Lineman salary in Little Rock, AR
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $106,960 a year, or $51.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,040. Across all of Arkansas, the median is $81,450, so Little Rock pays 31% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $27.97/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 350
- After cost of living
- $119,690
- Median hourly pay
- $51.42/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +12%
- vs Arkansas median
- +31%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $58,170–$64,630$27.97–$31.07/hr | |
| Journeyman | $106,960$51.42/hr | |
| Top earners | $114,550–$116,040$55.07–$55.79/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Little Rock, AR compares
- Little Rock has the highest lineman median of the 5 Arkansas metro areas with published pay.
- Linemen are more concentrated in the Little Rock area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $116,040, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $58,170: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Little Rock, AR?
- Linemen in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR area earn a median of $106,960 a year, or $51.42 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,040.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Little Rock, AR?
- The median hourly wage is $51.42. The middle half earn between $31.07 and $55.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Little Rock, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.97 an hour ($58,170 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $31.07.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Little Rock, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $106,960 a year ($51.42 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $114,550–$116,040.
- Do linemen make more in Little Rock or Memphis?
- Little Rock pays more: the median is $106,960 in Little Rock and $97,150 in Memphis, a 10% difference.
- How does Little Rock pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?
- The Little Rock median of $106,960 is 31% more than the Arkansas median of $81,450.
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 30780 (Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR). 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 (89.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures