Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, 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 line installers and repairers typically earn — is $43K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,587/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $79K locally vs. $74K nationally, a 7% difference.

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $74K — that’s +7%.

The median is $79,450 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $43,110, and experienced telecommunications line installers and repairers can clear $96,820. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,357/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.

North Region of Texas 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 $79,450 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.