Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for electrical power-line installers and repairers

Hawaii leads at $134,340 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Hawaii$134,340$99,170–$135,510
Washington$133,060$107,620–$136,850
Oregon$131,090$106,530–$139,920
California$129,040$98,680–$156,380
Connecticut$126,850$90,740–$131,180
Idaho$125,410$99,040–$128,090
New Jersey$121,580$99,860–$123,740
New York$121,280$82,560–$134,320
Montana$110,320$87,090–$118,820
Massachusetts$110,210$94,370–$126,040
Vermont$108,520$96,920–$121,020
Illinois$108,120$101,620–$126,440
Michigan$106,890$85,050–$125,050
Pennsylvania$106,230$92,030–$117,940
Maryland$106,090$78,930–$116,030
North Dakota$105,870$82,880–$114,820
Wisconsin$105,820$82,150–$112,150
Rhode Island$104,620$77,920–$122,640
Minnesota$104,180$90,730–$115,740
Colorado$103,980$74,450–$121,200
New Hampshire$102,170$78,670–$120,600
Indiana$102,040$73,060–$109,570
Kansas$101,620$71,460–$111,690
District of Columbia$101,240$84,170–$132,200
Utah$101,220$64,530–$121,260
Iowa$100,200$79,860–$103,490
South Dakota$97,310$87,490–$103,280
Delaware$97,180$76,000–$106,590
Nevada$96,560$65,250–$125,720
Missouri$96,360$75,040–$102,610
Wyoming$93,860$62,560–$108,690
Ohio$93,150$73,510–$104,200
Alaska$92,470$61,140–$120,790
Nebraska$92,150$71,810–$108,570
Alabama$92,030$63,020–$102,160
Florida$86,870$63,810–$103,680
West Virginia$83,810$64,450–$107,260
Tennessee$83,660$66,190–$96,980
Maine$83,090$63,440–$103,640
Arkansas$81,450$63,440–$107,900
Georgia$80,080$61,140–$100,770
Texas$78,940$60,150–$99,110
North Carolina$77,270$60,490–$100,310
Kentucky$77,020$59,170–$95,020
South Carolina$76,870$60,200–$95,430
Virginia$76,590$60,740–$100,460
New Mexico$76,470$58,980–$96,000
Louisiana$76,410$53,410–$100,390
Oklahoma$76,010$60,300–$98,060
Mississippi$75,890$50,480–$91,530
Arizona$75,420$57,800–$100,330

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.