How much do linemen make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?

The median hourly wage is $54.39. The middle half earn between $45.35 and $58.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice linemen make in Providence, RI-MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $35.73 an hour ($74,330 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $45.35.

How much does a journeyman lineman make in Providence, RI-MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $113,120 a year ($54.39 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $122,640–$125,600.

How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?

The Providence median of $113,120 is 8% more than the Rhode Island median of $104,620.

Lineman salary in Providence, RI-MA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Linemen in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $113,120 a year, or $54.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $125,600. Across all of Rhode Island, the median is $104,620, so Providence pays 8% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$113,120

Bottom 10% under$74,330Top 10% over$125,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $35.73/hr
Jobs in this area: 190
After cost of living: $111,150
Median hourly pay: $54.39/hr
vs U.S. median: +19%
vs Rhode Island median: +8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39300, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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	$74,330–$94,330$35.73–$45.35/hr
Journeyman	$113,120$54.39/hr
Top earners	$122,640–$125,600$58.96–$60.38/hr

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

How Providence, RI-MA compares

Linemen are less concentrated in the Providence area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.32 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $125,600, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $74,330: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Providence, RI-MA

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Plumber

Questions

How much do linemen make in Providence, RI-MA?: Linemen in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $113,120 a year, or $54.39 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $125,600.
How much do linemen make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?: The median hourly wage is $54.39. The middle half earn between $45.35 and $58.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice linemen make in Providence, RI-MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $35.73 an hour ($74,330 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $45.35.
How much does a journeyman lineman make in Providence, RI-MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $113,120 a year ($54.39 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $122,640–$125,600.
How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?: The Providence median of $113,120 is 8% more than the Rhode Island median of $104,620.

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 39300 (Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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 (101.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures