Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,800
25th Percentile Wage
$43,330
50th Percentile Wage
$67,070
75th Percentile Wage
$74,940
90th Percentile Wage
$79,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.

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
$67,070
-0.28% 6.29%
2016
$67,260
5.62% -
2015
$63,480
-4.36% -
2014
$66,250
7.08% -
2013
$61,560
-2.10% -
2012
$62,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,070 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for telecommunications line installers and repairers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Philadelphia is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Williamsport and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Williamsport
$89,900
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$89,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$89,090
Pittsburgh
$84,010
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$83,060
Reading
$81,970
Lancaster
$81,190
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$81,160
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$79,650
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$79,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$79,030
Newark-Union
$78,360
Altoona
$72,220
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$69,810
State College
$67,530
Philadelphia
$67,070
Johnstown
$66,560
York-Hanover
$57,310
Lebanon
$49,280
Erie
$49,020
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$37,660