Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 432 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Watertown, NY $108,670 30
New York, NY-NJ $107,690 8,590
Barnstable Town, MA $107,380 60
New York $105,900 9,780
San Jose, CA $104,920 500
Alaska $104,460 70

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $104,460 70
      Fairbanks, AK $100,680 60
      Alaska $98,170 370
      Anchorage, AK $98,170 270
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $66,410 30
      Birmingham, AL $64,810 320
      Auburn, AL $63,530 50
      Mobile, AL $63,380 100
      Northeast Alabama $63,020 110
      Huntsville, AL $62,540 160
      Southwest Alabama $61,620 40
      Alabama $61,070 1,470
      Daphne, AL $59,990 70
      Montgomery, AL $58,880 60
      Southeast Alabama $58,150 50
      Decatur, AL $56,350 70
      Northwest Alabama $47,560 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $65,330 90
      Jonesboro, AR $63,490 80
      North Arkansas $58,870 140
      East Arkansas $58,280 110
      Arkansas $57,960 1,140
      Little Rock, AR $52,000 360
      Fayetteville, AR $50,820 250
      West Arkansas $50,440 50
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,270 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $61,950 1,320
      Arizona $60,100 1,680
      Arizona $57,740 60
      Tucson, AZ $57,600 90
      Yuma, AZ $46,210 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $104,920 500
      San Francisco, CA $103,560 1,210
      Vallejo, CA $102,340 120
      Santa Cruz, CA $99,600 40
      Modesto, CA $97,840 140
      San Luis Obispo, CA $97,690 90
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $96,920 70
      Chico, CA $96,510 50
      North Coast Region of California $96,150 110
      Merced, CA $95,840 30
      Santa Rosa, CA $94,920 140
      El Centro, CA $94,150 60
      Fresno, CA $93,640 380
      California $92,350 10,300
      Stockton, CA $89,810 130
      Los Angeles, CA $89,790 3,340
      Salinas, CA $88,710 50
      San Diego, CA $88,390 790
      Oxnard, CA $85,570 340
      Riverside, CA $83,830 1,020
      Sacramento, CA $83,070 690
      Redding, CA $77,600 30
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $73,090 70
      Santa Maria, CA $71,610 50
      Bakersfield, CA $68,460 240
      Visalia, CA $68,150 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $85,630 40
      Northwest Colorado $74,210 40
      Boulder, CO $70,620 40
      Colorado $62,820 1,620
      Denver, CO $62,820 990
      Colorado Springs, CO $58,640 160
      Greeley, CO $58,390 60
      Southwest Colorado $51,900 110
      Pueblo, CO $49,800 30
      Fort Collins, CO $48,230 100
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $95,590 140
      Norwich, CT $95,310 110
      Waterbury, CT $92,610 90
      Connecticut $87,860 830
      Bridgeport, CT $68,470 240
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $93,920 3,160
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $82,150 530
      Dover, DE $74,740 50
      Sussex Delaware $59,900 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gainesville, FL $63,540 50
      Miami, FL $61,860 1,610
      South Florida $60,750 40
      Crestview, FL $58,400 70
      North Florida $57,960 40
      Panama City, FL $55,840 40
      Tampa, FL $54,010 1,530
      Florida $53,140 6,400
      Lakeland, FL $51,900 180
      Orlando, FL $51,330 700
      North Port, FL $51,260 290
      Jacksonville, FL $50,830 300
      Port St. Lucie, FL $48,880 100
      Palm Bay, FL $48,560 180
      Naples, FL $47,880 70
      Pensacola, FL $46,800 180
      Tallahassee, FL $46,100 110
      Cape Coral, FL $46,040 200
      Sebastian, FL $40,720 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $63,400 80
      South Georgia $60,790 250
      Athens, GA $60,250 50
      Gainesville, GA $59,490 40
      Atlanta, GA $57,490 2,280
      Georgia $57,030 3,830
      East Georgia $54,000 80
      Middle Georgia $51,420 160
      Columbus, GA-AL $51,150 50
      North Georgia $50,100 150
      Augusta, GA-SC $49,490 130
      Warner Robins, GA $49,160 60
      Valdosta, GA $47,320 30
