Lineman salary in Bremerton, WA
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $86,740 a year, or $41.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $134,730. That's 35% less than the Washington median of $133,060.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $33.13/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 60
- After cost of living
- $82,130
- Median hourly pay
- $41.70/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −9%
- vs Washington median
- −35%
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $68,910–$80,640$33.13–$38.77/hr | |
| Journeyman | $86,740$41.70/hr | |
| Top earners | $134,610–$134,730$64.72–$64.77/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Bremerton, WA compares
- Bremerton has the lowest lineman median of the 9 Washington metro areas with published pay.
- Linemen are less concentrated in the Bremerton area than nationally: 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.75 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $134,730, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $68,910: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do linemen make in Bremerton, WA?
- Linemen in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $86,740 a year, or $41.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $134,730.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Bremerton, WA?
- The median hourly wage is $41.70. The middle half earn between $38.77 and $64.72 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Bremerton, WA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $33.13 an hour ($68,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $38.77.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Bremerton, WA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $86,740 a year ($41.70 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $134,610–$134,730.
- Do linemen make more in Bremerton or Portland?
- Portland pays more: the median is $86,740 in Bremerton and $135,300 in Portland, a 36% difference.
- How does Bremerton pay compare with the rest of Washington?
- The Bremerton median of $86,740 is 35% less than the Washington median of $133,060.
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 14740 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA). 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 (105.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures