BLS metro-level wage data places Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA at a median of $65,430 per year ($31.46/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $63,890, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee pays +2% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 80 telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installerss are employed across the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee MSA in SOC 49-2022.

The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee pay distribution spans from $39,530 at the 10th percentile to $149,880 at the 90th — a 3.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $50,160 and the 75th at $86,060, so half of Wenatchee-East Wenatchee-based telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.