Lineman salary in St. George, UT
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the St. George, UT area earn a median of $94,970 a year, or $45.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $119,240. That's 6% less than the Utah median of $101,220.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $22.90/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 80
- After cost of living
- $97,580
- Median hourly pay
- $45.66/hr
- vs U.S. median
- 0%
- vs Utah median
- −6%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $47,640–$60,790$22.90–$29.22/hr | |
| Journeyman | $94,970$45.66/hr | |
| Top earners | $117,310–$119,240$56.40–$57.33/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How St. George, UT compares
- St. George ranks 2nd of 4 Utah metro areas for lineman pay.
- Linemen hold about the same share of jobs in the St. George area as nationally: 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $119,240, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,640: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in St. George, UT?
- Linemen in the St. George, UT area earn a median of $94,970 a year, or $45.66 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $119,240.
- How much do linemen make an hour in St. George, UT?
- The median hourly wage is $45.66. The middle half earn between $29.22 and $56.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in St. George, UT?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.90 an hour ($47,640 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.22.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in St. George, UT?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $94,970 a year ($45.66 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $117,310–$119,240.
- Do linemen make more in St. George or Salt Lake City?
- Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $94,970 in St. George and $121,260 in Salt Lake City, a 22% difference.
- How does St. George pay compare with the rest of Utah?
- The St. George median of $94,970 is 6% less than the Utah median of $101,220.
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 41100 (St. George, UT). 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 (97.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures