Step 01. Pay
Baltimore Gas & Electric Lineman Pay and Salary Information
The estimated total pay for a Lineman at Baltimore Gas & Electric is $84,078 per year. BGE offers benefits that include health care choices and a retirement plan.

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Baltimore Gas & Electric
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2026 current openings
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Baltimore Gas & Electric is hiring linemen. BGE is Maryland's largest electricity provider with more than 1.2 million residential electric customers. The company is also the nation's first gas provider, with more than 650,000 gas customers. BGE serves Baltimore and is Maryland's largest gas and electric utility.
Step 01. Pay
The estimated total pay for a Lineman at Baltimore Gas & Electric is $84,078 per year. BGE offers benefits that include health care choices and a retirement plan.
Step 02. Apprentice
The lineworker apprentice at Baltimore Electric is responsible for a variety of tasks and accepts assignments from Line Supervisor on shift and shall be assigned to work directly with a 1st Class Lineman. Learns to perform those tasks required in the construction, maintenance or operation of electrical power transmission and distribution facilities. Lineman Apprentice I shall be assigned to a Line Supervisor on 1 of 4 rotating shift schedule: midnight to 08:00 a.m.; 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m.; and 04:00 p.m. to midnight and a swing-shift.
Step 03. Journeyman
Journeyman lineman at Baltimore Gas & Electric is skilled work assisting in the construction, maintenance, and repair of the electrical transmission and distribution system. Maintain company vehicles, equipment, and tools. Must have a Class A CDL or the ability to earn one.
Step 04. Hiring
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