Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, North Dakota
$103,000 / year
≈ $8,600 per month · $49.52 per hour
Location United States (national) Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Or metro area Metro area… Abilene, TX Aguadilla, PR Akron, OH Alaska nonmetropolitan area Albany, GA Albany, OR Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Albuquerque, NM Alexandria, LA Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Ames, IA Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Anchorage, AK Anniston-Oxford, AL Appleton, WI Arizona nonmetropolitan area Asheville, NC Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Auburn-Opelika, AL Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Bakersfield-Delano, CA Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Bangor, ME Baton Rouge, LA Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Bend, OR Billings, MT Binghamton, NY Birmingham, AL Bismarck, ND Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Boise City, ID Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Boulder, CO Bowling Green, KY Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Canton-Massillon, OH Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area Casper, WY Cedar Rapids, IA Central East New York nonmetropolitan area Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Charleston-North Charleston, SC Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chattanooga, TN-GA Cheyenne, WY Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Clarksville, TN-KY Cleveland, OH Cleveland, TN Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coeur d'Alene, ID College Station-Bryan, TX Colorado Springs, CO Columbia, MO Columbia, SC Columbus, GA-AL Columbus, OH Corpus Christi, TX Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Dalton, GA Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Decatur, AL Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Dothan, AL Dover, DE Duluth, MN-WI Durham-Chapel Hill, NC East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area East Georgia nonmetropolitan area East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area El Centro, CA El Paso, TX Eugene-Springfield, OR Fairbanks-College, AK Fargo, ND-MN Farmington, NM Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Florence, SC Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Fond du Lac, WI Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Fort Smith, AR-OK Fort Wayne, IN Fresno, CA Gainesville, FL Gainesville, GA Gettysburg, PA Goldsboro, NC Grand Forks, ND-MN Grand Island, NE Grand Junction, CO Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Greeley, CO Green Bay, WI Greensboro-High Point, NC Greenville, NC Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Hattiesburg, MS Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Huntsville, AL Idaho Falls, ID Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Iowa City, IA Jackson, MS Jackson, TN Jacksonville, FL Janesville-Beloit, WI Jefferson City, MO Johnson City, TN Jonesboro, AR Joplin, MO-KS Kahului-Wailuku, HI Kansas City, MO-KS Kansas nonmetropolitan area Killeen-Temple, TX Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Knoxville, TN La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Lafayette, LA Lake Charles, LA Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Las Cruces, NM Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Lawrence, KS Lawton, OK Lewiston, ID-WA Lewiston-Auburn, ME Lexington-Fayette, KY Lincoln, NE Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Longview, TX Longview-Kelso, WA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lubbock, TX Madison, WI Manchester-Nashua, NH Manhattan, KS Mankato, MN Maryland nonmetropolitan area Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Medford, OR Memphis, TN-MS-AR Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area Midland, TX Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Mobile, AL Monroe, LA Montgomery, AL Morgantown, WV Morristown, TN Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN New Orleans-Metairie, LA New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Niles, MI North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area North Florida nonmetropolitan area North Georgia nonmetropolitan area North Missouri nonmetropolitan area North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Ocala, FL Odessa, TX Ogden, UT Oklahoma City, OK Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Omaha, NE-IA Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Paducah, KY-IL Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Pocatello, ID Port St. Lucie, FL Portland-South Portland, ME Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Pueblo, CO Raleigh-Cary, NC Rapid City, SD Reno, NV Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Rochester, MN Rochester, NY Rocky Mount, NC Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Salem, OR Salt Lake City-Murray, UT San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sheboygan, WI Sherman-Denison, TX Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Sioux Falls, SD-MN South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Florida nonmetropolitan area South Georgia nonmetropolitan area South Illinois nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Spartanburg, SC Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, IL Springfield, MA Springfield, MO St. Cloud, MN St. George, UT St. Joseph, MO-KS St. Louis, MO-IL Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area Syracuse, NY Tallahassee, FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, OH Topeka, KS Traverse City, MI Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Urban Honolulu, HI Utica-Rome, NY Valdosta, GA Vallejo, CA Victoria, TX Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Waco, TX Warner Robins, GA Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area West Montana nonmetropolitan area West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Wheeling, WV-OH Wichita Falls, TX Wichita, KS Wildwood-The Villages, FL Wilmington, NC Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Yakima, WA York-Hanover, PA Youngstown-Warren, OH Yuma, AZ
BLS May 2025 state data for North Dakota · median $109,500
25th percentile$86,000 Average$103,000 75th percentile$119,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers salary by state
What Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairerss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
Top skills: Troubleshooting Active Listening Operations Monitoring Operation and Control Monitoring Systems Analysis
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers salary by industry
Utilities
65,310 workers
$105,500
Construction
47,460 workers
$81,500
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
15,170 workers
$95,500
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
13,150 workers
$92,500
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)
1,870 workers
$114,000
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1,200 workers
$95,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
470 workers
$77,000
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing
330 workers
$76,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers pays 43% above the average across 51 roles in the Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family (family average $66,500).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make?
The average base salary for a Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in the United States is $95,000 per year, or about $45.67 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $69,500 and $113,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair roles?
The Installation, Maintenance, and Repair job family averages $66,500 across 51 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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