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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in New Orleans, LA

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $81,090 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,287 a month.

10th percentile
$60,320
25th percentile
$62,950
Median percentile
$81,090
75th percentile
$95,930
90th percentile
$97,860

Based on 590 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

$63,444 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,090
Federal income tax−$9,010
Social Security + Medicare−$6,203
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,433
Monthly take-home$5,287
Every two weeks$2,440

Does it go far here?

$87,573Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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