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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Durham, NC

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $66,430 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,394 a month.

10th percentile
$51,150
25th percentile
$60,580
Median percentile
$66,430
75th percentile
$92,900
90th percentile
$95,430

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,430
Federal income tax−$5,792
Social Security + Medicare−$5,082
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,823
Monthly take-home$4,394
Every two weeks$2,028

Does it go far here?

$68,083Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

All telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina