Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,000
25th Percentile Wage
$50,160
50th Percentile Wage
$62,470
75th Percentile Wage
$76,170
90th Percentile Wage
$91,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,000.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,470
2.64% 3.38%
2021
$60,820
-21.41% -
2020
$73,840
15.48% -
2019
$62,410
2.56% -
2018
$60,810
0.77% -
2017
$60,340
-4.92% -
2016
$63,310
5.94% -
2015
$59,550
2.96% -
2014
$57,790
4.05% -
2013
$55,450
-8.85% -
2012
$60,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer, Except Line Installer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,470, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Danville (median annual salary of $86,100). Compared with Danville, the median annual salary of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Danville
$86,100
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$62,470
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$62,050
Decatur
$60,660
Springfield
$59,650
Bloomington-Normal
$59,470
Rockford
$59,260
Peoria
$58,340
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,900
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,770
Champaign-Urbana
$57,740
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,730
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,260
Bloomington
$54,350
Kankakee-Bradley
$50,150
Carbondale-Marion
$43,890

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.