49 Series · SOC 49-2022
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $63,890
- Median / year
- $96,730
- Top 10% earn
- -4.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 140,920
- US workers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers earn a median of $63,890 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $63,890, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $44,240 (10th percentile) to $96,730 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 140,920 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($95,850), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers earn a median of $63,890, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 55% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Installation, Maintenance, and Repair, it ranks #19 of 51 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 4.2% by 2033.
- $63,890
- Median annual wage
- Top 45%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #19 of 51
- in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- 2.2×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $95,850. Typical entry-level education: Postsecondary nondegree award.
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (SOC 49-2022) pays a national median of $63,890 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $44,240 at the 10th percentile to $96,730 at the 90th, with a mean of $68,500 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 140,920 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 444 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -4.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 13,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Postsecondary nondegree award and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 8.1 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $95,850, which is +50% above the national figure. The top metro is Anchorage, AK at $101,020 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 140,920 jobs Median $63,890/yr
Median Salary
$63,890
per year
Median Hourly
$30.72/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$68,500
average
Employment
140,920
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$63,890 Top 45% higher than 55% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 49-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 49-series occupations with growth data, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers sits on the slower-growing side at -4.2% growth and $63,890 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-4.2%
Declining
Annual Openings
13,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
8.1/100K
Injury Rate
3/100
Danger Index
16/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Troubleshooting 3.9
Repairing 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.6
Operations Monitoring 3.6
Quality Control Analysis 3.6
Active Listening 3.5
Equipment Maintenance 3.5
Reading Comprehension 3.4
Monitoring 3.4
Complex Problem Solving 3.4
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.4
Telecommunications 4.4
Computers and Electronics 4.2
English Language 4.0
Mathematics 3.5
Public Safety and Security 3.3
Mechanical 3.2
Engineering and Technology 3.2
Education and Training 3.0
Administrative 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain its use, responding to any inquiries or complaints.
- ▸ Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- ▸ Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- ▸ Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
- ▸ Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
- ▸ Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
- ▸ Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
- ▸ Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
- ▸ Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- ▸ Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$44,240
25th Percentile
$51,830
Median
$63,890
75th Percentile
$81,690
90th Percentile
$96,730
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $95,850 | +50% above national |
| 2 | North Dakota | $90,890 | +42% above national |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $85,240 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Vermont | $81,800 | +28% above national |
| 5 | Louisiana | $80,210 | +26% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $79,250 | +24% above national |
| 7 | New Jersey | $78,000 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Washington | $77,610 | +21% above national |
| 9 | California | $76,630 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $76,500 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $76,410 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $75,270 | +18% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $75,200 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $75,150 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Montana | $73,970 | +16% above national |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $73,130 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $72,710 | +14% above national |
| 18 | New York | $67,710 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $66,960 | +5% above national |
| 20 | Delaware | $66,670 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Iowa | $65,710 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Utah | $65,650 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $64,960 | +2% above national |
| 24 | Georgia | $64,900 | +2% above national |
| 25 | Illinois | $64,630 | +1% above national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $63,970 | same as national |
| 27 | New Mexico | $63,600 | same as national |
| 28 | West Virginia | $63,560 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Maryland | $63,050 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Nevada | $62,800 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Idaho | $62,440 | 2% below national |
| 32 | South Dakota | $62,000 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Maine | $61,720 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $61,700 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Ohio | $61,680 | 3% below national |
| 36 | South Carolina | $61,480 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Virginia | $61,340 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Mississippi | $61,250 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $61,220 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Florida | $61,030 | 4% below national |
| 41 | Indiana | $61,030 | 4% below national |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $60,770 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $60,520 | 5% below national |
| 44 | Wyoming | $60,250 | 6% below national |
| 45 | Alabama | $59,770 | 6% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $59,700 | 7% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $59,370 | 7% below national |
| 48 | Kansas | $58,690 | 8% below national |
| 49 | Missouri | $57,610 | 10% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $55,960 | 12% below national |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $50,350 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Arkansas | $49,740 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $36,600 | 43% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $33,760 | 47% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | $101,020 | +58% above national |
| 2 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $97,860 | +53% above national |
| 3 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $96,140 | +50% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $92,290 | +44% above national |
| 5 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $90,890 | +42% above national |
| 6 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $90,690 | +42% above national |
| 7 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $89,800 | +41% above national |
| 8 | Rome, GA | $89,650 | +40% above national |
| 9 | El Centro, CA | $89,600 | +40% above national |
| 10 | Bismarck, ND | $89,260 | +40% above national |
| 11 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $89,140 | +40% above national |
| 12 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $88,820 | +39% above national |
| 13 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $88,480 | +38% above national |
| 14 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $87,950 | +38% above national |
| 15 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $87,160 | +36% above national |
| 16 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $87,160 | +36% above national |
| 17 | Yuba City, CA | $86,140 | +35% above national |
| 18 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $85,000 | +33% above national |
| 19 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,500 | +32% above national |
| 20 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $83,840 | +31% above national |
| 21 | Santa Fe, NM | $83,620 | +31% above national |
| 22 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $83,030 | +30% above national |
| 23 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $82,720 | +29% above national |
| 24 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $82,530 | +29% above national |
| 25 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $81,800 | +28% above national |
| 26 | Baton Rouge, LA | $81,470 | +28% above national |
| 27 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $81,190 | +27% above national |
| 28 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $81,090 | +27% above national |
| 29 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $81,030 | +27% above national |
| 30 | Alexandria, LA | $80,540 | +26% above national |
| 31 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $80,000 | +25% above national |
| 32 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,410 | +24% above national |
| 33 | Duluth, MN-WI | $79,280 | +24% above national |
| 34 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $79,140 | +24% above national |
| 35 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $79,090 | +24% above national |
| 36 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $79,080 | +24% above national |
| 37 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $78,900 | +23% above national |
| 38 | Tucson, AZ | $78,810 | +23% above national |
| 39 | Las Cruces, NM | $78,620 | +23% above national |
| 40 | Lafayette, LA | $78,580 | +23% above national |
| 41 | Beckley, WV | $78,460 | +23% above national |
| 42 | Gainesville, FL | $78,420 | +23% above national |
| 43 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $78,390 | +23% above national |
| 44 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,280 | +23% above national |
| 45 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $78,240 | +22% above national |
| 46 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $78,240 | +22% above national |
| 47 | Medford, OR | $78,190 | +22% above national |
| 48 | Springfield, MA | $78,190 | +22% above national |
| 49 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $78,160 | +22% above national |
| 50 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $77,980 | +22% above national |
| 51 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $77,900 | +22% above national |
| 52 | Salinas, CA | $77,890 | +22% above national |
| 53 | Billings, MT | $77,820 | +22% above national |
| 54 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,800 | +22% above national |
| 55 | Boulder, CO | $77,800 | +22% above national |
| 56 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $77,610 | +21% above national |
| 57 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $77,610 | +21% above national |
| 58 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $77,570 | +21% above national |
| 59 | Charlottesville, VA | $77,480 | +21% above national |
| 60 | New Haven, CT | $77,370 | +21% above national |
| 61 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $77,370 | +21% above national |
| 62 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,290 | +21% above national |
| 63 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $77,270 | +21% above national |
| 64 | Colorado Springs, CO | $76,990 | +21% above national |
| 65 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,990 | +21% above national |
| 66 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $76,970 | +20% above national |
| 67 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $76,780 | +20% above national |
| 68 | Saginaw, MI | $76,780 | +20% above national |
| 69 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $76,710 | +20% above national |
| 70 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $76,610 | +20% above national |
| 71 | Jackson, TN | $76,480 | +20% above national |
| 72 | Yuma, AZ | $76,260 | +19% above national |
| 73 | Lake Charles, LA | $76,070 | +19% above national |
| 74 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,900 | +19% above national |
| 75 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $75,890 | +19% above national |
| 76 | Missoula, MT | $75,860 | +19% above national |
| 77 | Columbia, SC | $75,710 | +19% above national |
| 78 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $75,690 | +18% above national |
| 79 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,290 | +18% above national |
| 80 | Chico, CA | $75,190 | +18% above national |
| 81 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $74,970 | +17% above national |
| 82 | Salem, OR | $74,860 | +17% above national |
| 83 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $74,760 | +17% above national |
| 84 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $74,700 | +17% above national |
| 85 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $74,610 | +17% above national |
| 86 | Fargo, ND-MN | $74,460 | +17% above national |
| 87 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $74,430 | +16% above national |
| 88 | Rochester, MN | $74,330 | +16% above national |
| 89 | Vallejo, CA | $74,240 | +16% above national |
| 90 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $74,180 | +16% above national |
| 91 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $74,090 | +16% above national |
| 92 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $74,090 | +16% above national |
| 93 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $74,020 | +16% above national |
| 94 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $73,990 | +16% above national |
| 95 | Rochester, NY | $73,870 | +16% above national |
| 96 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $73,790 | +15% above national |
| 97 | Gainesville, GA | $73,750 | +15% above national |
| 98 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $73,640 | +15% above national |
| 99 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $73,480 | +15% above national |
| 100 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $73,440 | +15% above national |
| 101 | Decatur, IL | $73,410 | +15% above national |
| 102 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $73,220 | +15% above national |
| 103 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $72,960 | +14% above national |
| 104 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $72,920 | +14% above national |
| 105 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,770 | +14% above national |
| 106 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $72,600 | +14% above national |
| 107 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $72,520 | +14% above national |
| 108 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $72,320 | +13% above national |
| 109 | Mankato, MN | $72,100 | +13% above national |
| 110 | Grand Junction, CO | $71,990 | +13% above national |
| 111 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $71,990 | +13% above national |
| 112 | Merced, CA | $71,700 | +12% above national |
| 113 | Visalia, CA | $71,700 | +12% above national |
| 114 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $71,630 | +12% above national |
| 115 | Bellingham, WA | $71,540 | +12% above national |
| 116 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $71,480 | +12% above national |
| 117 | Modesto, CA | $71,460 | +12% above national |
| 118 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $71,370 | +12% above national |
| 119 | Fresno, CA | $71,300 | +12% above national |
| 120 | Reno, NV | $71,300 | +12% above national |
| 121 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $70,790 | +11% above national |
| 122 | Reading, PA | $70,630 | +11% above national |
| 123 | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,590 | +10% above national |
| 124 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $70,540 | +10% above national |
| 125 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $70,360 | +10% above national |
| 126 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $70,250 | +10% above national |
| 127 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $70,240 | +10% above national |
| 128 | Bozeman, MT | $69,930 | +9% above national |
| 129 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $69,850 | +9% above national |
| 130 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $69,820 | +9% above national |
| 131 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $69,800 | +9% above national |
| 132 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $69,390 | +9% above national |
| 133 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $69,350 | +9% above national |
| 134 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $69,220 | +8% above national |
| 135 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $69,160 | +8% above national |
| 136 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $69,120 | +8% above national |
| 137 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $69,110 | +8% above national |
| 138 | Dubuque, IA | $68,980 | +8% above national |
| 139 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $68,730 | +8% above national |
| 140 | Twin Falls, ID | $68,690 | +8% above national |
| 141 | York-Hanover, PA | $67,820 | +6% above national |
| 142 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $67,450 | +6% above national |
| 143 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $66,920 | +5% above national |
| 144 | Redding, CA | $66,800 | +5% above national |
| 145 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $66,750 | +4% above national |
| 146 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $66,750 | +4% above national |
| 147 | Dover, DE | $66,670 | +4% above national |
| 148 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $66,670 | +4% above national |
| 149 | Boise City, ID | $66,560 | +4% above national |
| 150 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $66,540 | +4% above national |
| 151 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $66,430 | +4% above national |
| 152 | Worcester, MA | $66,380 | +4% above national |
| 153 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $66,040 | +3% above national |
| 154 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $66,000 | +3% above national |
| 155 | State College, PA | $65,820 | +3% above national |
| 156 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $65,740 | +3% above national |
| 157 | Ames, IA | $65,470 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $65,430 | +2% above national |
| 159 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $65,430 | +2% above national |
| 160 | Paducah, KY-IL | $65,240 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,200 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Corvallis, OR | $65,010 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $64,900 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Omaha, NE-IA | $64,850 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Cleveland, OH | $64,460 | +1% above national |
| 166 | Springfield, IL | $64,410 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Winston-Salem, NC | $64,360 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $64,230 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Ocala, FL | $64,110 | same as national |
| 170 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $63,950 | same as national |
| 171 | Binghamton, NY | $63,920 | same as national |
| 172 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $63,900 | same as national |
| 173 | Morgantown, WV | $63,840 | same as national |
| 174 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $63,770 | same as national |
| 175 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,700 | same as national |
| 176 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,610 | same as national |
| 177 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,600 | same as national |
| 178 | Charleston, WV | $63,560 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $63,460 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Albany, OR | $63,410 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $63,390 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Jacksonville, NC | $63,320 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Warner Robins, GA | $63,280 | 1% below national |
| 184 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,270 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $63,160 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $63,160 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $63,130 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Birmingham, AL | $63,080 | 1% below national |
| 189 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,070 | 1% below national |
| 190 | Williamsport, PA | $63,050 | 1% below national |
| 191 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,020 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $62,980 | 1% below national |
| 193 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $62,970 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $62,940 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Iowa City, IA | $62,870 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Kingston, NY | $62,830 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,830 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,820 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $62,800 | 2% below national |
| 200 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,790 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,790 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Ann Arbor, MI | $62,750 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Bloomington, IN | $62,730 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,730 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Jacksonville, FL | $62,720 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Lancaster, PA | $62,700 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,630 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Bend, OR | $62,510 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Flagstaff, AZ | $62,470 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Altoona, PA | $62,460 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Rockford, IL | $62,460 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $62,410 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $62,400 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,330 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Greeley, CO | $62,270 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Punta Gorda, FL | $62,250 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $62,250 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Decatur, AL | $62,230 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,230 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,210 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,200 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $62,170 | 3% below national |
| 223 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $62,170 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $62,140 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,120 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,090 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Madison, WI | $62,030 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Monroe, LA | $61,970 | 3% below national |
| 229 | Akron, OH | $61,960 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,950 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Helena, MT | $61,800 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Casper, WY | $61,780 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Cheyenne, WY | $61,780 | 3% below national |
| 234 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,770 | 3% below national |
| 235 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $61,710 | 3% below national |
| 236 | Savannah, GA | $61,710 | 3% below national |
| 237 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $61,690 | 3% below national |
| 238 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $61,640 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Fort Wayne, IN | $61,640 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $61,620 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Toledo, OH | $61,610 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,600 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,580 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Knoxville, TN | $61,580 | 4% below national |
| 245 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $61,580 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $61,570 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $61,560 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Syracuse, NY | $61,550 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $61,510 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Huntsville, AL | $61,450 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $61,450 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,450 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Pueblo, CO | $61,430 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $61,420 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $61,410 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Columbus, OH | $61,380 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Erie, PA | $61,330 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $61,330 | 4% below national |
| 259 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,230 | 4% below national |
| 260 | St. George, UT | $61,100 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,090 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $61,080 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $61,080 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,040 | 4% below national |
| 265 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $61,030 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,010 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Asheville, NC | $61,000 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $60,850 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Johnstown, PA | $60,830 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $60,830 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Ogden, UT | $60,810 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,740 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Idaho Falls, ID | $60,730 | 5% below national |
| 274 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $60,690 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Traverse City, MI | $60,690 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,670 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Sheboygan, WI | $60,670 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $60,630 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $60,600 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,580 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,580 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Wilmington, NC | $60,550 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $60,510 | 5% below national |
| 284 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $60,430 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Wichita, KS | $60,390 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Lawrence, KS | $60,380 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Midland, TX | $60,380 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $60,340 | 6% below national |
| 289 | Mobile, AL | $60,310 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,300 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $60,230 | 6% below national |
| 292 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $60,220 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Green Bay, WI | $60,200 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Johnson City, TN | $60,200 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Appleton, WI | $60,190 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,140 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Spartanburg, SC | $60,110 | 6% below national |
| 298 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,010 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Lynchburg, VA | $59,970 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,930 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $59,910 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Peoria, IL | $59,900 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $59,850 | 6% below national |
| 304 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $59,760 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Bloomington, IL | $59,750 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $59,730 | 7% below national |
| 312 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $59,710 | 7% below national |
| 313 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,700 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,690 | 7% below national |
| 315 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $59,680 | 7% below national |
| 316 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $59,640 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,620 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Grand Island, NE | $59,590 | 7% below national |
| 319 | Richmond, VA | $59,590 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,500 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,500 | 7% below national |
| 322 | Bangor, ME | $59,440 | 7% below national |
| 323 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $59,430 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $59,430 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $59,420 | 7% below national |
| 326 | Jackson, MS | $59,400 | 7% below national |
| 327 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $59,390 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Manhattan, KS | $59,320 | 7% below national |
| 329 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $59,310 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $59,270 | 7% below national |
| 331 | Rapid City, SD | $59,250 | 7% below national |
| 332 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $59,120 | 7% below national |
| 333 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,040 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Bowling Green, KY | $59,010 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $58,940 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $58,940 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $58,920 | 8% below national |
| 338 | Topeka, KS | $58,920 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $58,910 | 8% below national |
| 340 | Columbus, GA-AL | $58,860 | 8% below national |
| 341 | Dothan, AL | $58,800 | 8% below national |
| 342 | Utica-Rome, NY | $58,770 | 8% below national |
| 343 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,740 | 8% below national |
| 344 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,720 | 8% below national |
| 345 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $58,710 | 8% below national |
| 346 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $58,690 | 8% below national |
| 347 | Tallahassee, FL | $58,540 | 8% below national |
| 348 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $58,540 | 8% below national |
| 349 | Hattiesburg, MS | $58,510 | 8% below national |
| 350 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $58,460 | 8% below national |
| 351 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $58,440 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Evansville, IN | $58,430 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Wausau, WI | $58,420 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Montgomery, AL | $58,330 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Eau Claire, WI | $58,300 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $58,280 | 9% below national |
| 357 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,240 | 9% below national |
| 358 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $58,040 | 9% below national |
| 359 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $57,980 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,920 | 9% below national |
| 361 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $57,870 | 9% below national |
| 362 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,850 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,840 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $57,800 | 10% below national |
| 365 | Lubbock, TX | $57,800 | 10% below national |
| 366 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,770 | 10% below national |
| 367 | Lebanon, PA | $57,760 | 10% below national |
| 368 | Longview, TX | $57,730 | 10% below national |
| 369 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $57,720 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Florence, SC | $57,550 | 10% below national |
| 371 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,550 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $57,390 | 10% below national |
| 373 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $57,380 | 10% below national |
| 374 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $57,320 | 10% below national |
| 375 | Amarillo, TX | $57,250 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,230 | 10% below national |
| 377 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $57,200 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $57,000 | 11% below national |
| 379 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $56,980 | 11% below national |
| 380 | Cleveland, TN | $56,960 | 11% below national |
| 381 | Corpus Christi, TX | $56,850 | 11% below national |
| 382 | Waco, TX | $56,770 | 11% below national |
| 383 | Dalton, GA | $56,670 | 11% below national |
| 384 | Abilene, TX | $56,550 | 11% below national |
| 385 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $56,460 | 12% below national |
| 386 | Jefferson City, MO | $56,400 | 12% below national |
| 387 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $56,260 | 12% below national |
| 388 | Sebring, FL | $56,110 | 12% below national |
| 389 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $56,090 | 12% below national |
| 390 | Terre Haute, IN | $55,990 | 12% below national |
| 391 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $55,640 | 13% below national |
| 392 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $55,520 | 13% below national |
| 393 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $55,510 | 13% below national |
| 394 | Roanoke, VA | $55,380 | 13% below national |
| 395 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $55,380 | 13% below national |
| 396 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,370 | 13% below national |
| 397 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $54,950 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $54,770 | 14% below national |
| 399 | Joplin, MO-KS | $54,720 | 14% below national |
| 400 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,500 | 15% below national |
| 401 | Farmington, NM | $54,330 | 15% below national |
| 402 | Oklahoma City, OK | $54,090 | 15% below national |
| 403 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $53,880 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $53,780 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Laredo, TX | $52,980 | 17% below national |
| 406 | Albany, GA | $52,820 | 17% below national |
| 407 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $52,550 | 18% below national |
| 408 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,520 | 18% below national |
| 409 | Wichita Falls, TX | $52,160 | 18% below national |
| 410 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $51,930 | 19% below national |
| 411 | Tyler, TX | $51,830 | 19% below national |
| 412 | Columbia, MO | $51,780 | 19% below national |
| 413 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $51,720 | 19% below national |
| 414 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $51,510 | 19% below national |
| 415 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $51,490 | 19% below national |
| 416 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | 20% below national |
| 417 | Tulsa, OK | $50,310 | 21% below national |
| 418 | Springfield, MO | $50,280 | 21% below national |
| 419 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $50,200 | 21% below national |
| 420 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,930 | 22% below national |
| 421 | Valdosta, GA | $49,870 | 22% below national |
| 422 | Jonesboro, AR | $49,740 | 22% below national |
| 423 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,740 | 22% below national |
| 424 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,390 | 23% below national |
| 425 | Lincoln, NE | $48,770 | 24% below national |
| 426 | Odessa, TX | $48,730 | 24% below national |
| 427 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,690 | 24% below national |
| 428 | El Paso, TX | $48,660 | 24% below national |
| 429 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,440 | 24% below national |
| 430 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,360 | 24% below national |
| 431 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | 25% below national |
| 432 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 25% below national |
| 433 | Hot Springs, AR | $47,360 | 26% below national |
| 434 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $47,160 | 26% below national |
| 435 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,970 | 26% below national |
| 436 | San Angelo, TX | $46,840 | 27% below national |
| 437 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $46,840 | 27% below national |
| 438 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $46,560 | 27% below national |
| 439 | Victoria, TX | $46,040 | 28% below national |
| 440 | Lawton, OK | $46,020 | 28% below national |
| 441 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $41,370 | 35% below national |
| 442 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,550 | 40% below national |
| 443 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,690 | 46% below national |
| 444 | Aguadilla, PR | $27,190 | 57% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers is $63,890 ($30.72/hour). The salary range spans from $44,240 at the 10th percentile to $96,730 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers the most? ▼
Alaska pays the highest median salary for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers at $95,850/year, which is +50% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers is Postsecondary nondegree award. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers? ▼
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 8.1 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3 per 100 workers.
Is Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers a good career? ▼
Employment for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers is projected to decline 4.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 13,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay vary by state? ▼
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Alaska at $95,850/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $55,960/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers is Anchorage, AK at $101,020/year. BLS reports wage data for 444 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $81,690/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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