Lineman salary in Boise City, ID
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Boise City, ID area earn a median of $126,840 a year, or $60.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $141,490. Statewide, linemen earn a median of $125,410; Boise City is 1% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $34.62/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 340
- After cost of living
- $128,910
- Median hourly pay
- $60.98/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +33%
- vs Idaho median
- +1%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $72,020–$86,910$34.62–$41.79/hr | |
| Journeyman | $126,840$60.98/hr | |
| Top earners | $129,180–$141,490$62.11–$68.03/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Boise City, ID compares
- Boise City ranks 3rd of 5 Idaho metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the Boise City area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $141,490, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $72,020: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Boise City, ID?
- Linemen in the Boise City, ID area earn a median of $126,840 a year, or $60.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $141,490.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Boise City, ID?
- The median hourly wage is $60.98. The middle half earn between $41.79 and $62.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Boise City, ID?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $34.62 an hour ($72,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $41.79.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Boise City, ID?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $126,840 a year ($60.98 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $129,180–$141,490.
- Do linemen make more in Boise City or Pocatello?
- Pocatello pays more: the median is $126,840 in Boise City and $127,700 in Pocatello, a 1% difference.
- How does Boise City pay compare with the rest of Idaho?
- The Boise City median of $126,840 is 1% more than the Idaho median of $125,410.
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 14260 (Boise City, ID). 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 (98.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures