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

How much do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make in Tulsa, OK?

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 Tulsa, OK is $80,880. The 10th percentile is $49,020 and the 90th percentile is $118,490. Employment is 740.

Median annual wage

$80,880

10th percentile
$49,020
25th percentile
$62,930
Median
$80,880
75th percentile
$106,680
90th percentile
$118,490
Mean
$84,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $49,020 and the 90th percentile is $118,490. The difference is $69,470, which is 85.9% 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 $62,930 to the 75th at $106,680, covers $43,750.

The mean annual wage is $84,230, which sits above the median of $80,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 15.1% lower than the national median of $95,320 for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,658, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% higher than the Oklahoma median of $76,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers at $90,658 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. Tulsa, OK ranks 8th of 11 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).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $79,470 and employment of 720. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,902, against $90,658 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $97,670 and employment of 160. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,943, against $90,658 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $102,920 and employment of 200. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,711, against $90,658 here.

Employment share

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (740 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (131,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.91 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Tulsa, OK · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Tulsa, OK is $80,880. The 10th percentile is $49,020 and the 90th percentile is $118,490. Employment is 740.

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

The local median is 15.1% lower than the national median of $95,320.

What is Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,880 is $90,658. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $79,470. Tulsa, OK ranks 8th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.