Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $78K, rent takes 26.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,415/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers typically earn — is $44K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,622/month. At HUD’s $1,415/month FMR, rent would take 54% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 23% above the national median — $78K here vs. $64K nationally.

Texas pays $78K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +23%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 91.49), the purchasing-power equivalent is $85K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $77,910 a year, that works out to about $37 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $43,700, and experienced radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers can clear $98,840. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,266/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,415/month, which eats 26.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Texas has a Regional Price Parity of 91.49 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers salary is worth about $85,157 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.