Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary by State (2026)

Name: Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers earn the most in Hawaii at $134,340 a year and the least in Guam at $64,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $95,320. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $134,340
National median: $95,320
Lowest median: $64,650
States reporting: 53

Top 5 states for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

1. Hawaii$134,340 median · $122,182 adjusted · 600 employed
2. Washington$133,060 median · $124,340 adjusted · 2,340 employed
3. Oregon$131,090 median · $126,827 adjusted · 1,640 employed
4. California$129,040 median · $116,546 adjusted · 8,930 employed
5. Connecticut$126,850 median · $122,430 adjusted · 940 employed

Lowest-paying states for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

53. Guam$64,650 median · no price parity · 50 employed
52. Arizona$75,420 median · $74,913 adjusted · 3,360 employed
51. Mississippi$75,890 median · $87,277 adjusted · 2,290 employed
50. Oklahoma$76,010 median · $86,529 adjusted · 3,290 employed
49. Louisiana$76,410 median · $86,626 adjusted · 2,520 employed

Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of electrical power-line installers and repairers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Hawaii	$134,340	$99,170	$135,510	600	$122,182
2	Washington	$133,060	$107,620	$136,850	2,340	$124,340
3	Oregon	$131,090	$106,530	$139,920	1,640	$126,827
4	California	$129,040	$98,680	$156,380	8,930	$116,546
5	Connecticut	$126,850	$90,740	$131,180	940	$122,430
6	Idaho	$125,410	$99,040	$128,090	860	$131,328
7	New Jersey	$121,580	$99,860	$123,740	1,310	$111,741
8	New York	$121,280	$82,560	$134,320	5,840	$112,378
9	Montana	$110,320	$87,090	$118,820	680	$116,562
10	Massachusetts	$110,210	$94,370	$126,040	2,350	$104,211
11	Vermont	$108,520	$96,920	$121,020	270	$110,782
12	Illinois	$108,120	$101,620	$126,440	3,090	$108,165
13	Michigan	$106,890	$85,050	$125,050	2,800	$111,093
14	Pennsylvania	$106,230	$92,030	$117,940	4,150	$108,873
15	Maryland	$106,090	$78,930	$116,030	1,830	$101,078
16	North Dakota	$105,870	$82,880	$114,820	740	$119,010
17	Wisconsin	$105,820	$82,150	$112,150	2,520	$112,461
18	Rhode Island	$104,620	$77,920	$122,640	120	$102,288
19	Minnesota	$104,180	$90,730	$115,740	2,190	$105,637
20	Colorado	$103,980	$74,450	$121,200	2,370	$100,901
21	New Hampshire	$102,170	$78,670	$120,600	560	$98,085
22	Indiana	$102,040	$73,060	$109,570	2,540	$109,334
23	Kansas	$101,620	$71,460	$111,690	1,610	$112,826
24	District of Columbia	$101,240	$84,170	$132,200	150	$92,119
25	Utah	$101,220	$64,530	$121,260	1,030	$102,383
26	Iowa	$100,200	$79,860	$103,490	1,390	$114,172
27	South Dakota	$97,310	$87,490	$103,280	740	$109,848
28	Delaware	$97,180	$76,000	$106,590	330	$97,367
29	Nevada	$96,560	$65,250	$125,720	920	$96,580
30	Missouri	$96,360	$75,040	$102,610	3,440	$106,103
31	Wyoming	$93,860	$62,560	$108,690	670	$101,261
32	Ohio	$93,150	$73,510	$104,200	4,260	$100,405
33	Alaska	$92,470	$61,140	$120,790	490	$90,339
34	Nebraska	$92,150	$71,810	$108,570	1,490	$102,272
35	Alabama	$92,030	$63,020	$102,160	2,730	$103,611
36	Florida	$86,870	$63,810	$103,680	6,420	$84,002
37	West Virginia	$83,810	$64,450	$107,260	1,260	$93,646
38	Tennessee	$83,660	$66,190	$96,980	3,900	$91,063
39	Maine	$83,090	$63,440	$103,640	1,160	$85,616
40	Arkansas	$81,450	$63,440	$107,900	1,510	$93,689
41	Georgia	$80,080	$61,140	$100,770	4,960	$83,163
42	Texas	$78,940	$60,150	$99,110	17,280	$81,334
43	North Carolina	$77,270	$60,490	$100,310	5,650	$81,918
44	Puerto Rico	$77,050	$61,020	$80,030	600	N/A
45	Kentucky	$77,020	$59,170	$95,020	2,930	$85,427
46	South Carolina	$76,870	$60,200	$95,430	2,690	$81,996
47	Virginia	$76,590	$60,740	$100,460	2,920	$75,754
48	New Mexico	$76,470	$58,980	$96,000	1,020	$82,928
49	Louisiana	$76,410	$53,410	$100,390	2,520	$86,626
50	Oklahoma	$76,010	$60,300	$98,060	3,290	$86,529
51	Mississippi	$75,890	$50,480	$91,530	2,290	$87,277
52	Arizona	$75,420	$57,800	$100,330	3,360	$74,913
53	Guam	$64,650	$55,660	$73,660	50	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $134,340, while Idaho leads once prices are taken into account at $131,328.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers the most?

Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $134,340 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($133,060) and Oregon ($131,090).

Which state pays Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers the least?

Guam reports the lowest median for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $64,650 a year, $69,690 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Idaho first at $131,328 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $125,410. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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