SOC 49-9051 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$95,320

U.S. median hourly wage$45.83

U.S. employment131,070

Nationally, electrical power-line installers and repairers earned a median of $95,320 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 131,070 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$134,340	$64.59	600	1.0
Washington	$133,060	$63.97	2,340	0.7
Oregon	$131,090	$63.02	1,640	0.8
California	$129,040	$62.04	8,930	0.5
Connecticut	$126,850	$60.99	940	0.6
Idaho	$125,410	$60.29	860	1.0
New Jersey	$121,580	$58.45	1,310	0.3
New York	$121,280	$58.31	5,840	0.6
Montana	$110,320	$53.04	680	1.3
Massachusetts	$110,210	$52.99	2,350	0.6
Vermont	$108,520	$52.17	270	0.9
Illinois	$108,120	$51.98	3,090	0.5
Michigan	$106,890	$51.39	2,800	0.6
Pennsylvania	$106,230	$51.07	4,150	0.7
Maryland	$106,090	$51.01	1,830	0.7
North Dakota	$105,870	$50.90	740	1.7
Wisconsin	$105,820	$50.88	2,520	0.9
Rhode Island	$104,620	$50.30	120	0.2
Minnesota	$104,180	$50.09	2,190	0.7
Colorado	$103,980	$49.99	2,370	0.8
New Hampshire	$102,170	$49.12	560	0.8
Indiana	$102,040	$49.06	2,540	0.8
Kansas	$101,620	$48.86	1,610	1.1
District of Columbia	$101,240	$48.67	150	0.2
Utah	$101,220	$48.66	1,030	0.6
Iowa	$100,200	$48.17	1,390	0.9
South Dakota	$97,310	$46.79	740	1.6
Delaware	$97,180	$46.72	330	0.7
Nevada	$96,560	$46.42	920	0.6
Missouri	$96,360	$46.33	3,440	1.2
Wyoming	$93,860	$45.12	670	2.4
Ohio	$93,150	$44.78	4,260	0.8
Alaska	$92,470	$44.46	490	1.5
Nebraska	$92,150	$44.30	1,490	1.5
Alabama	$92,030	$44.24	2,730	1.3
Florida	$86,870	$41.76	6,420	0.6
West Virginia	$83,810	$40.29	1,260	1.8
Tennessee	$83,660	$40.22	3,900	1.2
Maine	$83,090	$39.95	1,160	1.8
Arkansas	$81,450	$39.16	1,510	1.2
Georgia	$80,080	$38.50	4,960	1.0
Texas	$78,940	$37.95	17,280	1.2
North Carolina	$77,270	$37.15	5,650	1.1
Puerto Rico	$77,050	$37.04	600	0.6
Kentucky	$77,020	$37.03	2,930	1.5
South Carolina	$76,870	$36.96	2,690	1.2
Virginia	$76,590	$36.82	2,920	0.7
New Mexico	$76,470	$36.76	1,020	1.2
Louisiana	$76,410	$36.74	2,520	1.3
Oklahoma	$76,010	$36.54	3,290	1.9
Mississippi	$75,890	$36.49	2,290	2.0
Arizona	$75,420	$36.26	3,360	1.0
Guam	$64,650	$31.08	50	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 265 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$157,620	$75.78	300	0.3
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$140,270	$67.44	120	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$137,180	$65.95	770	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$135,450	$65.12	50	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$135,400	$65.09	240	0.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$135,300	$65.05	810	0.7
Urban Honolulu, HI	$135,080	$64.94	450	1.0
El Centro, CA	$134,950	$64.88	40	0.6
Salem, OR	$134,500	$64.66	180	0.9
Fresno, CA	$134,150	$64.50	230	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$134,150	$64.50	1,010	0.5
Fairbanks-College, AK	$133,220	$64.05	40	1.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$132,370	$63.64	Not published	Not published
Bend, OR	$132,010	$63.47	80	0.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$131,050	$63.00	200	0.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$130,440	$62.71	2,140	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$130,080	$62.54	130	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$128,750	$61.90	1,580	0.9
Albany, OR	$128,690	$61.87	40	0.8
Boulder, CO	$128,300	$61.68	40	0.2
Medford, OR	$128,030	$61.56	50	0.6
Pocatello, ID	$127,700	$61.39	30	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$127,580	$61.34	460	1.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$127,490	$61.29	210	0.8
Binghamton, NY	$127,170	$61.14	100	1.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$127,160	$61.14	650	0.6
Lewiston, ID-WA	$126,860	$60.99	30	1.1
Boise City, ID	$126,840	$60.98	340	0.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$126,670	$60.90	280	0.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$125,890	$60.52	90	1.3
Syracuse, NY	$124,970	$60.08	250	0.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$124,110	$59.67	100	1.9
Utica-Rome, NY	$123,700	$59.47	120	1.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$123,650	$59.45	170	1.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$123,430	$59.34	1,830	0.4
