322 metro areas

Telecom Technician Salary by City (2026)

Telecom technicians earn the most in San Francisco, CA, an average of $96,780 a year, against $68,500 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in El Centro, CA ($94,170 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $68,500BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $96,780San Francisco, CA
Best after cost of living: $94,170El Centro, CA
Metro areas: 322With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for telecom technicians

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Francisco, CA$96,780
Fairbanks, AK$91,690
San Jose, CA$91,210
El Centro, CA$89,630
Anchorage, AK$88,920
Yuba City, CA$86,470
Santa Rosa, CA$86,380
Santa Cruz, CA$85,260
Bismarck, ND$85,090
Manchester, NH$84,090

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for telecom technicians
Item	Value
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$96,780
Fairbanks-College, AK	$91,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$91,210
El Centro, CA	$89,630
Anchorage, AK	$88,920
Yuba City, CA	$86,470
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$86,380
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$85,260
Bismarck, ND	$85,090
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$84,090

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

El Centro, CA$89,630 nominal$94,170
Grand Forks, ND-MN$81,540 nominal$94,090
Bismarck, ND$85,090 nominal$93,480
Fairbanks, AK$91,690 nominal$88,840
Houma, LA$74,090 nominal$87,060
Lake Charles, LA$74,050 nominal$86,250
Slidell, LA$79,810 nominal$86,070
Alexandria, LA$73,130 nominal$85,350
Baton Rouge, LA$77,420 nominal$85,280
New Orleans, LA$78,620 nominal$84,910

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for telecom technicians
Item	Value
El Centro, CA	$94,170
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$94,090
Bismarck, ND	$93,480
Fairbanks-College, AK	$88,840
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$87,060
Lake Charles, LA	$86,250
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$86,070
Alexandria, LA	$85,350
Baton Rouge, LA	$85,280
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$84,910

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Telecom Technician salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Telecom Technician pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Francisco, CA	$96,780	$68,890	$110,510	$83,710
2	Fairbanks, AK	$91,690	$70,570	$102,090	$88,840
3	San Jose, CA	$91,210	$67,250	$103,020	$82,600
4	El Centro, CA	$89,630	$55,290	$106,560	$94,170
5	Anchorage, AK	$88,920	$65,670	$100,380	$84,350
6	Yuba City, CA	$86,470	$61,860	$98,570	$82,960
7	Santa Rosa, CA	$86,380	$64,420	$97,180	$80,140
8	Santa Cruz, CA	$85,260	$65,620	$94,930	$77,580
9	Bismarck, ND	$85,090	$62,460	$96,240	$93,480
10	Manchester, NH	$84,090	$72,590	$89,750	$79,590
