What are the main factors that influence an Electrical Lineworker's salary?

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

How does experience change An Electrical Lineworker's salary?

An Electrical Lineworker's salary grows with experience: a Lineman Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $62,144, a Electrical Lineworker (1-3 years)earns $86,834, a Lineman, Senior (3-5 years)earns $106,223,

What are the highest paying states for an Electrical Lineworker?

Electrical Lineworker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Electrical Lineworker roles are District of Columbia $95,255, California $94,894, Massachusetts $93,629. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Electrical Lineworker roles make?

Salaries for Electrical Lineworker level roles vary by specialization: Electrical Foreman: $92,289; Apprentice Lineworker: $90,664; Journeyman Lineworker: $89,955; Lineworker: $89,229; Electrical Designer: $76,420.

How do different companies affect an Electrical Lineworker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Electrical Lineworker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Electrical Lineworker Salary in the United States

How much does an Electrical Lineworker make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electrical Lineworker in the United States is $86,032 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,196
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,487 to $92,923
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,976

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Electrical Lineworker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,923	$7,744	$1,787	$45
Average	$86,032	$7,169	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$74,487	$6,207	$1,432	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Electrical Lineworker Salaries

An Electrical Lineworker'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Electrical Lineworker 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 Electrical Lineworkers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,255.
California: $94,894.
Massachusetts: $93,629.

District of Columbia $95,255 California $94,894 Massachusetts $93,629 Washington $93,285 New Jersey $93,251 Alaska $93,130 Connecticut $91,943 New York $91,461

Hawaii $89,921 Rhode Island $89,198 Maryland $88,708 Minnesota $88,037 Colorado $87,779 Illinois $87,693 Oregon $87,366 Delaware $87,125

New Hampshire $86,974 Virginia $86,635 Pennsylvania $85,645 Nevada $85,146 North Dakota $84,983 Michigan $84,725 Wisconsin $84,630 Vermont $84,441

Texas $83,916 Maine $83,882 Arizona $83,830 Ohio $83,770 Georgia $82,978 Indiana $82,583 Wyoming $82,505 Utah $82,385

Iowa $82,333 Kansas $81,920 Louisiana $81,800 North Carolina $81,757 Missouri $81,739 Florida $81,404 Montana $81,223 Nebraska $81,051

Kentucky $80,956 South Carolina $80,612 Tennessee $80,397 Idaho $80,311 New Mexico $79,683 Oklahoma $79,546 Alabama $79,038 South Dakota $78,186

Arkansas $77,722 West Virginia $77,472 Mississippi $76,724

Top Paying Cities for Electrical Lineworkers

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: $108,513
San Francisco: $107,325
Oakland: $105,063

San Jose, CA $108,513

San Francisco, CA $107,325

Oakland, CA $105,063

New York, NY $99,057

Paramus, NJ $97,852

Queens Village, NY $97,848

Passaic, NJ $97,766

Bergenfield, NJ $97,759

Stamford, CT $97,569

Huntington, NY $97,534

Newark, NJ $96,898

Bridgeport, CT $96,717

Vallejo, CA $96,546

New Brunswick, NJ $96,511

Petaluma, CA $96,460

Middlesex, NJ $96,296

Somerset, NJ $96,236

Santa Cruz, CA $96,124

Boston, MA $95,599

Monterey, CA $95,297

Seattle, WA $95,100

Santa Rosa, CA $95,083

Los Angeles, CA $95,057

Juneau, AK $94,834

Washington, DC $94,739

Orange, CA $94,433

Santa Ana, CA $94,205

Long Beach, CA $94,119

Anaheim, CA $94,102

Anchorage, AK $94,059

Santa Maria, CA $93,801

Everett, WA $93,784

Danbury, CT $93,481

Bremerton, WA $93,362

Tacoma, WA $93,053

New Suffolk, NY $93,051

Sacramento, CA $93,027

Santa Barbara, CA $92,932

Trenton, NJ $92,838

San Diego, CA $92,838

Brockton, MA $92,743

Fairbanks, AK $92,532

Lompoc, CA $92,313

Lowell, MA $92,243

Ventura, CA $92,227

Nashua, NH $92,210

Stockton, CA $92,201

Modesto, CA $91,573

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,384

Olympia, WA $91,220

Kennewick, WA $91,220

New Haven, CT $91,186

Lawrence, MA $90,876

Hartford, CT $90,790

Riverside, CA $90,773

New Bedford, MA $90,687

Richland, WA $90,687

Bakersfield, CA $90,566

San Bernardino, CA $90,532

New Britain, CT $90,523

Atlantic City, NJ $90,523

New London, CT $90,489

Norwich, CT $90,463

Portsmouth, NH $90,446

Boulder, CO $90,263

Portland, OR $90,145

Worcester, MA $90,136

Minneapolis, MN $89,869

Philadelphia, PA $89,749

Honolulu, HI $89,465

Saint Paul, MN $89,424

Vineland, NJ $89,405

Providence, RI $89,155

Chicago, IL $88,906

Bellingham, WA $88,803

Springfield, MA $88,734

Baltimore, MD $88,708

Chico, CA $88,493

Pittsfield, MA $88,261

Manchester, NH $88,097

Spokane, WA $87,719

Denver, CO $87,710

Albany, NY $87,306

Troy, NY $87,271

Nassau, NY $87,179

Schenectady, NY $87,091

Wilmington, DE $87,022

Burlington, VT $86,901

Salem, OR $86,867

Portland, ME $86,600

Yakima, WA $86,514

Rochester, MN $86,247

Reno, NV $86,204

Fresno, CA $86,204

Milwaukee, WI $86,127

Detroit, MI $86,041

Ann Arbor, MI $86,026

Allentown, PA $86,015

Colorado Springs, CO $85,869

Syracuse, NY $85,826

Carson City, NV $85,826

Houston, TX $85,705

Eugene, OR $85,662

Gary, IN $85,559

Springfield, OR $85,490

Bismarck, ND $85,473

Galveston, TX $85,413

Medford, OR $85,284

Fort Collins, CO $85,250

Concord, NH $85,206

Austin, TX $85,181

Mesa, AZ $85,000

Reading, PA $84,991

Phoenix, AZ $84,983

Dallas, TX $84,957

Saint Cloud, MN $84,874

Madison, WI $84,759

Utica, NY $84,527

Rochester, NY $84,389

Des Moines, IA $84,381

Raleigh, NC $84,372

Atlanta, GA $84,243

Battle Creek, MI $84,217

Salt Lake City, UT $84,191

Lancaster, PA $84,062

Harrisburg, PA $83,942

Kansas City, MO $83,856

Champaign, IL $83,839

Kansas City, KS $83,839

Fort Worth, TX $83,830

Columbus, OH $83,815

Boca Raton, FL $83,796

Pittsburgh, PA $83,761

Richmond, VA $83,727

Indianapolis, IN $83,710

Cleveland, OH $83,701

Las Vegas, NV $83,598

Cincinnati, OH $83,598

Petersburg, VA $83,469

Huntsville, AL $83,340

Lansing, MI $83,282

Lebanon, PA $83,271

Pueblo, CO $83,262

Appleton, WI $83,236

Buffalo, NY $83,202

Dayton, OH $83,176

Racine, WI $83,159

Charlotte, NC $83,150

Saint Louis, MO $83,125

York, PA $83,073

Elkhart, IN $83,073

Gastonia, NC $83,057

Billings, MT $83,036

Beaumont, TX $83,013

Lorain, OH $82,995

Benton Harbor, MI $82,978

Toledo, OH $82,961

Binghamton, NY $82,918

Rock Hill, SC $82,909

Rockford, IL $82,866

Springfield, IL $82,832

Elyria, OH $82,823

Fargo, ND $82,823

Flagstaff, AZ $82,763

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,712

Duluth, MN $82,660

Miami, FL $82,660

Cheyenne, WY $82,600

Grand Forks, ND $82,600

Bangor, ME $82,410

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,316

Durham, NC $82,280

Louisville, KY $82,273

Grand Rapids, MI $82,256

Hialeah, FL $82,247

Casper, WY $82,127

Scranton, PA $82,023

New Orleans, LA $81,997

Virginia Beach, VA $81,989

Akron, OH $81,946

Peoria, IL $81,834

Sarasota, FL $81,817

Nashville, TN $81,757

Omaha, NE $81,757

Green Bay, WI $81,757

Baton Rouge, LA $81,714

Charleston, SC $81,696

Jamestown, NY $81,653

Davenport, IA $81,653

Tucson, AZ $81,610

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,559

Tampa, FL $81,542

Evansville, IN $81,490

Port Arthur, TX $81,490

Bradenton, FL $81,455

Santa Fe, NM $81,301

Orlando, FL $81,146

Clearwater, FL $81,120

Canton, OH $80,939

La Crosse, WI $80,939

Albuquerque, NM $80,888

Newport News, VA $80,879

High Point, NC $80,853

Ogden, UT $80,819

Corpus Christi, TX $80,750

Norfolk, VA $80,698

Laramie, WY $80,698

Rock Island, IL $80,647

