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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in San Jose, CA

The median telecommunications line installers and repairers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $107,310 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,401 a month.

10th percentile
$79,660
25th percentile
$103,280
Median percentile
$107,310
75th percentile
$118,630
90th percentile
$121,200

Based on 390 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

$76,811 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,310
Federal income tax−$14,778
Social Security + Medicare−$8,209
California income tax (approx.)−$7,512
Monthly take-home$6,401
Every two weeks$2,954

Does it go far here?

$97,181Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
44%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

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