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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary
in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Median base pay · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$78,240
≈ $37.62/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 2,140 jobs
Middle 50%
$64,020–$94,690
vs U.S. median
+22%
Metro rank
#14 of 125

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median of $78,240 a year, based on BLS estimates for 2,140 jobs (May 2025). That is 22% above the U.S. median of $63,890 and 2% above the MA statewide median of $76,500. It ranks #14 of 125 metros with published figures for this job.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS, EXCEPT LINE INSTALLERS · BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-NEWTON, MA-NH · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BOSTON-CAMBRIDGE-NEWTON, MA-NH · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$39,750P25$64,020MEDIAN$78,240P75$94,690P90$107,020
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$44,240P25$51,830MEDIAN$63,890P75$81,690P90$96,730
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What is the average Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Boston?

The BLS median is $78,240 a year (May 2025). Half of the 2,140 jobs pay between $64,020 and $94,690. The 10th percentile is $39,750 and the 90th is $107,020.

Is Boston a high-paying metro for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers?

That is 22% above the U.S. median of $63,890 and 2% above the MA statewide median of $76,500. It ranks #14 of 125 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers make an hour in Boston?

About $37.62 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $78,240 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $30.78–$45.52 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.