Pay by state · 54 areas
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installers Salary by State (2026)
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers earn the most in Alaska at $95,850 a year and the least in Arkansas at $49,740 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $63,890. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $95,850Alaska
- National median
- $63,890BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $49,740Arkansas
- Areas reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, North Dakota comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Alaska$95,850
- 2North Dakota$90,890
- 3New Hampshire$85,240
- 4Vermont$81,800
- 5Louisiana$80,210
All states
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installers salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $95,850 | $61,610 | $101,720 | 520 | $93,641 |
| 2 | NDNorth Dakota | $90,890 | $62,820 | $97,560 | 470 | $102,171 |
| 3 | NHNew Hampshire | $85,240 | $78,700 | $93,660 | 550 | $81,832 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $81,800 | $61,170 | $88,360 | 310 | $83,505 |
| 5 | LALouisiana | $80,210 | $59,710 | $91,370 | 3,060 | $90,934 |
| 6 | HIHawaii | $79,250 | $58,350 | $86,940 | 760 | $72,078 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $78,000 | $63,700 | $97,490 | 2,690 | $71,688 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $77,610 | $62,640 | $83,270 | 3,210 | $72,524 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $76,630 | $65,480 | $97,400 | 14,040 | $69,211 |
| 10 | MAMassachusetts | $76,500 | $60,920 | $93,190 | 2,890 | $72,336 |
| 11 | COColorado | $76,410 | $62,760 | $82,840 | 3,180 | $74,147 |
| 12 | OROregon | $75,270 | $60,790 | $84,540 | 1,710 | $72,822 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $75,200 | $60,120 | $80,880 | 1,910 | $72,580 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $75,150 | $60,520 | $82,750 | 1,900 | $76,201 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $73,970 | $60,880 | $81,240 | 630 | $78,155 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $73,130 | $58,830 | $99,270 | 300 | $66,542 |
| 17 | AZArizona | $72,710 | $41,600 | $84,750 | 3,320 | $72,221 |
| 18 | NYNew York | $67,710 | $53,290 | $89,390 | 6,240 | $62,740 |
| 19 | RIRhode Island | $66,960 | $61,390 | $88,560 | 150 | $65,467 |
| 20 | DEDelaware | $66,670 | $59,040 | $79,270 | 440 | $66,798 |
| 21 | IAIowa | $65,710 | $49,830 | $80,130 | 1,780 | $74,873 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $65,650 | $49,450 | $83,220 | 2,160 | $66,404 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $64,960 | $47,650 | $78,260 | 5,220 | $66,576 |
| 24 | GAGeorgia | $64,900 | $55,060 | $91,910 | 6,640 | $67,398 |
| 25 | ILIllinois | $64,630 | $49,930 | $77,530 | 5,760 | $64,657 |
| 26 | NCNorth Carolina | $63,970 | $52,130 | $81,250 | 3,540 | $67,818 |
| 27 | NMNew Mexico | $63,600 | $47,340 | $82,140 | 1,100 | $68,972 |
| 28 | WVWest Virginia | $63,560 | $48,420 | $79,830 | 820 | $71,019 |
| 29 | MDMaryland | $63,050 | $49,680 | $87,100 | 2,520 | $60,071 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $62,800 | $48,400 | $76,080 | 890 | $62,813 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $62,440 | $48,200 | $81,610 | 1,080 | $65,386 |
| 32 | SDSouth Dakota | $62,000 | $49,220 | $82,420 | 520 | $69,988 |
| 33 | MEMaine | $61,720 | $49,550 | $73,850 | 400 | $63,596 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $61,700 | $49,540 | $76,780 | 3,940 | $64,126 |
| 35 | OHOhio | $61,680 | $51,290 | $79,750 | 3,560 | $66,484 |
| 36 | SCSouth Carolina | $61,480 | $50,110 | $84,400 | 2,130 | $65,579 |
| 37 | VAVirginia | $61,340 | $49,570 | $77,570 | 3,310 | $60,670 |
| 38 | MSMississippi | $61,250 | $49,050 | $90,910 | 1,500 | $70,440 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $61,220 | $51,220 | $80,400 | 2,480 | $66,638 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $61,030 | $49,520 | $72,140 | 11,820 | $59,015 |
| 41 | INIndiana | $61,030 | $49,180 | $73,110 | 2,050 | $65,392 |
| 42 | WIWisconsin | $60,770 | $53,540 | $73,330 | 2,120 | $64,584 |
| 43 | NENebraska | $60,520 | $46,550 | $76,850 | 1,430 | $67,168 |
| 44 | WYWyoming | $60,250 | $51,360 | $81,500 | 310 | $65,001 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $59,770 | $50,790 | $78,670 | 3,200 | $67,291 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $59,700 | $46,840 | $75,400 | 2,210 | $66,216 |
| 47 | TXTexas | $59,370 | $48,460 | $71,170 | 13,440 | $61,170 |
| 48 | KSKansas | $58,690 | $47,830 | $64,680 | 1,480 | $65,162 |
| 49 | MOMissouri | $57,610 | $46,050 | $69,160 | 2,260 | $63,435 |
| 50 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $55,960 | $45,720 | $60,650 | 60 | N/A |
| 51 | OKOklahoma | $50,350 | $45,330 | $62,910 | 1,660 | $57,318 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $49,740 | $41,370 | $61,070 | 1,320 | $57,214 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $36,600 | $35,310 | $69,830 | 190 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $33,760 | $27,330 | $36,470 | 480 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $95,850, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $102,171.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installers pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers at $95,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by North Dakota ($90,890) and New Hampshire ($85,240).
Which state pays telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas reports the lowest median for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers at $49,740 a year, $46,110 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $55,960, Guam reports $36,600 and Puerto Rico reports $33,760.
Is the highest-paying state the best for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers after cost of living?
Not on this data. Alaska pays the most on paper ($95,850) but ranks 2nd of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($93,641). North Dakota leads after that adjustment at $102,171, from a raw median of $90,890. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.