11	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$81,540	$63,400	$90,480	$94,090
12	Seattle, WA	$81,180	$60,740	$91,250	$73,050
13	Sacramento, CA	$80,770	$58,820	$91,560	$75,720
14	Kahului, HI	$80,140	$60,780	$89,690	$73,260
15	San Diego, CA	$79,890	$58,570	$90,400	$71,400
16	Slidell, LA	$79,810	$58,680	$90,230	$86,070
17	Springfield, MA	$79,560	$51,750	$93,250	$82,820
18	Salinas, CA	$79,080	$58,840	$89,040	$72,520
19	Vallejo, CA	$78,870	$54,600	$90,830	$72,710
20	Chico, CA	$78,640	$57,430	$89,110	$77,710
21	New Orleans, LA	$78,620	$58,700	$88,440	$84,910
22	Trenton, NJ	$78,500	$56,280	$89,440	$76,080
23	Stockton, CA	$78,460	$61,440	$86,820	$74,660
24	Portland, OR-WA	$78,210	$54,040	$90,130	$74,190
25	Santa Maria, CA	$77,960	$58,340	$87,610	$71,660
26	San Luis Obispo, CA	$77,920	$53,750	$89,790	$71,750
27	Boulder, CO	$77,790	$61,240	$85,950	$73,940
28	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$77,710	$52,790	$89,980	$75,770
29	Boston, MA-NH	$77,460	$52,170	$89,920	$71,550
30	Baton Rouge, LA	$77,420	$56,930	$87,530	$85,280
31	Los Angeles, CA	$77,270	$57,950	$86,780	$68,040
32	Fresno, CA	$77,250	$56,330	$87,550	$75,620
33	New York, NY-NJ	$77,250	$51,980	$89,690	$68,630
34	Burlington, VT	$76,960	$57,430	$86,590	$76,240
35	Reading, PA	$76,810	$53,730	$88,170	$79,140
36	Oxnard, CA	$76,440	$58,260	$85,380	$69,160
37	Bremerton, WA	$76,250	$54,660	$86,880	$72,200
38	Medford, OR	$75,460	$52,640	$86,690	$74,390
39	Hanford, CA	$75,400	$54,770	$85,550	$74,200
40	Olympia, WA	$75,300	$57,320	$84,160	$72,630
41	Urban Honolulu, HI	$75,300	$54,870	$85,340	$67,860
42	Wenatchee, WA	$74,880	$42,970	$90,600	$72,100
43	Denver, CO	$74,760	$57,680	$83,180	$70,670
44	Atlantic City, NJ	$74,690	$52,810	$85,470	$75,550
45	New Haven, CT	$74,650	$54,600	$84,530	$71,400
46	Atlanta, GA	$74,340	$51,080	$85,780	$74,300
47	Fargo, ND-MN	$74,340	$53,520	$84,570	$81,810
48	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$74,280	$55,120	$83,720	$70,860
49	Charlotte, NC-SC	$74,130	$53,020	$84,530	$76,150
50	Charlottesville, VA	$74,090	$54,100	$83,950	$74,730
51	Houma, LA	$74,090	$52,980	$84,490	$87,060
52	Gainesville, FL	$74,050	$50,730	$85,530	$76,550
53	Lake Charles, LA	$74,050	$54,200	$83,800	$86,250
54	Bridgeport, CT	$73,860	$52,770	$84,240	$69,120
55	Duluth, MN-WI	$73,820	$59,340	$80,950	$83,160
56	Colorado Springs, CO	$73,530	$58,430	$80,950	$73,010
57	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$73,510	$51,210	$84,470	$67,510
58	Alexandria, LA	$73,130	$51,330	$83,870	$85,350
59	Allentown, PA-NJ	$73,110	$54,700	$82,180	$73,130
60	Merced, CA	$73,090	$53,620	$82,680	$74,370
61	Billings, MT	$73,010	$50,650	$84,030	$78,060
62	Durham, NC	$72,950	$55,100	$81,720	$74,770
63	Riverside, CA	$72,900	$52,810	$82,800	$68,490
64	Hartford, CT	$72,720	$51,790	$83,030	$70,780
65	Lafayette, LA	$72,610	$51,630	$82,930	$83,260
