Pay by state · 53 states
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary by State (2026)
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers earn the most in Rhode Island at $103,810 a year and the least in Guam at $30,770 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $74,330. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $103,810Rhode Island
- National median
- $74,330BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,770Guam
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of telecommunications line installers and repairers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIRhode Island | $103,810 | $96,250 | $104,270 | 490 | $101,496 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $103,410 | $78,800 | $106,610 | 2,230 | $97,781 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $102,090 | $95,400 | $103,650 | 2,540 | $93,828 |
| 4 | NYNew York | $100,960 | $65,590 | $109,220 | 8,530 | $93,550 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $97,980 | $81,130 | $102,540 | 8,810 | $88,493 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $97,600 | $80,070 | $98,740 | 500 | $88,807 |
| 7 | AKAlaska | $97,450 | $71,740 | $100,420 | 390 | $95,204 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $97,140 | $81,650 | $100,950 | 500 | $93,755 |
| 9 | DEDelaware | $93,850 | $60,610 | $98,140 | 310 | $94,031 |
| 10 | MEMaine | $92,120 | $80,330 | $95,370 | 680 | $94,920 |
| 11 | WVWest Virginia | $89,690 | $71,820 | $92,120 | 1,270 | $100,216 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $86,370 | $65,380 | $96,870 | 540 | $82,917 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $82,380 | $62,450 | $96,150 | 2,400 | $78,488 |
| 14 | PAPennsylvania | $81,020 | $55,630 | $97,940 | 3,890 | $83,036 |
| 15 | HIHawaii | $79,880 | $67,510 | $97,210 | 680 | $72,651 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $79,090 | $57,310 | $96,830 | 4,120 | $78,226 |
| 17 | WAWashington | $76,070 | $58,570 | $95,800 | 1,510 | $71,085 |
| 18 | TXTexas | $75,740 | $58,930 | $96,050 | 9,700 | $78,037 |
| 19 | MTMontana | $75,720 | $58,190 | $78,260 | 530 | $80,004 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $74,360 | $59,120 | $79,330 | 2,780 | $77,284 |
| 21 | MNMinnesota | $73,710 | $58,830 | $88,560 | 1,130 | $74,741 |
| 22 | NVNevada | $72,230 | $53,290 | $92,390 | 730 | $72,245 |
| 23 | ILIllinois | $70,700 | $49,310 | $94,320 | 2,460 | $70,730 |
| 24 | COColorado | $66,020 | $51,420 | $84,710 | 1,630 | $64,065 |
| 25 | KYKentucky | $64,010 | $49,930 | $76,750 | 1,870 | $70,997 |
| 26 | WYWyoming | $63,660 | $45,000 | $74,230 | 160 | $68,680 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $63,560 | $51,370 | $79,310 | 530 | $70,569 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $63,560 | $50,440 | $76,010 | 950 | $67,549 |
| 29 | TNTennessee | $63,510 | $49,720 | $73,950 | 2,620 | $69,130 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $62,860 | $51,110 | $77,170 | 3,920 | $67,756 |
| 31 | VTVermont | $61,970 | $51,450 | $78,630 | 310 | $63,262 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $61,740 | $48,690 | $74,380 | 5,760 | $59,702 |
| 33 | ALAlabama | $60,890 | $49,070 | $75,080 | 1,530 | $68,552 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $60,890 | $47,740 | $73,920 | 820 | $69,381 |
| 35 | ARArkansas | $60,840 | $46,140 | $91,260 | 1,690 | $69,982 |
| 36 | OROregon | $60,330 | $54,320 | $74,670 | 920 | $58,368 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $60,090 | $45,860 | $73,150 | 800 | $60,780 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $59,790 | $48,380 | $74,920 | 1,310 | $63,777 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $59,280 | $46,900 | $94,300 | 300 | $66,637 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $59,080 | $48,290 | $79,170 | 2,710 | $65,054 |
| 41 | INIndiana | $58,920 | $48,060 | $74,350 | 1,580 | $63,132 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $58,760 | $47,670 | $73,960 | 3,530 | $61,022 |
| 43 | AZArizona | $58,600 | $49,280 | $64,870 | 790 | $58,206 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $58,130 | $48,450 | $72,980 | 350 | $63,040 |
| 45 | NCNorth Carolina | $56,680 | $46,880 | $73,650 | 2,610 | $60,089 |
| 46 | IDIdaho | $56,340 | $50,770 | $59,780 | 300 | $58,998 |
| 47 | NENebraska | $50,070 | $46,540 | $63,320 | 390 | $55,570 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,560 | $39,140 | $63,260 | 590 | $55,946 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $49,360 | $35,500 | $65,960 | 700 | $56,766 |
| 50 | OKOklahoma | $48,900 | $38,390 | $76,730 | 1,410 | $55,667 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $48,770 | $44,740 | $64,870 | 960 | $55,290 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $31,770 | $25,580 | $37,590 | 1,010 | N/A |
| 53 | GUGuam | $30,770 | $30,770 | $38,830 | 50 | 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 Line Installers and Repairers, that changes the ranking: Rhode Island leads on raw pay at $103,810, while Rhode Island leads once prices are taken into account at $101,496.
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 Line Installer and Repairer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers the most?
Rhode Island reports the highest median wage for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $103,810 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($103,410) and New Jersey ($102,090).
Which state pays Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $30,770 a year, $73,040 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Rhode Island first at $101,496 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $103,810. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.