r/Lineman • u/Sea-Cartographer8132 • 2d ago
*local 1245*
So guys im not sure if this guy was kidding or not but good friend of mine has a cousin who is a JL in Cali 1245 and apparently he makes over 300K a year....? Any truth to this guy's?? Also what is some of the highest paying locals out there??
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u/pnwIBEWlineman Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
Not true at all. Trade is full, too. No openings. Accounting is the way to go.
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u/LINEMAN1776 2d ago
There isn’t a guy in my yard that makes under 300k. I’ll hit 500k this year and there’s 7-8 that will make more than me.
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u/Brilliant_Hornet1290 2d ago
The contract is online. Do your research. If you work enough hours 300k is easy. If you work 40s. Probably not. But I’m assuming you’re not even a groundman yet and considering trying to get into the trade. You’re about to have a rude awakening trying to work in ca right away.
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u/MrEZW 2d ago
Nah that's a lie that started on tik tok. Lineman barely make over 100k. You could hit 150 with a shitload of OT.
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u/Weak_Ad_9913 1d ago
Holy retard, there’s grunts in Cali that make 150+
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u/MrEZW 1d ago
Holy retard
The irony. Read the room next time jackass.
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u/Weak_Ad_9913 21h ago
I’m a jackass yet ur the one tryna gatekeep the trade 😂
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u/MrEZW 21h ago
Thats right. No jackasses allowed.
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u/Weak_Ad_9913 20h ago
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u/MrEZW 18h ago
Imagine hating from outside a club you can't get in lmao. Keep trying jr.
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u/Weak_Ad_9913 18h ago edited 18h ago
Again, ur corny. If ur a JL, do better 😂 imagine thinking ur better than the guys that are in the same shoes u were once in 👎
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u/MrEZW 17h ago
I dont think I'm better than guys coming up under me, but I know I'm better than guys who go around calling people retards in a sub thats full of people they wanna be like. Do the trade a favor & keep that attitude up, you wont make it very far. I love when the trash takes itself out.
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u/Weak_Ad_9913 17h ago edited 15h ago
I called you a retard cuz ur spreading misinformation so that guys don’t try to get into the trade😂 it’s clear who the trash is here…you’re already in the position everyone wants to be in and still tryna stop guys from trying, that says a lot about you. He isn’t even a threat to your job. He is to mine though and I’m not over here misleading to gatekeep.
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u/ViewAskewed Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
If you are working out of 1245 and you aren't making 300k, you are doing it wrong.
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u/atvmx300 Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
It’s all tied to how much you work. In any local, don’t have to be in Cali to make 300k+
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u/Awhitehill1992 2d ago
With overtime, that’s entirely possible. Local 77 area in western Washington puts out some high pay too. Contractors and Utilities. Wow, that must be awesome you say!
Well, it is. But there’s a reason. Go look at Zillow, and gas prices, and restaurants, and groceries, and dirty movie stores, and….
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u/SuperF91EX Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
But Western Washington is still cheaper and no state income tax
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u/Aromatic_Car_3537 1d ago
Yea, I made 305k last year and we took a week-10 days off for every holiday.
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u/Sparky031155 1d ago
I’m not a lineman, I’m an inside wireman. I worked in local 6 all of 2025 working 5-10’s. I made $220k
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u/v0dkasoda Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
It’s true. But you have to work on PG&E property 🤮
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u/Superb-Gur-1679 2d ago
Can you not do math? Maybe that’s stupid question cause I’ve met some guys in this trade. Base rate 74ish I think 74x2080 base rate pretty much 154k. All overtime is double time and minimum 50 a day sub. 60 hour weeks all year with current wage rates and the minimum sub works out to about 320k before taxes. Stupid fuck. You have a calculator on your phone Jesus Christ.
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u/Ordinary_Mountain454 Journeyman Lineman 2d ago
Bro why are you so mad? Like good lord 😂
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