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 $61,289 for beginners, reaching about $95,077 at mid-level, and approach $129,715 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 $70,793, California $70,524, Massachusetts $69,584. 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: $68,141; Lineman Apprentice: $63,063; Electrician - Apprentice: $57,700; Electrical Apprentice: $56,715; Construction Apprentice: $54,528.

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salary in Vermont

How much does an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Lineman/Groundman in Vermont is $62,756 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): $76,206
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,575 to $69,796
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,037

10% $49,037

50% (Median) $62,756

90% $76,206

Apprentice Lineman/Groundman Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,796	$5,816	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,756	$5,230	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$55,575	$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): $61,289
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,502
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,077
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,840
Expert (over 8 years): $129,715

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Apprentice Lineman/Groundman	less than 1 year	$61,289
Technical Librarian II	1-2 years	$76,502
Technical Librarian III	2-4 years	$95,077
Technical Librarian IV	5-8 years	$115,840
Library Technical Services Manager	over 8 years	$129,715

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: $70,793.
California: $70,524.
Massachusetts: $69,584.

District of Columbia $70,793 California $70,524 Massachusetts $69,584 Washington $69,328 New Jersey $69,303 Alaska $69,213 Connecticut $68,331 New York $67,973

Hawaii $66,828 Rhode Island $66,291 Maryland $65,927 Minnesota $65,428 Colorado $65,236 Illinois $65,172 Oregon $64,929 Delaware $64,750

New Hampshire $64,638 Virginia $64,386 Pennsylvania $63,651 Nevada $63,280 North Dakota $63,158 Michigan $62,967 Wisconsin $62,896 Vermont $62,756

Texas $62,366 Maine $62,340 Arizona $62,302 Ohio $62,257 Georgia $61,669 Indiana $61,374 Wyoming $61,317 Utah $61,227

Iowa $61,189 Kansas $60,882 Louisiana $60,793 North Carolina $60,761 Missouri $60,748 Florida $60,499 Montana $60,364 Nebraska $60,236

Kentucky $60,166 South Carolina $59,910 Tennessee $59,750 Idaho $59,686 New Mexico $59,220 Oklahoma $59,117 Alabama $58,740 South Dakota $58,107

Arkansas $57,762 West Virginia $57,577 Mississippi $57,020

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: $64,236
Barre: $64,332
Cabot: $64,191

Adamant, VT $64,236

Barre, VT $64,332

Cabot, VT $64,191

Calais, VT $64,247

East Barre, VT $64,234

East Calais, VT $64,236

East Montpelier, VT $64,279

Eden, VT $64,194

Eden Mills, VT $64,135

Graniteville, VT $64,328

Hyde Park, VT $64,288

Johnson, VT $64,369

Lake Elmore, VT $64,217

Marshfield, VT $64,202

Moretown, VT $64,374

Morrisville, VT $64,366

Moscow, VT $64,399

Northfield, VT $64,295

Northfield Falls, VT $64,596

North Hyde Park, VT $64,284

North Montpelier, VT $64,219

Plainfield, VT $64,210

Roxbury, VT $64,101

South Barre, VT $64,407

Waterbury, VT $64,392

Stowe, VT $64,401

Waitsfield, VT $64,366

Warren, VT $64,245

Washington, VT $64,120

Waterbury Center, VT $64,390

Websterville, VT $64,318

Williamstown, VT $64,243

Wolcott, VT $64,208

Woodbury, VT $64,145

Worcester, VT $64,209

Rutland, VT $64,207

Belmont, VT $64,009

Benson, VT $64,008

Bomoseen, VT $64,109

Brandon, VT $64,156

Bridport, VT $64,163

Castleton, VT $64,121

Center Rutland, VT $64,165

Chittenden, VT $64,018

Cuttingsville, VT $63,995

Danby, VT $64,105

East Middlebury, VT $64,199

East Poultney, VT $64,112

East Wallingford, VT $64,042

Fair Haven, VT $64,065

Florence, VT $64,043

Forest Dale, VT $64,159

Gaysville, VT $63,752

Granville, VT $64,053

Hancock, VT $64,043

Hydeville, VT $64,117

Killington, VT $64,036

Middlebury, VT $64,298

Middletown Springs, VT $64,077

Mount Holly, VT $64,018

North Clarendon, VT $64,112

Orwell, VT $64,105

Pawlet, VT $64,128

Pittsfield, VT $64,073

Pittsford, VT $64,134

Poultney, VT $64,122

Proctor, VT $64,193

Ripton, VT $64,119

Rochester, VT $64,085

Rupert, VT $64,079

Salisbury, VT $64,181

Shoreham, VT $64,127

Stockbridge, VT $64,013

Wallingford, VT $64,048

Wells, VT $64,130

West Pawlet, VT $64,152

West Rupert, VT $64,137

West Rutland, VT $64,098

Whiting, VT $64,130

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,199

Albany, VT $64,162

Barnet, VT $64,130

Barton, VT $64,155

Beebe Plain, VT $64,174

Concord, VT $64,069

Coventry, VT $64,249

Craftsbury, VT $64,180

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,183

Danville, VT $64,144

Derby, VT $64,174

Derby Line, VT $64,126

East Burke, VT $64,124

East Charleston, VT $64,130

East Hardwick, VT $64,165

East Haven, VT $63,984

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,197

Glover, VT $64,135

Granby, VT $63,905

Greensboro, VT $64,114

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,155

Hardwick, VT $64,225

Irasburg, VT $64,139

Island Pond, VT $64,034

Lowell, VT $64,117

Lower Waterford, VT $64,190

Lyndon, VT $64,179

Lyndon Center, VT $64,251

Lyndonville, VT $64,181

Morgan, VT $64,066

Newport, VT $64,212

Newport Center, VT $64,130

North Concord, VT $63,963

North Troy, VT $64,139

Orleans, VT $64,115

Passumpsic, VT $64,202

Peacham, VT $64,073

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $64,204

Sheffield, VT $64,091

Sutton, VT $64,085

Troy, VT $64,146

West Burke, VT $64,128

West Charleston, VT $64,098

West Danville, VT $64,148

Westfield, VT $64,097

West Glover, VT $64,141

Averill, VT $63,768

Beecher Falls, VT $64,181

Canaan, VT $64,022

Gilman, VT $64,303

Guildhall, VT $63,937

Lunenburg, VT $64,077

Norton, VT $63,896

North Bennington, VT $64,609

North Pownal, VT $64,740

Pownal, VT $64,776

White River Junction, VT $64,190

Ascutney, VT $64,220

Barnard, VT $64,045

Bethel, VT $64,084

Bradford, VT $64,151

Bridgewater, VT $64,110

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,983

Brookfield, VT $64,147

Brownsville, VT $64,112

Chelsea, VT $64,110

Corinth, VT $64,092

East Corinth, VT $64,119

East Randolph, VT $64,131

East Ryegate, VT $64,076

East Thetford, VT $64,155

Fairlee, VT $64,086

Groton, VT $64,103

Hartford, VT $64,357

Hartland, VT $64,132

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,130

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,295

Newbury, VT $64,096

North Hartland, VT $64,178

North Pomfret, VT $64,068

North Thetford, VT $64,154

Norwich, VT $64,141

Plymouth, VT $63,937

Post Mills, VT $64,140

Quechee, VT $64,206

Randolph, VT $64,195

Randolph Center, VT $64,162

Reading, VT $63,990

Sharon, VT $64,083

South Pomfret, VT $64,022

South Royalton, VT $64,101

South Ryegate, VT $64,114

South Strafford, VT $64,098

South Woodstock, VT $64,006

Strafford, VT $64,043

Taftsville, VT $64,211

Thetford, VT $64,155

Thetford Center, VT $64,088

Topsham, VT $64,069

Tunbridge, VT $64,081

Vershire, VT $64,051

Wells River, VT $64,119

West Fairlee, VT $64,236

West Hartford, VT $64,069

West Newbury, VT $64,094

West Topsham, VT $64,120

Wilder, VT $64,360

Windsor, VT $64,158

Woodstock, VT $64,080

Bellows Falls, VT $64,314

Cambridgeport, VT $64,240

Cavendish, VT $64,027

Chester, VT $64,091

Chester Depot, VT $64,068

Grafton, VT $64,042

Londonderry, VT $64,157

Ludlow, VT $64,060

North Springfield, VT $64,284

Perkinsville, VT $64,109

Peru, VT $64,090

Proctorsville, VT $64,038

Saxtons River, VT $64,300

South Londonderry, VT $64,197

Springfield, VT $64,252

Westminster, VT $64,313

Westminster Station, VT $64,318

Weston, VT $64,024

Shaftsbury, VT $64,532

Brattleboro, VT $64,445

Bondville, VT $64,178

East Dover, VT $64,309

Jacksonville, VT $64,470

Jamaica, VT $64,179

Marlboro, VT $64,764

Newfane, VT $64,266

Putney, VT $64,253

Readsboro, VT $64,772

South Newfane, VT $64,289

Stamford, VT $64,725

Townshend, VT $64,208

Vernon, VT $64,642

Wardsboro, VT $64,255

West Dover, VT $64,360

West Dummerston, VT $64,282

West Halifax, VT $64,381

West Townshend, VT $64,122

West Wardsboro, VT $64,123

Whitingham, VT $64,447

Williamsville, VT $64,282

Wilmington, VT $64,408

Burlington, VT $64,584

South Burlington, VT $64,580

Winooski, VT $64,584

Colchester, VT $64,584

Alburgh, VT $64,262

Bakersfield, VT $64,357

Belvidere Center, VT $64,124

Bristol, VT $64,371

Cambridge, VT $64,447

Charlotte, VT $64,497

East Berkshire, VT $64,295

East Fairfield, VT $64,391

Enosburg Falls, VT $64,213

Essex, VT $64,535

Essex Junction, VT $64,539

Fairfax, VT $64,452

Fairfield, VT $64,390

Ferrisburgh, VT $64,425

Franklin, VT $64,217

Grand Isle, VT $64,458

Highgate Center, VT $64,272

Highgate Springs, VT $64,304

Hinesburg, VT $64,495

Huntington, VT $64,447

Isle La Motte, VT $64,342

Jeffersonville, VT $64,404

Jericho, VT $64,481

Jonesville, VT $64,495

Milton, VT $64,512

Monkton, VT $64,444

Montgomery, VT $64,213

Montgomery Center, VT $64,135

New Haven, VT $64,363

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,454

North Hero, VT $64,390

Richford, VT $64,202

Richmond, VT $64,488

Saint Albans, VT $64,419

Saint Albans Bay, VT $64,410

Shelburne, VT $64,555

Sheldon, VT $64,342

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,500

South Hero, VT $64,516

Starksboro, VT $64,408

Swanton, VT $64,330

Underhill, VT $64,467

Underhill Center, VT $64,468

Vergennes, VT $64,343

Waterville, VT $64,365

Westford, VT $64,499

Williston, VT $64,547

Montpelier, VT $64,322

Bennington, VT $64,656

Arlington, VT $64,429

Dorset, VT $64,178

East Arlington, VT $64,154

East Dorset, VT $64,179

Manchester, VT $64,353

Manchester Center, VT $64,311

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	$78,444	$38.0	25%
Financial Services	$75,307	$36.0	20%
Biotechnology	$72,169	$35.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$70,286	$34.0	12%
Internet	$69,031	$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.

$55,575

Average $62,756/year

$69,796

$4,631

Average $5,230/month

$5,816

$1,069

Average $1,207/week

$1,342

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,796	$5,816	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,756	$5,230	$1,207	$30
25th Percentile	$55,575	$4,631	$1,069	$27

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