Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $85K, rent takes 28.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,541/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 $46K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,770/month.

Local pay is 33% above the national median — $85K here vs. $64K nationally.

West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area pays $85K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +33%.

The median is $85,000 a year, that works out to about $41 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $46,170, and experienced telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers can clear $92,380. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,349/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,541/month, which eats 28.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Delta Mississippi 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 $85,000 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.