SOC 49-9052 · Longview, TX metro

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Longview, Texas is $76,720 a year ($36.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $82,230: half of the 90 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

$76,720average per year

$36.89 / hourMedian $82,230Take-home ≈ $62,803

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $99K90th

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

90people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#7 of 17Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,870 or more. The middle half of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Longview earn between $62,850 and $89,160.

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $82KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $99K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,720$6,393$36.88
Median$82,230$6,852$39.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,850$5,238$30.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$89,160$7,430$42.87

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

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in Longview vs. Texas and the U.S.

Telecommunications line installers and repairers in Longview earn about the same as the Texas average ($75,270) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($73,940). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $74,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$76,720$82,230$49,870$98,87090
Texas$75,270$75,740$46,540$102,5009,700
United States$73,940$74,330$45,310$103,68097,720

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

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $76,720, a single filer in Longview takes home about $62,803 a year, or $5,234 a month and $2,415 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Longview a good place for telecommunications line installers and repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $76,720 buys what about $85,735 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 7th of 17 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($81,520).

All Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for telecommunications line installers and repairers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,730).

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary by city

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in Longview: questions

How much do telecommunications line installers and repairers make an hour in Longview?

$36.89 an hour on average, and $39.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level telecommunications line installers and repairers salary in Longview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the telecommunications line installers and repairers take-home pay in Longview?

About $62,803 a year ($5,234 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,720. Texas has no state income tax.

Do telecommunications line installers and repairers earn more in Longview than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

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 49-9052; area Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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