What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Apprentice Lineman/Groundman?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Apprentice Lineman/Groundman roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary?

An Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,292 for beginners, reaching about $95,088 at mid-level, and approach $129,752 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman?

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice Lineman/Groundman roles are District of Columbia $70,796, California $70,527, Massachusetts $69,587. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice Lineman/Groundman roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice Lineman/Groundman level roles vary by specialization: Driver Apprentice: $68,138; Lineman Apprentice: $63,073; Electrician - Apprentice: $57,800; Electrical Apprentice: $56,829; Construction Apprentice: $54,532.

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salary in Vermont

How much does an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman in Vermont is $62,758 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,209
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,577 to $69,799
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,039

10% $49,039

50% (Median) $62,758

90% $76,209

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,799	$5,817	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,758	$5,230	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$55,577	$4,631	$1,069	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salaries

An Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,292
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,510
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,088
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,846
Expert (over 8 years): $129,752

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Apprentice Lineman/Groundman	less than 1 year	$61,292
Technical Librarian II	1-2 years	$76,510
Technical Librarian III	2-4 years	$95,088
Technical Librarian IV	5-8 years	$115,846
Library Technical Services Manager	over 8 years	$129,752

How Do Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Apprentice Lineman/Groundmans. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,796.
California: $70,527.
Massachusetts: $69,587.

District of Columbia $70,796 California $70,527 Massachusetts $69,587 Washington $69,332 New Jersey $69,306 Alaska $69,217 Connecticut $68,334 New York $67,976

Hawaii $66,832 Rhode Island $66,294 Maryland $65,930 Minnesota $65,431 Colorado $65,239 Illinois $65,175 Oregon $64,932 Delaware $64,753

New Hampshire $64,641 Virginia $64,389 Pennsylvania $63,654 Nevada $63,283 North Dakota $63,161 Michigan $62,969 Wisconsin $62,899 Vermont $62,758

Texas $62,368 Maine $62,343 Arizona $62,305 Ohio $62,260 Georgia $61,671 Indiana $61,377 Wyoming $61,320 Utah $61,230

Iowa $61,192 Kansas $60,885 Louisiana $60,795 North Carolina $60,764 Missouri $60,751 Florida $60,501 Montana $60,367 Nebraska $60,239

Kentucky $60,169 South Carolina $59,913 Tennessee $59,753 Idaho $59,689 New Mexico $59,223 Oklahoma $59,120 Alabama $58,743 South Dakota $58,110

Arkansas $57,765 West Virginia $57,579 Mississippi $57,023

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice Lineman/Groundman

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $64,239
Barre: $64,335
Cabot: $64,194

Adamant, VT $64,239

Barre, VT $64,335

Cabot, VT $64,194

Calais, VT $64,250

East Barre, VT $64,237

East Calais, VT $64,239

East Montpelier, VT $64,282

Eden, VT $64,197

Eden Mills, VT $64,138

Graniteville, VT $64,331

Hyde Park, VT $64,291

Johnson, VT $64,372

Lake Elmore, VT $64,220

Marshfield, VT $64,205

Moretown, VT $64,377

Morrisville, VT $64,369

Moscow, VT $64,402

Northfield, VT $64,298

Northfield Falls, VT $64,599

North Hyde Park, VT $64,287

North Montpelier, VT $64,222

Plainfield, VT $64,213

Roxbury, VT $64,104

South Barre, VT $64,410

Waterbury, VT $64,395

Stowe, VT $64,404

Waitsfield, VT $64,369

Warren, VT $64,248

Washington, VT $64,123

Waterbury Center, VT $64,393

Websterville, VT $64,321

Williamstown, VT $64,246

Wolcott, VT $64,211

Woodbury, VT $64,148

Worcester, VT $64,212

Rutland, VT $64,210

Belmont, VT $64,012

Benson, VT $64,011

Bomoseen, VT $64,112

Brandon, VT $64,159

Bridport, VT $64,166

Castleton, VT $64,124

Center Rutland, VT $64,168

Chittenden, VT $64,021

Cuttingsville, VT $63,998

Danby, VT $64,108

East Middlebury, VT $64,202

East Poultney, VT $64,115

East Wallingford, VT $64,045

Fair Haven, VT $64,068

Florence, VT $64,046

Forest Dale, VT $64,162

Gaysville, VT $63,755

Granville, VT $64,056

Hancock, VT $64,046

Hydeville, VT $64,120

Killington, VT $64,039

Middlebury, VT $64,301

Middletown Springs, VT $64,080

Mount Holly, VT $64,021

North Clarendon, VT $64,115

Orwell, VT $64,108

Pawlet, VT $64,131

Pittsfield, VT $64,076

Pittsford, VT $64,137

Poultney, VT $64,125

Proctor, VT $64,196

Ripton, VT $64,122

Rochester, VT $64,088

Rupert, VT $64,082

Salisbury, VT $64,184

Shoreham, VT $64,130

Stockbridge, VT $64,016

Wallingford, VT $64,051

Wells, VT $64,133

West Pawlet, VT $64,155

West Rupert, VT $64,140

West Rutland, VT $64,101

Whiting, VT $64,133

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,202

Albany, VT $64,165

Barnet, VT $64,133

Barton, VT $64,158

Beebe Plain, VT $64,177

Concord, VT $64,072

Coventry, VT $64,252

Craftsbury, VT $64,183

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,186

Danville, VT $64,147

Derby, VT $64,177

Derby Line, VT $64,129

East Burke, VT $64,127

East Charleston, VT $64,133

East Hardwick, VT $64,168

East Haven, VT $63,987

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,200

Glover, VT $64,138

Granby, VT $63,908

Greensboro, VT $64,117

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,158

Hardwick, VT $64,228

Irasburg, VT $64,142

Island Pond, VT $64,037

Lowell, VT $64,120

Lower Waterford, VT $64,193

Lyndon, VT $64,182

Lyndon Center, VT $64,254

Lyndonville, VT $64,184

Morgan, VT $64,069

Newport, VT $64,215

Newport Center, VT $64,133

North Concord, VT $63,966

North Troy, VT $64,142

Orleans, VT $64,118

Passumpsic, VT $64,205

Peacham, VT $64,076

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $64,207

Sheffield, VT $64,094

Sutton, VT $64,088

Troy, VT $64,149

West Burke, VT $64,131

West Charleston, VT $64,101

West Danville, VT $64,151

Westfield, VT $64,100

West Glover, VT $64,144

Averill, VT $63,771

Beecher Falls, VT $64,184

Canaan, VT $64,025

Gilman, VT $64,307

Guildhall, VT $63,940

Lunenburg, VT $64,080

Norton, VT $63,899

North Bennington, VT $64,612

North Pownal, VT $64,743

Pownal, VT $64,779

White River Junction, VT $64,193

Ascutney, VT $64,223

Barnard, VT $64,048

Bethel, VT $64,087

Bradford, VT $64,154

Bridgewater, VT $64,113

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,986

Brookfield, VT $64,150

Brownsville, VT $64,115

Chelsea, VT $64,113

Corinth, VT $64,095

East Corinth, VT $64,122

East Randolph, VT $64,135

East Ryegate, VT $64,079

East Thetford, VT $64,158

Fairlee, VT $64,089

Groton, VT $64,106

Hartford, VT $64,360

Hartland, VT $64,135

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,133

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,298

Newbury, VT $64,099

North Hartland, VT $64,181

North Pomfret, VT $64,071

North Thetford, VT $64,157

Norwich, VT $64,144

Plymouth, VT $63,940

Post Mills, VT $64,143

Quechee, VT $64,209

Randolph, VT $64,198

Randolph Center, VT $64,165

Reading, VT $63,993

Sharon, VT $64,086

South Pomfret, VT $64,025

South Royalton, VT $64,104

South Ryegate, VT $64,117

South Strafford, VT $64,101

South Woodstock, VT $64,009

Strafford, VT $64,046

Taftsville, VT $64,214

Thetford, VT $64,158

Thetford Center, VT $64,091

Topsham, VT $64,072

Tunbridge, VT $64,084

Vershire, VT $64,054

Wells River, VT $64,122

West Fairlee, VT $64,239

West Hartford, VT $64,072

West Newbury, VT $64,097

West Topsham, VT $64,123

Wilder, VT $64,363

Windsor, VT $64,161

Woodstock, VT $64,083

Bellows Falls, VT $64,317

Cambridgeport, VT $64,243

Cavendish, VT $64,030

Chester, VT $64,094

Chester Depot, VT $64,071

Grafton, VT $64,045

Londonderry, VT $64,160

Ludlow, VT $64,063

North Springfield, VT $64,287

Perkinsville, VT $64,112

Peru, VT $64,093

Proctorsville, VT $64,041

Saxtons River, VT $64,303

South Londonderry, VT $64,200

Springfield, VT $64,255

Westminster, VT $64,316

Westminster Station, VT $64,321

Weston, VT $64,027

Shaftsbury, VT $64,535

Brattleboro, VT $64,448

Bondville, VT $64,181

East Dover, VT $64,312

Jacksonville, VT $64,473

Jamaica, VT $64,182

Marlboro, VT $64,767

Newfane, VT $64,269

Putney, VT $64,256

Readsboro, VT $64,775

South Newfane, VT $64,292

Stamford, VT $64,728

Townshend, VT $64,211

Vernon, VT $64,645

Wardsboro, VT $64,258

West Dover, VT $64,363

West Dummerston, VT $64,285

West Halifax, VT $64,385

West Townshend, VT $64,125

West Wardsboro, VT $64,126

Whitingham, VT $64,450

Williamsville, VT $64,285

Wilmington, VT $64,411

Burlington, VT $64,587

South Burlington, VT $64,583

Winooski, VT $64,587

Colchester, VT $64,587

Alburgh, VT $64,265

Bakersfield, VT $64,360

Belvidere Center, VT $64,127

Bristol, VT $64,374

Cambridge, VT $64,450

Charlotte, VT $64,500

East Berkshire, VT $64,298

East Fairfield, VT $64,394

Enosburg Falls, VT $64,216

Essex, VT $64,538

Essex Junction, VT $64,542

Fairfax, VT $64,455

Fairfield, VT $64,393

Ferrisburgh, VT $64,428

Franklin, VT $64,220

Grand Isle, VT $64,461

Highgate Center, VT $64,275

Highgate Springs, VT $64,307

Hinesburg, VT $64,498

Huntington, VT $64,450

Isle La Motte, VT $64,345

Jeffersonville, VT $64,407

Jericho, VT $64,484

Jonesville, VT $64,498

Milton, VT $64,515

Monkton, VT $64,447

Montgomery, VT $64,216

Montgomery Center, VT $64,138

New Haven, VT $64,366

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,457

North Hero, VT $64,393

Richford, VT $64,205

Richmond, VT $64,491

Saint Albans, VT $64,422

Saint Albans Bay, VT $64,413

Shelburne, VT $64,558

Sheldon, VT $64,345

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,503

South Hero, VT $64,519

Starksboro, VT $64,411

Swanton, VT $64,333

Underhill, VT $64,470

Underhill Center, VT $64,471

Vergennes, VT $64,346

Waterville, VT $64,368

Westford, VT $64,502

Williston, VT $64,550

Montpelier, VT $64,325

Bennington, VT $64,659

Arlington, VT $64,432

Dorset, VT $64,181

East Arlington, VT $64,157

East Dorset, VT $64,182

Manchester, VT $64,356

Manchester Center, VT $64,314

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Apprentice Lineman/Groundman roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Apprentice Lineman/Groundman positions in Transportation or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Apprentice Lineman/Groundman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$78,448	$38.0	25%
Financial Services	$75,310	$36.0	20%
Biotechnology	$72,172	$35.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$70,290	$34.0	12%
Internet	$69,034	$33.0	10%

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$55,577

Average $62,758/year

$69,799

$4,631

Average $5,230/month

$5,817

$1,069

Average $1,207/week

$1,342

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,799	$5,817	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,758	$5,230	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$55,577	$4,631	$1,069	$27

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