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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Washington, DC

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $69,800 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,333 a month.

10th percentile
$48,010
25th percentile
$59,370
Median percentile
$69,800
75th percentile
$93,900
90th percentile
$101,510

Based on 2,720 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

$52,001 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,800
Federal income tax−$6,526
Social Security + Medicare−$5,340
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$5,933
Monthly take-home$4,333
Every two weeks$2,000

Does it go far here?

$64,105Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

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