SOC 49-9051 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $137,180. The 10th percentile is $83,620 and the 90th percentile is $189,980. Employment is 770.

Median annual wage

$137,180

10th percentile
$83,620
25th percentile
$107,170
Median
$137,180
75th percentile
$166,670
90th percentile
$189,980
Mean
$137,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

An electrician connecting a generator to a home electrical panel
An electrician at a home electrical panel. Photograph by editor B. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $83,620 and the 90th percentile is $189,980. The difference is $106,360, which is 77.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $107,170 to the 75th at $166,670, covers $59,500.

The mean annual wage is $137,870, which sits above the median of $137,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 43.9% higher than the national median of $95,320 for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,654, which is 24.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.3% higher than the California median of $129,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $137,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $118,654 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $112,990 and employment of 360. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,158, against $118,654 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $157,620 and employment of 300. That median is 14.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $142,742, against $118,654 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $127,160 and employment of 650. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,209, against $118,654 here.

Employment share

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (770 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (131,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $137,180. The 10th percentile is $83,620 and the 90th percentile is $189,980. Employment is 770.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers?

The local median is 43.9% higher than the national median of $95,320.

What is Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $137,180 is $118,654. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $112,990. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.