SOC 49-2022 · Boulder, CO metro

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary in Boulder, CO

The average salary for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Boulder, Colorado is $77,780 a year ($37.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,800: half of the 80 people in this job in the Boulder, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($68,500).

$77,780average per year

$37.40 / hourMedian $77,800Take-home ≈ $60,834

  • $50K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 7Colorado metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,200 or more. The middle half of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Boulder earn between $74,090 and $91,040.

  • $50K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $91K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,780$6,482$37.39
Median$77,800$6,483$37.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,090$6,174$35.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,040$7,587$43.77

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Boulder vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Boulder earn 7% more than the Colorado average ($72,840) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($68,500). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $63,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Boulder$77,780$77,800$50,170$94,20080
Colorado$72,840$76,410$51,030$88,6603,180
United States$68,500$63,890$44,240$96,730140,920

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $77,780, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $60,834 a year, or $5,070 a month and $2,340 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Boulder a good place for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $77,780 buys what about $73,934 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers)

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($96,780).

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

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

How much do telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) make an hour in Boulder?

$37.40 an hour on average, and $37.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) salary in Boulder?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) take-home pay in Boulder?

About $60,834 a year ($5,070 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,780. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) earn more in Boulder than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($68,500).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2022; area Boulder, CO (14500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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