Power Line Worker Prevailing Wage Rates in California (2026)

Figures above are computed over the 50 hourly records in the table below, which is the first page of a larger set. They are not a statewide average of all power line workers in California. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.

How much do power line workers earn on prevailing wage jobs in California?

Every row below is one wage determination line: a power line worker classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.

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What does the power line worker classification cover?

Line construction covers overhead and underground electrical distribution and transmission — poles, conductors, transformers and substations. It is an outside classification rated separately from inside electrical work, and the groundman, equipment operator and lineman tiers each carry their own rate.

Power Line Worker rates by county in California

Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the California counties with power line worker records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.

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