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Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Line Installers and Repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,060
25th Percentile Wage
$42,060
50th Percentile Wage
$66,610
75th Percentile Wage
$75,990
90th Percentile Wage
$81,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,060.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$66,610
-8.21% 17.79%
2016
$72,080
8.42% -
2015
$66,010
0.00% -
2014
$66,010
8.14% -
2013
$60,640
9.70% -
2012
$54,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,610 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for telecommunications line installers and repairers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 36.9 percent (36.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Rockford
$105,510
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$78,390
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$77,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$71,700
Peoria
$71,500
Springfield
$70,680
Champaign-Urbana
$68,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$66,610
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$61,900
Bloomington-Normal
$58,870
Bloomington
$37,800