Lineman salary in Columbus, GA-AL
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Columbus, GA-AL area earn a median of $77,640 a year, or $37.33 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $106,340. Across all of Georgia, the median is $80,080, so Columbus pays 3% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.68/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 60
- After cost of living
- $86,950
- Median hourly pay
- $37.33/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −19%
- vs Georgia median
- −3%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $47,170–$62,940$22.68–$30.26/hr | |
| Journeyman | $77,640$37.33/hr | |
| Top earners | $101,150–$106,340$48.63–$51.13/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Columbus, GA-AL compares
- Columbus ranks 6th of 9 Georgia metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen are less concentrated in the Columbus area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.65 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $106,340, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,170: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Columbus, GA-AL?
- Linemen in the Columbus, GA-AL area earn a median of $77,640 a year, or $37.33 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $106,340.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Columbus, GA-AL?
- The median hourly wage is $37.33. The middle half earn between $30.26 and $48.63 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Columbus, GA-AL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.68 an hour ($47,170 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.26.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Columbus, GA-AL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $77,640 a year ($37.33 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $101,150–$106,340.
- Do linemen make more in Columbus or Atlanta?
- Atlanta pays more: the median is $77,640 in Columbus and $83,570 in Atlanta, a 7% difference.
- How does Columbus pay compare with the rest of Georgia?
- The Columbus median of $77,640 is 3% less than the Georgia median of $80,080.
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 17980 (Columbus, GA-AL). 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 (89.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures