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Average Salary for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

SOC 49-9051 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in the United States is $92,560 ($44.50/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $50,020 at the 10th percentile to $126,610 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 123,680 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 27.6% since 2019.

Median Annual

$92,560

Mean Annual

$90,110

10th Pct

$50,020

75th Pct

$107,940

Employment

123,680

Salary Distribution

$50k
10th
$66k
25th
$93k
Median
$108k
75th
$127k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Bellingham, WA $153,590
Redding, CA $138,230
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $136,850
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $134,980
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $133,510
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $132,860
Stockton-Lodi, CA $132,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $131,640
El Centro, CA $131,420
Fresno, CA $130,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $130,730
Fairbanks-College, AK $129,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $128,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $127,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $127,000

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Washington $125,710
Oregon $123,180
California $122,520
Connecticut $120,340
Nevada $120,260
Idaho $120,240
New York $117,500
New Jersey $116,280
New Hampshire $115,430
Vermont $108,160
Colorado $108,040
Hawaii $107,810
Rhode Island $107,770
Montana $107,540
Alaska $107,330
Massachusetts $106,610
Illinois $105,970
Minnesota $104,800
Wisconsin $104,420
Pennsylvania $103,750
Michigan $103,310
Kansas $102,400
Arizona $101,980
Indiana $100,260
Wyoming $98,490
North Dakota $97,460
District of Columbia $96,240
Iowa $95,850
Missouri $93,580
Maryland $93,170
Florida $92,460
South Dakota $92,060
Nebraska $88,910
Delaware $87,460
Ohio $84,470
Alabama $84,340
West Virginia $83,920
Maine $83,030
Utah $81,380
Tennessee $80,160
Arkansas $79,140
Georgia $78,880
New Mexico $78,670
Texas $77,560
Virginia $77,190
Kentucky $76,050
North Carolina $75,630
South Carolina $75,010
Louisiana $74,300
Mississippi $68,810
Puerto Rico $67,880
Oklahoma $66,840
Guam $47,770

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $92,560
2023 $85,420
2022 $82,340
2021 $78,310
2020 $75,030
2019 $72,520