Lineworker pay
Install and repair power lines — among the top-paid trades.
National baseline
Public data$37.40/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$35/hr
Austin
$37/hr
Baltimore
$40/hr
Birmingham
$33/hr
Boston
$43/hr
Buffalo
$36/hr
Charlotte
$36/hr
Chicago
$39/hr
Cincinnati
$35/hr
Cleveland
$35/hr
Columbus
$35/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$36/hr
Denver
$39/hr
Detroit
$37/hr
Grand Rapids
$35/hr
Hartford
$40/hr
Houston
$37/hr
Indianapolis
$35/hr
Jacksonville
$34/hr
Kansas City
$36/hr
Las Vegas
$36/hr
Los Angeles
$42/hr
Louisville
$34/hr
Memphis
$33/hr
Miami
$34/hr
Milwaukee
$36/hr
Minneapolis
$39/hr
Nashville
$35/hr
New Orleans
$34/hr
New York City
$44/hr
Oklahoma City
$34/hr
Orlando
$33/hr
Philadelphia
$38/hr
Phoenix
$35/hr
Pittsburgh
$37/hr
Portland
$40/hr
Providence
$38/hr
Raleigh
$36/hr
Richmond
$36/hr
Rochester
$36/hr
Sacramento
$40/hr
Salt Lake City
$36/hr
San Antonio
$34/hr
San Diego
$41/hr
San Francisco
$48/hr
San Jose
$49/hr
Seattle
$43/hr
St. Louis
$36/hr
Tampa
$34/hr
Virginia Beach
$35/hr