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Top 5 Highest Paying States for Line Workers in 2020

April 13, 2021
According to the latest research from BLM, the average hourly mean wage for line workers was $35.78 in 2020. The yearly mean wage was $74,410.

Some things have changed since we last published the "Top 5 Highest Paying States for Electrical Linemen" gallery in 2018. Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wages Study from May 2016), California was the highest-paying state for electrical power-line installer and repairer. Now the top state for line workers' pay is a different state in the West.

The pay has also risen accordingly. According to the latest research from BLM, the average hourly mean wage for line workers was $35.78 in 2020. The yearly mean wage was $74,410.

Following are the five states with the highest-paid line workers.

About the Author

Nikki Chandler | Group Editorial Director, Energy

Nikki has 28 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 23 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002 and now leads the content for EnergyTech, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World media brands and supports Endeavor’s energy events, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World Live. She has contributed to several publications over the past 25 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.

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