66	Visalia, CA	$72,300	$50,750	$82,930	$72,430
67	Clarksville, TN-KY	$72,200	$50,920	$82,660	$79,390
68	Rochester, NY	$72,200	$49,110	$83,550	$74,410
69	Salt Lake City, UT	$72,160	$50,150	$82,990	$71,540
70	Santa Fe, NM	$72,090	$47,530	$84,180	$72,990
71	Providence, RI-MA	$72,070	$51,380	$82,260	$70,810
72	Gainesville, GA	$71,970	$45,780	$84,880	$74,380
73	Missoula, MT	$71,840	$54,930	$80,160	$74,490
74	Albany, OR	$71,680	$54,830	$79,960	$70,210
75	Bakersfield, CA	$71,550	$45,260	$84,510	$70,920
76	Harrisburg, PA	$71,470	$48,900	$82,580	$72,450
77	Jackson, TN	$71,470	$47,150	$83,430	$83,570
78	Bellingham, WA	$71,240	$47,320	$83,010	$68,940
79	Waterbury, CT	$71,160	$52,040	$80,580	$71,320
80	Monroe, LA	$70,890	$51,710	$80,330	$84,800
81	Salem, OR	$70,890	$51,670	$80,370	$68,390
82	Flagstaff, AZ	$70,680	$52,980	$79,390	$70,450
83	Scranton, PA	$70,640	$51,210	$80,230	$75,510
84	Columbia, SC	$70,600	$43,890	$83,740	$75,380
85	Beckley, WV	$70,570	$47,780	$81,810	$79,860
86	Bozeman, MT	$70,470	$55,370	$77,920	$68,740
87	Modesto, CA	$70,370	$51,060	$79,870	$67,590
88	Chicago, IL-IN	$70,200	$49,980	$80,140	$67,760
89	Greenville, SC	$70,050	$47,510	$81,140	$75,110
90	Kennewick, WA	$70,030	$46,260	$81,740	$69,970
91	Mankato, MN	$69,970	$53,060	$78,290	$76,930
92	Morgantown, WV	$69,950	$50,670	$79,440	$74,950
93	Pittsburgh, PA	$69,930	$49,170	$80,140	$73,870
94	Ann Arbor, MI	$69,890	$49,570	$79,890	$69,280
95	Shreveport, LA	$69,830	$51,650	$78,790	$82,380
96	Cleveland, OH	$69,760	$46,630	$81,160	$74,270
97	Fort Collins, CO	$69,660	$55,180	$76,790	$68,880
98	Eugene, OR	$69,580	$52,770	$77,850	$68,510
99	Johnstown, PA	$69,580	$45,610	$81,370	$80,970
100	Rome, GA	$69,580	$39,850	$84,220	$77,170
101	Grand Junction, CO	$69,490	$50,710	$78,750	$72,780
102	Norwich, CT	$69,470	$48,440	$79,810	$69,160
103	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$68,990	$45,990	$80,310	$73,260
104	Lancaster, PA	$68,850	$48,190	$79,000	$70,070
105	Decatur, IL	$68,830	$45,140	$80,500	$77,840
106	Yuma, AZ	$68,830	$47,400	$79,370	$74,250
107	Knoxville, TN	$68,740	$48,030	$78,960	$74,260
108	Toledo, OH	$68,640	$47,630	$78,980	$75,050
109	Redding, CA	$68,620	$48,800	$78,370	$68,150
110	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$68,620	$46,630	$79,460	$79,440
111	Dover, DE	$68,580	$55,740	$74,900	$70,330
112	Rochester, MN	$68,540	$50,400	$77,480	$75,470
113	Winston, NC	$68,520	$50,610	$77,330	$74,440
114	Kiryas Joel, NY	$68,490	$48,480	$78,350	$62,590
115	Kingston, NY	$68,350	$49,360	$77,710	$67,870
116	Saginaw, MI	$68,330	$52,560	$76,090	$75,180
117	Des Moines, IA	$68,310	$48,670	$77,980	$74,490
118	Helena, MT	$68,310	$51,710	$76,460	$71,400
119	Asheville, NC	$68,270	$48,820	$77,850	$70,740
120	Jacksonville, NC	$68,270	$59,010	$72,820	$74,140
121	Spokane, WA	$68,200	$50,650	$76,860	$67,960
122	Boise City, ID	$68,120	$45,390	$79,310	$69,230
123	Dayton, OH	$67,890	$45,640	$78,850	$73,240
124	Lexington, KY	$67,850	$45,680	$78,790	$73,040
125	Twin Falls, ID	$67,810	$49,730	$76,710	$73,620
126	Akron, OH	$67,720	$47,800	$77,540	$72,530
127	Decatur, AL	$67,720	$46,590	$78,150	$77,650
128	Dubuque, IA	$67,640	$48,440	$77,110	$77,460
129	Springfield, IL	$67,580	$46,010	$78,210	$72,870
130	Portland, ME	$67,430	$50,400	$75,840	$66,200
131	Reno, NV	$67,410	$48,010	$76,960	$66,730
132	Las Cruces, NM	$67,370	$42,060	$79,830	$74,680
133	Birmingham, AL	$67,290	$47,050	$77,270	$73,430
134	Cedar Rapids, IA	$67,040	$47,740	$76,540	$75,360
135	Columbus, OH	$67,000	$43,260	$78,690	$70,180
136	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$66,980	$45,120	$77,750	$72,660
137	Madison, WI	$66,890	$52,710	$73,880	$68,760
138	Augusta, GA-SC	$66,850	$44,550	$77,830	$72,740
139	Albany, NY	$66,830	$47,570	$76,320	$67,120
140	Greeley, CO	$66,810	$49,190	$75,480	$66,690
141	State College, PA	$66,600	$44,740	$77,380	$68,830
142	Omaha, NE-IA	$66,540	$48,510	$75,420	$72,400
143	Waterloo, IA	$66,500	$43,830	$77,670	$76,390
144	York, PA	$66,440	$49,860	$74,610	$69,210
145	Buffalo, NY	$66,410	$48,280	$75,340	$69,290
146	Detroit, MI	$66,390	$47,990	$75,480	$66,190
147	Corvallis, OR	$66,270	$47,050	$75,730	$63,710
148	Myrtle Beach, SC	$66,250	$48,440	$75,000	$70,750
149	Phoenix, AZ	$66,230	$40,060	$79,120	$64,100
150	Austin, TX	$66,210	$49,050	$74,650	$67,520
151	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$66,210	$46,740	$75,800	$72,390
152	Tucson, AZ	$66,190	$37,980	$80,060	$68,310
153	Bangor, ME	$66,100	$47,110	$75,460	$68,490
154	Brunswick, GA	$66,080	$51,790	$73,130	$75,340
155	Bend, OR	$65,980	$49,650	$74,030	$63,680
156	Binghamton, NY	$65,870	$45,410	$75,960	$70,930
157	Anniston, AL	$65,830	$50,520	$73,360	$76,590
158	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,830	$46,650	$75,300	$76,140
159	Hilton Head Island, SC	$65,770	$45,180	$75,900	$67,100
160	Gulfport, MS	$65,640	$51,290	$72,720	$72,930
161	Palm Bay, FL	$65,620	$45,990	$75,300	$65,620
162	Ames, IA	$65,600	$46,130	$75,190	$73,850
163	Charleston, WV	$65,520	$46,050	$75,110	$73,850
164	Syracuse, NY	$65,460	$45,390	$75,340	$68,370
165	Wilmington, NC	$65,350	$51,560	$72,130	$67,770
166	Pensacola, FL	$65,290	$49,000	$73,300	$66,820
167	Panama City, FL	$65,270	$46,590	$74,460	$67,080
168	Rockford, IL	$65,270	$38,830	$78,270	$70,830
169	Midland, TX	$65,100	$51,040	$72,030	$67,970
170	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$65,080	$45,340	$74,800	$73,600
171	Paducah, KY-IL	$65,020	$45,530	$74,610	$75,530
172	Raleigh, NC	$65,000	$49,860	$72,470	$66,220
173	Sebastian, FL	$64,980	$44,570	$75,050	$66,100
174	Macon, GA	$64,900	$53,390	$70,550	$73,310
175	Nashville, TN	$64,900	$45,740	$74,340	$67,370
176	Traverse City, MI	$64,810	$49,650	$72,280	$69,410
177	Bowling Green, KY	$64,730	$44,050	$74,920	$71,780
178	Miami, FL	$64,670	$47,820	$72,970	$56,650
179	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,630	$44,800	$74,380	$71,310
180	Davenport, IA-IL	$64,600	$43,640	$74,940	$72,520
181	Albuquerque, NM	$64,580	$44,180	$74,610	$67,590
182	Columbus, GA-AL	$64,560	$40,270	$76,520	$72,300
183	Tuscaloosa, AL	$64,560	$46,010	$73,720	$73,600
184	Elkhart, IN	$64,500	$47,990	$72,650	$71,410
185	Lebanon, PA	$64,310	$47,990	$72,360	$68,990
186	Provo, UT	$64,230	$45,120	$73,650	$65,390
187	Richmond, VA	$64,230	$46,110	$73,150	$65,640
188	Warner Robins, GA	$64,230	$41,930	$75,210	$68,480
189	San Antonio, TX	$64,210	$46,220	$73,090	$67,790
190	Ocala, FL	$64,110	$48,210	$71,950	$67,320
191	Cape Coral, FL	$64,040	$48,150	$71,880	$62,570
192	Lansing, MI	$64,020	$46,920	$72,430	$67,400
193	Eau Claire, WI	$64,000	$50,520	$70,640	$68,970
194	Mobile, AL	$63,860	$48,630	$71,340	$72,490
195	Odessa, TX	$63,750	$38,770	$76,070	$67,890
196	Huntsville, AL	$63,710	$48,840	$71,050	$68,450
197	St. George, UT	$63,710	$47,340	$71,760	$65,460
198	La Crosse, WI-MN	$63,690	$51,360	$69,760	$69,400
199	Longview, TX	$63,670	$44,890	$72,920	$71,150
200	Peoria, IL	$63,670	$43,280	$73,690	$69,790
201	Cheyenne, WY	$63,650	$47,320	$71,700	$65,960
202	Johnson City, TN	$63,610	$50,880	$69,890	$72,340
203	Ogden, UT	$63,420	$46,970	$71,510	$63,200
204	Milwaukee, WI	$63,380	$50,710	$69,600	$65,380
205	Orlando, FL	$63,340	$46,130	$71,820	$62,450
206	Port St. Lucie, FL	$63,340	$45,910	$71,910	$63,200
207	Williamsport, PA	$63,340	$44,510	$72,610	$68,590
208	St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,230	$42,060	$73,670	$66,500
209	Fort Wayne, IN	$63,210	$49,710	$69,850	$68,280
210	Corpus Christi, TX	$63,150	$46,630	$71,280	$68,140
211	Grand Island, NE	$63,110	$44,370	$72,320	$72,830
212	Baltimore, MD	$63,090	$43,080	$72,950	$60,380
213	Albany, GA	$63,070	$40,310	$74,300	$71,940
214	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,040	$44,200	$72,340	$66,100
215	Pueblo, CO	$63,040	$44,910	$71,970	$68,700
216	Champaign, IL	$63,000	$43,410	$72,680	$67,960
217	Sheboygan, WI	$62,940	$50,130	$69,240	$66,950
218	Worcester, MA	$62,920	$37,690	$75,360	$61,370
219	Casper, WY	$62,900	$46,800	$70,820	$67,040
220	Racine, WI	$62,880	$55,080	$66,710	$65,530
221	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$62,820	$42,720	$72,720	$67,490
222	Auburn, AL	$62,730	$48,360	$69,800	$71,340
223	Kingsport, TN-VA	$62,710	$46,200	$70,840	$72,540
224	Watertown, NY	$62,650	$48,900	$69,430	$71,440
225	Appleton, WI	$62,610	$50,040	$68,790	$67,750
226	Bloomington, IN	$62,570	$48,360	$69,560	$65,800
227	Deltona, FL	$62,520	$45,910	$70,700	$62,920
228	North Port, FL	$62,400	$46,590	$70,180	$60,930
229	Greensboro, NC	$62,380	$49,070	$68,930	$67,170
230	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,340	$43,100	$71,800	$63,420
231	Indianapolis, IN	$62,280	$47,280	$69,660	$65,080
232	Hickory, NC	$62,230	$49,250	$68,640	$70,330
233	Kansas City, MO-KS	$62,210	$47,110	$69,660	$67,220
234	Las Vegas, NV	$62,190	$45,930	$70,200	$62,060
235	Erie, PA	$62,110	$47,360	$69,370	$68,290
236	Dallas, TX	$61,980	$42,390	$71,640	$60,120
237	Utica, NY	$61,980	$46,610	$69,560	$66,880
238	Farmington, NM	$61,920	$41,290	$72,070	$70,600
239	Daphne, AL	$61,900	$43,260	$71,090	$65,370
240	Jacksonville, FL	$61,900	$43,510	$70,970	$62,220
241	Savannah, GA	$61,860	$45,550	$69,890	$64,970
242	Rapid City, SD	$61,820	$45,070	$70,080	$69,340
243	Charleston, SC	$61,760	$46,110	$69,450	$61,170
244	Beaumont, TX	$61,690	$42,600	$71,090	$68,510
245	College Station, TX	$61,690	$48,070	$68,410	$67,830
246	Cleveland, TN	$61,670	$44,050	$70,350	$70,020
247	Joplin, MO-KS	$61,670	$39,710	$72,490	$71,950
248	Idaho Falls, ID	$61,630	$45,050	$69,780	$65,280
249	Lynchburg, VA	$61,610	$46,920	$68,850	$68,940
250	Lawrence, KS	$61,530	$48,530	$67,950	$68,180
251	Janesville, WI	$61,480	$47,050	$68,580	$65,610
252	Lafayette, IN	$61,240	$48,150	$67,660	$65,550
253	Staunton, VA	$61,240	$46,740	$68,370	$67,200
254	Green Bay, WI	$61,170	$47,720	$67,810	$65,710
255	Dalton, GA	$61,090	$40,680	$71,160	$68,000
256	Sierra Vista, AZ	$61,070	$40,160	$71,360	$68,430
257	Spartanburg, SC	$61,030	$41,390	$70,700	$67,030
258	Lakeland, FL	$60,940	$46,200	$68,200	$62,730
259	Grand Rapids, MI	$60,800	$44,600	$68,760	$63,630
260	Montgomery, AL	$60,780	$46,550	$67,790	$67,770
261	Houston, TX	$60,740	$43,370	$69,310	$61,580
262	Iowa City, IA	$60,670	$43,350	$69,220	$66,300
263	Wausau, WI	$60,550	$46,950	$67,250	$65,350
264	Hattiesburg, MS	$60,400	$40,040	$70,430	$68,920
265	Topeka, KS	$60,400	$43,870	$68,560	$68,000
266	Altoona, PA	$60,300	$44,620	$68,020	$67,370
267	Punta Gorda, FL	$60,220	$46,340	$67,040	$59,910
268	Oshkosh, WI	$60,200	$43,950	$68,180	$64,780
269	Naples, FL	$60,130	$45,700	$67,250	$58,270
270	Crestview, FL	$60,030	$43,530	$68,140	$61,870
271	Wichita, KS	$59,820	$46,510	$66,370	$67,250
272	Florence, SC	$59,360	$38,330	$69,720	$68,410
273	Dothan, AL	$59,300	$42,120	$67,750	$70,740
274	Tampa, FL	$59,260	$45,450	$66,060	$58,740
275	Sebring, FL	$59,220	$42,660	$67,370	$64,040
276	Jackson, MS	$59,050	$40,850	$68,020	$66,310
277	Athens, GA	$58,990	$42,890	$66,910	$63,200
278	Tallahassee, FL	$58,910	$44,220	$66,120	$62,720
279	Valdosta, GA	$58,910	$36,280	$70,050	$66,740
280	Lubbock, TX	$58,880	$42,180	$67,120	$64,480
281	Manhattan, KS	$58,720	$43,620	$66,160	$65,130
282	Amarillo, TX	$58,660	$44,820	$65,460	$63,890
283	Canton, OH	$58,510	$45,180	$65,080	$65,440
284	Wheeling, WV-OH	$58,430	$42,790	$66,120	$66,150
285	Killeen, TX	$58,360	$41,290	$66,770	$64,040
286	Abilene, TX	$58,140	$40,290	$66,930	$64,340
287	Jefferson City, MO	$57,840	$45,320	$64,000	$65,750
288	Texarkana, TX-AR	$57,800	$42,350	$65,420	$68,800
289	Bloomington, IL	$57,740	$42,370	$65,330	$61,730
290	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$57,700	$42,120	$65,370	$58,910
291	Terre Haute, IN	$57,510	$40,730	$65,790	$65,500
292	Evansville, IN	$57,280	$42,410	$64,600	$62,580
293	Kalamazoo, MI	$57,260	$43,140	$64,210	$60,380
294	Wichita Falls, TX	$57,030	$42,490	$64,190	$63,710
295	Muskegon, MI	$56,970	$39,600	$65,520	$61,580
296	Homosassa Springs, FL	$56,760	$43,760	$63,150	$60,730
297	Oklahoma City, OK	$56,620	$40,980	$64,310	$62,630
298	Tyler, TX	$56,510	$42,850	$63,250	$61,320
299	Springfield, MO	$56,280	$41,310	$63,670	$63,530
300	Tulsa, OK	$56,240	$44,280	$62,150	$63,040
301	Laredo, TX	$56,010	$34,650	$66,520	$64,410
302	Waco, TX	$55,740	$42,660	$62,190	$60,230
303	Lincoln, NE	$55,330	$40,560	$62,630	$60,420
304	Florence, AL	$55,310	$39,620	$63,020	$65,210
305	Victoria, TX	$55,080	$38,110	$63,440	$61,310
306	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$55,020	$35,340	$64,710	$63,920
307	Roanoke, VA	$54,810	$39,150	$62,520	$58,550
308	South Bend, IN-MI	$54,640	$45,320	$59,240	$58,840
309	Columbia, MO	$54,410	$36,230	$63,380	$60,840
310	Little Rock, AR	$54,410	$39,310	$61,860	$60,890
311	Lewiston, ID-WA	$54,230	$41,660	$60,420	$59,490
312	McAllen, TX	$53,710	$40,660	$60,130	$62,530
313	Jonesboro, AR	$53,620	$42,680	$59,030	$62,440
314	Brownsville, TX	$53,160	$37,230	$61,010	$61,830
315	Lawton, OK	$52,420	$35,920	$60,550	$61,000
316	Fayetteville, AR	$51,750	$33,900	$60,550	$56,650
317	El Paso, TX	$51,360	$37,960	$57,950	$57,120
318	San Angelo, TX	$51,040	$34,690	$59,070	$55,210
319	Hot Springs, AR	$50,500	$38,190	$56,580	$58,910
320	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$47,510	$35,800	$53,270	$55,320
321	San Juan, PR	$36,360	$26,640	$41,140	N/A
322	Aguadilla, PR	$29,490	$24,880	$31,780	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Telecom Technician salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays telecom technicians the most?

San Francisco, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $96,780 a year, followed by Fairbanks, AK ($91,690), San Jose, CA ($91,210), El Centro, CA ($89,630). The national mean is $68,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do telecom technicians earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in El Centro, CA ($94,170 at national prices, $89,630 nominal), Grand Forks, ND-MN ($94,090 at national prices, $81,540 nominal), Bismarck, ND ($93,480 at national prices, $85,090 nominal).

How much do telecom technicians make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $77,250; Los Angeles, CA: $77,270; Chicago, IL-IN: $70,200; Dallas, TX: $61,980; Houston, TX: $60,740 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do telecom technicians earn the least?

Of the 322 metro areas with their own estimate, Aguadilla, PR has the lowest mean wage, $29,490.