Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for telecommunications line installers and repairers

Watertown, NY leads at $108,670 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Watertown, NY$108,670$61,150–$108,670
Barnstable Town, MA$107,380$103,620–$107,380
San Jose, CA$107,310$103,280–$118,630
Glens Falls, NY$107,210$59,660–$107,210
Springfield, MA$105,220$92,860–$106,610
Providence, RI$103,810$96,250–$104,400
Trenton, NJ$103,650$95,850–$104,520
San Francisco, CA$103,500$97,600–$114,400
Boston, MA$103,090$78,570–$106,150
New York, NY$102,550$78,920–$110,330
Atlantic City, NJ$102,250$80,370–$102,250
Worcester, MA$102,070$78,720–$106,810
Pittsfield, MA$101,860$62,030–$105,320
El Centro, CA$101,650$89,600–$117,720
Salinas, CA$100,970$91,090–$104,490
Bridgeport, CT$100,950$98,230–$101,480
Fairbanks, AK$100,680$93,530–$100,730
Stockton, CA$100,460$94,940–$100,780
Modesto, CA$100,400$95,430–$100,400
San Luis Obispo, CA$99,840$74,290–$101,480
Santa Rosa, CA$99,560$84,650–$103,970
Chico, CA$99,040$97,730–$99,040
Anchorage, AK$98,690$69,130–$99,420
Vallejo, CA$97,980$77,050–$103,170
Sacramento, CA$96,880$79,050–$101,700
Los Angeles, CA$96,780$81,900–$102,090
Bakersfield, CA$96,600$75,180–$102,100
San Diego, CA$96,580$80,270–$102,990
Philadelphia, PA$96,540$69,470–$99,280
Merced, CA$96,520$78,850–$112,150
Norwich, CT$96,280$86,190–$98,360
Hartford, CT$95,590$81,520–$99,430
Washington, DC$95,560$64,940–$99,900
Santa Maria, CA$95,340$63,430–$100,050
Portland, ME$95,250$83,930–$96,110
Waterbury, CT$94,510$81,070–$117,900
Riverside, CA$92,910$76,200–$98,870
Odessa, TX$92,750$63,510–$98,730
State College, PA$92,440$77,010–$100,440
Oxnard, CA$92,200$80,620–$99,390
Pittsburgh, PA$91,500$65,260–$98,660
Lynchburg, VA$91,120$80,120–$99,390
Wheeling, WV$91,090$75,550–$94,120
Lewiston, ME$90,880$80,850–$96,520
Dover, DE$90,720$79,170–$93,850
Fresno, CA$90,090$65,040–$99,040
Beckley, WV$89,380$82,900–$90,780
Staunton, VA$89,120$77,270–$96,520
Baltimore, MD$88,850$60,840–$96,110
Olympia, WA$86,450$69,220–$99,870

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.