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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in Illinois

The median telecommunications line installers and repairers in Illinois earns $70,700 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,589 a month.

10th percentile
$33,810
25th percentile
$49,310
Median percentile
$70,700
75th percentile
$94,320
90th percentile
$100,140

Based on 2,460 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

$55,068 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,700
Federal income tax−$6,724
Social Security + Medicare−$5,409
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$3,500
Monthly take-home$4,589
Every two weeks$2,118

Does it go far here?

$70,730Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Illinois

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Chief Executives$331,920
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Nurse Anesthetists$286,830
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Psychiatrists$258,740
Family Medicine Physicians$245,120
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200

All telecommunications line installers and repairers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois