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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary by City

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) earn the most in San Francisco, CA (average $96,780 a year), followed by Fairbanks, AK ($91,680) and San Jose, CA ($91,210), among the 322 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $68,500 and the median $63,890, for 140,920 workers (May 2025).

$68,500U.S. average
$97Khighest: San Francisco, CA
$30Klowest: Aguadilla, PR
322metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA$96,780
Fairbanks, AK$91,680
San Jose, CA$91,210
El Centro, CA$89,630
Anchorage, AK$88,930
Yuba City, CA$86,460
Santa Rosa, CA$86,370
Santa Cruz, CA$85,260
Bismarck, ND$85,090
Manchester, NH$84,090
Grand Forks, ND$81,540
Seattle, WA$81,180
Sacramento, CA$80,760
Kahului, HI$80,150
San Diego, CA$79,900
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary by state

Alaska pays telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) the most statewide, $84,980 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Alaska$84,980$95,8505202$91,680$88,930
New Hampshire$83,040$85,2405501$84,090$84,090
North Dakota$82,790$90,8904703$85,090$74,330
California$81,340$76,63014,04024$96,780$68,620
Washington, D.C.$80,600$73,1303001$73,500$73,500
New Jersey$80,230$78,0002,6902$78,490$74,700
Washington$76,930$77,6103,2107$81,180$68,210
Hawaii$76,040$79,2507602$80,150$75,290
Vermont$75,800$81,8003101$76,960$76,960
Oregon$74,960$75,2701,7107$78,210$65,980
Louisiana$74,620$80,2103,0609$79,820$69,830
Massachusetts$74,350$76,5002,8903$79,550$62,920
Rhode Island$74,100$66,9601501$72,070$72,070
Connecticut$72,910$75,2001,9105$74,650$69,460
New York$72,850$67,7106,24010$77,240$61,980
Colorado$72,840$76,4103,1807$77,780$63,040
Montana$71,880$73,9706304$73,020$68,300
Minnesota$71,020$75,1501,9004$74,290$68,530
Georgia$70,330$64,9006,64013$74,330$58,910
Maryland$68,800$63,0502,5202$68,990$63,090
Delaware$68,730$66,6704401$68,570$68,570
Pennsylvania$68,520$64,9605,22014$77,700$60,300
Utah$68,010$65,6502,1604$72,150$63,410
North Carolina$67,920$63,9703,5409$74,130$62,240
Illinois$67,380$64,6305,7607$70,200$57,750
Ohio$66,980$61,6803,5607$69,770$58,510
West Virginia$66,950$63,5608205$70,570$58,420
Arizona$66,570$72,7103,3205$70,670$61,070
Iowa$66,270$65,7101,7808$68,310$60,680
South Carolina$65,900$61,4802,1307$70,590$59,370
New Mexico$65,740$63,6001,1004$72,080$61,910
Tennessee$65,620$61,2202,4809$72,190$61,670
Mississippi$64,960$61,2501,5003$65,640$59,050
Idaho$64,950$62,4401,0805$68,120$54,230
South Dakota$64,950$62,0005202$64,630$61,820
Maine$64,720$61,7204002$67,440$66,100
Virginia$64,360$61,3403,3106$74,090$54,800
Michigan$64,150$61,7003,9408$69,880$56,970
Nevada$64,040$62,8008902$67,410$62,190
Alabama$63,900$59,7703,20011$67,730$55,310
Wisconsin$63,780$60,7702,12011$66,900$60,190
Wyoming$63,390$60,2503102$63,650$62,900
Florida$63,020$61,03011,82021$74,050$56,750
Kentucky$61,880$59,7002,2104$67,850$62,810
Nebraska$61,420$60,5201,4303$66,530$55,340
Texas$61,330$59,37013,44024$66,200$51,030
Indiana$61,250$61,0302,0508$64,500$54,650
Missouri$59,910$57,6102,2608$68,630$54,420
Kansas$59,760$58,6901,4804$61,530$58,720
Oklahoma$55,890$50,3501,6603$56,620$52,420
Arkansas$52,720$49,7401,3205$54,420$47,510
Puerto Rico$35,810$33,7604802$36,370$29,500
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Francisco, CA$96,780$92,290$46.531,850
Fairbanks, AK$91,680$97,860$44.0860
San Jose, CA$91,210$87,950$43.851,060
El Centro, CA$89,630$89,600$43.0950
Anchorage, AK$88,930$101,020$42.75350
Yuba City, CA$86,460$86,140$41.5740
Santa Rosa, CA$86,370$79,410$41.53120
Santa Cruz, CA$85,260$83,030$40.9960
Bismarck, ND$85,090$89,260$40.9170
Manchester, NH$84,090$87,160$40.43210
Grand Forks, ND$81,540$88,820$39.2080
Seattle, WA$81,180$81,030$39.031,750
Sacramento, CA$80,760$73,990$38.831,060
Kahului, HI$80,150$89,140$38.5370
San Diego, CA$79,900$76,970$38.411,030
Slidell, LA$79,820$90,690$38.37220
Springfield, MA$79,550$78,190$38.25160
Salinas, CA$79,080$77,890$38.0290
Vallejo, CA$78,870$74,240$37.92140
Chico, CA$78,650$75,190$37.8140
New Orleans, LA$78,620$81,090$37.80590
Trenton, NJ$78,490$77,290$37.74150
Stockton, CA$78,450$72,520$37.72200
Portland, OR$78,210$77,980$37.601,160
Santa Maria, CA$77,950$75,690$37.48110
San Luis Obispo, CA$77,910$74,970$37.4690
Boulder, CO$77,780$77,800$37.4080
Philadelphia, PA$77,700$75,290$37.362,020
Boston, MA$77,460$78,240$37.242,140
Baton Rouge, LA$77,420$81,470$37.22520
Los Angeles, CA$77,260$73,440$37.154,360
Fresno, CA$77,240$71,300$37.14420
New York, NY$77,240$75,900$37.145,820
Burlington, VT$76,960$81,800$37.00120
Reading, PA$76,810$70,630$36.93120
Oxnard, CA$76,440$73,480$36.75290
Bremerton, WA$76,250$79,140$36.6650
Medford, OR$75,460$78,190$36.2880
Hanford, CA$75,400$71,480$36.2530
Olympia, WA$75,300$69,350$36.20140
Honolulu, HI$75,290$79,090$36.20580
Wenatchee, WA$74,880$65,430$36.0080
Denver, CO$74,760$77,570$35.941,900
Atlantic City, NJ$74,700$76,780$35.91n/a
New Haven, CT$74,650$77,370$35.89440
Atlanta, GA$74,330$70,790$35.744,300
Fargo, ND$74,330$74,460$35.74110
Minneapolis, MN$74,290$76,990$35.71890
Charlotte, NC$74,130$72,600$35.641,150
Charlottesville, VA$74,090$77,480$35.6280
Houma, LA$74,090$78,160$35.62140
Gainesville, FL$74,050$78,420$35.60160
Lake Charles, LA$74,040$76,070$35.60180
Bridgeport, CT$73,860$77,270$35.51480
Duluth, MN$73,830$79,280$35.4950
Colorado Springs, CO$73,520$76,990$35.35380
Washington, DC$73,500$69,800$35.342,720
Alexandria, LA$73,130$80,540$35.1660
Allentown, PA$73,110$77,800$35.15360
Merced, CA$73,090$71,700$35.1440
Billings, MT$73,020$77,820$35.1060
Durham, NC$72,940$66,430$35.07140
Riverside, CA$72,900$72,770$35.051,340
Hartford, CT$72,720$74,610$34.96420
Lafayette, LA$72,600$78,580$34.91240
Visalia, CA$72,310$71,700$34.76100
Rochester, NY$72,190$73,870$34.71330
Clarksville, TN$72,190$73,790$34.71100
Salt Lake City, UT$72,150$80,000$34.691,180
Santa Fe, NM$72,080$83,620$34.6650
Providence, RI$72,070$69,110$34.65310
Gainesville, GA$71,980$73,750$34.60100
Missoula, MT$71,840$75,860$34.5470
Albany, OR$71,670$63,410$34.4640
Bakersfield, CA$71,550$69,850$34.40110
Harrisburg, PA$71,460$69,220$34.36210
Jackson, TN$71,460$76,480$34.3650
Bellingham, WA$71,230$71,540$34.2570
Waterbury, CT$71,170$74,430$34.21190
Salem, OR$70,890$74,860$34.08160
Monroe, LA$70,880$61,970$34.08170
Flagstaff, AZ$70,670$62,470$33.9880
Scranton, PA$70,640$68,730$33.96210
Columbia, SC$70,590$75,710$33.94290
Beckley, WV$70,570$78,460$33.9370
Bozeman, MT$70,470$69,930$33.88100
Modesto, CA$70,360$71,460$33.83150
Chicago, IL$70,200$69,820$33.753,480
Greenville, SC$70,050$63,460$33.68400
Kennewick, WA$70,030$77,610$33.67100
Mankato, MN$69,970$72,100$33.6460
Morgantown, WV$69,940$63,840$33.6380
Pittsburgh, PA$69,920$70,590$33.62810
Ann Arbor, MI$69,880$62,750$33.60160
Shreveport, LA$69,830$60,580$33.57330
Cleveland, OH$69,770$64,460$33.54550
Fort Collins, CO$69,660$66,040$33.49170
Eugene, OR$69,580$74,700$33.45120
Rome, GA$69,580$89,650$33.4560
Johnstown, PA$69,570$60,830$33.4550
Grand Junction, CO$69,490$71,990$33.4160
Norwich, CT$69,460$74,020$33.40250
Hagerstown, MD$68,990$63,900$33.1790
Lancaster, PA$68,840$62,700$33.10160
Yuma, AZ$68,830$76,260$33.0980
Decatur, IL$68,820$73,410$33.0940
Knoxville, TN$68,750$61,580$33.05410
Toledo, OH$68,640$61,610$33.00190
St. Joseph, MO$68,630$59,390$32.9950
Redding, CA$68,620$66,800$32.9990
Dover, DE$68,570$66,670$32.97100
Rochester, MN$68,530$74,330$32.9580
Winston-Salem, NC$68,510$64,360$32.94110
Kiryas Joel, NY$68,490$62,980$32.93160
Kingston, NY$68,360$62,830$32.8650
Saginaw, MI$68,320$76,780$32.85140
Des Moines, IA$68,310$66,920$32.84510
Helena, MT$68,300$61,800$32.8460
Asheville, NC$68,270$61,000$32.82160
Jacksonville, NC$68,270$63,320$32.8240
Spokane, WA$68,210$70,240$32.79190
Boise, ID$68,120$66,560$32.75430
Dayton, OH$67,890$62,630$32.64300
Lexington, KY$67,850$66,750$32.62210
Twin Falls, ID$67,810$68,690$32.6040
Decatur, AL$67,730$62,230$32.56120
Akron, OH$67,720$61,960$32.56260
Dubuque, IA$67,650$68,980$32.5240
Springfield, IL$67,580$64,410$32.49110
Portland, ME$67,440$63,070$32.42170
Reno, NV$67,410$71,300$32.41190
Las Cruces, NM$67,370$78,620$32.3970
Birmingham, AL$67,290$63,080$32.35840
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,030$72,920$32.23230
Columbus, OH$66,990$61,380$32.21790
Memphis, TN$66,970$63,160$32.20440
Madison, WI$66,900$62,030$32.16280
Augusta, GA$66,850$61,640$32.14290
Albany, NY$66,830$61,560$32.13290
Greeley, CO$66,810$62,270$32.1260
State College, PA$66,600$65,820$32.0230
Omaha, NE$66,530$64,850$31.99390
Waterloo, IA$66,500$66,000$31.9780
York, PA$66,440$67,820$31.94100
Buffalo, NY$66,410$61,080$31.93210
Detroit, MI$66,400$62,730$31.921,880
Corvallis, OR$66,270$65,010$31.8650
Myrtle Beach, SC$66,240$69,390$31.85140
Phoenix, AZ$66,230$62,200$31.842,390
Austin, TX$66,200$62,400$31.831,110
Chattanooga, TN$66,200$58,910$31.83130
Tucson, AZ$66,180$78,810$31.82220
Bangor, ME$66,100$59,440$31.7850
Brunswick, GA$66,090$58,710$31.7780
Bend, OR$65,980$62,510$31.7260
Binghamton, NY$65,880$63,920$31.6750
Sioux City, IA$65,840$65,430$31.65110
Anniston, AL$65,830$59,730$31.6580
Hilton Head Island, SC$65,760$59,310$31.6290
Gulfport, MS$65,640$61,580$31.56200
Palm Bay, FL$65,630$62,170$31.55380
Ames, IA$65,610$65,470$31.5480
Charleston, WV$65,520$63,560$31.50160
Syracuse, NY$65,460$61,550$31.47160
Wilmington, NC$65,350$60,550$31.42140
Pensacola, FL$65,280$59,730$31.39320
Panama City, FL$65,260$60,830$31.38150
Rockford, IL$65,260$62,460$31.3870
Midland, TX$65,100$60,380$31.30110
Huntington, WV$65,080$63,130$31.29240
Paducah, KY$65,010$65,240$31.2680
Raleigh, NC$65,010$61,570$31.25600
Sebastian, FL$64,990$59,730$31.2480
Nashville, TN$64,900$61,710$31.20810
Macon, GA$64,890$59,730$31.2070
Traverse City, MI$64,810$60,690$31.1660
Bowling Green, KY$64,730$59,010$31.1270
Miami, FL$64,660$62,230$31.093,810
Sioux Falls, SD$64,630$59,430$31.07230
Davenport, IA$64,610$60,140$31.06250
Albuquerque, NM$64,570$62,820$31.05600
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,570$60,510$31.04110
Columbus, GA$64,550$58,860$31.04180
Elkhart, IN$64,500$65,200$31.0150
Lebanon, PA$64,320$57,760$30.9250
Richmond, VA$64,230$59,590$30.88510
Provo, UT$64,230$61,330$30.88310
Warner Robins, GA$64,230$63,280$30.8850
San Antonio, TX$64,220$61,030$30.87660
Ocala, FL$64,110$64,110$30.82120
Fort Myers, FL$64,050$63,390$30.79340
Lansing, MI$64,010$62,790$30.78260
Eau Claire, WI$64,010$58,300$30.7760
Mobile, AL$63,850$60,310$30.70340
Odessa, TX$63,760$48,730$30.6550
Huntsville, AL$63,720$61,450$30.63370
St. George, UT$63,700$61,100$30.63120
La Crosse, WI$63,690$63,270$30.62100
Longview, TX$63,670$57,730$30.61190
Peoria, IL$63,660$59,900$30.61140
Cheyenne, WY$63,650$61,780$30.6090
Johnson City, TN$63,610$60,200$30.5830
Ogden, UT$63,410$60,810$30.49270
Milwaukee, WI$63,370$61,090$30.47550
Orlando, FL$63,340$61,950$30.451,330
Williamsport, PA$63,340$63,050$30.4540
Port St. Lucie, FL$63,330$59,910$30.45250
St. Louis, MO$63,230$60,690$30.401,040
Fort Wayne, IN$63,210$61,640$30.39160
Corpus Christi, TX$63,140$56,850$30.36160
Grand Island, NE$63,100$59,590$30.3470
Baltimore, MD$63,090$59,420$30.331,010
Albany, GA$63,070$52,820$30.32110
Cincinnati, OH$63,050$57,980$30.31640
Pueblo, CO$63,040$61,430$30.3160
Champaign, IL$63,010$61,420$30.29100
Sheboygan, WI$62,930$60,670$30.2670
Worcester, MA$62,920$66,380$30.25230
Casper, WY$62,900$61,780$30.2440
Racine, WI$62,870$58,940$30.2350
Louisville, KY$62,810$61,620$30.20560
Auburn, AL$62,720$59,620$30.1670
Kingsport, TN$62,710$58,040$30.1560
Watertown, NY$62,650$69,120$30.1240
Appleton, WI$62,600$60,190$30.1070
Bloomington, IN$62,560$62,730$30.0890
Deltona, FL$62,520$59,730$30.06250
Sarasota, FL$62,400$61,690$30.00280
Greensboro, NC$62,370$60,670$29.99250
Coeur d'Alene, ID$62,330$62,410$29.97120
Indianapolis, IN$62,270$61,410$29.94450
Hickory, NC$62,240$58,720$29.92120
Kansas City, MO$62,220$60,580$29.91880
Las Vegas, NV$62,190$62,790$29.90550
Erie, PA$62,100$61,330$29.8640
Dallas, TX$61,980$60,340$29.804,680
Utica, NY$61,980$58,770$29.80120
Farmington, NM$61,910$54,330$29.7740
Jacksonville, FL$61,900$62,720$29.76660
Daphne, AL$61,900$59,120$29.76130
Savannah, GA$61,860$61,710$29.74160
Rapid City, SD$61,820$59,250$29.7270
Charleston, SC$61,740$59,730$29.69400
College Station, TX$61,700$57,200$29.6690
Beaumont, TX$61,690$57,380$29.66100
Cleveland, TN$61,670$56,960$29.6570
Joplin, MO$61,670$54,720$29.6540
Idaho Falls, ID$61,620$60,730$29.63120
Lynchburg, VA$61,610$59,970$29.6250
Lawrence, KS$61,530$60,380$29.5880
Janesville, WI$61,480$57,230$29.5640
Lafayette, IN$61,230$62,210$29.4470
Staunton, VA$61,230$57,720$29.4460
Green Bay, WI$61,170$60,200$29.41110
Dalton, GA$61,100$56,670$29.3760
Sierra Vista, AZ$61,070$62,800$29.36110
Spartanburg, SC$61,030$60,110$29.34140
Lakeland, FL$60,940$60,220$29.30170
Grand Rapids, MI$60,790$61,010$29.23310
Montgomery, AL$60,780$58,330$29.22200
Houston, TX$60,740$59,850$29.202,850
Iowa City, IA$60,680$62,870$29.1770
Wausau, WI$60,550$58,420$29.1150
Topeka, KS$60,410$58,920$29.04110
Hattiesburg, MS$60,400$58,510$29.0490
Altoona, PA$60,300$62,460$28.9940
Punta Gorda, FL$60,210$62,250$28.9560
Oshkosh, WI$60,190$58,940$28.9450
Naples, FL$60,130$58,280$28.91170
Crestview, FL$60,020$59,040$28.86190
Wichita, KS$59,810$60,390$28.76230
Florence, SC$59,370$57,550$28.5490
Dothan, AL$59,290$58,800$28.5160
Tampa, FL$59,260$58,460$28.491,890
Sebring, FL$59,220$56,110$28.4740
Jackson, MS$59,050$59,400$28.39370
Athens, GA$58,980$56,460$28.36100
Valdosta, GA$58,910$49,870$28.3260
Tallahassee, FL$58,900$58,540$28.32210
Lubbock, TX$58,890$57,800$28.31200
Manhattan, KS$58,720$59,320$28.2340
Amarillo, TX$58,650$57,250$28.20140
Canton, OH$58,510$61,600$28.13110
Wheeling, WV$58,420$53,780$28.0970
Killeen, TX$58,360$57,320$28.0680
Abilene, TX$58,140$56,550$27.9590
Jefferson City, MO$57,840$56,400$27.8130
Texarkana, TX$57,810$46,840$27.7970
Bloomington, IL$57,750$59,750$27.7690
Virginia Beach, VA$57,700$57,000$27.74580
Terre Haute, IN$57,520$55,990$27.6560
Evansville, IN$57,290$58,430$27.54120
Kalamazoo, MI$57,250$58,920$27.53100
Wichita Falls, TX$57,030$52,160$27.4280
Muskegon, MI$56,970$54,770$27.3940
Homosassa Springs, FL$56,750$57,800$27.2940
Oklahoma City, OK$56,620$54,090$27.22510
Tyler, TX$56,520$51,830$27.17140
Springfield, MO$56,280$50,280$27.06190
Tulsa, OK$56,250$50,310$27.04510
Laredo, TX$56,010$52,980$26.9380
Waco, TX$55,750$56,770$26.80100
Lincoln, NE$55,340$48,770$26.60370
Florence, AL$55,310$52,550$26.5960
Victoria, TX$55,080$46,040$26.4830
Cape Girardeau, MO$55,010$55,520$26.4550
Roanoke, VA$54,800$55,380$26.35100
South Bend, IN$54,650$46,560$26.27180
Columbia, MO$54,420$51,780$26.1690
Little Rock, AR$54,420$51,510$26.16390
Lewiston, ID$54,230$47,160$26.0730
McAllen, TX$53,710$48,690$25.82110
Jonesboro, AR$53,630$49,740$25.78110
Brownsville, TX$53,160$51,720$25.5670
Lawton, OK$52,420$46,020$25.2030
Fayetteville, AR$51,760$49,390$24.88280
El Paso, TX$51,350$48,660$24.69310
San Angelo, TX$51,030$46,840$24.5460
Hot Springs, AR$50,500$47,360$24.2840
Fort Smith, AR$47,510$41,370$22.8470
San Juan, PR$36,370$34,690$17.48400
Aguadilla, PR$29,500$27,190$14.18n/a

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary: questions

Where do telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $96,780 a year, among the 322 metro areas we cover.

What is the average telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) salary in the U.S.?

$68,500 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $63,890, so half of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) nationwide earn between $51,830 (25th percentile) and $81,690 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) the most?

Alaska, with a statewide average of $84,980 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $29,500 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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