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $30,770 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $84,760 120
      Kahului, HI $80,290 —
      Hawaii $78,020 710
      Urban Honolulu, HI $73,660 540
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $76,600 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $65,480 160
      Northwest Iowa $62,760 60
      Northeast Iowa $62,500 60
      Iowa $60,650 840
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,980 30
      Southeast Iowa $53,850 100
      Cedar Rapids, IA $49,510 160
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $48,980 90
      Idaho $48,980 240
      Southeast-Central Idaho $44,770 30
      Idaho Falls, ID $39,850 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $81,210 1,470
      Springfield, IL $78,640 30
      Peoria, IL $76,920 80
      Bloomington, IL $76,830 60
      Illinois $75,590 2,470
      East Central Illinois $52,090 110
      West Central Illinois $48,530 90
      Champaign, IL $48,380 120
      South Illinois $47,630 40
      Rockford, IL $31,200 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $67,240 180
      Bloomington, IN $62,400 40
      Lafayette, IN $58,950 30
      Indiana $56,750 1,760
      Indianapolis, IN $56,750 430
      Central Indiana $55,450 80
      Northern Indiana $55,330 100
      South Bend, IN-MI $51,610 40
      Elkhart, IN $50,580 40
      Terre Haute, IN $48,740 80
      Southern Indiana $47,090 160
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $96,470 40
      Kansas $77,070 160
      Topeka, KS $70,530 60
      Kansas $66,770 780
      Wichita, KS $66,770 150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Paducah, KY-IL $66,250 70
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,520 600
      Kentucky $60,180 1,610
      East Kentucky $59,690 130
      Central Kentucky $57,960 90
      South Central Kentucky $55,890 160
      West Kentucky $55,700 60
      Elizabethtown, KY $55,240 90
      Lexington, KY $54,840 170
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Monroe, LA $63,250 60
      New Orleans, LA $48,590 90
      Baton Rouge, LA $47,600 430
      Louisiana $46,920 990
      Central Louisiana $42,120 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $107,380 60
      Massachusetts $104,040 2,450
      Springfield, MA $103,920 140
      Boston, MA-NH $103,680 1,780
      Pittsfield, MA $101,860 40
      Worcester, MA $98,720 180
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $96,620 120
      Baltimore, MD $92,860 1,360
      Maryland $87,900 2,850
      Maryland $84,910 80
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $82,710 100
      Lexington Park, MD $67,410 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $93,430 190
      Maine $91,400 550
      Lewiston, ME $90,880 70
      Northeast Maine $86,610 80
      Southwest Maine $86,610 150
      Bangor, ME $84,530 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $79,450 80
      Traverse City, MI $77,570 30
      Lansing, MI $75,720 90
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $71,090 120
      Mid Michigan $68,770 110
      Flint, MI $67,230 100
      Kalamazoo, MI $66,390 70
      Detroit, MI $65,700 830
      Northern Michigan $65,630 60
      Michigan $65,460 2,220
      Monroe, MI $62,450 40
      Southern Michigan $58,300 80
      Grand Rapids, MI $57,610 260
      Bay City, MI $47,890 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mankato, MN $71,290 40
      St. Cloud, MN $69,820 60
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $65,820 480
      Minnesota $60,940 940
      Southwest Minnesota $52,240 60
      Northwest Minnesota $51,100 170
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Missouri $62,620 140
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $62,180 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $61,500 830
      Kansas City, MO-KS $60,610 650
      Southeast Missouri $60,350 130
      Springfield, MO $60,230 230
      Missouri $58,920 2,270
      Joplin, MO-KS $56,440 50
      Columbia, MO $55,570 50
      Southwest Missouri $54,430 60
      Central Missouri $52,140 100
      Jefferson City, MO $48,010 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $63,080 150
      Lower East Mississippi $62,640 50
      Mississippi $58,390 700
      Gulfport, MS $53,930 70
      Upper East Mississippi $45,790 80
      West Delta Mississippi $39,530 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East-Central Montana $61,660 70
      Bozeman, MT $52,080 30
      Billings, MT $51,500 70
      Montana $51,110 470
      West Montana $50,270 90
      Missoula, MT $50,080 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, NC $70,050 60
      Hickory, NC $64,100 40
      Fayetteville, NC $61,490 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $58,920 480
      Central North Carolina $54,330 60
      Asheville, NC $54,270 110
      North Carolina $53,420 1,710
      Western North Carolina $53,420 120
      Eastern North Carolina $52,110 140
      Winston, NC $51,320 200
      Durham, NC $50,140 —
      Raleigh, NC $49,360 220
      Wilmington, NC $48,710 110
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $87,320 40
      West North Dakota $86,000 90
      Minot, ND $85,240 50
      North Dakota $80,810 310
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,790 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $52,740 50
      Bismarck, ND $47,840 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $52,610 100
      Northwest Nebraska $49,300 30
      Omaha, NE-IA $48,880 190
      Nebraska $48,250 560
      Lincoln, NE $46,630 100
      Northeast Nebraska $44,820 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $85,050 90
      Manchester, NH $85,050 200
      Southwestern New Hampshire $85,050 30
      New Hampshire $84,470 600
      Northern New Hampshire $64,800 70
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $103,140 110
      New Jersey $101,270 3,230
      Trenton, NJ $101,010 250
      Vineland, NJ $100,540 70
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $62,580 140
      New Mexico $62,210 390
      Albuquerque, NM $59,860 130
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $66,690 90
      Reno, NV $59,340 170
      Nevada $54,030 720
      Las Vegas, NV $53,180 420
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Watertown, NY $108,670 30
      New York, NY-NJ $107,690 8,590
      New York $105,900 9,780
      Kiryas Joel, NY $100,350 250
      Buffalo, NY $95,870 380
      Syracuse, NY $95,370 270
      Rochester, NY $94,240 400
      Utica, NY $89,480 130
      Albany, NY $87,500 600
      Glens Falls, NY $79,490 40
      Central East New York $77,490 150
      Southwest New York $75,880 130
      Elmira, NY $72,390 60
      Capital/Northern New York $71,270 180
      Kingston, NY $67,040 90
      Binghamton, NY $66,890 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $59,730 900
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,860 760
      Eastern Ohio $58,470 60
      Ohio $55,430 3,260
      West Northwestern Ohio $52,140 150
      Dayton, OH $50,910 150
      Cleveland, OH $50,250 320
      Toledo, OH $49,510 180
      Akron, OH $49,080 120
      Canton, OH $48,970 80
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,430 140
      Southern Ohio $48,040 100
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $64,330 170
      Southeast Oklahoma $57,380 120
      Oklahoma $52,360 1,100
      Tulsa, OK $51,530 200
      Oklahoma City, OK $51,360 350
      Southwest Oklahoma $50,450 40
      Northeast Oklahoma $48,250 90
      Lawton, OK $45,930 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Corvallis, OR $77,420 30
      Portland, OR-WA $75,020 440
      Medford, OR $65,670 50
      Oregon $64,360 870
      Coast Oregon $64,120 70
      Salem, OR $62,740 130
      Bend, OR $61,520 40
      Eugene, OR $58,610 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $95,930 660
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lebanon, PA $95,710 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $95,590 1,870
      State College, PA $92,440 30
      Allentown, PA-NJ $91,840 290
      Pittsburgh, PA $89,310 610
      Lancaster, PA $86,440 70
      Central Pennsylvania $81,860 50
      Harrisburg, PA $80,630 80
      Pennsylvania $80,630 3,640
      Reading, PA $77,310 80
      Williamsport, PA $76,730 40
      Scranton, PA $76,640 200
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $76,530 110
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $76,380 100
      Altoona, PA $72,130 60
      York, PA $61,050 80
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $46,790 80
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $30,510 1,340
      Arecibo, PR $27,620 70
      Mayaguez, PR $27,300 60
      Aguadilla, PR $26,470 110
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $103,050 820
      Rhode Island $103,050 710
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $60,880 250
      South Carolina $56,090 1,540
      Florence, SC $54,160 30
      Columbia, SC $51,210 240
      Greenville, SC $50,440 380
      Northeastern South Carolina $49,880 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $57,310 170
      South Dakota $56,380 530
      Rapid City, SD $51,910 70
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $51,580 190
      West South Dakota $48,810 90
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $68,770 30
      North Central Tennessee $68,370 50
      Knoxville, TN $67,980 270
      Kingsport, TN-VA $67,130 200
      West Tennessee $64,380 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,100 220
      Tennessee $59,420 2,050
      South Central Tennessee $51,400 170
      Nashville, TN $50,070 620
      Jackson, TN $48,520 60
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $48,140 140
      Clarksville, TN-KY $44,010 110
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $94,420 110
      Odessa, TX $92,750 40
      Waco, TX $81,890 50
      Eastern Region of Texas $78,790 100
      Wichita Falls, TX $77,720 60
      Texarkana, TX-AR $77,700 40
      Dallas, TX $77,480 2,230
      McAllen, TX $76,130 110
      Corpus Christi, TX $75,750 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $74,900 90
      Longview, TX $74,800 80
      San Angelo, TX $74,060 50
      El Paso, TX $74,010 130
      Northwestern Region of Texas $71,310 120
      Tyler, TX $69,200 100
      Amarillo, TX $68,570 80
      San Antonio, TX $68,320 740
      Texas $68,320 8,160
      Laredo, TX $66,700 30
      North Region of Texas $66,690 200
      Austin, TX $64,610 770
      Houston, TX $62,460 1,900
      Beaumont, TX $61,270 80
      Killeen, TX $61,110 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $59,380 190
      Border Region of Texas $55,830 40
      Lubbock, TX $41,040 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $60,910 100
      Provo, UT $60,240 150
      Salt Lake City, UT $58,730 260
      Utah $55,980 670
      High Desert Utah $50,100 80
      St. George, UT $42,120 60
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern West Virginia $87,870 150
      Northern West Virginia $84,720 280
      West Virginia $84,490 1,150
      Richmond, VA $82,550 520
      Staunton, VA $81,580 50
      Roanoke, VA $80,090 300
      Virginia $80,090 4,200
      Southwest Virginia $79,290 80
      Southside Virginia $79,220 60
      Lynchburg, VA $77,080 60
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $67,970 660
      Blacksburg, VA $65,420 70
      Northeast Virginia $62,790 50
      Northwest Virginia $59,190 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $80,640 50
      Southern Vermont $78,570 90
      Vermont $67,370 260
      Northern Vermont $60,470 100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $85,820 50
      Olympia, WA $81,150 40
      Seattle, WA $80,700 970
      Washington $79,990 1,520
      Yakima, WA $75,580 50
      Spokane, WA $74,350 40
      Western Washington $68,900 70
      Eastern Washington $58,280 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $75,640 220
      Western Wisconsin $68,380 40
      South Central Wisconsin $67,260 30
      Milwaukee, WI $62,160 100
      Wisconsin $60,150 550
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beckley, WV $89,380 70
      Wheeling, WV-OH $88,710 50
      Charleston, WV $84,880 110
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $79,330 160
      Morgantown, WV $77,880 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $62,320 70
      Wyoming $57,190 180
      Eastern Wyoming $48,610 60