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

A Fiber Optic Installer's salary grows with experience: a Fiber Optic Installer (1-3 years)earns $64,654, a Senior Telecommunications Installation Technician (3-5 years)earns $84,627, a Telecommunications Installation Supervisor (5+ years)earns $93,789, a Telecommunications Installation Manager (5+ years)earns $103,861,

What are the highest paying states for a Fiber Optic Installer?

Fiber Optic Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fiber Optic Installer roles are District of Columbia $70,008, California $69,743, Massachusetts $68,813. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fiber Optic Installer roles make?

Salaries for Fiber Optic Installer level roles vary by specialization: Fiber Optic Sales: $113,199; Fiber Optic Installation Supervisor: $91,047; Fiber Optic Lineman Groundhand: $86,996; Fiber Optic Lineman: $83,399; Fiber Optic Engineer: $79,367.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Fiber Optic 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 Optic Installer Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fiber Optic Installer in the United States is $63,230 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,697
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,393 to $70,803
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,169

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Fiber Optic Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,803	$5,900	$1,362	$34
Average	$63,230	$5,269	$1,216	$30
25th Percentile	$56,393	$4,699	$1,084	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Fiber Optic Installer Salaries

A Fiber Optic 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 Optic 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 Optic Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,008.
California: $69,743.
Massachusetts: $68,813.

District of Columbia $70,008 California $69,743 Massachusetts $68,813 Washington $68,560 New Jersey $68,535 Alaska $68,447 Connecticut $67,574 New York $67,220

Hawaii $66,088 Rhode Island $65,557 Maryland $65,197 Minnesota $64,703 Colorado $64,514 Illinois $64,450 Oregon $64,210 Delaware $64,033

New Hampshire $63,922 Virginia $63,673 Pennsylvania $62,946 Nevada $62,579 North Dakota $62,459 Michigan $62,269 Wisconsin $62,199 Vermont $62,060

Texas $61,675 Maine $61,649 Arizona $61,611 Ohio $61,567 Georgia $60,985 Indiana $60,695 Wyoming $60,638 Utah $60,549

Iowa $60,511 Kansas $60,208 Louisiana $60,119 North Carolina $60,088 Missouri $60,075 Florida $59,828 Montana $59,696 Nebraska $59,569

Kentucky $59,500 South Carolina $59,247 Tennessee $59,089 Idaho $59,025 New Mexico $58,564 Oklahoma $58,463 Alabama $58,089 South Dakota $57,464

Arkansas $57,122 West Virginia $56,939 Mississippi $56,389

Top Paying Cities for Fiber Optic 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: $79,752
San Francisco: $78,968
Oakland: $77,217

San Jose, CA $79,752

San Francisco, CA $78,968

Oakland, CA $77,217

New York, NY $73,277

Queens Village, NY $72,803

Paramus, NJ $72,297

Passaic, NJ $72,234

Bergenfield, NJ $72,171

Stamford, CT $72,076

Huntington, NY $72,013

Newark, NJ $71,602

Bridgeport, CT $71,475

New Brunswick, NJ $71,267

Vallejo, CA $71,134

Middlesex, NJ $71,096

Somerset, NJ $71,039

Petaluma, CA $70,894

Santa Cruz, CA $70,647

Boston, MA $70,521

Monterey, CA $70,204

Fairbanks, AK $70,160

Los Angeles, CA $70,040

Washington, DC $70,008

Seattle, WA $69,895

Santa Rosa, CA $69,882

Juneau, AK $69,699

Orange, CA $69,490

Anchorage, AK $69,376

Anaheim, CA $69,332

Santa Ana, CA $69,237

Nassau, NY $69,199

Long Beach, CA $69,174

Danbury, CT $69,155

Santa Maria, CA $68,940

Everett, WA $68,927

Bremerton, WA $68,617

Trenton, NJ $68,497

Sacramento, CA $68,472

San Diego, CA $68,440

Brockton, MA $68,415

Tacoma, WA $68,390

Santa Barbara, CA $68,301

Lowell, MA $68,048

New Suffolk, NY $68,023

Nashua, NH $67,947

Lompoc, CA $67,846

Ventura, CA $67,783

Stockton, CA $67,764

New Haven, CT $67,637

Atlantic City, NJ $67,473

Hartford, CT $67,334

Modesto, CA $67,302

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,163

New Britain, CT $67,131

Olympia, WA $67,043

Kennewick, WA $67,043

New London, CT $67,030

Norwich, CT $67,011

Lawrence, MA $66,980

Bakersfield, CA $66,803

Riverside, CA $66,714

New Bedford, MA $66,714

Richland, WA $66,651

Portsmouth, NH $66,600

Vineland, NJ $66,588

San Bernardino, CA $66,537

Boulder, CO $66,360

Worcester, MA $66,309

Portland, OR $66,252

Saint Paul, MN $66,177

Minneapolis, MN $66,177

Philadelphia, PA $66,088

Honolulu, HI $65,753

Springfield, MA $65,532

Providence, RI $65,525

Chicago, IL $65,342

Bellingham, WA $65,266

Baltimore, MD $65,197

Chico, CA $65,038

Wilmington, DE $64,931

Pittsfield, MA $64,868

Manchester, NH $64,748

Spokane, WA $64,469

Denver, CO $64,463

Albany, NY $64,166

Troy, NY $64,141

Schenectady, NY $64,008

Burlington, VT $63,869

Portland, ME $63,647

Salem, OR $63,597

Yakima, WA $63,584

Ann Arbor, MI $63,565

Rochester, MN $63,388

Fresno, CA $63,357

Reno, NV $63,357

Milwaukee, WI $63,300

Detroit, MI $63,236

Allentown, PA $63,217

Carson City, NV $63,211

Houston, TX $63,116

Colorado Springs, CO $63,110

Syracuse, NY $63,078

Eugene, OR $62,958

Bismarck, ND $62,882

Gary, IN $62,882

Galveston, TX $62,882

Springfield, OR $62,832

Medford, OR $62,680

Fort Collins, CO $62,655

Austin, TX $62,604

Mesa, AZ $62,471

Phoenix, AZ $62,459

Dallas, TX $62,440

Reading, PA $62,402

Saint Cloud, MN $62,376

Concord, NH $62,320

Madison, WI $62,294

Utica, NY $62,124

Raleigh, NC $62,073

Las Vegas, NV $62,067

Rochester, NY $62,022

Des Moines, IA $62,016

Atlanta, GA $61,915

Battle Creek, MI $61,896

Salt Lake City, UT $61,877

Lancaster, PA $61,782

Champaign, IL $61,769

Harrisburg, PA $61,694

Durham, NC $61,637

Kansas City, MO $61,630

Kansas City, KS $61,618

Fort Worth, TX $61,611

Boca Raton, FL $61,586

Cleveland, OH $61,580

Columbus, OH $61,567

Pittsburgh, PA $61,561

Richmond, VA $61,536

Indianapolis, IN $61,523

Cincinnati, OH $61,441

Petersburg, VA $61,346

Billings, MT $61,207

Lansing, MI $61,207

Huntsville, AL $61,207

Lebanon, PA $61,200

Dayton, OH $61,194

Pueblo, CO $61,194

Appleton, WI $61,175

Buffalo, NY $61,150

Racine, WI $61,118

Charlotte, NC $61,112

Saint Louis, MO $61,093

Springfield, IL $61,068

Elkhart, IN $61,055

York, PA $61,055

Gastonia, NC $61,049

Benton Harbor, MI $61,049

Beaumont, TX $61,011

Lorain, OH $60,998

Toledo, OH $60,973

Binghamton, NY $60,941

Rock Hill, SC $60,935

Rockford, IL $60,903

Fargo, ND $60,872

Elyria, OH $60,872

Flagstaff, AZ $60,827

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,789

Miami, FL $60,751

Duluth, MN $60,650

Bangor, ME $60,568

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,499

Louisville, KY $60,467

Grand Rapids, MI $60,454

Hialeah, FL $60,448

Casper, WY $60,359

Scranton, PA $60,284

New Orleans, LA $60,265

Virginia Beach, VA $60,258

Akron, OH $60,227

Peoria, IL $60,144

Sarasota, FL $60,132

Green Bay, WI $60,088

Baton Rouge, LA $60,056

Charleston, SC $60,043

Nashville, TN $60,024

Jamestown, NY $60,012

Davenport, IA $60,012

Tucson, AZ $59,980

Cheyenne, WY $59,961

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,942

Tampa, FL $59,929

Omaha, NE $59,917

Port Arthur, TX $59,892

Evansville, IN $59,892

Bradenton, FL $59,866

Santa Fe, NM $59,752

Orlando, FL $59,689

Clearwater, FL $59,620

Canton, OH $59,487

La Crosse, WI $59,487

Grand Forks, ND $59,468

Albuquerque, NM $59,449

Tulsa, OK $59,449

Newport News, VA $59,443

High Point, NC $59,424

Ogden, UT $59,398

Corpus Christi, TX $59,348

Laramie, WY $59,310

Norfolk, VA $59,310

Rock Island, IL $59,272

Saginaw, MI $59,259

Jacksonville, FL $59,253

Salisbury, NC $59,240

Memphis, TN $59,228

Moline, IL $59,196

Fort Myers, FL $59,177

Waterloo, IA $59,095

Spartanburg, SC $59,032

Lincoln, NE $59,000

Fort Wayne, IN $58,987

Birmingham, AL $58,918

Cedar Falls, IA $58,905

Provo, UT $58,899

Springfield, OH $58,893

San Antonio, TX $58,880

Greensboro, NC $58,855

South Bend, IN $58,848

Winston Salem, NC $58,842

Boise, ID $58,823

Savannah, GA $58,779

Muskegon, MI $58,665

Lima, OH $58,589

Lake Charles, LA $58,564

Anderson, IN $58,551

Lexington, KY $58,532

Augusta, GA $58,513

Greenville, SC $58,513

Wichita, KS $58,456

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,456

Columbia, SC $58,399

Bloomington, IN $58,241

Roanoke, VA $58,203

Asheville, NC $58,121

Knoxville, TN $58,014

Shreveport, LA $58,007

Wilmington, NC $57,925

Frankfort, KY $57,805

Oklahoma City, OK $57,761

Chillicothe, OH $57,735

Longview, TX $57,729

Topeka, KS $57,710

Mobile, AL $57,615

Terre Haute, IN $57,590

Erie, PA $57,584

Altoona, PA $57,552

Melbourne, FL $57,533

Amarillo, TX $57,508

Killeen, TX $57,489

Fayetteville, AR $57,438

Sioux Falls, SD $57,394

Chattanooga, TN $57,356

Idaho Falls, ID $57,350

Gainesville, FL $57,217

Portsmouth, OH $57,185

Little Rock, AR $57,173

Lynchburg, VA $57,173

Lafayette, LA $57,147

Youngstown, OH $57,147

Temple, TX $57,122

Daytona Beach, FL $57,109

Clarksville, TN $57,103

Pensacola, FL $57,097

Hopkinsville, KY $56,907

Charleston, WV $56,901

Florence, SC $56,869

Sioux City, IA $56,831

Macon, GA $56,648

Tallahassee, FL $56,642

Fayetteville, NC $56,629

Waco, TX $56,616

Wichita Falls, TX $56,616

Pine Bluff, AR $56,591

Vincennes, IN $56,471

Lubbock, TX $56,446

Great Falls, MT $56,408

Alamogordo, NM $56,401

Abilene, TX $56,351

Rapid City, SD $56,268

Monroe, LA $56,268

Albany, GA $56,231

Huntington, WV $56,224

Jackson, MS $56,218

Greenville, MS $56,212

Parkersburg, WV $56,148

Montgomery, AL $56,136

Johnstown, PA $56,123

Springfield, MO $56,072

Biloxi, MS $56,041

Sumter, SC $55,908

Columbus, GA $55,902

Twin Falls, ID $55,864

Pascagoula, MS $55,782

Kingsport, TN $55,617

Gulfport, MS $55,598

Alexandria, LA $55,390

Fort Smith, AR $55,231

El Paso, TX $55,061

Helena, MT $54,979

Las Cruces, NM $54,776

Harlingen, TX $54,599

Pocatello, ID $54,542

Florence, AL $54,523

Brownsville, TX $54,511

Dothan, AL $54,410

Mcallen, TX $54,378

Columbus, MS $53,910

Altus, OK $53,619

Lawton, OK $53,499

Pierre, SD $53,271

What Skills Can Increase a Fiber Optic 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 Optic 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	$67,024	6%
Commitment	$65,759	4%
First Aid	$65,759	4%
Microsoft Office	$65,127	3%
Telecommunications	$65,127	3%
Networking	$65,127	3%

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How Education impacts a Fiber Optic Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fiber Optic 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 Optic Installer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Fiber Optic Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fiber Optic 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 Optic Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fiber Optic 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

$56,393

Average $63,230/year

$70,803

$4,699

Average $5,269/month

$5,900

$1,084

Average $1,216/week

$1,362

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,803	$5,900	$1,362	$34
Average	$63,230	$5,269	$1,216	$30
25th Percentile	$56,393	$4,699	$1,084	$27

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Salary Trends for Fiber Optic Installer

Salaries for a Fiber Optic Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,029 in 2023 to around $52,336 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fiber Optic Installer salary trends, .

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2024	$52,830
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