Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for electrical power-line installers and repairers in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers among Texas cities 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 Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,190
25th Percentile Wage
$57,150
50th Percentile Wage
$65,730
75th Percentile Wage
$82,290
90th Percentile Wage
$98,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $45,190.

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
$65,730
2.98% 20.42%
2021
$63,770
12.37% -
2020
$55,880
-4.37% -
2019
$58,320
-0.67% -
2018
$58,710
5.04% -
2017
$55,750
2.80% -
2016
$54,190
0.70% -
2015
$53,810
-1.45% -
2014
$54,590
1.04% -
2013
$54,020
3.17% -
2012
$52,310
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Texas ranges from $51,630 to $80,390. The highest paying area for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Texas is Longview with a median annual salary of $80,390. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Texarkana-Texarkana (mean annual salary $78,740). The lowest paying area is Odessa with a median annual salary of $51,630.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Longview
$80,390
Texarkana-Texarkana
$78,740
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$78,290
Amarillo
$76,330
Brownsville-Harlingen
$74,570
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,470
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$72,690
Abilene
$72,520
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$72,120
Laredo
$71,240
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$67,900
Corpus Christi
$67,790
Waco
$66,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$66,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$65,630
San Angelo
$65,570
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$65,330
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,290
Victoria
$64,380
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,220
Sherman-Denison
$63,940
El Paso
$63,080
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,570
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$61,660
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$61,630
Tyler
$61,200
Midland
$60,740
Lubbock
$60,700
Fort Worth-Arlington
$59,850
College Station-Bryan
$58,050
Wichita Falls
$55,360
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$52,200
Odessa
$51,630