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

A Fiber Splicer's salary grows with experience: a Lineman Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $64,876, a Fiber Splicer (1-3 years)earns $90,633, a Lineman, Senior (3-5 years)earns $110,862,

What are the highest paying states for a Fiber Splicer?

Fiber Splicer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fiber Splicer roles are District of Columbia $97,574, California $97,204, Massachusetts $95,908. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fiber Splicer roles make?

Salaries for Fiber Splicer level roles vary by specialization: Fiber Designer: $89,588; Construction Tech Splicer: $75,219; Fiber Technician: $75,007; Cable Splicer: $71,459; Fiber Tech: $65,313.

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

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

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fiber Splicer in the United States is $88,127 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,213
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,097 to $96,023
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,146

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Fiber Splicer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,023	$8,002	$1,847	$46
Average	$88,127	$7,344	$1,695	$42
25th Percentile	$76,097	$6,341	$1,463	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Fiber Splicer Salaries

A Fiber Splicer'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 Splicer 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 Splicers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,574.
California: $97,204.
Massachusetts: $95,908.

District of Columbia $97,574 California $97,204 Massachusetts $95,908 Washington $95,556 New Jersey $95,520 Alaska $95,397 Connecticut $94,181 New York $93,687

Hawaii $92,110 Rhode Island $91,370 Maryland $90,867 Minnesota $90,180 Colorado $89,915 Illinois $89,827 Oregon $89,492 Delaware $89,246

New Hampshire $89,091 Virginia $88,743 Pennsylvania $87,730 Nevada $87,219 North Dakota $87,051 Michigan $86,787 Wisconsin $86,690 Vermont $86,496

Texas $85,959 Maine $85,923 Arizona $85,870 Ohio $85,809 Georgia $84,998 Indiana $84,593 Wyoming $84,513 Utah $84,390

Iowa $84,337 Kansas $83,914 Louisiana $83,791 North Carolina $83,747 Missouri $83,729 Florida $83,385 Montana $83,200 Nebraska $83,024

Kentucky $82,927 South Carolina $82,575 Tennessee $82,354 Idaho $82,266 New Mexico $81,623 Oklahoma $81,482 Alabama $80,962 South Dakota $80,089

Arkansas $79,613 West Virginia $79,358 Mississippi $78,591

Top Paying Cities for Fiber Splicers

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: $111,154
San Francisco: $109,937
Oakland: $107,620

San Jose, CA $111,154

San Francisco, CA $109,937

Oakland, CA $107,620

New York, NY $101,468

Paramus, NJ $100,234

Queens Village, NY $100,230

Passaic, NJ $100,146

Bergenfield, NJ $100,138

Stamford, CT $99,944

Huntington, NY $99,908

Newark, NJ $99,257

Bridgeport, CT $99,071

Vallejo, CA $98,896

New Brunswick, NJ $98,860

Petaluma, CA $98,807

Middlesex, NJ $98,640

Somerset, NJ $98,578

Santa Cruz, CA $98,464

Boston, MA $97,926

Monterey, CA $97,617

Seattle, WA $97,415

Santa Rosa, CA $97,397

Los Angeles, CA $97,371

Juneau, AK $97,142

Washington, DC $97,045

Orange, CA $96,731

Santa Ana, CA $96,499

Long Beach, CA $96,410

Anaheim, CA $96,393

Anchorage, AK $96,349

Santa Maria, CA $96,084

Everett, WA $96,067

Danbury, CT $95,756

Bremerton, WA $95,635

Tacoma, WA $95,318

New Suffolk, NY $95,316

Sacramento, CA $95,291

Santa Barbara, CA $95,194

Trenton, NJ $95,097

San Diego, CA $95,097

Brockton, MA $95,000

Fairbanks, AK $94,784

Lompoc, CA $94,560

Lowell, MA $94,488

Ventura, CA $94,472

Nashua, NH $94,454

Stockton, CA $94,445

Modesto, CA $93,802

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,608

Olympia, WA $93,441

Kennewick, WA $93,441

New Haven, CT $93,405

Lawrence, MA $93,088

Hartford, CT $93,000

Riverside, CA $92,982

New Bedford, MA $92,894

Richland, WA $92,894

Bakersfield, CA $92,771

San Bernardino, CA $92,736

New Britain, CT $92,727

Atlantic City, NJ $92,727

New London, CT $92,691

Norwich, CT $92,665

Portsmouth, NH $92,647

Boulder, CO $92,461

Portland, OR $92,339

Worcester, MA $92,330

Minneapolis, MN $92,057

Philadelphia, PA $91,934

Honolulu, HI $91,643

Saint Paul, MN $91,600

Vineland, NJ $91,581

Providence, RI $91,325

Chicago, IL $91,070

Bellingham, WA $90,964

Springfield, MA $90,894

Baltimore, MD $90,867

Chico, CA $90,647

Pittsfield, MA $90,409

Manchester, NH $90,242

Spokane, WA $89,854

Denver, CO $89,845

Albany, NY $89,431

Troy, NY $89,396

Nassau, NY $89,301

Schenectady, NY $89,210

Wilmington, DE $89,140

Burlington, VT $89,017

Salem, OR $88,981

Portland, ME $88,708

Yakima, WA $88,620

Rochester, MN $88,347

Reno, NV $88,303

Fresno, CA $88,303

Milwaukee, WI $88,223

Detroit, MI $88,135

Ann Arbor, MI $88,120

Allentown, PA $88,109

Colorado Springs, CO $87,959

Syracuse, NY $87,915

Carson City, NV $87,915

Houston, TX $87,792

Eugene, OR $87,748

Gary, IN $87,642

Springfield, OR $87,571

Bismarck, ND $87,554

Galveston, TX $87,492

Medford, OR $87,360

Fort Collins, CO $87,325

Concord, NH $87,280

Austin, TX $87,254

Mesa, AZ $87,069

Reading, PA $87,060

Phoenix, AZ $87,051

Dallas, TX $87,025

Saint Cloud, MN $86,940

Madison, WI $86,822

Utica, NY $86,584

Rochester, NY $86,443

Des Moines, IA $86,434

Raleigh, NC $86,426

Atlanta, GA $86,293

Battle Creek, MI $86,267

Salt Lake City, UT $86,241

Lancaster, PA $86,108

Harrisburg, PA $85,985

Kansas City, MO $85,897

Champaign, IL $85,879

Kansas City, KS $85,879

Fort Worth, TX $85,870

Columbus, OH $85,855

Boca Raton, FL $85,835

Pittsburgh, PA $85,800

Richmond, VA $85,765

Indianapolis, IN $85,747

Cleveland, OH $85,738

Las Vegas, NV $85,633

Cincinnati, OH $85,633

Petersburg, VA $85,500

Huntsville, AL $85,368

Lansing, MI $85,309

Lebanon, PA $85,298

Pueblo, CO $85,289

Appleton, WI $85,262

Buffalo, NY $85,227

Dayton, OH $85,201

Racine, WI $85,183

Charlotte, NC $85,174

Saint Louis, MO $85,148

York, PA $85,095

Elkhart, IN $85,095

Gastonia, NC $85,078

Billings, MT $85,057

Beaumont, TX $85,033

Lorain, OH $85,016

Benton Harbor, MI $84,998

Toledo, OH $84,980

Binghamton, NY $84,936

Rock Hill, SC $84,928

Rockford, IL $84,883

Springfield, IL $84,848

Elyria, OH $84,839

Fargo, ND $84,839

Flagstaff, AZ $84,778

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,725

Duluth, MN $84,672

Miami, FL $84,672

Cheyenne, WY $84,610

Grand Forks, ND $84,610

Bangor, ME $84,416

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,319

Durham, NC $84,282

Louisville, KY $84,275

Grand Rapids, MI $84,258

Hialeah, FL $84,249

Casper, WY $84,126

Scranton, PA $84,020

New Orleans, LA $83,993

Virginia Beach, VA $83,985

Akron, OH $83,940

Peoria, IL $83,826

Sarasota, FL $83,808

Nashville, TN $83,747

Omaha, NE $83,747

Green Bay, WI $83,747

Baton Rouge, LA $83,703

Charleston, SC $83,685

Jamestown, NY $83,641

Davenport, IA $83,641

Tucson, AZ $83,597

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,544

Tampa, FL $83,526

Evansville, IN $83,473

Port Arthur, TX $83,473

Bradenton, FL $83,438

Santa Fe, NM $83,280

