy Valley, OR $94,417

Damascus, OR $93,945

Amity, OR $90,765

Arch Cape, OR $88,373

Astoria, OR $88,946

Banks, OR $92,586

Bay City, OR $88,745

Beaver, OR $89,196

Buxton, OR $92,023

Cannon Beach, OR $88,334

Carlton, OR $90,992

Cloverdale, OR $88,645

Cornelius, OR $93,278

Dayton, OR $91,051

Dundee, OR $91,784

Forest Grove, OR $92,536

Gales Creek, OR $91,505

Garibaldi, OR $88,753

Gaston, OR $92,058

Hammond, OR $87,937

Hebo, OR $88,933

Hillsboro, OR $93,535

Manning, OR $92,123

Lafayette, OR $91,162

Mcminnville, OR $90,716

Manzanita, OR $88,636

Nehalem, OR $88,872

Newberg, OR $92,602

North Plains, OR $93,107

Oceanside, OR $88,439

Pacific City, OR $88,650

Rockaway Beach, OR $88,633

Saint Paul, OR $91,448

Seaside, OR $89,122

Sherwood, OR $93,563

Tillamook, OR $89,260

Netarts, OR $88,522

Timber, OR $91,462

Tolovana Park, OR $88,348

Warrenton, OR $88,309

Wheeler, OR $88,863

Yamhill, OR $91,276

Neskowin, OR $88,604

Portland, OR $94,502

Salem, OR $91,066

Keizer, OR $91,083

Albany, OR $90,169

Alsea, OR $88,635

Aumsville, OR $90,892

Blodgett, OR $88,736

Brownsville, OR $89,226

Cascadia, OR $88,173

Corvallis, OR $89,954

Crabtree, OR $90,078

Crawfordsville, OR $89,181

Dallas, OR $90,612

Depoe Bay, OR $88,294

Detroit, OR $87,943

Eddyville, OR $88,262

Falls City, OR $90,169

Foster, OR $88,864

Gates, OR $89,639

Grand Ronde, OR $89,795

Halsey, OR $89,241

Idanha, OR $88,014

Independence, OR $90,952

Jefferson, OR $90,757

Lebanon, OR $89,316

Logsden, OR $88,633

Lyons, OR $89,829

Mill City, OR $89,836

Monmouth, OR $90,373

Mount Angel, OR $90,968

Neotsu, OR $88,708

Newport, OR $88,123

South Beach, OR $87,835

Lincoln City, OR $88,600

Otis, OR $88,774

Otter Rock, OR $88,139

Philomath, OR $89,050

Rickreall, OR $90,967

Rose Lodge, OR $88,863

Saint Benedict, OR $90,955

Scio, OR $90,230

Scotts Mills, OR $90,741

Seal Rock, OR $87,732

Shedd, OR $89,205

Sheridan, OR $90,410

Siletz, OR $88,467

Silverton, OR $90,768

Stayton, OR $90,520

Mehama, OR $90,279

Sublimity, OR $90,668

Sweet Home, OR $89,025

Gleneden Beach, OR $88,390

Tangent, OR $89,365

Tidewater, OR $88,048

Toledo, OR $88,150

Turner, OR $90,906

Waldport, OR $87,840

Willamina, OR $90,100

Eugene, OR $89,803

Agness, OR $86,931

Allegany, OR $87,035

Alvadore, OR $89,717

Azalea, OR $87,947

Bandon, OR $87,103

Blachly, OR $88,952

Blue River, OR $87,577

Broadbent, OR $86,970

Brookings, OR $87,473

Camas Valley, OR $87,017

Canyonville, OR $87,668

Cheshire, OR $89,284

Coos Bay, OR $87,062

Coquille, OR $87,068

Cottage Grove, OR $88,983

Crescent Lake, OR $87,183

Creswell, OR $89,509

Culp Creek, OR $88,609

Curtin, OR $88,917

Days Creek, OR $87,553

Deadwood, OR $88,584

Dexter, OR $89,252

Dillard, OR $87,295

Dorena, OR $88,343

Drain, OR $88,596

Elkton, OR $87,972

Elmira, OR $89,402

Fall Creek, OR $89,133

Florence, OR $87,894

Gardiner, OR $87,180

Glendale, OR $87,764

Glide, OR $87,392

Gold Beach, OR $87,209

Harrisburg, OR $89,579

Idleyld Park, OR $87,180

Junction City, OR $89,520

Lakeside, OR $87,208

Langlois, OR $87,017

Lorane, OR $89,157

Lowell, OR $89,123

Mapleton, OR $88,081

Marcola, OR $89,403

Pleasant Hill, OR $89,643

Monroe, OR $89,122

Myrtle Creek, OR $87,303

Myrtle Point, OR $87,003

North Bend, OR $87,064

Noti, OR $89,103

Oakland, OR $87,836

Oakridge, OR $88,240

Ophir, OR $87,200

Port Orford, OR $87,081

Powers, OR $87,062

Reedsport, OR $87,679

Riddle, OR $87,482

Roseburg, OR $87,421

Scottsburg, OR $87,525

Springfield, OR $89,623

Sixes, OR $87,007

Sutherlin, OR $87,881

Swisshome, OR $88,178

Tenmile, OR $87,105

Thurston, OR $89,664

Tiller, OR $87,632

Umpqua, OR $87,347

Veneta, OR $89,325

Vida, OR $88,645

Walterville, OR $89,065

Walton, OR $88,772

Wedderburn, OR $87,261

Westfir, OR $88,533

Westlake, OR $87,645

Wilbur, OR $87,503

Winchester, OR $87,509

Winston, OR $87,122

Wolf Creek, OR $87,925

