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

A Cable Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Telecommunications Technician I (0-1 years)earns $59,435, a Cable Engineer (1-3 years)earns $74,525, a Telecommunications Technician III (3-5 years)earns $87,876, a Telecommunications Supervisor I (5+ years)earns $84,047, a Telecommunications Supervisor II (5+ years)earns $116,884,

What are the highest paying states for a Cable Engineer?

Cable Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cable Engineer roles are District of Columbia $83,273, California $82,957, Massachusetts $81,852. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cable Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Cable Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Cable Design Engineer: $108,636; Cable Contractor: $72,143; Cable Splicer: $71,435; Cable Contractors: $70,192; Cable Assembler: $65,080.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cable 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.

Cable Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cable Engineer in the United States is $75,211 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,020
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,142 to $84,533
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,706

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Cable Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,533	$7,044	$1,626	$41
Average	$75,211	$6,268	$1,446	$36
25th Percentile	$68,142	$5,678	$1,310	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Cable Engineer Salaries

A Cable 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 Cable Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cable 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): $59,435
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,525
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,876
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,047
Expert (over 8 years): $116,884

Levels	Salary
Telecommu... Level Cable Engineer	$59,435
Cable Eng... Level Cable Engineer	$74,525
Telecommu... Level Cable Engineer	$87,876
Telecommu... Level Cable Engineer	$84,047
Telecommu... Level Cable Engineer	$116,884

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

District of Columbia: $83,273.
California: $82,957.
Massachusetts: $81,852.

District of Columbia $83,273 California $82,957 Massachusetts $81,852 Washington $81,551 New Jersey $81,521 Alaska $81,416 Connecticut $80,378 New York $79,956

Hawaii $78,610 Rhode Island $77,978 Maryland $77,550 Minnesota $76,963 Colorado $76,737 Illinois $76,662 Oregon $76,376 Delaware $76,166

New Hampshire $76,034 Virginia $75,737 Pennsylvania $74,872 Nevada $74,436 North Dakota $74,293 Michigan $74,067 Wisconsin $73,985 Vermont $73,819

Texas $73,361 Maine $73,330 Arizona $73,285 Ohio $73,233 Georgia $72,541 Indiana $72,195 Wyoming $72,127 Utah $72,022

Iowa $71,977 Kansas $71,616 Louisiana $71,510 North Carolina $71,473 Missouri $71,458 Florida $71,164 Montana $71,006 Nebraska $70,856

Kentucky $70,773 South Carolina $70,472 Tennessee $70,284 Idaho $70,209 New Mexico $69,660 Oklahoma $69,540 Alabama $69,096 South Dakota $68,351

Arkansas $67,945 West Virginia $67,727 Mississippi $67,073

Top Paying Cities for Cable 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: $94,863
San Francisco: $93,931
Oakland: $91,847

San Jose, CA $94,863

San Francisco, CA $93,931

Oakland, CA $91,847

New York, NY $87,162

Queens Village, NY $86,598

Paramus, NJ $85,996

Passaic, NJ $85,921

Bergenfield, NJ $85,845

Stamford, CT $85,733

Huntington, NY $85,657

Newark, NJ $85,169

Bridgeport, CT $85,018

New Brunswick, NJ $84,770

Vallejo, CA $84,612

Middlesex, NJ $84,567

Somerset, NJ $84,499

Petaluma, CA $84,326

Santa Cruz, CA $84,033

Boston, MA $83,882

Monterey, CA $83,506

Fairbanks, AK $83,454

Los Angeles, CA $83,311

Washington, DC $83,273

Seattle, WA $83,138

Santa Rosa, CA $83,123

Juneau, AK $82,905

Orange, CA $82,657

Anchorage, AK $82,521

Anaheim, CA $82,469

Santa Ana, CA $82,356

Nassau, NY $82,311

Long Beach, CA $82,281

Danbury, CT $82,258

Santa Maria, CA $82,002

Everett, WA $81,987

Bremerton, WA $81,619

Trenton, NJ $81,476

Sacramento, CA $81,446

San Diego, CA $81,408

Brockton, MA $81,378

Tacoma, WA $81,348

Santa Barbara, CA $81,243

Lowell, MA $80,942

New Suffolk, NY $80,912

Nashua, NH $80,821

Lompoc, CA $80,701

Ventura, CA $80,626

Stockton, CA $80,603

New Haven, CT $80,453

Atlantic City, NJ $80,257

Hartford, CT $80,092

Modesto, CA $80,054

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,889

New Britain, CT $79,851

Olympia, WA $79,746

Kennewick, WA $79,746

New London, CT $79,731

Norwich, CT $79,708

Lawrence, MA $79,671

Bakersfield, CA $79,460

Riverside, CA $79,355

New Bedford, MA $79,355

Richland, WA $79,280

Portsmouth, NH $79,219

Vineland, NJ $79,204

San Bernardino, CA $79,144

Boulder, CO $78,934

Worcester, MA $78,873

Portland, OR $78,806

Saint Paul, MN $78,716

Minneapolis, MN $78,716

Philadelphia, PA $78,610

Honolulu, HI $78,212

Springfield, MA $77,948

Providence, RI $77,941

Chicago, IL $77,723

Bellingham, WA $77,632

Baltimore, MD $77,550

Chico, CA $77,362

Wilmington, DE $77,234

Pittsfield, MA $77,159

Manchester, NH $77,016

Spokane, WA $76,685

Denver, CO $76,677

Albany, NY $76,324

Troy, NY $76,294

Schenectady, NY $76,136

Burlington, VT $75,970

Portland, ME $75,707

Salem, OR $75,647

Yakima, WA $75,632

Ann Arbor, MI $75,609

Rochester, MN $75,399

Fresno, CA $75,361

Reno, NV $75,361

Milwaukee, WI $75,293

Detroit, MI $75,218

Allentown, PA $75,196

Carson City, NV $75,188

Houston, TX $75,075

Colorado Springs, CO $75,068

Syracuse, NY $75,030

Eugene, OR $74,887

Bismarck, ND $74,797

Gary, IN $74,797

Galveston, TX $74,797

Springfield, OR $74,737

Medford, OR $74,556

Fort Collins, CO $74,526

Austin, TX $74,466

Mesa, AZ $74,308

Phoenix, AZ $74,293

Dallas, TX $74,271

Reading, PA $74,225

Saint Cloud, MN $74,195

Concord, NH $74,128

Madison, WI $74,098

Utica, NY $73,895

Raleigh, NC $73,834

Las Vegas, NV $73,827

Rochester, NY $73,774

Des Moines, IA $73,767

Atlanta, GA $73,646

Battle Creek, MI $73,624

Salt Lake City, UT $73,601

Lancaster, PA $73,488

Champaign, IL $73,473

Harrisburg, PA $73,383

Durham, NC $73,315

Kansas City, MO $73,308

Kansas City, KS $73,293

Fort Worth, TX $73,285

Boca Raton, FL $73,255

Cleveland, OH $73,248

Columbus, OH $73,233

Pittsburgh, PA $73,225

Richmond, VA $73,195

Indianapolis, IN $73,180

Cincinnati, OH $73,082

Petersburg, VA $72,969

Billings, MT $72,804

Lansing, MI $72,804

Huntsville, AL $72,804

Lebanon, PA $72,796

Dayton, OH $72,789

Pueblo, CO $72,789

Appleton, WI $72,766

Buffalo, NY $72,736

Racine, WI $72,699

Charlotte, NC $72,691

Saint Louis, MO $72,669

Springfield, IL $72,638

Elkhart, IN $72,623

York, PA $72,623

Gastonia, NC $72,616

Benton Harbor, MI $72,616

Beaumont, TX $72,571

Lorain, OH $72,556

Toledo, OH $72,526

Binghamton, NY $72,488

Rock Hill, SC $72,481

Rockford, IL $72,443

Fargo, ND $72,405

Elyria, OH $72,405

Flagstaff, AZ $72,353

Fort Lauderdale, FL $72,308

Miami, FL $72,262

Duluth, MN $72,142

Bangor, ME $72,044

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,962

Louisville, KY $71,924

Grand Rapids, MI $71,909

Hialeah, FL $71,901

Casper, WY $71,796

Scranton, PA $71,706

New Orleans, LA $71,683

Virginia Beach, VA $71,676

Akron, OH $71,638

Peoria, IL $71,540

Sarasota, FL $71,525

Green Bay, WI $71,473

Baton Rouge, LA $71,435

Charleston, SC $71,420

Nashville, TN $71,398

Jamestown, NY $71,382

Davenport, IA $71,382

Tucson, AZ $71,345

Cheyenne, WY $71,322

Saint Petersburg, FL $71,300

Tampa, FL $71,285

Omaha, NE $71,270

Port Arthur, TX $71,240

Evansville, IN $71,240

Bradenton, FL $71,209

Santa Fe, NM $71,074

Orlando, FL $70,999

Clearwater, FL $70,916

Canton, OH $70,758

La Crosse, WI $70,758

Grand Forks, ND $70,736

Albuquerque, NM $70,713

Tulsa, OK $70,713

Newport News, VA $70,706

High Point, NC $70,683

Ogden, UT $70,653

Corpus Christi, TX $70,593

Laramie, WY $70,548

Norfolk, VA $70,548

Rock Island, IL $70,503

Saginaw, MI $70,487

Jacksonville, FL $70,480

Salisbury, NC $70,465

Memphis, TN $70,450

Moline, IL $70,412

Fort Myers, FL $70,390

Waterloo, IA $70,292

Spartanburg, SC $70,217

Lincoln, NE $70,179

Fort Wayne, IN $70,164

Birmingham, AL $70,081

Cedar Falls, IA $70,066

Provo, UT $70,059

Springfield, OH $70,051

San Antonio, TX $70,036

Greensboro, NC $70,006

South Bend, IN $69,999

Winston Salem, NC $69,991

Boise, ID $69,969

Savannah, GA $69,916

Muskegon, MI $69,780

Lima, OH $69,690

Lake Charles, LA $69,660

Anderson, IN $69,645

Lexington, KY $69,623

Augusta, GA $69,600

Greenville, SC $69,600

Wichita, KS $69,532

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,532

Columbia, SC $69,465

Bloomington, IN $69,277

Roanoke, VA $69,231

Asheville, NC $69,134

Knoxville, TN $69,006

Shreveport, LA $68,998

Wilmington, NC $68,901

Frankfort, KY $68,758

Oklahoma City, OK $68,705

Chillicothe, OH $68,675

Longview, TX $68,667

Topeka, KS $68,645

Mobile, AL $68,532

Terre Haute, IN $68,502

Erie, PA $68,494

Altoona, PA $68,457

Melbourne, FL $68,434

Amarillo, TX $68,404

Killeen, TX $68,382

Fayetteville, AR $68,321

Sioux Falls, SD $68,269

Chattanooga, TN $68,224

Idaho Falls, ID $68,216

Gainesville, FL $68,058

Portsmouth, OH $68,021

Little Rock, AR $68,006

Lynchburg, VA $68,006

Lafayette, LA $67,975

Youngstown, OH $67,975

Temple, TX $67,945

Daytona Beach, FL $67,930

Clarksville, TN $67,923

Pensacola, FL $67,915

Hopkinsville, KY $67,690

Charleston, WV $67,682

Florence, SC $67,645

Sioux City, IA $67,599

Macon, GA $67,381

Tallahassee, FL $67,374

Fayetteville, NC $67,359

Waco, TX $67,344

Wichita Falls, TX $67,344

Pine Bluff, AR $67,314

Vincennes, IN $67,171

Lubbock, TX $67,141

Great Falls, MT $67,095

Alamogordo, NM $67,088

Abilene, TX $67,028

Rapid City, SD $66,930

Monroe, LA $66,930

Albany, GA $66,885

Huntington, WV $66,877

Jackson, MS $66,870

Greenville, MS $66,862

Parkersburg, WV $66,787

Montgomery, AL $66,772

Johnstown, PA $66,757

Springfield, MO $66,697

Biloxi, MS $66,659

Sumter, SC $66,501

Columbus, GA $66,494

Twin Falls, ID $66,449

Pascagoula, MS $66,351

Kingsport, TN $66,155

Gulfport, MS $66,133

Alexandria, LA $65,885

Fort Smith, AR $65,697

El Paso, TX $65,493

Helena, MT $65,396

Las Cruces, NM $65,155

Harlingen, TX $64,944

Pocatello, ID $64,877

Florence, AL $64,854

Brownsville, TX $64,839

Dothan, AL $64,719

Mcallen, TX $64,681

Columbus, MS $64,125

Altus, OK $63,779

Lawton, OK $63,636

Pierre, SD $63,365

What Skills Can Increase a Cable Engineer'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 Cable Engineer'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	$102,287	36%
Store Operations	$87,244	16%
Repairing	$86,492	15%
Troubleshooting	$83,484	11%
Triage	$78,971	5%
Team Operations	$78,219	4%

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How Education impacts a Cable Engineer's Salary?

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

Cable Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cable Engineer

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

Understanding how a Cable 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 March 01, 2026

$68,142

Average $75,211/year

$84,533

$5,678

Average $6,268/month

$7,044

$1,310

Average $1,446/week

$1,626

$33

Average $36/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,533	$7,044	$1,626	$41
Average	$75,211	$6,268	$1,446	$36
25th Percentile	$68,142	$5,678	$1,310	$33

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Salary Trends for Cable Engineer

Salaries for a Cable Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,151 in 2023 to around $56,294 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cable Engineer salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$56,552
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