Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 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. Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,360
25th Percentile Wage
$61,140
50th Percentile Wage
$93,620
75th Percentile Wage
$106,480
90th Percentile Wage
$122,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,360.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$93,620
6.49% 54.64%
2019
$87,540
-3.80% -
2018
$90,870
53.26% -
2012
$42,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,620 in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$108,540
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$102,340
Springfield
$101,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$101,140
Champaign-Urbana
$100,340
Bloomington
$100,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$100,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$93,620
Carbondale-Marion
$91,480
Decatur
$80,280
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$68,420
Peoria
$62,050

See also: Top paying jobs in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois.