Lineman salary in Massachusetts
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in Massachusetts earn a median of $110,210 a year, or $52.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $127,620. That's 16% more than the national median of $95,320, 10th of 51 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $39.17/hr
- Jobs in Massachusetts
- 2,350
- After cost of living
- $104,210
- Median hourly pay
- $52.99/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +16%
- Rank among states
- 10th of 51
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $81,470–$94,370$39.17–$45.37/hr | |
| Journeyman | $110,210$52.99/hr | |
| Top earners | $126,040–$127,620$60.60–$61.36/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Massachusetts compares
- Linemen are less concentrated in Massachusetts than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $127,620, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $81,470: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Massachusetts
- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$126,040
Other trades in Massachusetts
Questions
- How much do linemen make in Massachusetts?
- Linemen in Massachusetts earn a median of $110,210 a year, or $52.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $127,620.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Massachusetts?
- The median hourly wage is $52.99. The middle half earn between $45.37 and $60.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Massachusetts?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $39.17 an hour ($81,470 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $45.37.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Massachusetts?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $110,210 a year ($52.99 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $126,040–$127,620.
- Where in Massachusetts do linemen earn the most?
- Among Massachusetts metro areas, Worcester has the highest median at $116,460 a year, and Amherst Town–Northampton the lowest at $95,380.
- Do linemen in Massachusetts earn more than the national average?
- The Massachusetts median of $110,210 is 16% more than the U.S. median of $95,320. Prices in Massachusetts run 6% above the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $104,210 would nationally.
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 25. 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 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures