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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Illinois

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Illinois earns $64,630 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,243 a month.

10th percentile
$42,700
25th percentile
$49,930
Median percentile
$64,630
75th percentile
$77,530
90th percentile
$100,140

Based on 5,760 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

$50,911 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,630
Federal income tax−$5,576
Social Security + Medicare−$4,944
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,199
Monthly take-home$4,243
Every two weeks$1,958

Does it go far here?

$64,657Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

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