Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,300
25th Percentile Wage
$49,700
50th Percentile Wage
$55,780
75th Percentile Wage
$68,200
90th Percentile Wage
$72,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,300.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$55,780
-1.81% 46.84%
2021
$56,790
43.21% -
2019
$32,250
7.72% -
2018
$29,760
1.04% -
2017
$29,450
-0.68% -
2016
$29,650
6.98% -
2014
$27,580
-7.51% -
2012
$29,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,780, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for telecommunications line installers and repairers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Greensboro-High Point (median annual salary of $58,510). Compared with Greensboro-High Point, the median annual salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Greensboro-High Point
$58,510
Durham-Chapel Hill
$55,780
Winston-Salem
$52,460
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$51,550
Asheville
$51,370
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$49,730
Raleigh-Cary
$49,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$48,510
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$47,330
Wilmington
$46,040
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$44,770
Jacksonville
$44,450
Fayetteville
$43,620
Rocky Mount
$37,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.