Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Median $95,320
Occupation · SOC 49-9052
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: pay and where the jobs are
What telecommunications line installers and repairers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$74,330 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $73,940
- Median hourly wage
- $35.73
- Mean hourly wage
- $35.55
- Employment
- 97,720
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9052.
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How much do telecommunications line installers and repairers make?
The median annual wage for telecommunications line installers and repairers was $74,330 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $45,310 and the highest-paid 10% more than $103,680. As an hourly rate, the median is $35.73. About 97,720 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Rhode Island ($103,810), Massachusetts ($103,410) and New Jersey ($102,090). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in West Virginia.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for telecommunications line installers and repairers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,310 | $21.79 | $3,776 | $3,216 |
| 25th percentile | $54,310 | $26.11 | $4,526 | $3,818 |
| Median | $74,330 | $35.73 | $6,194 | $5,093 |
| 75th percentile | $95,850 | $46.08 | $7,988 | $6,355 |
| 90th percentile | $103,680 | $49.85 | $8,640 | $6,814 |
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$76,772 take-home in national prices
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$75,705 take-home in national prices
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$75,338 take-home in national prices
Where a median telecommunications line installers and repairer paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 490 | $103,810 | $81,260 | $105,930 | $77,431 | $75,705 |
| Massachusetts | 2,230 | $103,410 | $56,640 | $108,790 | $76,153 | $72,007 |
| New Jersey | 2,540 | $102,090 | $58,690 | $115,000 | $75,718 | $69,591 |
| New York | 8,530 | $100,960 | $50,470 | $120,090 | $74,496 | $69,028 |
| California | 8,810 | $97,980 | $60,260 | $106,230 | $71,618 | $64,684 |
| District of Columbia | 500 | $97,600 | $47,330 | $99,120 | $72,164 | $65,663 |
| Alaska | 390 | $97,450 | $58,530 | $108,140 | $77,115 | $75,338 |
| Connecticut | 500 | $97,140 | $76,960 | $117,740 | $72,090 | $69,578 |
| Delaware | 310 | $93,850 | $38,370 | $98,580 | $69,625 | $69,759 |
| Maine | 680 | $92,120 | $65,170 | $97,390 | $68,610 | $70,696 |
| West Virginia | 1,270 | $89,690 | $60,640 | $93,340 | $68,708 | $76,772 |
| New Hampshire | 540 | $86,370 | $58,210 | $100,960 | $69,591 | $66,809 |
| Maryland | 2,400 | $82,380 | $51,160 | $102,290 | $63,237 | $60,250 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,890 | $81,020 | $46,280 | $100,200 | $63,284 | $64,858 |
| Hawaii | 680 | $79,880 | $60,630 | $119,240 | $60,368 | $54,905 |
| Virginia | 4,120 | $79,090 | $45,220 | $102,470 | $60,736 | $60,073 |
| Washington | 1,510 | $76,070 | $49,320 | $103,360 | $61,290 | $57,273 |
| Texas | 9,700 | $75,740 | $46,540 | $102,500 | $62,113 | $63,997 |
| Montana | 530 | $75,720 | $48,110 | $94,680 | $59,182 | $62,530 |
| Michigan | 2,780 | $74,360 | $47,440 | $84,450 | $58,233 | $60,522 |
| Minnesota | 1,130 | $73,710 | $49,580 | $96,020 | $56,872 | $57,667 |
| Nevada | 730 | $72,230 | $46,600 | $96,110 | $59,644 | $59,656 |
| Illinois | 2,460 | $70,700 | $33,810 | $100,140 | $55,213 | $55,236 |
| Colorado | 1,630 | $66,020 | $46,490 | $93,930 | $52,740 | $51,178 |
| Kentucky | 1,870 | $64,010 | $42,450 | $91,420 | $51,489 | $57,109 |
| Wyoming | 160 | $63,660 | $38,580 | $91,240 | $53,331 | $57,536 |
| Kansas | 530 | $63,560 | $38,840 | $100,400 | $50,503 | $56,073 |
| Wisconsin | 950 | $63,560 | $47,710 | $91,080 | $50,986 | $54,186 |
| Tennessee | 2,620 | $63,510 | $45,720 | $83,820 | $53,210 | $57,919 |
| Ohio | 3,920 | $62,860 | $47,110 | $91,550 | $51,403 | $55,407 |
| Vermont | 310 | $61,970 | $50,070 | $85,170 | $50,331 | $51,380 |
| Florida | 5,760 | $61,740 | $37,510 | $80,620 | $51,788 | $50,078 |
| Alabama | 1,530 | $60,890 | $46,320 | $90,530 | $48,557 | $54,667 |
| Iowa | 820 | $60,890 | $40,410 | $85,760 | $49,443 | $56,338 |
| Arkansas | 1,690 | $60,840 | $36,160 | $99,150 | $49,301 | $56,709 |
| Oregon | 920 | $60,330 | $44,900 | $83,370 | $46,294 | $44,788 |
| Utah | 800 | $60,090 | $41,630 | $78,120 | $48,210 | $48,764 |
| South Carolina | 1,310 | $59,790 | $39,230 | $81,710 | $48,573 | $51,811 |
| North Dakota | 300 | $59,280 | $45,460 | $96,440 | $49,811 | $55,994 |
| Missouri | 2,710 | $59,080 | $43,050 | $96,050 | $47,811 | $52,646 |
| Indiana | 1,580 | $58,920 | $41,600 | $80,440 | $47,814 | $51,231 |
| Georgia | 3,530 | $58,760 | $41,040 | $80,960 | $47,210 | $49,027 |
| Arizona | 790 | $58,600 | $39,730 | $80,410 | $48,194 | $47,870 |
| New Mexico | 350 | $58,130 | $40,280 | $78,330 | $47,321 | $51,318 |
| North Carolina | 2,610 | $56,680 | $38,630 | $81,490 | $45,970 | $48,735 |
| Idaho | 300 | $56,340 | $45,070 | $77,170 | $45,571 | $47,722 |
| Nebraska | 390 | $50,070 | $41,420 | $80,780 | $41,013 | $45,517 |
| South Dakota | 590 | $49,560 | $35,370 | $74,800 | $42,001 | $47,413 |
| Mississippi | 700 | $49,360 | $30,760 | $79,680 | $40,598 | $46,690 |
| Oklahoma | 1,410 | $48,900 | $35,230 | $96,050 | $39,816 | $45,326 |
| Louisiana | 960 | $48,770 | $38,070 | $91,920 | $40,290 | $45,676 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,010 | $31,770 | $21,840 | $46,490 | — | — |
| Guam | 50 | $30,770 | $28,330 | $71,180 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-9052. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.