Yachats, OR $87,857

Yoncalla, OR $88,350

Medford, OR $89,407

Central Point, OR $89,281

White City, OR $88,719

Ashland, OR $88,759

Butte Falls, OR $88,188

Cave Junction, OR $87,938

Eagle Point, OR $88,909

Gold Hill, OR $89,069

Grants Pass, OR $88,369

Jacksonville, OR $88,907

Kerby, OR $88,075

Merlin, OR $87,799

Murphy, OR $88,707

O Brien, OR $87,895

Phoenix, OR $89,379

Prospect, OR $87,966

Rogue River, OR $88,666

Selma, OR $87,856

Shady Cove, OR $88,785

Talent, OR $89,208

Trail, OR $88,107

Wilderville, OR $88,041

Williams, OR $88,631

Klamath Falls, OR $87,950

Crater Lake, OR $87,005

Adel, OR $87,453

Beatty, OR $87,230

Bly, OR $87,314

Bonanza, OR $87,388

Chiloquin, OR $87,379

Dairy, OR $87,340

Fort Klamath, OR $87,350

Keno, OR $87,985

Lakeview, OR $87,525

Malin, OR $87,501

Merrill, OR $87,538

Midland, OR $87,632

New Pine Creek, OR $87,722

Paisley, OR $87,310

Plush, OR $87,412

Silver Lake, OR $87,279

Sprague River, OR $87,302

Summer Lake, OR $87,196

Christmas Valley, OR $87,342

Bend, OR $87,544

Fields, OR $87,434

Ashwood, OR $87,154

Brothers, OR $87,236

Burns, OR $87,448

Princeton, OR $87,283

Diamond, OR $87,225

Camp Sherman, OR $87,291

Chemult, OR $87,228

Crane, OR $87,378

Crescent, OR $87,182

Culver, OR $87,357

Fort Rock, OR $87,291

Frenchglen, OR $87,217

Gilchrist, OR $87,351

Hines, OR $87,466

La Pine, OR $87,446

Madras, OR $87,418

Mitchell, OR $87,224

Paulina, OR $87,258

Post, OR $87,218

Powell Butte, OR $87,427

Prineville, OR $87,430

Redmond, OR $87,554

Riley, OR $87,213

Sisters, OR $87,292

Terrebonne, OR $87,466

Warm Springs, OR $87,308

Pendleton, OR $90,246

Adams, OR $88,476

Arlington, OR $87,471

Athena, OR $90,446

Baker City, OR $87,523

Bates, OR $87,281

Boardman, OR $89,843

Bridgeport, OR $87,299

Canyon City, OR $87,421

Condon, OR $87,264

Cove, OR $87,433

Dayville, OR $87,327

Echo, OR $90,501

Elgin, OR $87,450

Enterprise, OR $87,248

Fossil, OR $87,277

Haines, OR $87,471

Halfway, OR $87,281

Helix, OR $92,578

Heppner, OR $87,319

Hereford, OR $87,338

Hermiston, OR $93,081

Lexington, OR $88,924

Oxbow, OR $86,886

Imbler, OR $87,498

Imnaha, OR $86,669

Ione, OR $87,448

Irrigon, OR $92,469

John Day, OR $87,563

Joseph, OR $87,146

Kimberly, OR $87,301

La Grande, OR $87,550

Long Creek, OR $87,316

Lostine, OR $87,356

Meacham, OR $87,470

Mikkalo, OR $87,578

Milton Freewater, OR $89,607

Monument, OR $87,297

Mount Vernon, OR $87,416

North Powder, OR $87,433

Pilot Rock, OR $87,753

Prairie City, OR $87,480

Richland, OR $87,193

Seneca, OR $87,427

Spray, OR $87,294

Stanfield, OR $92,837

Summerville, OR $87,461

Sumpter, OR $87,388

Ukiah, OR $87,302

Umatilla, OR $93,526

Union, OR $87,451

Unity, OR $87,434

Wallowa, OR $87,476

Weston, OR $88,717

Adrian, OR $85,988

Arock, OR $86,907

Brogan, OR $87,263

Drewsey, OR $87,371

Durkee, OR $87,202

Harper, OR $87,016

Huntington, OR $87,271

Ironside, OR $87,308

Jamieson, OR $87,031

Jordan Valley, OR $86,922

Juntura, OR $87,307

Nyssa, OR $86,408

Ontario, OR $86,595

Riverside, OR $87,218

Vale, OR $87,055

Westfall, OR $87,334

Linemen Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Linemen 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, Linemen positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Linemen as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Linemen

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$119,066	$57.0	30%
Business Services	$109,907	$53.0	20%

Linemen Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Linemen'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.

$80,786

Average $91,589/year

$99,065

$6,732

Average $7,632/month

$8,255

$1,554

Average $1,761/week

$1,905

$39

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,065	$8,255	$1,905	$48
Average	$91,589	$7,632	$1,761	$44
25th Percentile	$80,786	$6,732	$1,554	$39

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