What are the main factors that influence a Telecom Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Telecom Engineer's salary?

A Telecom Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Telecommunications Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $68,737, a Telecom Engineer (2-4 years)earns $88,318, a Telecommunications Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $117,021, a Telecommunications Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $135,860, a Telecommunications Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $152,981,

What are the highest paying states for a Telecom Engineer?

Telecom Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Telecom Engineer roles are District of Columbia $95,764, California $95,401, Massachusetts $94,130. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Telecom Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Telecom Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Senior Telecom Engineer: $116,565; Telecom Circuit Provisioning Engineer IV: $116,090; Telecom Coordinator: $108,972; Telecom Analyst: $107,939; Telecom Circuit Provisioning Engineer III: $98,890.

How do different companies affect a Telecom Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Telecom Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Telecom Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Telecom Engineer make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Telecom Engineer in the United States is $86,492 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,411
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,730 to $91,161
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,752

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Telecom Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,161	$7,597	$1,753	$44
Average	$86,492	$7,208	$1,663	$42
25th Percentile	$77,730	$6,478	$1,495	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Telecom Engineer Salaries

A Telecom Engineer'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 Experience Level Affects Telecom Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Telecom Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $68,737
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,318
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $117,021
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $135,860
Expert (over 8 years): $152,981

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Telecommu... Level Telecom Engineer	$68,737
Telecom E... Level Telecom Engineer	$88,318
Telecommu... Level Telecom Engineer	$117,021
Telecommu... Level Telecom Engineer	$135,860
Telecommu... Level Telecom Engineer	$152,981

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How Do Telecom Engineer 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 Telecom Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,764.
California: $95,401.
Massachusetts: $94,130.

District of Columbia $95,764 California $95,401 Massachusetts $94,130 Washington $93,784 New Jersey $93,749 Alaska $93,628 Connecticut $92,434 New York $91,950

Hawaii $90,402 Rhode Island $89,675 Maryland $89,182 Minnesota $88,508 Colorado $88,248 Illinois $88,162 Oregon $87,833 Delaware $87,591

New Hampshire $87,439 Virginia $87,098 Pennsylvania $86,103 Nevada $85,601 North Dakota $85,437 Michigan $85,178 Wisconsin $85,082 Vermont $84,892

Texas $84,365 Maine $84,330 Arizona $84,278 Ohio $84,218 Georgia $83,422 Indiana $83,024 Wyoming $82,946 Utah $82,825

Iowa $82,773 Kansas $82,358 Louisiana $82,237 North Carolina $82,194 Missouri $82,176 Florida $81,839 Montana $81,657 Nebraska $81,484

Kentucky $81,389 South Carolina $81,043 Tennessee $80,827 Idaho $80,741 New Mexico $80,109 Oklahoma $79,971 Alabama $79,460 South Dakota $78,604

Arkansas $78,137 West Virginia $77,886 Mississippi $77,134

Top Paying Cities for Telecom Engineers

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: $109,093
San Francisco: $107,898
Oakland: $105,624

San Jose, CA $109,093

San Francisco, CA $107,898

Oakland, CA $105,624

New York, NY $99,586

Paramus, NJ $98,375

Queens Village, NY $98,371

Passaic, NJ $98,289

Bergenfield, NJ $98,281

Stamford, CT $98,091

Huntington, NY $98,055

Newark, NJ $97,416

Bridgeport, CT $97,234

Vallejo, CA $97,062

New Brunswick, NJ $97,027

Petaluma, CA $96,975

Middlesex, NJ $96,811

Somerset, NJ $96,750

Santa Cruz, CA $96,638

Boston, MA $96,110

Monterey, CA $95,807

Seattle, WA $95,609

Santa Rosa, CA $95,591

Los Angeles, CA $95,565

Juneau, AK $95,340

Washington, DC $95,245

Orange, CA $94,937

Santa Ana, CA $94,709

Long Beach, CA $94,623

Anaheim, CA $94,605

Anchorage, AK $94,562

Santa Maria, CA $94,303

Everett, WA $94,285

Danbury, CT $93,981

Bremerton, WA $93,861

Tacoma, WA $93,550

New Suffolk, NY $93,548

Sacramento, CA $93,524

Santa Barbara, CA $93,429

Trenton, NJ $93,334

San Diego, CA $93,334

Brockton, MA $93,239

Fairbanks, AK $93,027

Lompoc, CA $92,806

Lowell, MA $92,736

Ventura, CA $92,720

Nashua, NH $92,702

Stockton, CA $92,694

Modesto, CA $92,062

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,872

Olympia, WA $91,708

Kennewick, WA $91,708

New Haven, CT $91,673

Lawrence, MA $91,362

Hartford, CT $91,275

Riverside, CA $91,258

New Bedford, MA $91,172

Richland, WA $91,172

Bakersfield, CA $91,050

San Bernardino, CA $91,016

New Britain, CT $91,007

Atlantic City, NJ $91,007

New London, CT $90,973

Norwich, CT $90,947

Portsmouth, NH $90,929

Boulder, CO $90,746

Portland, OR $90,627

Worcester, MA $90,618

Minneapolis, MN $90,350

Philadelphia, PA $90,229

Honolulu, HI $89,943

Saint Paul, MN $89,902

Vineland, NJ $89,883

Providence, RI $89,632

Chicago, IL $89,381

Bellingham, WA $89,277

Springfield, MA $89,208

Baltimore, MD $89,182

Chico, CA $88,966

Pittsfield, MA $88,732

Manchester, NH $88,568

Spokane, WA $88,188

Denver, CO $88,179

Albany, NY $87,772

Troy, NY $87,738

Nassau, NY $87,645

Schenectady, NY $87,556

Wilmington, DE $87,487

Burlington, VT $87,366

Salem, OR $87,331

Portland, ME $87,063

Yakima, WA $86,977

Rochester, MN $86,709

Reno, NV $86,665

Fresno, CA $86,665

Milwaukee, WI $86,587

Detroit, MI $86,501

Ann Arbor, MI $86,486

Allentown, PA $86,475

Colorado Springs, CO $86,328

Syracuse, NY $86,285

Carson City, NV $86,285

Houston, TX $86,164

Eugene, OR $86,120

Gary, IN $86,017

Springfield, OR $85,947

Bismarck, ND $85,930

Galveston, TX $85,870

Medford, OR $85,740

Fort Collins, CO $85,705

Concord, NH $85,662

Austin, TX $85,636

Mesa, AZ $85,454

Reading, PA $85,446

Phoenix, AZ $85,437

Dallas, TX $85,411

Saint Cloud, MN $85,328

Madison, WI $85,212

Utica, NY $84,979

Rochester, NY $84,840

Des Moines, IA $84,832

Raleigh, NC $84,823

Atlanta, GA $84,693

Battle Creek, MI $84,667

Salt Lake City, UT $84,641

Lancaster, PA $84,512

Harrisburg, PA $84,391

Kansas City, MO $84,304

Champaign, IL $84,287

Kansas City, KS $84,287

Fort Worth, TX $84,278

Columbus, OH $84,263

Boca Raton, FL $84,244

Pittsburgh, PA $84,209

Richmond, VA $84,174

Indianapolis, IN $84,157

Cleveland, OH $84,148

Las Vegas, NV $84,045

Cincinnati, OH $84,045

Petersburg, VA $83,915

Huntsville, AL $83,785

Lansing, MI $83,727

Lebanon, PA $83,716

Pueblo, CO $83,707

Appleton, WI $83,681

Buffalo, NY $83,647

Dayton, OH $83,621

Racine, WI $83,603

Charlotte, NC $83,595

Saint Louis, MO $83,569

York, PA $83,517

Elkhart, IN $83,517

Gastonia, NC $83,501

Billings, MT $83,480

Beaumont, TX $83,456

Lorain, OH $83,439

Benton Harbor, MI $83,422

Toledo, OH $83,405

Binghamton, NY $83,361

Rock Hill, SC $83,353

Rockford, IL $83,309

Springfield, IL $83,275

Elyria, OH $83,266

Fargo, ND $83,266

Flagstaff, AZ $83,206

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,154

Duluth, MN $83,102

Miami, FL $83,102

Cheyenne, WY $83,041

Grand Forks, ND $83,041

Bangor, ME $82,851

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,756

Durham, NC $82,720

Louisville, KY $82,713

Grand Rapids, MI $82,695

Hialeah, FL $82,687

Casper, WY $82,566

Scranton, PA $82,462

New Orleans, LA $82,436

Virginia Beach, VA $82,427

Akron, OH $82,384

Peoria, IL $82,271

Sarasota, FL $82,254

Nashville, TN $82,194

Omaha, NE $82,194

Green Bay, WI $82,194

Baton Rouge, LA $82,150

Charleston, SC $82,133

Jamestown, NY $82,090

Davenport, IA $82,090

Tucson, AZ $82,047

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,995

Tampa, FL $81,977

Evansville, IN $81,926

Port Arthur, TX $81,926

Bradenton, FL $81,891

Santa Fe, NM $81,735

Orlando, FL $81,580

Clearwater, FL $81,554

Canton, OH $81,372

La Crosse, WI $81,372

Albuquerque, NM $81,320

Newport News, VA $81,311

High Point, NC $81,285

Ogden, UT $81,251

Corpus Christi, TX $81,182

Norfolk, VA $81,130

Laramie, WY $81,130

Rock Island, IL $81,078

Saginaw, MI $81,061

Jacksonville, FL $81,052

Salisbury, NC $81,035

Boise, ID $81,017

Moline, IL $80,974

Fort Myers, FL $80,948

Memphis, TN $80,931

Tulsa, OK $80,888

Waterloo, IA $80,836

Spartanburg, SC $80,749

Lincoln, NE $80,706

Fort Wayne, IN $80,689

Provo, UT $80,680

Cedar Falls, IA $80,576

San Antonio, TX $80,542

Greensboro, NC $80,507

South Bend, IN $80,498

Savannah, GA $80,403

Muskegon, MI $80,369

Birmingham, AL $80,360

Winston Salem, NC $80,318

Lake Charles, LA $80,109

Anderson, IN $80,092

Lexington, KY $80,066

Augusta, GA $80,040

Greenville, SC $80,040

Lima, OH $79,971

Wichita, KS $79,962

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,962

Columbia, SC $79,884

Springfield, OH $79,867

Asheville, NC $79,729

Bloomington, IN $79,668

Knoxville, TN $79,357

Shreveport, LA $79,348

Wilmington, NC $79,236

Roanoke, VA $79,236

Topeka, KS $79,080

Frankfort, KY $79,070

Oklahoma City, OK $79,011

Chillicothe, OH $78,976

Longview, TX $78,967

Melbourne, FL $78,959

Sioux Falls, SD $78,820

Mobile, AL $78,812

Terre Haute, IN $78,777

Altoona, PA $78,725

Amarillo, TX $78,665

Killeen, TX $78,639

Fayetteville, AR $78,570

Chattanooga, TN $78,544

Sioux City, IA $78,466

Idaho Falls, ID $78,449

Lynchburg, VA $78,379

Gainesville, FL $78,267

Portsmouth, OH $78,224

Little Rock, AR $78,206

Lafayette, LA $78,172

Youngstown, OH $78,172

Daytona Beach, FL $78,120

Clarksville, TN $78,111

Pensacola, FL $78,103

Temple, TX $78,096

Hopkinsville, KY $77,843

Erie, PA $77,826

Florence, SC $77,791

Charleston, WV $77,653

Great Falls, MT $77,610

Macon, GA $77,488

Tallahassee, FL $77,480

Fayetteville, NC $77,463

Waco, TX $77,445

Helena, MT $77,385

Pine Bluff, AR $77,352

Vincennes, IN $77,246

Lubbock, TX $77,212

Alamogordo, NM $77,160

Twin Falls, ID $77,082

Rapid City, SD $77,056

Jackson, MS $76,900

Huntington, WV $76,894

Greenville, MS $76,892

Parkersburg, WV $76,803

Montgomery, AL $76,788

Wichita Falls, TX $76,701

Springfield, MO $76,701

Biloxi, MS $76,658

Monroe, LA $76,572

Johnstown, PA $76,511

Sumter, SC $76,476

Columbus, GA $76,468

Pascagoula, MS $76,304

Abilene, TX $76,304

Kingsport, TN $76,079

Albany, GA $76,079

Gulfport, MS $76,053

Alexandria, LA $75,767

Fort Smith, AR $75,551

El Paso, TX $75,317

Las Cruces, NM $74,928

Harlingen, TX $74,709

Pocatello, ID $74,695

Florence, AL $74,582

Brownsville, TX $74,565

Mcallen, TX $74,383

Dothan, AL $74,262

Columbus, MS $73,749

Altus, OK $73,345

Lawton, OK $73,181

Pierre, SD $72,870

What Skills Can Increase a Telecom Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.66% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Installation (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.29% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.66%
Installation	2.46%
Programming	1.29%

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 Telecom Engineer's salary.

Systems Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Systems Engineering	$96,871	12%
Insight	$96,006	11%
Linux	$95,142	10%
Python	$95,142	10%
AWS	$95,142	10%
Sustainability	$93,412	8%

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How Education impacts a Telecom Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Telecom Engineers enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Telecom Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $93,125 and $98,555).

Telecom Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Telecom Engineer

No Diploma 16.1%

High School 16.1%

Associates 8.9%

Bachelors 41.1%

Masters 33.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	16.1%
High School	16.1%
Associates	8.9%
Bachelors	41.1%
Masters	33.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Telecom Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Telecom Engineer'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 June 01, 2026

$77,730

Average $86,492/year

$91,161

$6,478

Average $7,208/month

$7,597

$1,495

Average $1,663/week

$1,753

$37

Average $42/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,161	$7,597	$1,753	$44
Average	$86,492	$7,208	$1,663	$42
25th Percentile	$77,730	$6,478	$1,495	$37

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Salaries for a Telecom Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $95,768 in 2023 to around $93,838 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Telecom Engineer salary trends, .

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