Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Median $74,330
Occupation · SOC 49-9051
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: pay and where the jobs are
What electrical power-line installers and repairers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$95,320 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $91,970
- Median hourly wage
- $45.83
- Mean hourly wage
- $44.22
- Employment
- 131,070
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9051.
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How much do electrical power-line installers and repairers make?
The median annual wage for electrical power-line installers and repairers was $95,320 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $51,470 and the highest-paid 10% more than $128,690. As an hourly rate, the median is $45.83. About 131,070 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Hawaii ($134,340), Washington ($133,060) and Oregon ($131,090). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Idaho.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for electrical power-line installers and repairers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $51,470 | $24.74 | $4,289 | $3,628 |
| 25th percentile | $67,270 | $32.34 | $5,606 | $4,680 |
| Median | $95,320 | $45.83 | $7,943 | $6,324 |
| 75th percentile | $109,740 | $52.76 | $9,145 | $7,169 |
| 90th percentile | $128,690 | $61.87 | $10,724 | $8,269 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$95,760 take-home in national prices
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$93,789 take-home in national prices
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$92,744 take-home in national prices
Where a median electrical power-line installers and repairer paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 600 | $134,340 | $81,120 | $144,170 | $94,291 | $85,757 |
| Washington | 2,340 | $133,060 | $80,640 | $147,810 | $100,367 | $93,789 |
| Oregon | 1,640 | $131,090 | $77,330 | $153,860 | $89,715 | $86,798 |
| California | 8,930 | $129,040 | $77,350 | $167,090 | $90,032 | $81,315 |
| Connecticut | 940 | $126,850 | $46,960 | $135,730 | $90,973 | $87,803 |
| Idaho | 860 | $125,410 | $75,770 | $131,140 | $91,445 | $95,760 |
| New Jersey | 1,310 | $121,580 | $81,470 | $126,350 | $88,106 | $80,976 |
| New York | 5,840 | $121,280 | $58,740 | $141,160 | $87,592 | $81,163 |
| Montana | 680 | $110,320 | $73,220 | $125,010 | $81,568 | $86,183 |
| Massachusetts | 2,350 | $110,210 | $81,470 | $127,620 | $80,565 | $76,180 |
| Vermont | 270 | $108,520 | $89,450 | $125,680 | $80,516 | $82,194 |
| Illinois | 3,090 | $108,120 | $72,820 | $129,230 | $79,685 | $79,719 |
| Michigan | 2,800 | $106,890 | $65,480 | $131,570 | $79,735 | $82,870 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,150 | $106,230 | $64,550 | $122,510 | $80,227 | $82,224 |
| Maryland | 1,830 | $106,090 | $62,160 | $124,750 | $78,712 | $74,993 |
| North Dakota | 740 | $105,870 | $61,020 | $121,990 | $82,504 | $92,744 |
| Wisconsin | 2,520 | $105,820 | $58,330 | $119,850 | $78,501 | $83,428 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | $104,620 | $72,710 | $125,200 | $77,963 | $76,225 |
| Minnesota | 2,190 | $104,180 | $78,390 | $122,110 | $76,101 | $77,166 |
| Colorado | 2,370 | $103,980 | $59,170 | $131,360 | $77,656 | $75,356 |
| New Hampshire | 560 | $102,170 | $67,030 | $126,870 | $80,707 | $77,480 |
| Indiana | 2,540 | $102,040 | $53,290 | $116,720 | $77,634 | $83,184 |
| Kansas | 1,610 | $101,620 | $50,510 | $122,970 | $75,449 | $83,769 |
| District of Columbia | 150 | $101,240 | $67,750 | $132,900 | $74,415 | $67,711 |
| Utah | 1,030 | $101,220 | $49,380 | $124,180 | $75,534 | $76,402 |
| Iowa | 1,390 | $100,200 | $65,310 | $109,980 | $76,165 | $86,786 |
| South Dakota | 740 | $97,310 | $63,840 | $118,530 | $77,288 | $87,246 |
| Delaware | 330 | $97,180 | $48,570 | $119,790 | $71,735 | $71,873 |
| Nevada | 920 | $96,560 | $65,000 | $134,930 | $76,760 | $76,776 |
| Missouri | 3,440 | $96,360 | $59,900 | $115,740 | $73,028 | $80,412 |
| Wyoming | 670 | $93,860 | $49,820 | $119,810 | $74,861 | $80,764 |
| Ohio | 4,260 | $93,150 | $58,840 | $111,760 | $72,236 | $77,862 |
| Alaska | 490 | $92,470 | $52,040 | $139,750 | $73,612 | $71,915 |
| Nebraska | 1,490 | $92,150 | $52,930 | $118,040 | $70,344 | $78,071 |
| Alabama | 2,730 | $92,030 | $44,150 | $105,400 | $69,782 | $78,563 |
| Florida | 6,420 | $86,870 | $50,690 | $109,300 | $69,943 | $67,634 |
| West Virginia | 1,260 | $83,810 | $47,760 | $115,350 | $64,841 | $72,450 |
| Tennessee | 3,900 | $83,660 | $58,240 | $105,000 | $67,685 | $73,675 |
| Maine | 1,160 | $83,090 | $52,190 | $121,950 | $62,938 | $64,851 |
| Arkansas | 1,510 | $81,450 | $51,150 | $115,120 | $63,604 | $73,161 |
| Georgia | 4,960 | $80,080 | $50,440 | $116,900 | $61,919 | $64,302 |
| Texas | 17,280 | $78,940 | $46,760 | $107,550 | $64,364 | $66,316 |
| North Carolina | 5,650 | $77,270 | $48,180 | $105,430 | $60,615 | $64,261 |
| Puerto Rico | 600 | $77,050 | $51,750 | $86,810 | — | — |
| Kentucky | 2,930 | $77,020 | $47,770 | $102,400 | $60,435 | $67,032 |
| South Carolina | 2,690 | $76,870 | $48,890 | $102,860 | $60,127 | $64,136 |
| Virginia | 2,920 | $76,590 | $49,520 | $106,860 | $59,121 | $58,476 |
| New Mexico | 1,020 | $76,470 | $46,640 | $105,590 | $60,198 | $65,282 |
| Louisiana | 2,520 | $76,410 | $46,200 | $117,990 | $60,678 | $68,791 |
| Oklahoma | 3,290 | $76,010 | $48,630 | $117,020 | $59,428 | $67,653 |
| Mississippi | 2,290 | $75,890 | $45,620 | $98,200 | $59,915 | $68,905 |
| Arizona | 3,360 | $75,420 | $48,760 | $124,300 | $60,396 | $59,990 |
| Guam | 50 | $64,650 | $55,660 | $114,390 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9051. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.