Saginaw, MI $80,630

Jacksonville, FL $80,621

Salisbury, NC $80,604

Boise, ID $80,587

Moline, IL $80,544

Fort Myers, FL $80,518

Memphis, TN $80,501

Tulsa, OK $80,458

Waterloo, IA $80,406

Spartanburg, SC $80,320

Lincoln, NE $80,277

Fort Wayne, IN $80,260

Provo, UT $80,251

Cedar Falls, IA $80,148

San Antonio, TX $80,113

Greensboro, NC $80,079

South Bend, IN $80,070

Savannah, GA $79,976

Muskegon, MI $79,941

Birmingham, AL $79,933

Winston Salem, NC $79,891

Lake Charles, LA $79,683

Anderson, IN $79,666

Lexington, KY $79,640

Augusta, GA $79,614

Greenville, SC $79,614

Lima, OH $79,546

Wichita, KS $79,537

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,537

Columbia, SC $79,460

Springfield, OH $79,442

Asheville, NC $79,305

Bloomington, IN $79,244

Knoxville, TN $78,935

Shreveport, LA $78,926

Wilmington, NC $78,814

Roanoke, VA $78,814

Topeka, KS $78,659

Frankfort, KY $78,650

Oklahoma City, OK $78,591

Chillicothe, OH $78,556

Longview, TX $78,548

Melbourne, FL $78,539

Sioux Falls, SD $78,401

Mobile, AL $78,393

Terre Haute, IN $78,358

Altoona, PA $78,307

Amarillo, TX $78,246

Killeen, TX $78,221

Fayetteville, AR $78,152

Chattanooga, TN $78,126

Sioux City, IA $78,049

Idaho Falls, ID $78,031

Lynchburg, VA $77,963

Gainesville, FL $77,851

Portsmouth, OH $77,808

Little Rock, AR $77,790

Lafayette, LA $77,756

Youngstown, OH $77,756

Daytona Beach, FL $77,704

Clarksville, TN $77,696

Pensacola, FL $77,687

Temple, TX $77,681

Hopkinsville, KY $77,429

Erie, PA $77,412

Florence, SC $77,378

Charleston, WV $77,240

Great Falls, MT $77,197

Macon, GA $77,076

Tallahassee, FL $77,068

Fayetteville, NC $77,051

Waco, TX $77,033

Helena, MT $76,973

Pine Bluff, AR $76,940

Vincennes, IN $76,836

Lubbock, TX $76,801

Alamogordo, NM $76,750

Twin Falls, ID $76,672

Rapid City, SD $76,646

Jackson, MS $76,491

Huntington, WV $76,485

Greenville, MS $76,483

Parkersburg, WV $76,395

Montgomery, AL $76,380

Wichita Falls, TX $76,294

Springfield, MO $76,294

Biloxi, MS $76,251

Monroe, LA $76,164

Johnstown, PA $76,104

Sumter, SC $76,070

Columbus, GA $76,061

Pascagoula, MS $75,898

Abilene, TX $75,898

Kingsport, TN $75,674

Albany, GA $75,674

Gulfport, MS $75,648

Alexandria, LA $75,364

Fort Smith, AR $75,149

El Paso, TX $74,917

Las Cruces, NM $74,530

Harlingen, TX $74,311

Pocatello, ID $74,298

Florence, AL $74,186

Brownsville, TX $74,169

Mcallen, TX $73,988

Dothan, AL $73,867

Columbus, MS $73,356

Altus, OK $72,955

Lawton, OK $72,792

Pierre, SD $72,482

What Skills Can Increase an Electrical Lineworker'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.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.01%
Housekeeping	4.01%
Foodservice	2.88%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Electrical Lineworker's salary.

Directs Work: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Directs Work	$97,217	13%
Innovation	$91,194	6%
Commitment	$91,194	6%
Dedication	$90,334	5%
Analysis	$90,334	5%
Quality Control	$88,613	3%

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Electrical Lineworker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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

The top paying industries for an Electrical Lineworker

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$111,842	$54.0	30%
Business Services	$103,239	$50.0	20%

How Education impacts an Electrical Lineworker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Electrical Lineworkers 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 Electrical Lineworker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $91,592 and $95,035).

Electrical Lineworker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Electrical Lineworker

No Diploma 66.7%

High School 66.7%

Associates 33.3%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	66.7%
High School	66.7%
Associates	33.3%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Electrical Lineworker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Electrical Lineworker'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.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$74,487

Average $86,032/year

$92,923

$6,207

Average $7,169/month

$7,744

$1,432

Average $1,654/week

$1,787

$36

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,923	$7,744	$1,787	$45
Average	$86,032	$7,169	$1,654	$41
25th Percentile	$74,487	$6,207	$1,432	$36

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Salary Trends for Electrical Lineworker

Salaries for an Electrical Lineworker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,586 in 2023 to around $69,925 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Electrical Lineworker salary trends, .

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

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