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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in Puerto Rico

Telecommunications line installers and repairers in Puerto Rico earned a median of $31,770 a year ($15.28 an hour) and a mean of $34,020 in May 2025. The median is 57.3% below the U.S. median of $74,330, ranking 52nd of 53 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersSOC 49-9052Area Puerto RicoPeriod May 2025
Median annual
$31,770
Median hourly
$15.28
Mean annual
$34,020
Jobs on record
1,010
$21,84010th percentile$10.50 an hour
$25,58025th percentile$12.30 an hour
$31,770Median$15.28 an hour
$37,59075th percentile$18.07 an hour
$46,49090th percentile$22.35 an hour

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Puerto Rico compare on pay for telecommunications line installers and repairers?

Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 53 states and territories. Rhode Island is highest at $103,810, $72,040 more than the Puerto Rico median.

StateRankMedianAgainst U.S.Jobs
Oklahoma50$48,900-34%1,410
Louisiana51$48,770-34%960
Puerto Rico52$31,770-57%1,010
Guam53$30,770-59%50

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 53 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Which areas in Puerto Rico pay telecommunications line installers and repairers the most?

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is highest at $34,490, 8.6% above the Puerto Rico median.

AreaMedianJobs
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$34,490790
Aguadilla, PR$34,37070

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Puerto Rico is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many telecommunications line installers and repairers work in Puerto Rico?

BLS counts 1,010 jobs in Puerto Rico, 1.0% of the 97,720 in the U.S. That is the 27th largest count among the 53 states and territories with a published figure. That is 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in Puerto Rico, a location quotient of 1.71: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.71 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Puerto Rico

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay across the U.S.$74,330 medianAll jobs in Puerto Rico$28,680 median, all jobsJob outlook for Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersProjected change and openings a yearTelecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$33,760 median in Puerto RicoElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,050 median in Puerto RicoRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$26,640 median in Puerto RicoAudiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$26,010 median in Puerto RicoElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$22,580 median in Puerto RicoSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$29,280 median in Puerto Rico

Related occupations from O*NET; pay from BLS OEWS state file, May 2025.