Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in the US
A meter readers, utilities earns a national median of $48,150 a year (mean $55,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #593 of 825.
How much does a meter readers, utilities earn in the US?
A meter readers, utilities in the United States earns a median of $48,150 a year (mean $55,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 19,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5041), ranked #593 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$48,150
per year
Mean
$55,380
per year
Employment
19,430
US workers
National rank
#593
of 825 by median
What a meter readers, utilities earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a meter readers, utilities (SOC 43-5041) earns a median annual wage of $48,150 and a mean (average) of $55,380. The median is the midpoint — half of meter readers, utilities earn more and half earn less — and is 6% below 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 meter readers, utilities in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for meter readers, utilities is $48,150, and the mean (average) is $55,380. The median is the midpoint — half of meter readers, utilities earn more and half earn less.
- How does meter readers, utilities pay compare to the US average?
- At $48,150, a meter readers, utilities earns 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many meter readers, utilities are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 19,430 meter readers, utilities employed nationally (SOC 43-5041), across all industries.
- Where does this meter readers, utilities 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 43-5041. 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 43-5041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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