SOC 49-9052 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for telecommunications line installers and repairers in Miami, Florida is $64,280 a year ($30.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,120: half of the 1,280 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

$64,280average per year

$30.91 / hourMedian $64,120Take-home ≈ $53,829

  • $38K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,280people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#3 of 16Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,640 or more. The middle half of telecommunications line installers and repairers in Miami earn between $51,650 and $77,380.

  • $38K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,280$5,357$30.90
Median$64,120$5,343$30.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,650$4,304$24.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,380$6,448$37.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Telecommunications line installers and repairers in Miami earn 4% more than the Florida average ($61,600) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($73,940). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $74,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$64,280$64,120$38,500$82,6401,280
Florida$61,600$61,740$37,510$80,6205,760
United States$73,940$74,330$45,310$103,68097,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $64,280, a single filer in Miami takes home about $53,829 a year, or $4,486 a month and $2,070 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for telecommunications line installers and repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $64,280 buys what about $56,309 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 3rd of 16 Florida metro areas for this job; Lakeland pays the most ($66,930).

All Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for telecommunications line installers and repairers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,730).

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary by city

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Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers salary in Miami: questions

How much do telecommunications line installers and repairers make an hour in Miami?

$30.91 an hour on average, and $30.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level telecommunications line installers and repairers salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the telecommunications line installers and repairers take-home pay in Miami?

About $53,829 a year ($4,486 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,280. Florida has no state income tax.

Do telecommunications line installers and repairers earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,940).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9052; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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