How much do linemen make an hour in Texas?

The median hourly wage is $37.95. The middle half earn between $28.92 and $47.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice linemen make in Texas?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.48 an hour ($46,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.92.

How much does a journeyman lineman make in Texas?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $78,940 a year ($37.95 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $99,110–$107,550.

Where in Texas do linemen earn the most?

Among Texas metro areas, Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands has the highest median at $82,710 a year, and Odessa the lowest at $67,260.

Do linemen in Texas earn more than the national average?

The Texas median of $78,940 is 17% less than the U.S. median of $95,320. Prices in Texas run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $81,330 would nationally.

Lineman salary in Texas

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Linemen in Texas earn a median of $78,940 a year, or $37.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $107,550. Texas ranks 42nd of 51 states and DC for lineman pay, at 17% less than the U.S. median of $95,320.

Median yearly pay$78,940

Bottom 10% under$46,760Top 10% over$107,550

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.48/hr
Jobs in Texas: 17,280
After cost of living: $81,330
Median hourly pay: $37.95/hr
vs U.S. median: −17%
Rank among states: 42nd of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48). 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	$46,760–$60,150$22.48–$28.92/hr
Journeyman	$78,940$37.95/hr
Top earners	$99,110–$107,550$47.65–$51.71/hr

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

How Texas compares

Linemen are more concentrated in Texas than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $107,550, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,760: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Rural Texas

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$80,980
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$79,690
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$78,520
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$77,690
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$71,940
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$65,260

Other trades in Texas

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Plumber

Questions

How much do linemen make in Texas?: Linemen in Texas earn a median of $78,940 a year, or $37.95 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $107,550.
How much do linemen make an hour in Texas?: The median hourly wage is $37.95. The middle half earn between $28.92 and $47.65 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice linemen make in Texas?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.48 an hour ($46,760 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.92.
How much does a journeyman lineman make in Texas?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $78,940 a year ($37.95 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $99,110–$107,550.
Where in Texas do linemen earn the most?: Among Texas metro areas, Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands has the highest median at $82,710 a year, and Odessa the lowest at $67,260.
Do linemen in Texas earn more than the national average?: The Texas median of $78,940 is 17% less than the U.S. median of $95,320. Prices in Texas run 3% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $81,330 would nationally.

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 48. 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 (97.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures