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

A Telecom Installer's salary grows with experience: a Telecommunications Technician I (0-1 years)earns $61,036, a Telecom Installer (1-3 years)earns $76,540, a Telecommunications Technician III (3-5 years)earns $90,254, a Telecommunications Supervisor I (5+ years)earns $86,315, a Telecommunications Supervisor II (5+ years)earns $120,047,

What are the highest paying states for a Telecom Installer?

Telecom Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Telecom Installer roles are District of Columbia $82,960, California $82,645, Massachusetts $81,543. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Telecom Installer roles make?

Salaries for Telecom Installer level roles vary by specialization: Telecom Manager: $144,305; Telecom Supervisor: $126,270; Telecom Administrator: $109,779; Telecom Coordinator: $108,953; Telecom Analyst: $107,920.

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

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

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Telecom Installer in the United States is $74,927 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,190
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,184 to $83,440
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,135

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Telecom Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,440	$6,953	$1,605	$40
Average	$74,927	$6,244	$1,441	$36
25th Percentile	$67,184	$5,599	$1,292	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Telecom Installer Salaries

A Telecom 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 Experience Level Affects Telecom Installer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Telecom Installer'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): $61,036
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,540
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,254
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,315
Expert (over 8 years): $120,047

Levels	Salary
Telecommu... Level Telecom Installer	$61,036
Telecom I... Level Telecom Installer	$76,540
Telecommu... Level Telecom Installer	$90,254
Telecommu... Level Telecom Installer	$86,315
Telecommu... Level Telecom Installer	$120,047

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

District of Columbia: $82,960.
California: $82,645.
Massachusetts: $81,543.

District of Columbia $82,960

California $82,645

Massachusetts $81,543

Washington $81,244

New Jersey $81,214

Alaska $81,109

Connecticut $80,075

New York $79,655

Hawaii $78,314

Rhode Island $77,685

Maryland $77,258

Minnesota $76,673

Colorado $76,448

Illinois $76,373

Oregon $76,089

Delaware $75,879

New Hampshire $75,747

Virginia $75,452

Pennsylvania $74,590

Nevada $74,156

North Dakota $74,013

Michigan $73,788

Wisconsin $73,706

Vermont $73,541

Texas $73,084

Maine $73,054

Arizona $73,009

Ohio $72,957

Georgia $72,267

Indiana $71,923

Wyoming $71,855

Utah $71,750

Iowa $71,705

Kansas $71,346

Louisiana $71,241

North Carolina $71,203

Missouri $71,188

Florida $70,896

Montana $70,739

Nebraska $70,589

Kentucky $70,507

South Carolina $70,207

Tennessee $70,020

Idaho $69,945

New Mexico $69,398

Oklahoma $69,278

Alabama $68,836

South Dakota $68,094

Arkansas $67,689

West Virginia $67,472

Mississippi $66,820

Top Paying Cities for Telecom 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: $94,506
San Francisco: $93,577
Oakland: $91,501