Reno, NV	$122,890	$59.08	130	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$122,480	$58.89	3,850	0.4
Longview-Kelso, WA	$122,240	$58.77	60	1.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$121,260	$58.30	440	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$120,870	$58.11	740	0.5
Yakima, WA	$119,850	$57.62	30	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$119,460	$57.44	1,420	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$116,570	$56.04	50	0.7
Worcester, MA	$116,460	$55.99	380	1.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$114,820	$55.20	90	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$114,640	$55.12	400	0.7
Casper, WY	$114,170	$54.89	60	1.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$113,700	$54.66	70	1.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$113,120	$54.39	190	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$112,990	$54.32	360	2.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$111,490	$53.60	1,550	0.6
Pueblo, CO	$110,290	$53.02	90	1.4
Lawrence, KS	$110,180	$52.97	30	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$109,350	$52.57	270	0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH	$109,300	$52.55	90	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$109,220	$52.51	40	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$109,000	$52.40	530	0.6
Traverse City, MI	$108,970	$52.39	60	0.9
Topeka, KS	$108,720	$52.27	300	2.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$108,660	$52.24	80	0.9
Billings, MT	$108,200	$52.02	70	0.7
Wheeling, WV-OH	$108,060	$51.95	140	2.4
Green Bay, WI	$108,000	$51.93	130	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$107,500	$51.68	300	0.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$107,420	$51.64	110	1.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$107,410	$51.64	40	0.3
Appleton, WI	$107,370	$51.62	160	1.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$107,170	$51.52	930	0.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$106,960	$51.42	350	1.0
Colorado Springs, CO	$106,860	$51.37	180	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$106,840	$51.37	1,130	0.6
Springfield, IL	$106,630	$51.27	80	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$105,590	$50.76	1,030	0.9
Rochester, MN	$105,440	$50.69	80	0.6
York-Hanover, PA	$105,340	$50.64	120	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$105,300	$50.63	650	0.6
Rochester, NY	$105,110	$50.53	310	0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	$104,920	$50.44	100	0.7
Bismarck, ND	$104,800	$50.39	90	1.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$104,410	$50.20	50	1.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,360	$50.17	860	0.5
Fond du Lac, WI	$104,220	$50.11	30	0.7
Madison, WI	$104,220	$50.11	360	0.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$104,030	$50.02	170	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$104,020	$50.01	180	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,960	$49.98	910	0.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$103,790	$49.90	130	1.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$103,560	$49.79	60	0.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$103,550	$49.78	40	0.5
Manhattan, KS	$103,540	$49.78	50	1.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	$103,080	$49.56	100	0.7
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$103,060	$49.55	140	3.5
Iowa City, IA	$103,000	$49.52	40	0.4
Wichita, KS	$102,920	$49.48	200	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$102,680	$49.37	50	0.6
Gainesville, FL	$102,650	$49.35	110	0.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$102,600	$49.33	130	0.8
Birmingham, AL	$102,470	$49.26	490	0.9
Mobile, AL	$102,380	$49.22	140	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$102,340	$49.20	90	1.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$102,230	$49.15	200	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$101,960	$49.02	370	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$101,810	$48.95	100	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$101,740	$48.91	980	0.9
Duluth, MN-WI	$101,660	$48.88	170	1.3
Springfield, MA	$101,540	$48.82	190	1.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$101,460	$48.78	100	0.5
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$100,340	$48.24	90	1.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$100,210	$48.18	80	0.4
Ames, IA	$100,170	$48.16	40	0.6
Niles, MI	$99,850	$48.00	60	1.0
Montgomery, AL	$99,800	$47.98	140	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$99,780	$47.97	440	1.0
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$99,650	$47.91	50	1.2
St. Cloud, MN	$99,470	$47.82	80	0.8
Mankato, MN	$99,170	$47.68	40	0.6
Greeley, CO	$99,010	$47.60	200	1.7
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$98,840	$47.52	60	1.3
Lawton, OK	$98,840	$47.52	40	1.0
Winston-Salem, NC	$98,720	$47.46	110	0.4
Dover, DE	$98,590	$47.40	40	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$98,520	$47.36	200	0.8
Bangor, ME	$98,230	$47.23	120	1.7
Springfield, MO	$98,090	$47.16	160	0.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$97,910	$47.07	60	1.7
Joplin, MO-KS	$97,670	$46.96	160	1.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$97,640	$46.94	90	0.5
Columbia, MO	$97,390	$46.82	80	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$97,290	$46.77	180	1.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$97,150	$46.71	340	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$96,890	$46.58	540	0.5
Jefferson City, MO	$96,720	$46.50	200	2.5
Johnson City, TN	$96,530	$46.41	40	0.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$96,510	$46.40	190	2.2
Akron, OH	$96,340	$46.32	240	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$96,240	$46.27	1,370	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$95,490	$45.91	110	0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,480	$45.91	1,530	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$95,380	$45.86	30	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$95,290	$45.81	90	0.8
Rapid City, SD	$95,220	$45.78	120	1.6
St. George, UT	$94,970	$45.66	80	0.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$94,800	$45.58	70	0.7
Decatur, AL	$94,690	$45.52	120	2.0
Sheboygan, WI	$94,520	$45.44	70	1.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$94,510	$45.44	950	0.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$94,480	$45.42	70	1.2
Cleveland, TN	$93,910	$45.15	60	1.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$93,150	$44.79	730	0.7
Morristown, TN	$92,250	$44.35	50	1.1
Cheyenne, WY	$91,770	$44.12	90	1.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$91,680	$44.08	210	1.1
Cleveland, OH	$91,120	$43.81	440	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$91,090	$43.80	1,180	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$90,490	$43.50	90	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$90,290	$43.41	200	0.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$90,000	$43.27	110	1.9
Hattiesburg, MS	$89,480	$43.02	70	1.1
Jonesboro, AR	$88,360	$42.48	70	1.1
Ogden, UT	$87,390	$42.01	120	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$87,080	$41.87	200	0.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$86,740	$41.70	60	0.6
Goldsboro, NC	$85,900	$41.30	40	1.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$84,840	$40.79	50	0.7
Grand Island, NE	$84,450	$40.60	90	2.3
Monroe, LA	$84,340	$40.55	100	1.2
Toledo, OH	$83,870	$40.32	210	0.7
Clarksville, TN-KY	$83,760	$40.27	140	1.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$83,570	$40.18	2,660	0.9
Ocala, FL	$83,330	$40.06	100	0.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$83,230	$40.02	1,260	1.1
Gettysburg, PA	$82,820	$39.82	30	1.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$82,710	$39.77	4,380	1.3
Yuma, AZ	$82,550	$39.69	80	1.2
Gainesville, GA	$82,190	$39.51	80	0.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$82,120	$39.48	1,270	1.0
Columbus, OH	$81,760	$39.31	1,260	1.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$81,740	$39.30	1,130	0.8
Anchorage, AK	$81,530	$39.20	300	1.7
College Station-Bryan, TX	$81,390	$39.13	100	0.8
Valdosta, GA	$81,390	$39.13	50	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$81,220	$39.05	180	1.0
Jackson, TN	$80,940	$38.92	110	1.2
Tulsa, OK	$80,880	$38.89	740	1.6
Jacksonville, FL	$80,860	$38.88	470	0.6
Waco, TX	$80,610	$38.76	110	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$80,530	$38.72	180	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$80,520	$38.71	190	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$80,510	$38.71	920	0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$80,500	$38.70	320	2.0
Longview, TX	$80,490	$38.70	160	1.4
Asheville, NC	$80,220	$38.57	150	0.8
Tallahassee, FL	$80,180	$38.55	120	0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$79,850	$38.39	160	1.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$79,840	$38.38	140	0.9
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$79,810	$38.37	290	2.0
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$79,780	$38.36	60	1.3
El Paso, TX	$79,760	$38.34	140	0.4
Abilene, TX	$79,600	$38.27	80	1.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$79,490	$38.22	200	0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$79,470	$38.21	720	1.1
Morgantown, WV	$79,290	$38.12	170	2.6
Albuquerque, NM	$79,240	$38.09	360	0.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$79,190	$38.07	190	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$78,930	$37.95	550	0.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$78,860	$37.91	110	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$78,680	$37.83	320	0.5
Aguadilla, PR	$78,630	$37.81	50	1.1
Paducah, KY-IL	$78,510	$37.75	70	1.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$78,430	$37.71	190	0.7
Lubbock, TX	$78,320	$37.65	190	1.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$78,240	$37.61	550	2.1
Lake Charles, LA	$78,190	$37.59	140	1.3
Richmond, VA	$78,110	$37.55	490	0.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$78,100	$37.55	280	1.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$78,030	$37.52	1,310	1.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$77,980	$37.49	370	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$77,910	$37.46	3,930	1.0
Corpus Christi, TX	$77,770	$37.39	250	1.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$77,700	$37.36	500	1.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$77,700	$37.35	600	2.1
Farmington, NM	$77,650	$37.33	120	2.5
Columbus, GA-AL	$77,640	$37.33	60	0.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$77,540	$37.28	80	1.0
Midland, TX	$77,390	$37.21	290	2.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$77,120	$37.08	50	1.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$77,020	$37.03	650	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	$77,010	$37.02	670	1.6
Spartanburg, SC	$76,660	$36.86	150	0.9
Alexandria, LA	$76,410	$36.74	390	6.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$76,150	$36.61	90	0.6
Dothan, AL	$75,640	$36.37	90	1.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$75,570	$36.33	300	0.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$75,490	$36.29	50	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$75,420	$36.26	2,810	1.2
Florence, SC	$75,340	$36.22	70	0.7
Albany, GA	$75,330	$36.21	90	1.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$74,700	$35.91	180	0.6
Columbia, SC	$74,190	$35.67	360	0.9
Victoria, TX	$73,860	$35.51	90	2.4
Sherman-Denison, TX	$73,580	$35.38	280	5.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$73,510	$35.34	80	0.9
Dalton, GA	$72,150	$34.69	100	1.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$71,400	$34.33	230	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$71,290	$34.27	190	1.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$70,070	$33.69	160	0.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$69,960	$33.64	160	0.7
Wichita Falls, TX	$69,420	$33.37	40	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$68,350	$32.86	420	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$68,060	$32.72	60	0.8
Odessa, TX	$67,260	$32.34	200	2.5
Lafayette, LA	$67,250	$32.33	190	1.0
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$65,960	$31.71	290	1.8
Fayetteville, NC	$65,140	$31.32	270	2.1
Jackson, MS	$64,760	$31.13	530	1.9
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$64,380	$30.95	50	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$63,630	$30.59	230	1.2
Rocky Mount, NC	$62,860	$30.22	70	1.3
Greenville, NC	$62,410	$30.01	90	1.2
Bowling Green, KY	$60,420	$29.05	80	0.9
Las Cruces, NM	$59,530	$28.62	60	0.8
Altoona, PA	Not published	Not published	70	1.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	Not published	Not published	120	0.9
Santa Fe, NM	Not published	Not published	30	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	Not published	Not published	120	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.