Lineman salary in Reno, NV
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Reno, NV area earn a median of $122,890 a year, or $59.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $139,820. Across all of Nevada, the median is $96,560, so Reno pays 27% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $32.20/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 130
- After cost of living
- $121,660
- Median hourly pay
- $59.08/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +29%
- vs Nevada median
- +27%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $66,970–$87,720$32.20–$42.17/hr | |
| Journeyman | $122,890$59.08/hr | |
| Top earners | $131,850–$139,820$63.39–$67.22/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Reno, NV compares
- Linemen are less concentrated in the Reno area than nationally: 0.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.54 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $139,820, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $66,970: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Reno, NV?
- Linemen in the Reno, NV area earn a median of $122,890 a year, or $59.08 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $139,820.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Reno, NV?
- The median hourly wage is $59.08. The middle half earn between $42.17 and $63.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Reno, NV?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $32.20 an hour ($66,970 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $42.17.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Reno, NV?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $122,890 a year ($59.08 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $131,850–$139,820.
- Do linemen make more in Reno or Las Vegas?
- Reno pays more: the median is $122,890 in Reno and $96,890 in Las Vegas, a 27% difference.
- How does Reno pay compare with the rest of Nevada?
- The Reno median of $122,890 is 27% more than the Nevada median of $96,560.
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 39900 (Reno, NV). 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 (101.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures