Line Clearance Tree Trimmer Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National, the published median for SOC 37-3013, Tree Trimmers and Pruners, is $50,960 per year. The middle half of the Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National wage distribution runs from $44,840 to $63,900, a width of $19,060 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Line Clearance Tree Trimmer comparison, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $60,440 per year while Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $39,660 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Line Clearance Tree Trimmer figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Tree Trimmers and Pruners, read alongside Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National, are Utilities at $61,110 per year (NAICS 22); Utilities at $61,110 per year (NAICS 221000); Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at $61,110 per year (NAICS 221100). Those Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National median was $50,430 per year in May 2024, compared with $50,960 in May 2025, a published difference of $530. That Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $50,430 and $50,960 Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $50,960 per year for Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National, separate overtime, per diem, lodging and mobilization separately; prevailing wage obligations and union scale depend on the assignment and agreement, not a special BLS traveling-worker percentile. The Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National is broader: BLS groups Line Clearance Tree Trimmer within Tree Trimmers and Pruners; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National opening, the work checks include OSHA 1910.269 line clearance qualification; ISA Certified Arborist Utility Specialist; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Line Clearance Tree Trimmer in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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