Lineman salary in Colorado Springs, CO
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $106,860 a year, or $51.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $131,360. Across all of Colorado, the median is $103,980, so Colorado Springs pays 3% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $23.26/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 180
- After cost of living
- $106,110
- Median hourly pay
- $51.37/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +12%
- vs Colorado median
- +3%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $48,370–$61,540$23.26–$29.59/hr | |
| Journeyman | $106,860$51.37/hr | |
| Top earners | $131,360–$131,360$63.15–$63.15/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Colorado Springs, CO compares
- Colorado Springs ranks 5th of 7 Colorado metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen are less concentrated in the Colorado Springs area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.69 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $131,360, is 2.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,370: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- Linemen in the Colorado Springs, CO area earn a median of $106,860 a year, or $51.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $131,360.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Colorado Springs, CO?
- The median hourly wage is $51.37. The middle half earn between $29.59 and $63.15 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.26 an hour ($48,370 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.59.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Colorado Springs, CO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $106,860 a year ($51.37 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $131,360–$131,360.
- Do linemen make more in Colorado Springs or Grand Junction?
- Grand Junction pays more: the median is $106,860 in Colorado Springs and $116,570 in Grand Junction, a 8% difference.
- How does Colorado Springs pay compare with the rest of Colorado?
- The Colorado Springs median of $106,860 is 3% more than the Colorado median of $103,980.
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 17820 (Colorado Springs, CO). 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 (100.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures