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Average Salary for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

SOC 49-9052 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in the United States is $70,500 ($33.90/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $42,940 at the 10th percentile to $104,840 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 98,360 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 24.2% since 2019.

Median Annual

$70,500

Mean Annual

$72,440

10th Pct

$42,940

75th Pct

$95,520

Employment

98,360

Salary Distribution

$43k
10th
$51k
25th
$71k
Median
$96k
75th
$105k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $107,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $104,920
Springfield, MA $103,920
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $103,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $103,560
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $103,140
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $103,050
Vallejo, CA $102,340
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $101,010
Vineland, NJ $100,540
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $100,350
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $99,600
Worcester, MA $98,720
Anchorage, AK $98,170
Modesto, CA $97,840

Salary by State

State Median Annual
New York $105,900
Massachusetts $104,040
Rhode Island $103,050
New Jersey $101,270
Alaska $98,170
District of Columbia $95,930
California $92,350
Maine $91,400
Maryland $87,900
Connecticut $87,860
West Virginia $84,490
New Hampshire $84,470
Delaware $82,150
North Dakota $80,810
Pennsylvania $80,630
Virginia $80,090
Washington $79,990
Hawaii $78,020
Illinois $75,590
Texas $68,320
Vermont $67,370
Kansas $66,770
Michigan $65,460
Oregon $64,360
Colorado $62,820
New Mexico $62,210
Alabama $61,070
Minnesota $60,940
Iowa $60,650
Kentucky $60,180
Wisconsin $60,150
Arizona $60,100
Tennessee $59,420
Missouri $58,920
Mississippi $58,390
Arkansas $57,960
Wyoming $57,190
Georgia $57,030
Indiana $56,750
South Dakota $56,380
South Carolina $56,090
Utah $55,980
Ohio $55,430
Nevada $54,030
North Carolina $53,420
Florida $53,140
Oklahoma $52,360
Montana $51,110
Idaho $48,980
Nebraska $48,250
Louisiana $46,920
Puerto Rico $29,170

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $70,500
2023 $64,640
2022 $60,580
2021 $60,190
2020 $58,870
2019 $56,750