SOC 49-9052 · Glens Falls, NY metro

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in Glens Falls, NY

The average salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Glens Falls, New York is $88,300 a year ($42.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,210: half of the 30 people in this job in the Glens Falls, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% more than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

$88,300average per year

$42.45 / hourMedian $107,210Take-home ≈ $66,698

  • $41K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $107K75th
  • $107K90th

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

30people in this job
+19%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11New York metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay range in Glens Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,210 or more. The middle half of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Glens Falls earn between $59,660 and $107,210.

  • $41K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $107K75th
  • $107K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$88,300$7,358$42.45
Median$107,210$8,934$51.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,660$4,972$28.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$107,210$8,934$51.54

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

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in Glens Falls vs. New York and the U.S.

Telecommunications line installers and repairers in Glens Falls earn about the same as the New York average ($89,320) and 19% more than the U.S. average ($73,940). At the median the gap is +44% against the U.S. median of $74,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Glens Falls$88,300$107,210$40,670$107,21030
New York$89,320$100,960$50,470$120,0908,530
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 Glens Falls

On the average salary of $88,300, a single filer in Glens Falls takes home about $66,698 a year, or $5,558 a month and $2,565 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Glens Falls area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.9), so the average $88,300 buys what about $93,079 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Glens Falls ($49,090). A typical home costs $313,642, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in other New York cities

Glens Falls ranks 3rd of 11 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($95,000).

All Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salaries in New York

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 Glens Falls: questions

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

$42.45 an hour on average, and $51.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $66,698 a year ($5,558 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,300. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is 19% 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 Glens Falls, NY (24020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.5%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.10, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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