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 $62,116, a Electrical Lineworker (1-3 years)earns $86,770, a Lineman, Senior (3-5 years)earns $106,135,

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 $95,188, California $94,827, Massachusetts $93,563. 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: $92,281; Apprentice Lineworker: $90,600; Journeyman Lineworker: $89,892; Lineworker: $89,166; Electrical Designer: $76,397.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Electrical Lineworker in the United States is $85,972 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): $99,183
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,474 to $92,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,006

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Electrical Lineworker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,887	$7,741	$1,786	$45
Average	$85,972	$7,164	$1,653	$41
25th Percentile	$74,474	$6,206	$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: $95,188.
California: $94,827.
Massachusetts: $93,563.

District of Columbia $95,188 California $94,827 Massachusetts $93,563 Washington $93,219 New Jersey $93,185 Alaska $93,064 Connecticut $91,878 New York $91,396

Hawaii $89,858 Rhode Island $89,135 Maryland $88,645 Minnesota $87,975 Colorado $87,717 Illinois $87,631 Oregon $87,304 Delaware $87,063

New Hampshire $86,912 Virginia $86,573 Pennsylvania $85,585 Nevada $85,086 North Dakota $84,923 Michigan $84,665 Wisconsin $84,570 Vermont $84,381

Texas $83,857 Maine $83,822 Arizona $83,771 Ohio $83,711 Georgia $82,920 Indiana $82,524 Wyoming $82,447 Utah $82,326

Iowa $82,275 Kansas $81,862 Louisiana $81,742 North Carolina $81,699 Missouri $81,682 Florida $81,346 Montana $81,166 Nebraska $80,994

Kentucky $80,899 South Carolina $80,555 Tennessee $80,340 Idaho $80,254 New Mexico $79,627 Oklahoma $79,489 Alabama $78,982 South Dakota $78,131

Arkansas $77,667 West Virginia $77,417 Mississippi $76,669

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: $108,436
San Francisco: $107,370
Oakland: $104,989

San Jose, CA $108,436

San Francisco, CA $107,370

Oakland, CA $104,989

New York, NY $99,632

Queens Village, NY $98,988

Paramus, NJ $98,300

Passaic, NJ $98,214

Bergenfield, NJ $98,128

Stamford, CT $97,999

Huntington, NY $97,913

Newark, NJ $97,354

Bridgeport, CT $97,182

New Brunswick, NJ $96,899

Vallejo, CA $96,718

Middlesex, NJ $96,666

Somerset, NJ $96,589

Petaluma, CA $96,391

Santa Cruz, CA $96,056

Boston, MA $95,884

Monterey, CA $95,454

Fairbanks, AK $95,394

Los Angeles, CA $95,231

Washington, DC $95,188

Seattle, WA $95,033

Santa Rosa, CA $95,016

Juneau, AK $94,766

Orange, CA $94,483

Anchorage, AK $94,328

Anaheim, CA $94,268

Santa Ana, CA $94,139

Nassau, NY $94,087

Long Beach, CA $94,053

Danbury, CT $94,027

Santa Maria, CA $93,735

Everett, WA $93,718

Bremerton, WA $93,296

Trenton, NJ $93,133

Sacramento, CA $93,099

San Diego, CA $93,056

Brockton, MA $93,021

Tacoma, WA $92,987

Santa Barbara, CA $92,867

Lowell, MA $92,523

New Suffolk, NY $92,488

Nashua, NH $92,385

Lompoc, CA $92,248

Ventura, CA $92,162

Stockton, CA $92,136

New Haven, CT $91,964

Atlantic City, NJ $91,740

Hartford, CT $91,551

Modesto, CA $91,508

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,319

New Britain, CT $91,276

Olympia, WA $91,156

Kennewick, WA $91,156

New London, CT $91,138

Norwich, CT $91,113

Lawrence, MA $91,070

Bakersfield, CA $90,829

Riverside, CA $90,709

New Bedford, MA $90,709

Richland, WA $90,623

Portsmouth, NH $90,554

Vineland, NJ $90,537

San Bernardino, CA $90,468

Boulder, CO $90,227

Worcester, MA $90,158

Portland, OR $90,081

Saint Paul, MN $89,978

Minneapolis, MN $89,978

Philadelphia, PA $89,858

Honolulu, HI $89,402

Springfield, MA $89,101

Providence, RI $89,092

Chicago, IL $88,843

Bellingham, WA $88,740

Baltimore, MD $88,645

Chico, CA $88,430

Wilmington, DE $88,284

Pittsfield, MA $88,198

Manchester, NH $88,035

Spokane, WA $87,657

Denver, CO $87,648

Albany, NY $87,244

Troy, NY $87,210

Schenectady, NY $87,029

Burlington, VT $86,840

Portland, ME $86,539

Salem, OR $86,470

Yakima, WA $86,453

Ann Arbor, MI $86,427

Rochester, MN $86,187

Fresno, CA $86,144

Reno, NV $86,144

Milwaukee, WI $86,066

Detroit, MI $85,980

Allentown, PA $85,954

Carson City, NV $85,946

Houston, TX $85,817

Colorado Springs, CO $85,808

Syracuse, NY $85,765

Eugene, OR $85,602

Bismarck, ND $85,499

Gary, IN $85,499

Galveston, TX $85,499

Springfield, OR $85,430

Medford, OR $85,224

Fort Collins, CO $85,189

Austin, TX $85,120

Mesa, AZ $84,940

Phoenix, AZ $84,923

Dallas, TX $84,897

Reading, PA $84,845

Saint Cloud, MN $84,811

Concord, NH $84,734

Madison, WI $84,699

Utica, NY $84,467

Raleigh, NC $84,398

Las Vegas, NV $84,390

Rochester, NY $84,330

Des Moines, IA $84,321

Atlanta, GA $84,183

Battle Creek, MI $84,158

Salt Lake City, UT $84,132

Lancaster, PA $84,003

Champaign, IL $83,986

Harrisburg, PA $83,882

Durham, NC $83,805

Kansas City, MO $83,797

Kansas City, KS $83,779

Fort Worth, TX $83,771

Boca Raton, FL $83,736

Cleveland, OH $83,728

Columbus, OH $83,711

Pittsburgh, PA $83,702

Richmond, VA $83,668

Indianapolis, IN $83,650

Cincinnati, OH $83,539

Petersburg, VA $83,410

Billings, MT $83,221

Lansing, MI $83,221

Huntsville, AL $83,221

Lebanon, PA $83,212

Dayton, OH $83,203

Pueblo, CO $83,203

Appleton, WI $83,178

Buffalo, NY $83,143

Racine, WI $83,100

Charlotte, NC $83,092

Saint Louis, MO $83,066

Springfield, IL $83,031

Elkhart, IN $83,014

York, PA $83,014

Gastonia, NC $83,006

Benton Harbor, MI $83,006

Beaumont, TX $82,954

Lorain, OH $82,937

Toledo, OH $82,902

Binghamton, NY $82,859

Rock Hill, SC $82,851

Rockford, IL $82,808

Fargo, ND $82,765

Elyria, OH $82,765

Flagstaff, AZ $82,705

Fort Lauderdale, FL $82,653

Miami, FL $82,602

Duluth, MN $82,464

Bangor, ME $82,352

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,258

Louisville, KY $82,215

Grand Rapids, MI $82,197

Hialeah, FL $82,189

Casper, WY $82,068

Scranton, PA $81,965

New Orleans, LA $81,940

Virginia Beach, VA $81,931

Akron, OH $81,888

Peoria, IL $81,776

Sarasota, FL $81,759

Green Bay, WI $81,699

Baton Rouge, LA $81,656

Charleston, SC $81,639

Nashville, TN $81,613

Jamestown, NY $81,596

Davenport, IA $81,596

Tucson, AZ $81,553

Cheyenne, WY $81,527

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,501

Tampa, FL $81,484

Omaha, NE $81,467

Port Arthur, TX $81,432

Evansville, IN $81,432

Bradenton, FL $81,398

Santa Fe, NM $81,243

Orlando, FL $81,157

Clearwater, FL $81,063

Canton, OH $80,882

La Crosse, WI $80,882

Grand Forks, ND $80,856

Albuquerque, NM $80,830

Tulsa, OK $80,830

Newport News, VA $80,822

High Point, NC $80,796

Ogden, UT $80,762

Corpus Christi, TX $80,693

Laramie, WY $80,641

Norfolk, VA $80,641

Rock Island, IL $80,590

Saginaw, MI $80,573

Jacksonville, FL $80,564

Salisbury, NC $80,547

Memphis, TN $80,530

Moline, IL $80,487

Fort Myers, FL $80,461

Waterloo, IA $80,349

Spartanburg, SC $80,263

Lincoln, NE $80,220

Fort Wayne, IN $80,203

Birmingham, AL $80,108

Cedar Falls, IA $80,091

Provo, UT $80,083

Springfield, OH $80,074

San Antonio, TX $80,057

Greensboro, NC $80,022

South Bend, IN $80,014

Winston Salem, NC $80,005

Boise, ID $79,979

Savannah, GA $79,919

Muskegon, MI $79,764

Lima, OH $79,661

Lake Charles, LA $79,627

Anderson, IN $79,610

Lexington, KY $79,584

Augusta, GA $79,558

Greenville, SC $79,558

Wichita, KS $79,481

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,481

Columbia, SC $79,403

Bloomington, IN $79,188

Roanoke, VA $79,137

Asheville, NC $79,025

Knoxville, TN $78,879

Shreveport, LA $78,870

Wilmington, NC $78,759

Frankfort, KY $78,595

Oklahoma City, OK $78,535

Chillicothe, OH $78,501

Longview, TX $78,492

Topeka, KS $78,466

Mobile, AL $78,337

Terre Haute, IN $78,303

Erie, PA $78,294

Altoona, PA $78,251

Melbourne, FL $78,226

Amarillo, TX $78,191

Killeen, TX $78,165

Fayetteville, AR $78,097

Sioux Falls, SD $78,036

Chattanooga, TN $77,985

Idaho Falls, ID $77,976

Gainesville, FL $77,796

Portsmouth, OH $77,753

Little Rock, AR $77,736

Lynchburg, VA $77,736

Lafayette, LA $77,701

Youngstown, OH $77,701

Temple, TX $77,667

Daytona Beach, FL $77,650

Clarksville, TN $77,641

Pensacola, FL $77,632

Hopkinsville, KY $77,374

Charleston, WV $77,366

Florence, SC $77,323

Sioux City, IA $77,271

Macon, GA $77,022

Tallahassee, FL $77,013

Fayetteville, NC $76,996

Waco, TX $76,979

Wichita Falls, TX $76,979

Pine Bluff, AR $76,945

Vincennes, IN $76,781

Lubbock, TX $76,747

Great Falls, MT $76,695

Alamogordo, NM $76,687

Abilene, TX $76,618

Rapid City, SD $76,506

Monroe, LA $76,506

Albany, GA $76,455

Huntington, WV $76,446

Jackson, MS $76,437

Greenville, MS $76,429

Parkersburg, WV $76,343

Montgomery, AL $76,326

Johnstown, PA $76,308

Springfield, MO $76,240

Biloxi, MS $76,197

Sumter, SC $76,016

Columbus, GA $76,007

Twin Falls, ID $75,956

Pascagoula, MS $75,844

Kingsport, TN $75,621

Gulfport, MS $75,595

Alexandria, LA $75,311

Fort Smith, AR $75,096

El Paso, TX $74,864

Helena, MT $74,752

Las Cruces, NM $74,477

Harlingen, TX $74,236

Pocatello, ID $74,159

Florence, AL $74,133

Brownsville, TX $74,116

Dothan, AL $73,979

Mcallen, TX $73,936

Columbus, MS $73,299

Altus, OK $72,904

Lawton, OK $72,741

Pierre, SD $72,431

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	$97,148	13%
Innovation	$91,130	6%
Commitment	$91,130	6%
Dedication	$90,270	5%
Analysis	$90,270	5%
Quality Control	$88,551	3%

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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 April 01, 2026

$74,474

Average $85,972/year

$92,887

$6,206

Average $7,164/month

$7,741

$1,432

Average $1,653/week

$1,786

$36

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,887	$7,741	$1,786	$45
Average	$85,972	$7,164	$1,653	$41
25th Percentile	$74,474	$6,206	$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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