The highest-paying states for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,620, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $97,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $100,620 |
$51,950 | 370 |
| 2 | Alaska | $97,280 |
$41,800 | 680 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $88,790 |
$48,950 | 490 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $82,350 |
$48,960 | 1,070 |
| 5 | Vermont | $79,080 |
$47,840 | 260 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $78,510 |
$52,420 | 3,120 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $76,510 |
$47,380 | 2,060 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $74,530 |
$51,450 | 790 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $70,030 |
$46,780 | 680 |
| 10 | Montana | $69,780 |
$42,590 | 710 |
| 11 | Colorado | $69,370 |
$45,900 | 3,850 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $69,190 |
$42,630 | 3,350 |
| 13 | Washington | $67,660 |
$45,220 | 3,540 |
| 14 | Oregon | $66,870 |
$44,910 | 1,690 |
| 15 | California | $66,520 |
$47,110 | 16,140 |
| 16 | Arizona | $64,360 |
$34,620 | 3,680 |
| 17 | Maine | $64,100 |
$43,240 | 390 |
| 18 | Idaho | $63,360 |
$36,540 | 1,270 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $63,160 |
$36,940 | 1,100 |
| 20 | Nebraska | $63,090 |
$37,640 | 1,140 |
| 21 | Maryland | $62,700 |
$38,590 | 2,880 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $62,570 |
$39,160 | 2,930 |
| 23 | Virginia | $62,510 |
$35,960 | 4,080 |
| 24 | Ohio | $62,030 |
$40,860 | 3,560 |
| 25 | Utah | $61,730 |
$38,690 | 1,470 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $61,550 |
$39,790 | 5,410 |
| 27 | Illinois | $61,530 |
$37,090 | 7,790 |
| 28 | West Virginia | $61,150 |
$37,060 | 710 |
| 29 | Minnesota | $59,980 |
$38,110 | 2,130 |
| 30 | Missouri | $59,830 |
$38,430 | 3,320 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $59,590 |
$39,350 | 390 |
| 32 | Iowa | $59,390 |
$37,430 | 1,740 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $59,080 |
$38,200 | 5,090 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $58,930 |
$36,050 | 330 |
| 35 | Alabama | $58,590 |
$36,730 | 3,130 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $57,330 |
$35,590 | 2,550 |
| 37 | New York | $57,200 |
$31,750 | 10,420 |
| 38 | Kansas | $57,170 |
$35,680 | 1,590 |
| 39 | Georgia | $57,040 |
$35,870 | 8,740 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $56,350 |
$28,340 | 1,970 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $56,120 |
$33,790 | 1,750 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $56,120 |
$37,830 | 3,050 |
| 43 | Michigan | $52,270 |
$36,720 | 3,650 |
| 44 | Florida | $51,760 |
$30,530 | 13,300 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $51,640 |
$24,600 | 3,190 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $51,460 |
$31,940 | 1,690 |
| 47 | Delaware | $51,350 |
$31,880 | 560 |
| 48 | Indiana | $50,770 |
$36,750 | 2,940 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $50,690 |
$31,520 | 1,710 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $50,600 |
$35,830 | 40 |
| 51 | Nevada | $50,000 |
$33,930 | 850 |
| 52 | Texas | $48,460 |
$30,960 | 18,880 |
| 53 | Guam | $41,090 |
$27,620 | 140 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $30,420 |
$18,210 | 1,200 |