What are the main factors that influence a Fiber Installer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Fiber Installer's salary?

A Fiber Installer's salary grows with experience: a Fiber Installer (1-3 years)earns $63,776, a Senior Telecommunications Installation Technician (3-5 years)earns $83,477, a Telecommunications Installation Supervisor (5+ years)earns $92,514, a Telecommunications Installation Manager (5+ years)earns $102,449,

What are the highest paying states for a Fiber Installer?

Fiber Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fiber Installer roles are District of Columbia $69,057, California $68,795, Massachusetts $67,878. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fiber Installer roles make?

Salaries for Fiber Installer level roles vary by specialization: Fiber Designer: $89,586; Fiber Splicer: $88,115; Fiber Network Technician: $81,583; Fiber Technician: $74,987; Fiber Engineer: $71,537.

How do different companies affect a Fiber Installer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Fiber Installer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Fiber Installer Salary in the United States

How much does a Fiber Installer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fiber Installer in the United States is $62,371 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Fiber Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,641
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,627 to $69,840
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,487

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Fiber Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,840	$5,820	$1,343	$34
Average	$62,371	$5,198	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$55,627	$4,636	$1,070	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Fiber Installer Salaries

A Fiber Installer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Fiber Installer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Fiber Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,057.
California: $68,795.
Massachusetts: $67,878.

District of Columbia $69,057 California $68,795 Massachusetts $67,878 Washington $67,629 New Jersey $67,604 Alaska $67,516 Connecticut $66,656 New York $66,306

Hawaii $65,190 Rhode Island $64,666 Maryland $64,311 Minnesota $63,824 Colorado $63,637 Illinois $63,575 Oregon $63,338 Delaware $63,163

New Hampshire $63,053 Virginia $62,807 Pennsylvania $62,090 Nevada $61,728 North Dakota $61,610 Michigan $61,423 Wisconsin $61,354 Vermont $61,217

Texas $60,836 Maine $60,812 Arizona $60,774 Ohio $60,730 Georgia $60,157 Indiana $59,870 Wyoming $59,814 Utah $59,726

Iowa $59,689 Kansas $59,389 Louisiana $59,302 North Carolina $59,271 Missouri $59,258 Florida $59,015 Montana $58,884 Nebraska $58,760

Kentucky $58,691 South Carolina $58,441 Tennessee $58,286 Idaho $58,223 New Mexico $57,768 Oklahoma $57,668 Alabama $57,300 South Dakota $56,683

Arkansas $56,346 West Virginia $56,165 Mississippi $55,622

Top Paying Cities for Fiber Installers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $78,668
San Francisco: $77,895
Oakland: $76,167

San Jose, CA $78,668

San Francisco, CA $77,895

Oakland, CA $76,167

New York, NY $72,282

Queens Village, NY $71,814

Paramus, NJ $71,315

Passaic, NJ $71,252

Bergenfield, NJ $71,190

Stamford, CT $71,096

Huntington, NY $71,034

Newark, NJ $70,629

Bridgeport, CT $70,504

New Brunswick, NJ $70,298

Vallejo, CA $70,167

Middlesex, NJ $70,130

Somerset, NJ $70,074

Petaluma, CA $69,930

Santa Cruz, CA $69,687

Boston, MA $69,562

Monterey, CA $69,250

Fairbanks, AK $69,207

Los Angeles, CA $69,088

Washington, DC $69,057

Seattle, WA $68,945

Santa Rosa, CA $68,932

Juneau, AK $68,751

Orange, CA $68,546

Anchorage, AK $68,433

Anaheim, CA $68,390

Santa Ana, CA $68,296

Nassau, NY $68,259

Long Beach, CA $68,234

Danbury, CT $68,215

Santa Maria, CA $68,003

Everett, WA $67,990

Bremerton, WA $67,685

Trenton, NJ $67,566

Sacramento, CA $67,541

San Diego, CA $67,510

Brockton, MA $67,485

Tacoma, WA $67,460

Santa Barbara, CA $67,373

Lowell, MA $67,123

New Suffolk, NY $67,099

Nashua, NH $67,024

Lompoc, CA $66,924

Ventura, CA $66,861

Stockton, CA $66,843

New Haven, CT $66,718

Atlantic City, NJ $66,556

Hartford, CT $66,419

Modesto, CA $66,387

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,250

New Britain, CT $66,219

Olympia, WA $66,132

Kennewick, WA $66,132

New London, CT $66,119

Norwich, CT $66,101

Lawrence, MA $66,069

Bakersfield, CA $65,895

Riverside, CA $65,807

New Bedford, MA $65,807

Richland, WA $65,745

Portsmouth, NH $65,695

Vineland, NJ $65,683

San Bernardino, CA $65,633

Boulder, CO $65,458

Worcester, MA $65,408

Portland, OR $65,352

Saint Paul, MN $65,277

Minneapolis, MN $65,277

Philadelphia, PA $65,190

Honolulu, HI $64,859

Springfield, MA $64,641

Providence, RI $64,635

Chicago, IL $64,454

Bellingham, WA $64,379

Baltimore, MD $64,311

Chico, CA $64,155

Wilmington, DE $64,049

Pittsfield, MA $63,986

Manchester, NH $63,868

Spokane, WA $63,593

Denver, CO $63,587

Albany, NY $63,294

Troy, NY $63,269

Schenectady, NY $63,138

Burlington, VT $63,001

Portland, ME $62,782

Salem, OR $62,733

Yakima, WA $62,720

Ann Arbor, MI $62,701

Rochester, MN $62,527

Fresno, CA $62,496

Reno, NV $62,496

Milwaukee, WI $62,439

Detroit, MI $62,377

Allentown, PA $62,358

Carson City, NV $62,352

Houston, TX $62,259

Colorado Springs, CO $62,252

Syracuse, NY $62,221

Eugene, OR $62,103

Bismarck, ND $62,028

Gary, IN $62,028

Galveston, TX $62,028

Springfield, OR $61,978

Medford, OR $61,828

Fort Collins, CO $61,803

Austin, TX $61,753

Mesa, AZ $61,622

Phoenix, AZ $61,610

Dallas, TX $61,591

Reading, PA $61,554

Saint Cloud, MN $61,529

Concord, NH $61,473

Madison, WI $61,448

Utica, NY $61,279

Raleigh, NC $61,229

Las Vegas, NV $61,223

Rochester, NY $61,180

Des Moines, IA $61,173

Atlanta, GA $61,073

Battle Creek, MI $61,055

Salt Lake City, UT $61,036

Lancaster, PA $60,943

Champaign, IL $60,930

Harrisburg, PA $60,855

Durham, NC $60,799

Kansas City, MO $60,793

Kansas City, KS $60,780

Fort Worth, TX $60,774

Boca Raton, FL $60,749

Cleveland, OH $60,743

Columbus, OH $60,730

Pittsburgh, PA $60,724

Richmond, VA $60,699

Indianapolis, IN $60,687

Cincinnati, OH $60,606

Petersburg, VA $60,512

Billings, MT $60,375

Lansing, MI $60,375

Huntsville, AL $60,375

Lebanon, PA $60,369

Dayton, OH $60,362

Pueblo, CO $60,362

Appleton, WI $60,344

Buffalo, NY $60,319

Racine, WI $60,288

Charlotte, NC $60,281

Saint Louis, MO $60,263

Springfield, IL $60,238

Elkhart, IN $60,225

York, PA $60,225

Gastonia, NC $60,219

Benton Harbor, MI $60,219

Beaumont, TX $60,182

Lorain, OH $60,169

Toledo, OH $60,144

Binghamton, NY $60,113

Rock Hill, SC $60,107

Rockford, IL $60,076

Fargo, ND $60,044

Elyria, OH $60,044

Flagstaff, AZ $60,001

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,963

Miami, FL $59,926

Duluth, MN $59,826

Bangor, ME $59,745

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,676

Louisville, KY $59,645

Grand Rapids, MI $59,633

Hialeah, FL $59,626

Casper, WY $59,539

Scranton, PA $59,464

New Orleans, LA $59,446

Virginia Beach, VA $59,439

Akron, OH $59,408

Peoria, IL $59,327

Sarasota, FL $59,315

Green Bay, WI $59,271

Baton Rouge, LA $59,240

Charleston, SC $59,227

Nashville, TN $59,209

Jamestown, NY $59,196

Davenport, IA $59,196

Tucson, AZ $59,165

Cheyenne, WY $59,146

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,128

Tampa, FL $59,115

Omaha, NE $59,103

Port Arthur, TX $59,078

Evansville, IN $59,078

Bradenton, FL $59,053

Santa Fe, NM $58,940

Orlando, FL $58,878

Clearwater, FL $58,809

Canton, OH $58,678

La Crosse, WI $58,678

Grand Forks, ND $58,660

Albuquerque, NM $58,641

Tulsa, OK $58,641

Newport News, VA $58,635

High Point, NC $58,616

Ogden, UT $58,591

Corpus Christi, TX $58,541

Laramie, WY $58,504

Norfolk, VA $58,504

Rock Island, IL $58,466

Saginaw, MI $58,454

Jacksonville, FL $58,448

Salisbury, NC $58,435

Memphis, TN $58,423

Moline, IL $58,392

Fort Myers, FL $58,373

Waterloo, IA $58,292

Spartanburg, SC $58,229

Lincoln, NE $58,198

Fort Wayne, IN $58,186

Birmingham, AL $58,117

Cedar Falls, IA $58,105

Provo, UT $58,098

Springfield, OH $58,092

San Antonio, TX $58,080

Greensboro, NC $58,055

South Bend, IN $58,049

Winston Salem, NC $58,042

Boise, ID $58,024

Savannah, GA $57,980

Muskegon, MI $57,868

Lima, OH $57,793

Lake Charles, LA $57,768

Anderson, IN $57,755

Lexington, KY $57,737

Augusta, GA $57,718

Greenville, SC $57,718

Wichita, KS $57,662

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,662

Columbia, SC $57,606

Bloomington, IN $57,450

Roanoke, VA $57,412

Asheville, NC $57,331

Knoxville, TN $57,225

Shreveport, LA $57,219

Wilmington, NC $57,138

Frankfort, KY $57,019

Oklahoma City, OK $56,976

Chillicothe, OH $56,951

Longview, TX $56,945

Topeka, KS $56,926

Mobile, AL $56,832

Terre Haute, IN $56,807

Erie, PA $56,801

Altoona, PA $56,770

Melbourne, FL $56,751

Amarillo, TX $56,726

Killeen, TX $56,708

Fayetteville, AR $56,658

Sioux Falls, SD $56,614

Chattanooga, TN $56,577

Idaho Falls, ID $56,570

Gainesville, FL $56,439

Portsmouth, OH $56,408

Little Rock, AR $56,396

Lynchburg, VA $56,396

Lafayette, LA $56,371

Youngstown, OH $56,371

Temple, TX $56,346

Daytona Beach, FL $56,333

Clarksville, TN $56,327

Pensacola, FL $56,321

Hopkinsville, KY $56,134

Charleston, WV $56,127

Florence, SC $56,096

Sioux City, IA $56,059

Macon, GA $55,878

Tallahassee, FL $55,872

Fayetteville, NC $55,859

Waco, TX $55,847

Wichita Falls, TX $55,847

Pine Bluff, AR $55,822

Vincennes, IN $55,703

Lubbock, TX $55,678

Great Falls, MT $55,641

Alamogordo, NM $55,635

Abilene, TX $55,585

Rapid City, SD $55,504

Monroe, LA $55,504

Albany, GA $55,466

Huntington, WV $55,460

Jackson, MS $55,454

Greenville, MS $55,448

Parkersburg, WV $55,385

Montgomery, AL $55,373

Johnstown, PA $55,360

Springfield, MO $55,310

Biloxi, MS $55,279

Sumter, SC $55,148

Columbus, GA $55,142

Twin Falls, ID $55,105

Pascagoula, MS $55,024

Kingsport, TN $54,861

Gulfport, MS $54,843

Alexandria, LA $54,637

Fort Smith, AR $54,481

El Paso, TX $54,312

Helena, MT $54,231

Las Cruces, NM $54,032

Harlingen, TX $53,857

Pocatello, ID $53,801

Florence, AL $53,782

Brownsville, TX $53,770

Dothan, AL $53,670

Mcallen, TX $53,639

Columbus, MS $53,177

Altus, OK $52,890

Lawton, OK $52,772

Pierre, SD $52,547

What Skills Can Increase a Fiber Installer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.93%
Hydraulics	2.55%
Programming	1.53%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Fiber Installer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$66,113	6%
Commitment	$64,866	4%
First Aid	$64,866	4%
Microsoft Office	$64,242	3%
Telecommunications	$64,242	3%
Networking	$64,242	3%

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How Education impacts a Fiber Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fiber Installers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Fiber Installer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Fiber Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fiber Installer

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 51.8%

Associates 30.0%

Bachelors 15.9%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	51.8%
Associates	30.0%
Bachelors	15.9%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Fiber Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fiber Installer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$55,627

Average $62,371/year

$69,840

$4,636

Average $5,198/month

$5,820

$1,070

Average $1,199/week

$1,343

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,840	$5,820	$1,343	$34
Average	$62,371	$5,198	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$55,627	$4,636	$1,070	$27

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Salary Trends for Fiber Installer

Salaries for a Fiber Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,295 in 2023 to around $51,625 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fiber Installer salary trends, .

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