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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers earn $95,320 a year at the midpoint

The middle of the pay scale for electrical power-line installers and repairers is $95,320. A typical start is nearer $67,270; the top tenth earn about $128,690.

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$95,320median a year · United States
$45.83an hour $91,970average 131,070people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$67,27025th $95,320median $109,74075th
$51,47010th percentile $128,69090th percentile
$67,270a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$134,340best-paying state · Hawaii
$75,420lowest-paying state · Arizona
+41%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $134,340 in Hawaii and $75,420 in Arizona — a gap of $58,920 a year.

Electrical power-line installer earnings, from starting pay to the best-paid 10%

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No. 144 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 82% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 142 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480
  2. 143 Labor Relations Specialists $95,420
  3. 144 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $95,320
  4. 145 Education Administrators, All Other $95,200
  5. 146 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $94,980

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Related work, and what it pays

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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,320
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$92,460−$2,860 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$74,340−$20,980 Commercial Divers$72,990−$22,330 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$68,990−$26,330 Watch and Clock Repairers$67,230−$28,090 Millwrights$65,700−$29,620

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  • Adhered to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
  • Drove vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
  • Opened switches or attached grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.

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Electrical power-line installer wages by state

The 44 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.76 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Washington $133,060 $80,640 $80,640 — $147,810 2,340
Oregon $131,090 $77,330 $77,330 — $153,860 1,640
California $129,040 $77,350 $77,350 — $167,090 8,930
Connecticut $126,850 $46,960 $46,960 — $135,730 940
Idaho $125,410 $75,770 $75,770 — $131,140 860
New Jersey $121,580 $81,470 $81,470 — $126,350 1,310
New York $121,280 $58,740 $58,740 — $141,160 5,840
Montana $110,320 $73,220 $73,220 — $125,010 680
Massachusetts $110,210 $81,470 $81,470 — $127,620 2,350
Illinois $108,120 $72,820 $72,820 — $129,230 3,090
Michigan $106,890 $65,480 $65,480 — $131,570 2,800
Pennsylvania $106,230 $64,550 $64,550 — $122,510 4,150
Maryland $106,090 $62,160 $62,160 — $124,750 1,830
North Dakota $105,870 $61,020 $61,020 — $121,990 740
Wisconsin $105,820 $58,330 $58,330 — $119,850 2,520
Minnesota $104,180 $78,390 $78,390 — $122,110 2,190
Colorado $103,980 $59,170 $59,170 — $131,360 2,370
Indiana $102,040 $53,290 $53,290 — $116,720 2,540
Kansas $101,620 $50,510 $50,510 — $122,970 1,610
Utah $101,220 $49,380 $49,380 — $124,180 1,030
Iowa $100,200 $65,310 $65,310 — $109,980 1,390
South Dakota $97,310 $63,840 $63,840 — $118,530 740
Nevada $96,560 $65,000 $65,000 — $134,930 920
Missouri $96,360 $59,900 $59,900 — $115,740 3,440
Wyoming $93,860 $49,820 $49,820 — $119,810 670
Ohio $93,150 $58,840 $58,840 — $111,760 4,260
Nebraska $92,150 $52,930 $52,930 — $118,040 1,490
Alabama $92,030 $44,150 $44,150 — $105,400 2,730
Florida $86,870 $50,690 $50,690 — $109,300 6,420
West Virginia $83,810 $47,760 $47,760 — $115,350 1,260
Tennessee $83,660 $58,240 $58,240 — $105,000 3,900
Maine $83,090 $52,190 $52,190 — $121,950 1,160
Arkansas $81,450 $51,150 $51,150 — $115,120 1,510
Georgia $80,080 $50,440 $50,440 — $116,900 4,960
Texas $78,940 $46,760 $46,760 — $107,550 17,280
North Carolina $77,270 $48,180 $48,180 — $105,430 5,650
Kentucky $77,020 $47,770 $47,770 — $102,400 2,930
South Carolina $76,870 $48,890 $48,890 — $102,860 2,690
Virginia $76,590 $49,520 $49,520 — $106,860 2,920
New Mexico $76,470 $46,640 $46,640 — $105,590 1,020
Louisiana $76,410 $46,200 $46,200 — $117,990 2,520
Oklahoma $76,010 $48,630 $48,630 — $117,020 3,290
Mississippi $75,890 $45,620 $45,620 — $98,200 2,290
Arizona $75,420 $48,760 $48,760 — $124,300 3,360

Electrical power-line installer pay rate, hourly to yearly

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$95,326a year

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What is an electrical power-line installer’s yearly income?

An electrical power-line installer makes a median of $95,320 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $67,270 and $109,740.

What is an electrical power-line installer’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $45.83 an hour; the average is $91,970 a year.

What is the starting pay for an electrical power-line installer?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $67,270 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $51,470.

Which state pays electrical power-line installers and repairers the most?

Hawaii, with a median of $134,340 a year.

How many people work as electrical power-line installers and repairers?

About 131,070 in the United States — number 144 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Jobs that pay about the same

Median pay within $460 of what electrical power-line installers and repairers earn — $95,320 a year — but not always the same spread.

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