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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Reading, PA

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Reading, PA earns $70,630 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,696 a month.

10th percentile
$52,040
25th percentile
$62,220
Median percentile
$70,630
75th percentile
$80,320
90th percentile
$128,550

Based on 120 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

$56,350 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,630
Federal income tax−$6,709
Social Security + Medicare−$5,403
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,168
Monthly take-home$4,696
Every two weeks$2,167

Does it go far here?

$72,769Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

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