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Washington utility lineman prevailing wage, county by county

A utility lineman's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $98.45 an hour in Yakima County to $98.45 in Adams County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $98.45.

Main utility lineman classification in each county (Journey level lineperson), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourAdams County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourPend Oreille County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourKing County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourChelan County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourKittitas County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourGarfield County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourGrant County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourOkanogan County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourFranklin County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourKlickitat County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourClark County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourSkagit County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourWalla Walla County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourPacific County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourCowlitz County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourWahkiakum County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourLewis County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourClallam County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourGrays Harbor County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourJefferson County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourLincoln County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourMason County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourSan Juan County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourStevens County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourWhatcom County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourDouglas County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourSnohomish County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourThurston County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourColumbia County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourYakima County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourBenton County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourIsland County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourSpokane County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourWhitman County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourFerry County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourSkamania County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourAsotin County utility lineman: $98.45 per hourKitsap County utility lineman: $98.45 per hour
$98$98$98$98$98$98Electrical Utility Lineman, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
King County group, 39 counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, YakimaJourney Level Lineperson$98.45 $70.75 

1 group of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

These are journey-level rates. Registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup.

Questions about Washington utility lineman pay

What is the utility lineman prevailing wage in King County?

$98.45 an hour: a $70.75 base wage plus $27.70 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every utility lineman classification in King County.

Does utility lineman prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $98.45 total is a $70.75 base wage plus $27.70 in fringe benefits, about 28% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice utility linemans get this rate?

Registered apprentices get L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup. Anyone else on the job is paid as a journey-level worker.

Why do some counties have the same utility lineman rate?

L&I often publishes the same utility lineman rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a utility lineman rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 39 counties (the King County group).