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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median telecommunications line installers and repairers in the US earns $74,330 per year (97,720 employed). Gross pay is highest in Rhode Island ($103,810) and lowest in Louisiana ($48,770) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Rhode Island $103,810 $78,531 $6,544 75.6% 490
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Massachusetts $103,410 $76,629 $6,386 74.1% 2,230
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Jersey $102,090 $76,336 $6,361 74.8% 2,540
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New York $100,960 $74,939 $6,245 74.2% 8,530
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in California $97,980 $72,876 $6,073 74.4% 8,810
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Washington DC $97,600 $72,164 $6,014 73.9% 500
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alaska $97,450 $77,386 $6,449 79.4% 390
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Connecticut $97,140 $73,400 $6,117 75.6% 500
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Delaware $93,850 $70,000 $5,833 74.6% 310
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Maine $92,120 $68,546 $5,712 74.4% 680
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in West Virginia $89,690 $68,539 $5,712 76.4% 1,270
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Hampshire $86,370 $69,591 $5,799 80.6% 540
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Maryland $82,380 $63,235 $5,270 76.8% 2,400
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Pennsylvania $81,020 $63,340 $5,278 78.2% 3,890
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Hawaii $79,880 $60,485 $5,040 75.7% 680
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Virginia $79,090 $60,736 $5,061 76.8% 4,120
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Washington $76,070 $62,345 $5,195 82% 1,510
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Texas $75,740 $62,113 $5,176 82% 9,700
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Montana $75,720 $59,182 $4,932 78.2% 530
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Michigan $74,360 $58,233 $4,853 78.3% 2,780
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Minnesota $73,710 $57,196 $4,766 77.6% 1,130
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nevada $72,230 $59,644 $4,970 82.6% 730
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Illinois $70,700 $55,213 $4,601 78.1% 2,460
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Colorado $66,020 $53,031 $4,419 80.3% 1,630
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Kentucky $64,010 $51,489 $4,291 80.4% 1,870
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Wyoming $63,660 $53,331 $4,444 83.8% 160
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Kansas $63,560 $50,504 $4,209 79.5% 530
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Wisconsin $63,560 $51,235 $4,270 80.6% 950
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Tennessee $63,510 $53,210 $4,434 83.8% 2,620
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Ohio $62,860 $51,742 $4,312 82.3% 3,920
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Vermont $61,970 $50,331 $4,194 81.2% 310
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Florida $61,740 $51,788 $4,316 83.9% 5,760
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Alabama $60,890 $48,326 $4,027 79.4% 1,530
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Iowa $60,890 $49,443 $4,120 81.2% 820
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Arkansas $60,840 $48,905 $4,075 80.4% 1,690
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Oregon $60,330 $46,206 $3,850 76.6% 920
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Utah $60,090 $47,758 $3,980 79.5% 800
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in South Carolina $59,790 $47,791 $3,983 79.9% 1,310
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in North Dakota $59,280 $49,812 $4,151 84% 300
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Missouri $59,080 $47,811 $3,984 80.9% 2,710
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Indiana $58,920 $47,814 $3,984 81.2% 1,580
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Georgia $58,760 $46,967 $3,914 79.9% 3,530
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Arizona $58,600 $48,009 $4,001 81.9% 790
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in New Mexico $58,130 $47,321 $3,943 81.4% 350
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in North Carolina $56,680 $45,970 $3,831 81.1% 2,610
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Idaho $56,340 $45,571 $3,798 80.9% 300
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Nebraska $50,070 $41,013 $3,418 81.9% 390
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in South Dakota $49,560 $42,001 $3,500 84.7% 590
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Mississippi $49,360 $40,598 $3,383 82.2% 700
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Oklahoma $48,900 $39,816 $3,318 81.4% 1,410
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Louisiana $48,770 $40,290 $3,357 82.6% 960
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