SOC 49-2022 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Crestview, Florida is $60,020 a year ($28.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,040: half of the 190 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($68,500).

$60,020average per year

$28.86 / hourMedian $59,040Take-home ≈ $50,406

  • $44K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $92K90th

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

190people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#17 of 21Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,500 or more. The middle half of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Crestview earn between $47,110 and $71,200.

  • $44K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $92K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,020$5,002$28.86
Median$59,040$4,920$28.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,110$3,926$22.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,200$5,933$34.23

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

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers) in Crestview earn 5% less than the Florida average ($63,020) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($68,500). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $63,890.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$60,020$59,040$44,280$91,500190
Florida$63,020$61,030$45,910$92,55011,820
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 Crestview

On the average salary of $60,020, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $50,406 a year, or $4,201 a month and $1,939 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Crestview a good place for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers (except line installers)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $60,020 buys what about $61,857 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Crestview ranks 17th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($74,050).

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

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 Crestview: questions

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

$28.86 an hour on average, and $28.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,406 a year ($4,201 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,020. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 12% less 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • 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 1.70, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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