Lineman salary in College Station, TX
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $81,390 a year, or $39.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,980 a year. That's 3% more than the Texas median of $78,940.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.38/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 100
- After cost of living
- $89,490
- Median hourly pay
- $39.13/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −15%
- vs Texas median
- +3%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $46,550–$59,200$22.38–$28.46/hr | |
| Journeyman | $81,390$39.13/hr | |
| Top earners | $104,980–$104,980$50.47–$50.47/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How College Station, TX compares
- College Station ranks 3rd of 19 Texas metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the College Station area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $104,980, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,550: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in College Station, TX?
- Linemen in the College Station–Bryan, TX area earn a median of $81,390 a year, or $39.13 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,980 a year.
- How much do linemen make an hour in College Station, TX?
- The median hourly wage is $39.13. The middle half earn between $28.46 and $50.47 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in College Station, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.38 an hour ($46,550 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.46.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in College Station, TX?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $81,390 a year ($39.13 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $104,980–$104,980.
- Do linemen make more in College Station or Houston?
- Houston pays more: the median is $81,390 in College Station and $82,710 in Houston, a 2% difference.
- How does College Station pay compare with the rest of Texas?
- The College Station median of $81,390 is 3% more than the Texas median of $78,940.
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 17780 (College Station-Bryan, TX). 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 (91.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures