How much do linemen make an hour in Waco, TX?

The median hourly wage is $38.76. The middle half earn between $29.24 and $45.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice linemen make in Waco, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.91 an hour ($51,810 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.24.

How much does a journeyman lineman make in Waco, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $80,610 a year ($38.76 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $94,060–$102,960.

Do linemen make more in Waco or Houston?

Houston pays more: the median is $80,610 in Waco and $82,710 in Houston, a 3% difference.

How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Waco median of $80,610 is 2% more than the Texas median of $78,940.

Lineman salary in Waco, TX

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Linemen in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $80,610 a year, or $38.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $102,960. Statewide, linemen earn a median of $78,940; Waco is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$80,610

Bottom 10% under$51,810Top 10% over$102,960

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 110
After cost of living: $87,100
Median hourly pay: $38.76/hr
vs U.S. median: −15%
vs Texas median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47380, Waco, TX). 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	$51,810–$60,820$24.91–$29.24/hr
Journeyman	$80,610$38.76/hr
Top earners	$94,060–$102,960$45.22–$49.50/hr

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

How Waco, TX compares

Waco ranks 4th of 19 Texas metro areas for lineman pay.
Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the Waco area as nationally: 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $102,960, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,810: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in Waco, TX

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Questions

How much do linemen make in Waco, TX?: Linemen in the Waco, TX area earn a median of $80,610 a year, or $38.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $102,960.
How much do linemen make an hour in Waco, TX?: The median hourly wage is $38.76. The middle half earn between $29.24 and $45.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice linemen make in Waco, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.91 an hour ($51,810 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.24.
How much does a journeyman lineman make in Waco, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $80,610 a year ($38.76 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $94,060–$102,960.
Do linemen make more in Waco or Houston?: Houston pays more: the median is $80,610 in Waco and $82,710 in Houston, a 3% difference.
How does Waco pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Waco median of $80,610 is 2% 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 47380 (Waco, 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 (92.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures