How much do power-line workers make in Houston, TX in 2026?
Real pay data from real trades workers. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated June 2026.
$82,710/yr
Median (50th percentile)
Half of Houston, TX power-line workers earn between $62,340 and $101,960 per year.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
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Power-Line Worker pay in Houston, TX vs Texas
The median power-line worker wage in Houston, TX is $82,710/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The Texas statewide median is $78,940/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) — so this metro runs about $3,770/yr above the state figure. See the full Texas page →
- 4,380 power-line workers employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
- Job concentration: 1.58× the national average for this trade (more concentrated here).
About this data
Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025) — the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the Houston, TX metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.
Sources
- Wage data: BLS OEWS — Texas
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- Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).
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