Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in the US
A telecommunications line installers and repairers earns a national median of $74,330 a year (mean $73,940) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #286 of 825.
How much does a telecommunications line installers and repairers earn in the US?
A telecommunications line installers and repairers in the United States earns a median of $74,330 a year (mean $73,940), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 97,720 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9052), ranked #286 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,330
per year
Mean
$73,940
per year
Employment
97,720
US workers
National rank
#286
of 825 by median
What a telecommunications line installers and repairers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a telecommunications line installers and repairers (SOC 49-9052) earns a median annual wage of $74,330 and a mean (average) of $73,940. The median is the midpoint — half of telecommunications line installers and repairers earn more and half earn less — and is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a telecommunications line installers and repairers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for telecommunications line installers and repairers is $74,330, and the mean (average) is $73,940. The median is the midpoint — half of telecommunications line installers and repairers earn more and half earn less.
- How does telecommunications line installers and repairers pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,330, a telecommunications line installers and repairers earns 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many telecommunications line installers and repairers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 97,720 telecommunications line installers and repairers employed nationally (SOC 49-9052), across all industries.
- Where does this telecommunications line installers and repairers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-9052. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-9052 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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