The highest-paying states for electrical power-line installers and repairers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of electrical power-line installers and repairers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $117,180, Hawaii is the highest paying state for electrical power-line installers and repairers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $114,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of electrical power-line installers and repairers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $117,180 |
$83,320 | 400 |
| 2 | Oregon | $114,590 |
$78,340 | 1,190 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $111,900 |
$81,490 | 1,200 |
| 4 | Washington | $110,120 |
$66,640 | 2,490 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $108,740 |
$77,120 | 1,130 |
| 6 | New York | $106,090 |
$76,660 | 3,850 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $105,900 |
$78,290 | 150 |
| 8 | Idaho | $104,880 |
$43,150 | 490 |
| 9 | California | $104,390 |
$57,730 | 9,190 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $103,280 |
$59,300 | 540 |
| 11 | Illinois | $102,810 |
$75,110 | 4,550 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $101,230 |
$74,790 | 1,730 |
| 13 | Montana | $101,040 |
$64,510 | 640 |
| 14 | Michigan | $100,960 |
$58,350 | 4,170 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $100,240 |
$62,660 | 2,100 |
| 16 | Colorado | $100,020 |
$51,910 | 2,350 |
| 17 | Arizona | $99,930 |
$50,180 | 1,820 |
| 18 | Vermont | $99,360 |
$79,070 | 350 |
| 19 | Alaska | $96,470 |
$54,870 | 320 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $96,460 |
$46,520 | 4,300 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $96,180 |
$68,950 | 1,570 |
| 22 | Delaware | $92,680 |
$55,140 | 220 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $90,960 |
$60,930 | 420 |
| 24 | Kansas | $90,010 |
$45,560 | 1,560 |
| 25 | Maryland | $89,730 |
$49,620 | 1,780 |
| 26 | Iowa | $86,540 |
$66,930 | 1,670 |
| 27 | Maine | $83,950 |
$34,970 | 810 |
| 28 | Ohio | $83,830 |
$50,560 | 3,810 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $83,350 |
$58,530 | 480 |
| 30 | Alabama | $82,650 |
$45,720 | 3,160 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $82,490 |
$48,580 | 710 |
| 32 | Missouri | $82,180 |
$43,800 | 4,930 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $80,750 |
$47,420 | 1,180 |
| 34 | Utah | $79,930 |
$44,650 | 680 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $79,470 |
$52,100 | 630 |
| 36 | Indiana | $78,540 |
$46,930 | 3,750 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $76,900 |
$45,410 | 3,610 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $76,840 |
$46,730 | 2,590 |
| 39 | Florida | $76,280 |
$39,110 | 6,780 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $67,580 |
$40,180 | 2,040 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $67,520 |
$38,710 | 2,160 |
| 42 | Georgia | $66,390 |
$41,470 | 3,540 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $66,160 |
$46,620 | 5,630 |
| 44 | Texas | $65,730 |
$45,190 | 11,960 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $65,440 |
$41,060 | 2,920 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $65,090 |
$32,870 | 1,610 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $65,000 |
$40,610 | 1,170 |
| 48 | Virginia | $64,830 |
$39,400 | 3,270 |
| 49 | Nevada | $63,600 |
$18,200 | 930 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $63,320 |
$23,920 | 770 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | $62,320 |
$48,490 | 200 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $55,220 |
$25,130 | 380 |
| 53 | Guam | $46,740 |
$32,720 | 50 |