Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · 98K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$74,330
Median hourly
$36
Average annual
$73,940
Typical range
$45,310–$103,680
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers is $74,330 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $36 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics..
Most earn between $45,310 and $103,680 a year. There are roughly 98K people employed as telecommunications line installers and repairers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers.
- Hourly
- $35.74
- Daily
- $286
- Weekly
- $1,429
- Bi-weekly
- $2,859
- Monthly
- $6,194
- Annual
- $74,330
$74,330 a year is around the 50th percentile for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairerss. The median is $74,330.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1Rhode Island$103,810
- 2Massachusetts$103,410
- 3New Jersey$102,090
- 4New York$100,960
- 5California$97,980
- 6District of Columbia$97,600
- 7Alaska$97,450
- 8Connecticut$97,140
- 9Delaware$93,850
- 10Maine$92,120
- 11West Virginia$89,690
- 12New Hampshire$86,370
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$108,670
- 2Barnstable Town, MA$107,380
- 3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$107,310
- 4Glens Falls, NY$107,210
- 5Springfield, MA$105,220
- 6Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$103,810
- 7Trenton-Princeton, NJ$103,650
- 8San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$103,500
- 9Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,090
- 10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,550
- 11Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$102,250
- 12Worcester, MA$102,070
Related job titles
Employers advertise Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers roles under these titles.
- Aerial Installer
- Block Cableman
- Broadband Cable Installer
- Broadband Cable Specialist
- Buried Wire Technician
- Cable Assembler
- Cable Installation Tech (Cable Installation Technician)
- Cable Mechanic
- Cable Television Technician (Cable TV Tech)
- Cable Wirer
- Coax Splicer
- Combination Man
- Conduit Worker
- Fiber Optic Splicer
- Fiber Optic Technician
- Fiber Splicer
Related occupations
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,890
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- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$63,520
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$52,600
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$84,890
- Electricians$63,190
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,090
- Computer Network Architects$134,050
What a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers does
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.
- Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.
- Clean or maintain tools or test equipment.
- Pull cable through ducts by hand or with winches.
- Dig trenches for underground wires or cables.
- Set up service for customers, installing, connecting, testing, or adjusting equipment.
- Travel to customers' premises to install, maintain, or repair audio and visual electronic reception equipment or accessories.
- Inspect or test lines or cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make?
- The median annual wage for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers is $74,330 ($36 per hour). Pay ranges from about $45,310 at the 10th percentile to $103,680 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $73,940, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairerss the most?
- Rhode Island has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $103,810.
- Is Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 98K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers do?
- Measure signal strength at utility poles, using electronic test equipment.; Access specific areas to string lines, or install terminal boxes, auxiliary equipment, or appliances, using bucket trucks, climbing poles or ladders, or entering tunnels, trenches, or crawl spaces.; Clean or maintain tools or test equipment..