Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$70,500

Highest

$105,900

New York

Lowest

$46,920

Louisiana

Total Employment

98,370

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	New York	$105,900	9,780	+50.2%
2	Massachusetts	$104,040	2,450	+47.6%
3	Rhode Island	$103,050	710	+46.2%
4	New Jersey	$101,270	3,230	+43.6%
5	Alaska	$98,170	370	+39.2%
6	District of Columbia	$95,930	660	+36.1%
7	California	$92,350	10,300	+31.0%
8	Maine	$91,400	550	+29.6%
9	Maryland	$87,900	2,850	+24.7%
10	Connecticut	$87,860	830	+24.6%
11	West Virginia	$84,490	1,150	+19.8%
12	New Hampshire	$84,470	600	+19.8%
13	Delaware	$82,150	530	+16.5%
14	North Dakota	$80,810	310	+14.6%
15	Pennsylvania	$80,630	3,640	+14.4%
16	Virginia	$80,090	4,200	+13.6%
17	Washington	$79,990	1,520	+13.5%
18	Hawaii	$78,020	710	+10.7%
19	Illinois	$75,590	2,470	+7.2%
20	Texas	$68,320	8,160	-3.1%
21	Vermont	$67,370	260	-4.4%
22	Kansas	$66,770	780	-5.3%
23	Michigan	$65,460	2,220	-7.1%
24	Oregon	$64,360	870	-8.7%
25	Colorado	$62,820	1,620	-10.9%
26	New Mexico	$62,210	390	-11.8%
27	Alabama	$61,070	1,470	-13.4%
28	Minnesota	$60,940	940	-13.6%
29	Iowa	$60,650	840	-14.0%
30	Kentucky	$60,180	1,610	-14.6%
31	Wisconsin	$60,150	550	-14.7%
32	Arizona	$60,100	1,680	-14.8%
33	Tennessee	$59,420	2,050	-15.7%
34	Missouri	$58,920	2,270	-16.4%
35	Mississippi	$58,390	700	-17.2%
36	Arkansas	$57,960	1,140	-17.8%
37	Wyoming	$57,190	180	-18.9%
38	Georgia	$57,030	3,830	-19.1%
39	Indiana	$56,750	1,760	-19.5%
40	South Dakota	$56,380	530	-20.0%
41	South Carolina	$56,090	1,540	-20.4%
42	Utah	$55,980	670	-20.6%
43	Ohio	$55,430	3,260	-21.4%
44	Nevada	$54,030	720	-23.4%
45	North Carolina	$53,420	1,710	-24.2%
46	Florida	$53,140	6,400	-24.6%
47	Oklahoma	$52,360	1,100	-25.7%
48	Montana	$51,110	470	-27.5%
49	Idaho	$48,980	240	-30.5%
50	Nebraska	$48,250	560	-31.6%
51	Louisiana	$46,920	990	-33.4%