Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for electrical power-line installers and repairers in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers among California areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,730
25th Percentile Wage
$77,290
50th Percentile Wage
$104,390
75th Percentile Wage
$136,540
90th Percentile Wage
$141,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $57,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$104,390
0.27% 11.46%
2021
$104,110
1.10% -
2020
$102,960
-2.91% -
2019
$105,960
3.52% -
2018
$102,230
-4.36% -
2017
$106,690
2.36% -
2016
$104,170
-0.31% -
2015
$104,490
2.00% -
2014
$102,400
1.70% -
2013
$100,660
8.18% -
2012
$92,430
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of California ranges from $78,260 to $135,610. The highest paying area for electrical power-line installers and repairers in California is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with a median annual salary of $135,610. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Santa Maria-Santa Barbara (mean annual salary $129,580). The lowest paying area is Vallejo-Fairfield with a median annual salary of $78,260.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$135,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$129,580
Modesto
$127,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$126,400
Salinas
$126,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$123,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$123,740
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$122,740
Redding
$122,050
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$115,730
Yuba City
$113,330
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$111,640
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,000
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$107,130
Visalia-Porterville
$105,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$105,260
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$104,670
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$103,960
Fresno
$103,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,450
Bakersfield-Delano
$103,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$101,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$100,940
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$99,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$99,050
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$93,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$89,760
Vallejo-Fairfield
$78,260