Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $91K, rent takes 29.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,722/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers typically earn — is $58K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,496/month.

Local pay is 42% above the national median — $91K here vs. $64K nationally.

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area pays $91K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +42%.

The median is $90,890 a year, that works out to about $44 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $58,260, and experienced telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers can clear $101,740. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,880/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,722/month, which eats 29.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers salary is worth about $90,890 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.