Lineman salary in Springfield, IL
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Springfield, IL area earn a median of $106,630 a year, or $51.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $116,330 a year. That's 1% less than the Illinois median of $108,120.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $43.06/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 80
- After cost of living
- $114,970
- Median hourly pay
- $51.27/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +12%
- vs Illinois median
- −1%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $89,560–$103,490$43.06–$49.75/hr | |
| Journeyman | $106,630$51.27/hr | |
| Top earners | $116,120–$116,330$55.83–$55.93/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Springfield, IL compares
- Springfield ranks 2nd of 6 Illinois metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the Springfield area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $116,330, is 1.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $89,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Springfield, IL?
- Linemen in the Springfield, IL area earn a median of $106,630 a year, or $51.27 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $116,330 a year.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Springfield, IL?
- The median hourly wage is $51.27. The middle half earn between $49.75 and $55.83 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Springfield, IL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $43.06 an hour ($89,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $49.75.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Springfield, IL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $106,630 a year ($51.27 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $116,120–$116,330.
- Do linemen make more in Springfield or Chicago?
- Chicago pays more: the median is $106,630 in Springfield and $123,430 in Chicago, a 14% difference.
- How does Springfield pay compare with the rest of Illinois?
- The Springfield median of $106,630 is 1% less than the Illinois median of $108,120.
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 44100 (Springfield, IL). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures