Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Salary in the US
A electrical power-line installers and repairers earns a national median of $95,320 a year (mean $91,970) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #163 of 825.
How much does a electrical power-line installers and repairers earn in the US?
A electrical power-line installers and repairers in the United States earns a median of $95,320 a year (mean $91,970), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 131,070 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9051), ranked #163 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$95,320
per year
Mean
$91,970
per year
Employment
131,070
US workers
National rank
#163
of 825 by median
What a electrical power-line installers and repairers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a electrical power-line installers and repairers (SOC 49-9051) earns a median annual wage of $95,320 and a mean (average) of $91,970. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical power-line installers and repairers earn more and half earn less — and is 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a electrical power-line installers and repairers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for electrical power-line installers and repairers is $95,320, and the mean (average) is $91,970. The median is the midpoint — half of electrical power-line installers and repairers earn more and half earn less.
- How does electrical power-line installers and repairers pay compare to the US average?
- At $95,320, a electrical power-line installers and repairers earns 87% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many electrical power-line installers and repairers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 131,070 electrical power-line installers and repairers employed nationally (SOC 49-9051), across all industries.
- Where does this electrical power-line installers and repairers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-9051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-9051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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