Orlando, FL $83,121

Clearwater, FL $83,094

Canton, OH $82,909

La Crosse, WI $82,909

Albuquerque, NM $82,857

Newport News, VA $82,848

High Point, NC $82,821

Ogden, UT $82,786

Corpus Christi, TX $82,716

Norfolk, VA $82,663

Laramie, WY $82,663

Rock Island, IL $82,610

Saginaw, MI $82,592

Jacksonville, FL $82,583

Salisbury, NC $82,566

Boise, ID $82,548

Moline, IL $82,504

Fort Myers, FL $82,478

Memphis, TN $82,460

Tulsa, OK $82,416

Waterloo, IA $82,363

Spartanburg, SC $82,275

Lincoln, NE $82,231

Fort Wayne, IN $82,213

Provo, UT $82,204

Cedar Falls, IA $82,099

San Antonio, TX $82,063

Greensboro, NC $82,028

South Bend, IN $82,019

Savannah, GA $81,922

Muskegon, MI $81,887

Birmingham, AL $81,878

Winston Salem, NC $81,835

Lake Charles, LA $81,623

Anderson, IN $81,605

Lexington, KY $81,579

Augusta, GA $81,552

Greenville, SC $81,552

Lima, OH $81,482

Wichita, KS $81,473

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,473

Columbia, SC $81,394

Springfield, OH $81,376

Asheville, NC $81,235

Bloomington, IN $81,173

Knoxville, TN $80,856

Shreveport, LA $80,847

Wilmington, NC $80,733

Roanoke, VA $80,733

Topeka, KS $80,574

Frankfort, KY $80,564

Oklahoma City, OK $80,504

Chillicothe, OH $80,468

Longview, TX $80,459

Melbourne, FL $80,451

Sioux Falls, SD $80,310

Mobile, AL $80,301

Terre Haute, IN $80,266

Altoona, PA $80,213

Amarillo, TX $80,151

Killeen, TX $80,125

Fayetteville, AR $80,054

Chattanooga, TN $80,028

Sioux City, IA $79,948

Idaho Falls, ID $79,931

Lynchburg, VA $79,860

Gainesville, FL $79,746

Portsmouth, OH $79,702

Little Rock, AR $79,684

Lafayette, LA $79,649

Youngstown, OH $79,649

Daytona Beach, FL $79,596

Clarksville, TN $79,587

Pensacola, FL $79,578

Temple, TX $79,572

Hopkinsville, KY $79,314

Erie, PA $79,296

Florence, SC $79,261

Charleston, WV $79,120

Great Falls, MT $79,076

Macon, GA $78,953

Tallahassee, FL $78,944

Fayetteville, NC $78,926

Waco, TX $78,908

Helena, MT $78,847

Pine Bluff, AR $78,813

Vincennes, IN $78,706

Lubbock, TX $78,671

Alamogordo, NM $78,618

Twin Falls, ID $78,538

Rapid City, SD $78,512

Jackson, MS $78,353

Huntington, WV $78,347

Greenville, MS $78,344

Parkersburg, WV $78,255

Montgomery, AL $78,239

Wichita Falls, TX $78,151

Springfield, MO $78,151

Biloxi, MS $78,107

Monroe, LA $78,018

Johnstown, PA $77,957

Sumter, SC $77,921

Columbus, GA $77,913

Pascagoula, MS $77,745

Abilene, TX $77,745

Kingsport, TN $77,516

Albany, GA $77,516

Gulfport, MS $77,490

Alexandria, LA $77,199

Fort Smith, AR $76,978

El Paso, TX $76,741

Las Cruces, NM $76,344

Harlingen, TX $76,120

Pocatello, ID $76,106

Florence, AL $75,991

Brownsville, TX $75,974

Mcallen, TX $75,789

Dothan, AL $75,665

Columbus, MS $75,142

Altus, OK $74,731

Lawton, OK $74,564

Pierre, SD $74,247

What Skills Can Increase a Fiber Splicer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 2.88% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.01%
Housekeeping	4.01%
Foodservice	2.88%

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 Splicer's salary.

Directs Work: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Directs Work	$99,583	13%
Innovation	$93,414	6%
Commitment	$93,414	6%
Dedication	$92,533	5%
Analysis	$92,533	5%
Quality Control	$90,770	3%

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How Education impacts a Fiber Splicer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fiber Splicers 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 Splicer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $91,592 and $95,035).

Fiber Splicer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fiber Splicer

No Diploma 66.7%

High School 66.7%

Associates 33.3%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	66.7%
High School	66.7%
Associates	33.3%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Fiber Splicer'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 May 01, 2026

$76,097

Average $88,127/year

$96,023

$6,341

Average $7,344/month

$8,002

$1,463

Average $1,695/week

$1,847

$37

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,023	$8,002	$1,847	$46
Average	$88,127	$7,344	$1,695	$42
25th Percentile	$76,097	$6,341	$1,463	$37

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Salary Trends for Fiber Splicer

Salaries for a Fiber Splicer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,715 in 2023 to around $73,024 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fiber Splicer salary trends, .

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