SOC 49-9052 · Jackson, TN metro

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in Jackson, TN

The average salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Jackson, Tennessee is $62,660 a year ($30.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,160: half of the 120 people in this job in the Jackson, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

$62,660average per year

$30.12 / hourMedian $59,160Take-home ≈ $52,527

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $80K90th

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

120people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,970 or more. The middle half of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Jackson earn between $49,640 and $78,740.

  • $45K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $80K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,660$5,222$30.12
Median$59,160$4,930$28.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,640$4,137$23.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,740$6,562$37.86

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

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in Jackson vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Telecommunications line installers and repairers in Jackson earn about the same as the Tennessee average ($63,580) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($73,940). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $74,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jackson$62,660$59,160$45,060$79,970120
Tennessee$63,580$63,510$45,720$83,8202,620
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 Jackson

On the average salary of $62,660, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $52,527 a year, or $4,377 a month and $2,020 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 Jackson a good place for telecommunications line installers and repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.5), so the average $62,660 buys what about $73,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($44,790). A typical home costs $208,153, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in other Tennessee cities

Jackson ranks 5th of 7 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Kingsport pays the most ($66,000).

All Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salaries in Tennessee

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 Jackson: questions

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

$30.12 an hour on average, and $28.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,527 a year ($4,377 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,660. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% less 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 Jackson, TN (27180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 2.22, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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