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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers salary in Waterloo, IA

The median telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $66,000 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,392 a month.

10th percentile
$35,490
25th percentile
$48,790
Median percentile
$66,000
75th percentile
$82,570
90th percentile
$85,490

Based on 80 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

$52,703 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,000
Federal income tax−$5,740
Social Security + Medicare−$5,049
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,508
Monthly take-home$4,392
Every two weeks$2,027

Does it go far here?

$75,812Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Accountants and Auditors$73,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420

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