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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in San Jose, CA

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $87,950 a year, 38% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,379 a month.

10th percentile
$62,940
25th percentile
$71,640
Median percentile
$87,950
75th percentile
$104,340
90th percentile
$124,460

Based on 1,060 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

$64,546 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,950
Federal income tax−$10,519
Social Security + Medicare−$6,728
California income tax (approx.)−$6,157
Monthly take-home$5,379
Every two weeks$2,483

Does it go far here?

$79,648Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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