Lineman salary in Jefferson City, MO
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Jefferson City, MO area earn a median of $96,720 a year, or $46.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,830. That's about the same as the Missouri median of $96,360.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $29.07/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 200
- After cost of living
- $109,940
- Median hourly pay
- $46.50/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +1%
- vs Missouri median
- 0%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $60,460–$75,780$29.07–$36.44/hr | |
| Journeyman | $96,720$46.50/hr | |
| Top earners | $107,190–$116,830$51.54–$56.17/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Jefferson City, MO compares
- Jefferson City has the lowest lineman median of the 8 Missouri metro areas with published pay.
- Linemen are more concentrated in the Jefferson City area than nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.0 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $116,830, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $60,460: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Jefferson City, MO?
- Linemen in the Jefferson City, MO area earn a median of $96,720 a year, or $46.50 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $116,830.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Jefferson City, MO?
- The median hourly wage is $46.50. The middle half earn between $36.44 and $51.54 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Jefferson City, MO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $29.07 an hour ($60,460 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.44.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Jefferson City, MO?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $96,720 a year ($46.50 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $107,190–$116,830.
- Do linemen make more in Jefferson City or St. Louis?
- St. Louis pays more: the median is $96,720 in Jefferson City and $103,960 in St. Louis, a 7% difference.
- How does Jefferson City pay compare with the rest of Missouri?
- The Jefferson City median of $96,720 is about the same as the Missouri median of $96,360.
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 27620 (Jefferson City, MO). 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 (88.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures