SOC 49-2022 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

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. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $69,383 (May 2025).

$69,383U.S. metro 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

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California24$96,780$68,620
Alaska2$91,680$88,930
North Dakota3$85,090$74,330
New Hampshire1$84,090$84,090
Washington7$81,180$68,210
Hawaii2$80,150$75,290
Louisiana9$79,820$69,830
Massachusetts3$79,550$62,920
New Jersey2$78,490$74,700
Oregon7$78,210$65,980
Colorado7$77,780$63,040
Pennsylvania14$77,700$60,300
New York10$77,240$61,980
Vermont1$76,960$76,960
Connecticut5$74,650$69,460
Georgia13$74,330$58,910
Minnesota4$74,290$68,530
North Carolina9$74,130$62,240
Virginia6$74,090$54,800
Florida21$74,050$56,750
Washington, D.C.1$73,500$73,500
Montana4$73,020$68,300
Tennessee9$72,190$61,670
Utah4$72,150$63,410
New Mexico4$72,080$61,910
Rhode Island1$72,070$72,070
Arizona5$70,670$61,070
South Carolina7$70,590$59,370
West Virginia5$70,570$58,420
Illinois7$70,200$57,750
Michigan8$69,880$56,970
Ohio7$69,770$58,510
Maryland2$68,990$63,090
Missouri8$68,630$54,420
Delaware1$68,570$68,570
Iowa8$68,310$60,680
Idaho5$68,120$54,230
Kentucky4$67,850$62,810
Alabama11$67,730$55,310
Maine2$67,440$66,100
Nevada2$67,410$62,190
Wisconsin11$66,900$60,190
Nebraska3$66,530$55,340
Texas24$66,200$51,030
Mississippi3$65,640$59,050
South Dakota2$64,630$61,820
Indiana8$64,500$54,650
Wyoming2$63,650$62,900
Kansas4$61,530$58,720
Oklahoma3$56,620$52,420
Arkansas5$54,420$47,510
Puerto Rico2$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.?

$69,383 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, 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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