The highest-paying states for telecommunications line installers and repairers (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 line installers and repairers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $97,340, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for telecommunications line installers and repairers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $96,780). 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 line installers and repairers 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 | $97,340 |
$83,500 | 660 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $96,780 |
$73,570 | 1,940 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $95,310 |
$67,110 | 2,490 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $88,090 |
$66,190 | 420 |
| 5 | New York | $88,070 |
$46,710 | 9,040 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $84,230 |
$58,310 | 3,760 |
| 7 | Maryland | $81,210 |
$28,960 | 2,490 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $80,620 |
$51,790 | 920 |
| 9 | West Virginia | $80,450 |
$37,580 | 970 |
| 10 | California | $79,500 |
$46,800 | 12,700 |
| 11 | Illinois | $76,630 |
$38,940 | 2,820 |
| 12 | Delaware | $74,340 |
$38,130 | 300 |
| 13 | Maine | $67,500 |
$38,590 | 620 |
| 14 | Alaska | $66,990 |
$40,090 | 140 |
| 15 | Virginia | $64,130 |
$38,750 | 3,760 |
| 16 | Vermont | $63,370 |
$47,360 | 180 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $61,810 |
$38,130 | 840 |
| 18 | Colorado | $60,910 |
$44,350 | 1,190 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $60,380 |
$39,170 | 1,730 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $60,160 |
$37,210 | 340 |
| 21 | Arizona | $58,990 |
$37,640 | 1,680 |
| 22 | Iowa | $58,890 |
$38,140 | 1,070 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $58,240 |
$32,350 | 550 |
| 24 | Kansas | $58,000 |
$37,440 | 380 |
| 25 | Washington | $57,140 |
$37,440 | 1,070 |
| 26 | Michigan | $56,800 |
$39,500 | 2,020 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $56,750 |
$43,500 | 200 |
| 28 | Oregon | $56,620 |
$40,840 | 970 |
| 29 | Guam | $55,540 |
$30,540 | 60 |
| 30 | Montana | $55,000 |
$40,450 | 380 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $54,550 |
$40,090 | 1,550 |
| 32 | Indiana | $51,530 |
$30,870 | 1,930 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $51,430 |
$46,840 | 320 |
| 34 | Nevada | $51,020 |
$37,830 | 1,560 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $50,810 |
$38,400 | 1,870 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $50,420 |
$38,560 | 3,070 |
| 37 | Missouri | $50,120 |
$34,500 | 2,870 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $50,030 |
$39,190 | 1,090 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $49,320 |
$35,560 | 1,530 |
| 40 | Texas | $49,180 |
$35,830 | 14,360 |
| 41 | Utah | $48,820 |
$38,020 | 670 |
| 42 | Florida | $48,150 |
$35,140 | 7,550 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $47,790 |
$38,390 | 1,570 |
| 44 | Alabama | $47,770 |
$37,600 | 1,860 |
| 45 | Ohio | $47,750 |
$36,770 | 3,550 |
| 46 | Georgia | $47,280 |
$28,460 | 1,980 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $47,070 |
$38,100 | 530 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $45,700 |
$35,110 | 830 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $45,620 |
$27,830 | 1,260 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $44,300 |
$32,350 | 430 |
| 51 | Idaho | $44,050 |
$34,320 | 680 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $39,780 |
$31,130 | 780 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $30,400 |
$18,810 | 1,350 |