Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $95K, rent takes 27.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,583/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new telecommunications line installers and repairers typically earn — is $82K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,924/month.

Local pay is 27% above the national median — $95K here vs. $74K nationally.

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area pays $95K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +27%.

The median is $94,530 a year, that works out to about $45 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $82,060, and experienced telecommunications line installers and repairers can clear $106,080. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,830/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,583/month, which eats 27.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California 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 line installers and repairers salary is worth about $94,530 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.