San Jose, CA $94,506

San Francisco, CA $93,577

Oakland, CA $91,501

New York, NY $86,833

Queens Village, NY $86,271

Paramus, NJ $85,672

Passaic, NJ $85,597

Bergenfield, NJ $85,522

Stamford, CT $85,410

Huntington, NY $85,335

Newark, NJ $84,848

Bridgeport, CT $84,698

New Brunswick, NJ $84,451

Vallejo, CA $84,293

Middlesex, NJ $84,248

Somerset, NJ $84,181

Petaluma, CA $84,008

Santa Cruz, CA $83,716

Boston, MA $83,566

Monterey, CA $83,192

Fairbanks, AK $83,139

Los Angeles, CA $82,997

Washington, DC $82,960

Seattle, WA $82,825

Santa Rosa, CA $82,810

Juneau, AK $82,592

Orange, CA $82,345

Anchorage, AK $82,210

Anaheim, CA $82,158

Santa Ana, CA $82,045

Nassau, NY $82,000

Long Beach, CA $81,970

Danbury, CT $81,948

Santa Maria, CA $81,693

Everett, WA $81,678

Bremerton, WA $81,311

Trenton, NJ $81,169

Sacramento, CA $81,139

San Diego, CA $81,101

Brockton, MA $81,071

Tacoma, WA $81,041

Santa Barbara, CA $80,936

Lowell, MA $80,637

New Suffolk, NY $80,607

Nashua, NH $80,517

Lompoc, CA $80,397

Ventura, CA $80,322

Stockton, CA $80,300

New Haven, CT $80,150

Atlantic City, NJ $79,955

Hartford, CT $79,790

Modesto, CA $79,753

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,588

New Britain, CT $79,550

Olympia, WA $79,445

Kennewick, WA $79,445

New London, CT $79,430

Norwich, CT $79,408

Lawrence, MA $79,370

Bakersfield, CA $79,161

Riverside, CA $79,056

New Bedford, MA $79,056

Richland, WA $78,981

Portsmouth, NH $78,921

Vineland, NJ $78,906

San Bernardino, CA $78,846

Boulder, CO $78,636

Worcester, MA $78,576

Portland, OR $78,509

Saint Paul, MN $78,419

Minneapolis, MN $78,419

Philadelphia, PA $78,314

Honolulu, HI $77,917

Springfield, MA $77,655

Providence, RI $77,647

Chicago, IL $77,430

Bellingham, WA $77,340

Baltimore, MD $77,258

Chico, CA $77,070

Wilmington, DE $76,943

Pittsfield, MA $76,868

Manchester, NH $76,726

Spokane, WA $76,396

Denver, CO $76,388

Albany, NY $76,036

Troy, NY $76,006

Schenectady, NY $75,849

Burlington, VT $75,684

Portland, ME $75,422

Salem, OR $75,362

Yakima, WA $75,347

Ann Arbor, MI $75,324

Rochester, MN $75,115

Fresno, CA $75,077

Reno, NV $75,077

Milwaukee, WI $75,010

Detroit, MI $74,935

Allentown, PA $74,912

Carson City, NV $74,905

Houston, TX $74,792

Colorado Springs, CO $74,785

Syracuse, NY $74,747

Eugene, OR $74,605

Bismarck, ND $74,515

Gary, IN $74,515

Galveston, TX $74,515

Springfield, OR $74,455

Medford, OR $74,275

Fort Collins, CO $74,245

Austin, TX $74,186

Mesa, AZ $74,028

Phoenix, AZ $74,013

Dallas, TX $73,991

Reading, PA $73,946

Saint Cloud, MN $73,916

Concord, NH $73,848

Madison, WI $73,818

Utica, NY $73,616

Raleigh, NC $73,556

Las Vegas, NV $73,549

Rochester, NY $73,496

Des Moines, IA $73,489

Atlanta, GA $73,369

Battle Creek, MI $73,346

Salt Lake City, UT $73,324

Lancaster, PA $73,211

Champaign, IL $73,196

Harrisburg, PA $73,107

Durham, NC $73,039

Kansas City, MO $73,032

Kansas City, KS $73,017

Fort Worth, TX $73,009

Boca Raton, FL $72,979

Cleveland, OH $72,972

Columbus, OH $72,957

Pittsburgh, PA $72,949

Richmond, VA $72,919

Indianapolis, IN $72,904

Cincinnati, OH $72,807

Petersburg, VA $72,694

Billings, MT $72,530

Lansing, MI $72,530

Huntsville, AL $72,530

Lebanon, PA $72,522

Dayton, OH $72,515

Pueblo, CO $72,515

Appleton, WI $72,492

Buffalo, NY $72,462

Racine, WI $72,425

Charlotte, NC $72,417

Saint Louis, MO $72,395

Springfield, IL $72,365

Elkhart, IN $72,350

York, PA $72,350

Gastonia, NC $72,342

Benton Harbor, MI $72,342

Beaumont, TX $72,297

Lorain, OH $72,282

Toledo, OH $72,252

Binghamton, NY $72,215

Rock Hill, SC $72,207

Rockford, IL $72,170

Fargo, ND $72,133

Elyria, OH $72,133

Flagstaff, AZ $72,080

Fort Lauderdale, FL $72,035

Miami, FL $71,990

Duluth, MN $71,870

Bangor, ME $71,773

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,690

Louisville, KY $71,653

Grand Rapids, MI $71,638

Hialeah, FL $71,630

Casper, WY $71,526

Scranton, PA $71,436

New Orleans, LA $71,413

Virginia Beach, VA $71,406

Akron, OH $71,368

Peoria, IL $71,271

Sarasota, FL $71,256

Green Bay, WI $71,203

Baton Rouge, LA $71,166

Charleston, SC $71,151

Nashville, TN $71,128

Jamestown, NY $71,114

Davenport, IA $71,114

Tucson, AZ $71,076

Cheyenne, WY $71,054

Saint Petersburg, FL $71,031

Tampa, FL $71,016

Omaha, NE $71,001

Port Arthur, TX $70,971

Evansville, IN $70,971

Bradenton, FL $70,941

Santa Fe, NM $70,806

Orlando, FL $70,731

Clearwater, FL $70,649

Canton, OH $70,492

La Crosse, WI $70,492

Grand Forks, ND $70,469

Albuquerque, NM $70,447

Tulsa, OK $70,447

Newport News, VA $70,439

High Point, NC $70,417

Ogden, UT $70,387

Corpus Christi, TX $70,327

Laramie, WY $70,282

Norfolk, VA $70,282

Rock Island, IL $70,237

Saginaw, MI $70,222

Jacksonville, FL $70,214

Salisbury, NC $70,199

Memphis, TN $70,184

Moline, IL $70,147

Fort Myers, FL $70,124

Waterloo, IA $70,027

Spartanburg, SC $69,952

Lincoln, NE $69,915

Fort Wayne, IN $69,900

Birmingham, AL $69,817

Cedar Falls, IA $69,802

Provo, UT $69,795

Springfield, OH $69,787

San Antonio, TX $69,772

Greensboro, NC $69,742

South Bend, IN $69,735

Winston Salem, NC $69,727

Boise, ID $69,705

Savannah, GA $69,652

Muskegon, MI $69,518

Lima, OH $69,428

Lake Charles, LA $69,398

Anderson, IN $69,383

Lexington, KY $69,360

Augusta, GA $69,338

Greenville, SC $69,338

Wichita, KS $69,270

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,270

Columbia, SC $69,203

Bloomington, IN $69,016

Roanoke, VA $68,971

Asheville, NC $68,873

Knoxville, TN $68,746

Shreveport, LA $68,738

Wilmington, NC $68,641

Frankfort, KY $68,499

Oklahoma City, OK $68,446

Chillicothe, OH $68,416

Longview, TX $68,409

Topeka, KS $68,386

Mobile, AL $68,274

Terre Haute, IN $68,244

Erie, PA $68,236

Altoona, PA $68,199

Melbourne, FL $68,176

Amarillo, TX $68,146

Killeen, TX $68,124

Fayetteville, AR $68,064

Sioux Falls, SD $68,012

Chattanooga, TN $67,967

Idaho Falls, ID $67,959

Gainesville, FL $67,802

Portsmouth, OH $67,764

Little Rock, AR $67,749

Lynchburg, VA $67,749

Lafayette, LA $67,719

Youngstown, OH $67,719

Temple, TX $67,689

Daytona Beach, FL $67,674

Clarksville, TN $67,667

Pensacola, FL $67,659

Hopkinsville, KY $67,435

Charleston, WV $67,427

Florence, SC $67,390

Sioux City, IA $67,345

Macon, GA $67,127

Tallahassee, FL $67,120

Fayetteville, NC $67,105

Waco, TX $67,090

Wichita Falls, TX $67,090

Pine Bluff, AR $67,060

Vincennes, IN $66,918

Lubbock, TX $66,888

Great Falls, MT $66,843

Alamogordo, NM $66,835

Abilene, TX $66,775

Rapid City, SD $66,678

Monroe, LA $66,678

Albany, GA $66,633

Huntington, WV $66,625

Jackson, MS $66,618

Greenville, MS $66,610

Parkersburg, WV $66,535

Montgomery, AL $66,520

Johnstown, PA $66,505

Springfield, MO $66,446

Biloxi, MS $66,408

Sumter, SC $66,251

Columbus, GA $66,243

Twin Falls, ID $66,198

Pascagoula, MS $66,101

Kingsport, TN $65,906

Gulfport, MS $65,884

Alexandria, LA $65,636

Fort Smith, AR $65,449

El Paso, TX $65,247

Helena, MT $65,149

Las Cruces, NM $64,910

Harlingen, TX $64,700

Pocatello, ID $64,632

Florence, AL $64,610

Brownsville, TX $64,595

Dothan, AL $64,475

Mcallen, TX $64,437

Columbus, MS $63,883

Altus, OK $63,538

Lawton, OK $63,396

Pierre, SD $63,126

What Skills Can Increase a Telecom Installer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.61% 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.
Repairing (Mentioned in 4.94% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
Network Solutions (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): Network Solutions offers everything you need to get online quickly. From website development to optimization, social media, online advertising and more, we'll have your business online in no time.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	5.61%
Repairing	4.94%
Network Solutions	1.25%

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 Installer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Store Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Repairing: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$101,901	36%
Store Operations	$86,916	16%
Repairing	$86,166	15%
Troubleshooting	$83,169	11%
Triage	$78,674	5%
Team Operations	$77,924	4%

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How Education impacts a Telecom Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Telecom 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 Telecom Installer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $66,999 and $71,770).

Telecom Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Telecom Installer

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 38.7%

Associates 37.1%

Bachelors 21.8%

Masters 0.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	38.7%
Associates	37.1%
Bachelors	21.8%
Masters	0.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Telecom 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

$67,184

Average $74,927/year

$83,440

$5,599

Average $6,244/month

$6,953

$1,292

Average $1,441/week

$1,605

$32

Average $36/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,440	$6,953	$1,605	$40
Average	$74,927	$6,244	$1,441	$36
25th Percentile	$67,184	$5,599	$1,292	$32

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Salary Trends for Telecom Installer

Salaries for a Telecom Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,682 in 2023 to around $57,802 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Telecom Installer salary trends, .

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