How much do linemen make an hour in Bend, OR?

The median hourly wage is $63.47. The middle half earn between $58.61 and $65.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice linemen make in Bend, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.55 an hour ($65,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $58.61.

How much does a journeyman lineman make in Bend, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $132,010 a year ($63.47 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $135,990–$159,820.

Do linemen make more in Bend or Eugene?

Eugene pays more: the median is $132,010 in Bend and $140,270 in Eugene, a 6% difference.

How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Bend median of $132,010 is 1% more than the Oregon median of $131,090.

Lineman salary in Bend, OR

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Linemen in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $132,010 a year, or $63.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $159,820. Across all of Oregon, the median is $131,090, so Bend pays 1% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$132,010

Bottom 10% under$65,620Top 10% over$159,820

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $31.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 80
After cost of living: $127,410
Median hourly pay: $63.47/hr
vs U.S. median: +38%
vs Oregon median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13460, Bend, OR). Excludes self-employed linemen. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$65,620–$121,910$31.55–$58.61/hr
Journeyman	$132,010$63.47/hr
Top earners	$135,990–$159,820$65.38–$76.84/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Bend, OR compares

Bend ranks 4th of 6 Oregon metro areas for lineman pay.
Linemen are less concentrated in the Bend area than nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.89 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $159,820, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $65,620: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Bend, OR

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Questions

How much do linemen make in Bend, OR?: Linemen in the Bend, OR area earn a median of $132,010 a year, or $63.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $159,820.
How much do linemen make an hour in Bend, OR?: The median hourly wage is $63.47. The middle half earn between $58.61 and $65.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice linemen make in Bend, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.55 an hour ($65,620 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $58.61.
How much does a journeyman lineman make in Bend, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $132,010 a year ($63.47 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $135,990–$159,820.
Do linemen make more in Bend or Eugene?: Eugene pays more: the median is $132,010 in Bend and $140,270 in Eugene, a 6% difference.
How does Bend pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Bend median of $132,010 is 1% more than the Oregon median of $131,090.

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 13460 (Bend, OR). 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 (103.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures