Lineman salary in Lake Havasu City, AZ
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Lake Havasu City–Kingman, AZ area earn a median of $94,480 a year, or $45.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $120,430. Across all of Arizona, the median is $75,420, so Lake Havasu City pays 25% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $23.43/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 70
- After cost of living
- $100,410
- Median hourly pay
- $45.42/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −1%
- vs Arizona median
- +25%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $48,720–$70,890$23.43–$34.08/hr | |
| Journeyman | $94,480$45.42/hr | |
| Top earners | $117,070–$120,430$56.28–$57.90/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Lake Havasu City, AZ compares
- Lake Havasu City ranks 2nd of 5 Arizona metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen are more concentrated in the Lake Havasu City area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $120,430, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Lake Havasu City, AZ?
- Linemen in the Lake Havasu City–Kingman, AZ area earn a median of $94,480 a year, or $45.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $120,430.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Lake Havasu City, AZ?
- The median hourly wage is $45.42. The middle half earn between $34.08 and $56.28 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Lake Havasu City, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.43 an hour ($48,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $34.08.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Lake Havasu City, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $94,480 a year ($45.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $117,070–$120,430.
- Do linemen make more in Lake Havasu City or Sierra Vista?
- Sierra Vista pays more: the median is $94,480 in Lake Havasu City and $97,910 in Sierra Vista, a 4% difference.
- How does Lake Havasu City pay compare with the rest of Arizona?
- The Lake Havasu City median of $94,480 is 25% more than the Arizona median of $75,420.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9051 (Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers), area code 29420 (Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed linemen and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (94.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures