Lineman salary in Eugene, OR
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $140,270 a year, or $67.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $151,780. Across all of Oregon, the median is $131,090, so Eugene pays 7% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $46.89/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 120
- After cost of living
- $138,100
- Median hourly pay
- $67.44/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +47%
- vs Oregon median
- +7%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $97,530–$128,690$46.89–$61.87/hr | |
| Journeyman | $140,270$67.44/hr | |
| Top earners | $151,770–$151,780$72.97–$72.97/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Eugene, OR compares
- Eugene has the highest lineman median of the 6 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
- Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the Eugene area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $151,780, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $97,530: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Oregon metro areas
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Eugene, OR?
- Linemen in the Eugene–Springfield, OR area earn a median of $140,270 a year, or $67.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $151,780.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Eugene, OR?
- The median hourly wage is $67.44. The middle half earn between $61.87 and $72.97 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Eugene, OR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $46.89 an hour ($97,530 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $61.87.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Eugene, OR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $140,270 a year ($67.44 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $151,770–$151,780.
- Do linemen make more in Eugene or Portland?
- Eugene pays more: the median is $140,270 in Eugene and $135,300 in Portland, a 4% difference.
- How does Eugene pay compare with the rest of Oregon?
- The Eugene median of $140,270 is 7% 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 21660 (Eugene-Springfield, 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 (101.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures