The annual salary statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45,730 | 3.30% | -40.94% |
| 2019 | $44,220 | -16.40% | - |
| 2018 | $51,470 | -14.69% | - |
| 2017 | $59,030 | -15.14% | - |
| 2016 | $67,970 | 25.60% | - |
| 2015 | $50,570 | 21.32% | - |
| 2014 | $39,790 | 4.22% | - |
| 2013 | $38,110 | -69.12% | - |
| 2012 | $64,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,730, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the lowest paying city for telecommunications line installers and repairers in state of Maine, following city of Bangor (median annual salary of $63,110). Compared with the highest paying city Bangor, the median annual salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford |