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Fiber Optic Technician salary by metro area

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BLS published a median for SOC 49-9052, Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, in 236 metro areas (May 2025). The highest is Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, at $108,670. The national median is $74,330.

Broader occupation

BLS does not report this exact title. The figures shown are for SOC 49-9052, Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. BLS reports Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers as a broader occupation. It does not separate Fiber Optic Technician, technology stack, seniority, certifications or employer sector. These figures are not a title-specific offer range.

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Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

Fiber Optic Technician metros ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Metro area	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	LQ
1	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$108,670	$61,150 to $108,670	30	1.34
2	Barnstable Town, MA	$107,380	$103,620 to $107,380	60	0.93
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$107,310	$103,280 to $118,630	390	0.54
4	Glens Falls, NY	$107,210	$59,660 to $107,210	30	1.1
5	Springfield, MA	$105,220	$92,860 to $106,610	130	1
6	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$103,810	$96,250 to $104,400	580	1.29
7	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$103,650	$95,850 to $104,520	130	0.85
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$103,500	$97,600 to $114,400	1,240	0.83
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$103,090	$78,570 to $106,150	1,730	1.02
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,550	$78,920 to $110,330	7,340	1.23
11	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$102,250	$80,370 to $102,250	70	0.62
12	Worcester, MA	$102,070	$78,720 to $106,810	110	0.48
13	Pittsfield, MA	$101,860	$62,030 to $105,320	40	1.07
14	El Centro, CA	$101,650	$89,600 to $117,720	40	1
15	Salinas, CA	$100,970	$91,090 to $104,490	50	0.39
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$100,950	$98,230 to $101,480	100	0.41
17	Fairbanks-College, AK	$100,680	$93,530 to $100,730	60	2.43
18	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$100,460	$94,940 to $100,780	120	0.66
19	Modesto, CA	$100,400	$95,430 to $100,400	120	0.99
20	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$99,840	$74,290 to $101,480	80	0.98
21	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$99,560	$84,650 to $103,970	180	1.42
22	Chico, CA	$99,040	$97,730 to $99,040	50	0.97
23	Anchorage, AK	$98,690	$69,130 to $99,420	260	2.36
24	Vallejo, CA	$97,980	$77,050 to $103,170	120	1.32
25	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$96,880	$79,050 to $101,700	550	0.81
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$96,780	$81,900 to $102,090	2,780	0.71
27	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$96,600	$75,180 to $102,100	220	1.04
28	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$96,580	$80,270 to $102,990	660	0.68
29	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$96,540	$69,470 to $99,280	1,760	0.97
30	Merced, CA	$96,520	$78,850 to $112,150	40	0.81
31	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$96,280	$86,190 to $98,360	50	0.68
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$95,590	$81,520 to $99,430	140	0.37
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,560	$64,940 to $99,900	2,860	1.45
34	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$95,340	$63,430 to $100,050	40	0.34
35	Portland-South Portland, ME	$95,250	$83,930 to $96,110	230	1.24
36	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$94,510	$81,070 to $117,900	60	0.55
37	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$92,910	$76,200 to $98,870	740	0.69
38	Odessa, TX	$92,750	$63,510 to $98,730	40	0.74
39	State College, PA	$92,440	$77,010 to $100,440	30	0.8
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$92,200	$80,620 to $99,390	270	1.34
41	Pittsburgh, PA	$91,500	$65,260 to $98,660	710	1.01
42	Lynchburg, VA	$91,120	$80,120 to $99,390	40	0.63
43	Wheeling, WV-OH	$91,090	$75,550 to $94,120	50	1.5
44	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$90,880	$80,850 to $96,520	70	2.34
45	Dover, DE	$90,720	$79,170 to $93,850	40	0.87
46	Fresno, CA	$90,090	$65,040 to $99,040	260	0.86
47	Beckley, WV	$89,380	$82,900 to $90,780	70	2.63
48	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$89,120	$77,270 to $96,520	50	1.41
49	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$88,850	$60,840 to $96,110	1,140	1.34
50	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$86,450	$69,220 to $99,870	40	0.47
51	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$86,370	$74,570 to $97,190	140	1.15
52	Minot, ND	$85,620	$47,400 to $96,110	40	2.02
53	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$83,960	$51,530 to $100,830	50	0.77
54	Visalia, CA	$83,860	$45,470 to $99,300	40	0.33
55	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$83,740	$63,980 to $92,120	180	2.08
56	Corpus Christi, TX	$82,810	$65,210 to $95,950	130	1.07
57	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$82,340	$47,620 to $93,990	120	0.55
58	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$82,280	$67,510 to $84,050	40	0.85
59	Longview, TX	$82,230	$62,850 to $89,160	90	1.2
60	Reading, PA	$82,190	$61,920 to $93,750	90	0.85
61	Roanoke, VA	$82,180	$72,470 to $104,970	330	3.39
62	Richmond, VA	$82,130	$53,660 to $95,630	540	1.29
63	Midland, TX	$81,620	$61,170 to $101,380	130	1.75
64	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$81,060	$61,070 to $108,050	360	1.07
65	Bangor, ME	$80,900	$63,410 to $90,380	50	1.1
66	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$80,390	$76,280 to $98,610	250	1.06
67	Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,810	$60,650 to $97,210	540	1.94
68	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,750	$61,640 to $99,780	860	0.66
69	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$79,590	$54,670 to $98,700	1,620	0.57
70	Ann Arbor, MI	$79,450	$65,430 to $79,570	80	0.57
71	Williamsport, PA	$79,030	$57,100 to $91,380	40	1.3
72	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$78,990	$64,110 to $81,860	910	0.76
73	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$78,690	$59,950 to $92,580	220	1.37
74	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$78,610	$62,710 to $100,640	490	1.73
75	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$78,580	$61,550 to $98,900	3,030	1.19
76	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$78,370	$62,260 to $95,520	130	0.71
77	Amarillo, TX	$78,230	$46,070 to $89,080	90	1.18
78	Wichita Falls, TX	$77,720	$61,890 to $89,070	60	1.71
79	Kingston, NY	$77,710	$58,280 to $97,700	90	2.32
80	Texarkana, TX-AR	$77,700	$40,800 to $92,890	40	1.23
81	Redding, CA	$77,600	$42,790 to $98,260	30	0.7
82	Traverse City, MI	$77,570	$62,400 to $81,410	30	0.81
83	Peoria, IL	$77,540	$48,540 to $91,340	110	1.09
84	Rochester, NY	$77,530	$58,010 to $96,820	350	1.14
85	Lebanon, PA	$77,390	$63,680 to $98,790	40	1.32
86	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$77,380	$59,670 to $98,870	790	0.97
87	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$77,160	$60,040 to $94,780	580	0.48
88	Flint, MI	$76,990	$59,160 to $87,330	110	1.24
89	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,950	$51,380 to $97,080	2,040	0.99
90	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$76,840	$58,550 to $80,940	880	1.27
91	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$76,510	$62,970 to $83,180	150	0.3
92	Syracuse, NY	$76,310	$60,170 to $100,170	240	1.26
93	Salisbury, MD	$76,120	$60,370 to $89,720	60	1.8
94	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,070	$49,370 to $88,950	70	0.64
95	Reno, NV	$76,070	$58,240 to $95,370	180	1.03
96	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$76,010	$64,530 to $80,180	60	0.78
97	Madison, WI	$75,640	$61,530 to $78,570	220	0.85
98	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$75,610	$63,470 to $76,750	790	1.84
99	Utica-Rome, NY	$75,600	$62,400 to $107,440	170	2.32
100	Yakima, WA	$75,580	$63,040 to $77,000	50	0.74
101	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$74,840	$57,650 to $82,640	60	0.84
102	Binghamton, NY	$74,420	$58,620 to $91,900	160	2.68
103	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$74,260	$62,240 to $93,900	910	1.29
104	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$73,830	$47,130 to $75,200	190	2.54
105	Topeka, KS	$72,800	$48,670 to $97,790	60	0.81
106	Elmira, NY	$72,390	$61,290 to $103,570	60	2.66
107	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$72,160	$62,960 to $79,300	30	0.42
108	Morgantown, WV	$71,950	$60,830 to $90,120	80	1.87
109	Tyler, TX	$71,590	$47,120 to $95,530	60	0.89
110	Wichita, KS	$71,410	$60,160 to $94,980	120	0.61
111	Mankato, MN	$71,290	$63,000 to $89,130	40	1.05
112	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$70,130	$52,290 to $87,270	930	0.92
113	St. Cloud, MN	$69,820	$56,230 to $83,240	60	0.87
114	Killeen-Temple, TX	$68,450	$57,510 to $100,780	60	0.62
115	Lexington Park, MD	$67,410	$60,180 to $77,080	40	0.91
116	Laredo, TX	$66,700	$61,520 to $96,050	30	0.48
117	Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,410	$51,900 to $75,160	30	0.49
118	Paducah, KY-IL	$66,250	$60,560 to $72,220	70	2.34
119	Fort Wayne, IN	$66,030	$51,430 to $74,350	190	1.33
120	Birmingham, AL	$65,610	$52,130 to $83,270	340	1.03
121	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$65,440	$49,920 to $80,600	90	0.92
122	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$65,260	$50,120 to $71,430	40	0.65
123	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$65,250	$52,220 to $65,250	60	0.94
124	Mobile, AL	$65,210	$56,570 to $75,080	140	1.27
125	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$65,050	$58,710 to $77,880	160	1.14
126	Savannah, GA	$64,970	$60,890 to $75,240	70	0.54
127	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$64,780	$50,140 to $77,960	100	0.53
128	Elizabethtown, KY	$64,710	$46,330 to $78,850	50	1.57
129	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,490	$54,080 to $83,210	580	1.21
130	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$64,190	$49,790 to $73,950	880	1.27
131	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$64,120	$51,650 to $77,380	1,280	0.72
132	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,100	$50,430 to $80,410	40	0.37
133	Columbus, OH	$64,000	$53,380 to $76,690	950	1.37
134	Bloomington, IN	$63,950	$48,760 to $76,960	50	1.01
135	Pueblo, CO	$63,910	$47,540 to $76,630	30	0.8
136	Huntsville, AL	$63,900	$57,610 to $78,790	110	0.65
137	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$63,640	$47,150 to $74,480	340	0.87
138	Gainesville, FL	$63,540	$43,130 to $74,920	50	0.57
139	Jonesboro, AR	$63,490	$48,660 to $98,210	80	2.2
140	Monroe, LA	$63,250	$43,270 to $64,630	60	1.01
141	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$63,190	$45,140 to $95,080	490	2.16
142	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$63,050	$51,440 to $75,290	1,290	1.42
143	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$62,800	$48,840 to $76,540	200	1.11
144	Altoona, PA	$62,760	$43,910 to $100,190	80	2.05
145	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,760	$50,870 to $75,490	200	0.38
146	Decatur, AL	$62,670	$50,140 to $78,560	90	2.37
147	Joplin, MO-KS	$62,640	$45,730 to $69,460	40	0.67
148	Monroe, MI	$62,450	$62,450 to $75,540	40	1.62
149	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,430	$49,800 to $73,300	250	1.63
150	York-Hanover, PA	$62,350	$47,690 to $79,030	80	0.73
151	Cleveland, OH	$62,290	$51,110 to $77,650	370	0.57
152	Jefferson City, MO	$62,180	$45,290 to $72,000	40	0.81
153	Port St. Lucie, FL	$62,180	$47,230 to $73,660	90	0.79
154	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$61,880	$48,630 to $96,500	60	0.93
155	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,520	$58,810 to $81,380	430	0.57
156	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,420	$49,280 to $74,180	620	0.41
157	Albuquerque, NM	$61,300	$57,510 to $77,130	110	0.43
158	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,250	$46,190 to $76,840	180	0.96
159	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$61,210	$46,890 to $67,030	160	1.41
160	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,180	$48,960 to $73,060	630	0.71
161	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$61,070	$57,520 to $74,980	210	1.24
162	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,060	$48,680 to $72,550	260	1.23
163	St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,990	$48,810 to $81,270	1,350	1.6
164	Akron, OH	$60,910	$48,390 to $75,980	180	0.89
165	Iowa City, IA	$60,890	$57,440 to $74,250	40	0.64
166	Bloomington, IL	$60,810	$45,470 to $67,700	60	1.17
167	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,670	$49,700 to $77,310	270	0.72
168	Corvallis, OR	$60,420	$56,030 to $79,490	40	1.55
169	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$60,380	$48,510 to $83,230	40	0.5
170	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,040	$49,270 to $84,790	360	0.5
171	Knoxville, TN	$59,970	$47,510 to $76,780	310	1.15
172	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$59,790	$49,660 to $74,090	150	0.61
173	Toledo, OH	$59,790	$47,990 to $73,510	230	1.27
174	Billings, MT	$59,760	$48,070 to $78,870	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
175	Bay City, MI	$59,490	$49,170 to $75,200	60	3.04
176	Wilmington, NC	$59,470	$48,230 to $75,820	290	2.44
177	Jackson, TN	$59,160	$49,640 to $78,740	120	2.22
178	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$59,080	$49,580 to $74,690	760	0.89
179	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,950	$46,840 to $77,810	30	0.52
180	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$58,940	$47,510 to $72,740	50	1.13
181	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$58,880	$50,030 to $74,070	440	0.64
182	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$58,870	$46,080 to $63,770	230	1.37
183	Kansas City, MO-KS	$58,560	$46,180 to $77,810	920	1.34
184	Oklahoma City, OK	$58,370	$38,390 to $91,060	540	1.26
185	Bend, OR	$58,200	$50,170 to $59,710	50	0.7
186	Asheville, NC	$58,190	$47,140 to $73,730	110	0.97
187	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,130	$47,490 to $74,730	2,110	1.16
188	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$58,050	$46,300 to $65,050	70	0.85
189	Boise City, ID	$58,040	$52,620 to $60,210	120	0.48
190	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$57,820	$44,790 to $73,700	90	1.1
191	Salem, OR	$57,750	$56,680 to $71,050	140	1.18
192	Clarksville, TN-KY	$57,610	$45,070 to $65,580	60	0.88
193	Springfield, MO	$57,600	$47,600 to $69,450	120	0.84
194	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,230	$48,550 to $74,420	90	0.59
195	Columbia, MO	$56,820	$45,170 to $78,430	110	1.56
196	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$56,400	$48,520 to $62,980	70	1.22
197	Lubbock, TX	$55,680	$38,270 to $77,240	130	1.28
198	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$55,550	$50,170 to $60,880	40	0.43
199	Jackson, MS	$55,420	$37,110 to $63,830	110	0.66
200	Warner Robins, GA	$55,400	$48,880 to $63,340	40	0.93
201	Tulsa, OK	$55,220	$41,970 to $80,420	230	0.79
202	Idaho Falls, ID	$54,600	$50,770 to $69,420	50	1
203	Terre Haute, IN	$52,690	$48,190 to $65,820	60	1.41
204	Columbus, GA-AL	$52,520	$45,660 to $63,100	40	0.6
205	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$51,670	$39,240 to $95,330	50	1.13
206	Colorado Springs, CO	$51,570	$44,980 to $71,180	330	1.66
207	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$51,340	$51,340 to $74,510	170	0.72
208	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$51,010	$46,890 to $82,990	40	1.21
209	Cedar Rapids, IA	$50,840	$44,200 to $66,700	160	1.85
210	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$50,820	$44,720 to $74,370	250	1.45
211	Fayetteville, NC	$50,710	$45,320 to $73,330	80	0.93
212	Ogden, UT	$50,700	$45,790 to $64,010	190	1.14
213	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$50,700	$42,630 to $61,680	120	0.98
214	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$50,370	$47,250 to $71,830	550	2.02
215	Omaha, NE-IA	$50,070	$47,460 to $75,930	130	0.43
216	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,020	$43,630 to $64,760	360	0.77
217	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,800	$46,650 to $62,140	70	0.34
218	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$49,550	$35,840 to $62,610	40	0.98
219	Rapid City, SD	$49,460	$36,910 to $59,170	110	2.43
220	Tallahassee, FL	$48,890	$42,300 to $70,050	90	0.79
221	St. George, UT	$48,660	$43,430 to $62,670	60	1.01
222	Baton Rouge, LA	$48,530	$47,480 to $59,260	330	1.3
223	Winston-Salem, NC	$48,170	$38,630 to $62,470	140	0.8
224	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$48,030	$35,370 to $62,870	240	2.13
225	Lincoln, NE	$47,880	$47,270 to $59,720	80	0.74
226	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$47,880	$39,100 to $68,310	70	0.6
227	Bismarck, ND	$47,840	$45,600 to $60,540	40	0.82
228	Jacksonville, FL	$47,810	$37,270 to $61,470	350	0.73
229	Valdosta, GA	$47,320	$39,990 to $53,230	30	1
230	Fargo, ND-MN	$47,280	$45,070 to $83,130	50	0.52
231	Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,330	$44,500 to $58,620	120	1.15
232	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$41,650	$33,130 to $55,380	100	1.05
233	Lawton, OK	$41,100	$35,230 to $49,680	40	1.39
234	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$34,490	$26,430 to $38,910	790	1.83
235	Aguadilla, PR	$34,370	$24,110 to $40,140	70	2.13
236	Rockford, IL	$31,200	$31,200 to $48,460	40	0.5

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

Pay relative to local wages

Each metro's Fiber Optic Technician annual median divided by that metro's all-occupations annual median. A larger ratio means the occupation's published median is higher relative to the local median for all jobs. Location quotient is shown separately as employment concentration and is never used to adjust pay.

Fiber Optic Technician median relative to all-occupation median, by metro, May 2025
#	Metro area	Ratio	Role median	All-occupation median	LQ
1	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	2.28x	$108,670	$47,600	1.34
2	El Centro, CA	2.25x	$101,650	$45,140	1
3	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	2.19x	$78,370	$35,830	0.71
4	Glens Falls, NY	2.18x	$107,210	$49,090	1.1
5	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	2.15x	$102,250	$47,520	0.62
6	Beckley, WV	2.14x	$89,380	$41,850	2.63
7	Salinas, CA	2.13x	$100,970	$47,380	0.39
8	Fort Smith, AR-OK	2.12x	$83,960	$39,560	0.77
9	Chico, CA	2.06x	$99,040	$48,050	0.97
10	Wheeling, WV-OH	2.06x	$91,090	$44,250	1.5
11	Stockton-Lodi, CA	2.05x	$100,460	$48,990	0.66
12	Merced, CA	2.04x	$96,520	$47,220	0.81
13	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	2.03x	$96,600	$47,470	1.04
14	Springfield, MA	2.03x	$105,220	$51,930	1
15	Modesto, CA	1.98x	$100,400	$50,610	0.99
16	Lynchburg, VA	1.97x	$91,120	$46,190	0.63
17	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.97x	$99,840	$50,770	0.98
18	Pittsfield, MA	1.96x	$101,860	$51,860	1.07
19	Dover, DE	1.94x	$90,720	$46,690	0.87
20	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.93x	$103,810	$53,680	1.29
21	Fresno, CA	1.92x	$90,090	$46,910	0.86
22	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.92x	$92,910	$48,400	0.69
23	Odessa, TX	1.91x	$92,750	$48,590	0.74
24	Barnstable Town, MA	1.91x	$107,380	$56,360	0.93
25	State College, PA	1.88x	$92,440	$49,220	0.8
26	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.88x	$83,740	$44,600	2.08
27	Visalia, CA	1.86x	$83,860	$45,130	0.33
28	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.86x	$89,120	$48,040	1.41
29	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.84x	$95,340	$51,690	0.34
30	Pittsburgh, PA	1.84x	$91,500	$49,650	1.01
31	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.84x	$94,510	$51,440	0.55
32	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.83x	$90,880	$49,540	2.34
33	Corpus Christi, TX	1.83x	$82,810	$45,350	1.07
34	Longview, TX	1.82x	$82,230	$45,150	1.2
35	Wichita Falls, TX	1.80x	$77,720	$43,210	1.71
36	Texarkana, TX-AR	1.80x	$77,700	$43,200	1.23
37	Laredo, TX	1.79x	$66,700	$37,250	0.48
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.78x	$96,540	$54,310	0.97
39	Worcester, MA	1.77x	$102,070	$57,830	0.48
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.76x	$92,200	$52,510	1.34
41	Amarillo, TX	1.75x	$78,230	$44,580	1.18
42	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.75x	$99,560	$56,850	1.42
43	Minot, ND	1.75x	$85,620	$48,940	2.02
44	Roanoke, VA	1.74x	$82,180	$47,140	3.39
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.73x	$96,780	$55,850	0.71
46	Williamsport, PA	1.72x	$79,030	$46,050	1.3
47	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.70x	$78,690	$46,330	1.37
48	Bangor, ME	1.69x	$80,900	$47,960	1.1
49	Tyler, TX	1.68x	$71,590	$42,650	0.89
50	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.68x	$96,280	$57,370	0.68
51	Flint, MI	1.68x	$76,990	$45,880	1.24
52	Portland-South Portland, ME	1.67x	$95,250	$56,960	1.24
53	Vallejo, CA	1.67x	$97,980	$58,620	1.32
54	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.67x	$102,550	$61,430	1.23
55	Lebanon, PA	1.66x	$77,390	$46,500	1.32
56	Reading, PA	1.66x	$82,190	$49,440	0.85
57	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.66x	$82,340	$49,610	0.55
58	Monroe, LA	1.66x	$63,250	$38,150	1.01
59	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.65x	$96,580	$58,690	0.68
60	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.64x	$100,950	$61,470	0.41
61	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.64x	$80,390	$48,990	1.06
62	Anchorage, AK	1.64x	$98,690	$60,200	2.36
63	Traverse City, MI	1.63x	$77,570	$47,470	0.81
64	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.63x	$103,650	$63,490	0.85
65	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.63x	$73,830	$45,240	2.54
66	Fairbanks-College, AK	1.63x	$100,680	$61,810	2.43
67	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.62x	$96,880	$59,750	0.81
68	Richmond, VA	1.60x	$82,130	$51,460	1.29
69	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.60x	$81,060	$50,790	1.07
70	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.59x	$95,590	$59,940	0.37
71	Redding, CA	1.59x	$77,600	$48,920	0.7
72	Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.58x	$65,250	$41,220	0.94
73	Yakima, WA	1.58x	$75,580	$47,810	0.74
74	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.58x	$74,260	$47,010	1.29
75	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.57x	$76,010	$48,510	0.78
76	Peoria, IL	1.56x	$77,540	$49,590	1.09
77	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.56x	$75,610	$48,370	1.84
78	Salisbury, MD	1.56x	$76,120	$48,710	1.8
79	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.56x	$76,950	$49,410	0.99
80	Kingston, NY	1.55x	$77,710	$50,020	2.32
81	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.55x	$103,090	$66,620	1.02
82	Utica-Rome, NY	1.54x	$75,600	$48,970	2.32
83	Reno, NV	1.53x	$76,070	$49,660	1.03
84	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.53x	$76,840	$50,170	1.27
85	Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.53x	$86,370	$56,530	1.15
86	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.53x	$78,580	$51,440	1.19
87	Morgantown, WV	1.52x	$71,950	$47,350	1.87
88	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.52x	$78,990	$52,080	0.76
89	Rochester, NY	1.51x	$77,530	$51,210	1.14
90	Elmira, NY	1.51x	$72,390	$47,850	2.66
91	Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.51x	$58,940	$39,070	1.13
92	Binghamton, NY	1.50x	$74,420	$49,460	2.68
93	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.50x	$88,850	$59,070	1.34
94	Jonesboro, AR	1.50x	$63,490	$42,240	2.2
95	Wichita, KS	1.50x	$71,410	$47,630	0.61
96	Midland, TX	1.50x	$81,620	$54,480	1.75
97	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.50x	$76,510	$51,160	0.3
98	Topeka, KS	1.47x	$72,800	$49,540	0.81
99	Tuscaloosa, AL	1.47x	$66,410	$45,220	0.49
100	Killeen-Temple, TX	1.47x	$68,450	$46,660	0.62
101	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.46x	$56,400	$38,520	1.22
102	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.45x	$79,590	$54,720	0.57
103	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.45x	$65,260	$45,030	0.65
104	Paducah, KY-IL	1.44x	$66,250	$45,860	2.34
105	Syracuse, NY	1.44x	$76,310	$52,990	1.26
106	Mankato, MN	1.44x	$71,290	$49,530	1.05
107	Ann Arbor, MI	1.43x	$79,450	$55,380	0.57
108	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.43x	$82,280	$57,640	0.85
109	Altoona, PA	1.42x	$62,760	$44,270	2.05
110	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.42x	$64,100	$45,220	0.37
111	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.40x	$86,450	$61,960	0.47
112	Urban Honolulu, HI	1.39x	$79,810	$57,220	1.94
113	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.39x	$103,500	$74,260	0.83
114	Joplin, MO-KS	1.39x	$62,640	$44,980	0.67
115	Mobile, AL	1.39x	$65,210	$47,000	1.27
116	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.38x	$64,780	$46,780	0.53
117	Fort Wayne, IN	1.38x	$66,030	$47,700	1.33
118	Elizabethtown, KY	1.38x	$64,710	$46,810	1.57
119	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.38x	$63,190	$45,790	2.16
120	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.38x	$76,070	$55,310	0.64
121	Savannah, GA	1.38x	$64,970	$47,240	0.54
122	Birmingham, AL	1.37x	$65,610	$47,770	1.03
123	St. Cloud, MN	1.37x	$69,820	$50,840	0.87
124	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.36x	$77,380	$56,950	0.97
125	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.36x	$63,640	$46,890	0.87
126	Decatur, AL	1.35x	$62,670	$46,280	2.37
127	Gainesville, FL	1.35x	$63,540	$47,020	0.57
128	Monroe, MI	1.35x	$62,450	$46,240	1.62
129	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.35x	$65,440	$48,630	0.92
130	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.34x	$95,560	$71,060	1.45
131	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.34x	$78,610	$58,460	1.73
132	Bloomington, IN	1.34x	$63,950	$47,660	1.01
133	Port St. Lucie, FL	1.34x	$62,180	$46,490	0.79
134	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.32x	$61,070	$46,140	1.24
135	Lubbock, TX	1.32x	$55,680	$42,130	1.28
136	Jackson, TN	1.32x	$59,160	$44,790	2.22
137	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.32x	$64,120	$48,640	0.72
138	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.31x	$61,180	$46,630	0.71
139	Pueblo, CO	1.31x	$63,910	$48,940	0.8
140	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.30x	$64,490	$49,430	1.21
141	Bay City, MI	1.30x	$59,490	$45,620	3.04
142	Madison, WI	1.30x	$75,640	$58,080	0.85
143	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.30x	$77,160	$59,320	0.48
144	Wilmington, NC	1.30x	$59,470	$45,800	2.44
145	Aguadilla, PR	1.30x	$34,370	$26,480	2.13
146	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.30x	$60,380	$46,540	0.5
147	Jefferson City, MO	1.29x	$62,180	$48,030	0.81
148	York-Hanover, PA	1.29x	$62,350	$48,170	0.73
149	Jackson, MS	1.29x	$55,420	$42,850	0.66
150	Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.29x	$62,800	$48,620	1.11
151	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.29x	$63,050	$48,940	1.42
152	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.29x	$61,060	$47,440	1.23
153	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.29x	$60,040	$46,670	0.5
154	Clarksville, TN-KY	1.28x	$57,610	$44,860	0.88
155	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.28x	$107,310	$84,050	0.54
156	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.28x	$61,250	$48,010	0.96
157	Albuquerque, NM	1.28x	$61,300	$48,060	0.43
158	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.28x	$60,670	$47,570	0.72
159	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.27x	$64,190	$50,390	1.27
160	Knoxville, TN	1.27x	$59,970	$47,080	1.15
161	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.27x	$62,430	$49,030	1.63
162	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.26x	$61,210	$48,550	1.41
163	Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.26x	$58,870	$46,700	1.37
164	Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.26x	$72,160	$57,290	0.42
165	Springfield, MO	1.26x	$57,600	$45,780	0.84
166	Akron, OH	1.25x	$60,910	$48,840	0.89
167	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.25x	$74,840	$60,020	0.84
168	Columbus, OH	1.25x	$64,000	$51,340	1.37
169	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.24x	$57,230	$45,990	0.59
170	Cleveland, OH	1.24x	$62,290	$50,140	0.57
171	Asheville, NC	1.24x	$58,190	$46,870	0.97
172	Toledo, OH	1.24x	$59,790	$48,220	1.27
173	Oklahoma City, OK	1.24x	$58,370	$47,230	1.26
174	Huntsville, AL	1.24x	$63,900	$51,740	0.65
175	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.23x	$65,050	$52,800	1.14
176	Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.22x	$61,880	$50,700	0.93
177	St. Louis, MO-IL	1.22x	$60,990	$49,990	1.6
178	Billings, MT	1.22x	$59,760	$49,060	Not published by BLS
179	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.22x	$57,820	$47,510	1.1
180	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.22x	$59,790	$49,150	0.61
181	Iowa City, IA	1.22x	$60,890	$50,060	0.64
182	Valdosta, GA	1.21x	$47,320	$39,110	1
183	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.21x	$58,950	$48,780	0.52
184	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.21x	$58,050	$48,070	0.85
185	Columbus, GA-AL	1.21x	$52,520	$43,540	0.6
186	Columbia, MO	1.20x	$56,820	$47,260	1.56
187	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.20x	$61,420	$51,380	0.41
188	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.19x	$58,880	$49,340	0.64
189	Tulsa, OK	1.18x	$55,220	$46,670	0.79
190	Boise City, ID	1.18x	$58,040	$49,100	0.48
191	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.18x	$59,080	$49,990	0.89
192	Terre Haute, IN	1.17x	$52,690	$44,870	1.41
193	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.17x	$34,490	$29,440	1.83
194	Idaho Falls, ID	1.17x	$54,600	$46,800	1
195	Kansas City, MO-KS	1.15x	$58,560	$50,820	1.34
196	Bloomington, IL	1.14x	$60,810	$53,140	1.17
197	Warner Robins, GA	1.14x	$55,400	$48,600	0.93
198	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.14x	$62,760	$55,240	0.38
199	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.14x	$58,130	$51,170	1.16
200	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.13x	$70,130	$62,320	0.92
201	Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.12x	$55,550	$49,680	0.43
202	Fayetteville, NC	1.11x	$50,710	$45,620	0.93
203	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.10x	$79,750	$72,610	0.66
204	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.10x	$50,700	$46,240	0.98
205	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.09x	$50,820	$46,610	1.45
206	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.09x	$49,550	$45,480	0.98
207	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.08x	$50,370	$46,580	2.02
208	St. George, UT	1.08x	$48,660	$45,140	1.01
209	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.07x	$51,670	$48,120	1.13
210	Rapid City, SD	1.07x	$49,460	$46,270	2.43
211	Bend, OR	1.07x	$58,200	$54,570	0.7
212	Lexington Park, MD	1.05x	$67,410	$63,990	0.91
213	Tallahassee, FL	1.05x	$48,890	$46,520	0.79
214	Corvallis, OR	1.05x	$60,420	$57,680	1.55
215	Salem, OR	1.04x	$57,750	$55,310	1.18
216	Winston-Salem, NC	1.04x	$48,170	$46,380	0.8
217	Ogden, UT	1.04x	$50,700	$48,900	1.14
218	Cedar Rapids, IA	1.03x	$50,840	$49,360	1.85
219	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.03x	$51,340	$49,980	0.72
220	Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.03x	$51,010	$49,760	1.21
221	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.01x	$61,520	$60,690	0.57
222	Canton-Massillon, OH	1.01x	$46,330	$45,810	1.15
223	Omaha, NE-IA	1.01x	$50,070	$49,660	0.43
224	Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.00x	$47,880	$47,800	0.6
225	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.00x	$48,030	$47,970	2.13
226	Baton Rouge, LA	1.00x	$48,530	$48,710	1.3
227	Jacksonville, FL	0.98x	$47,810	$48,830	0.73
228	Colorado Springs, CO	0.98x	$51,570	$52,710	1.66
229	Lawton, OK	0.98x	$41,100	$42,090	1.39
230	Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.96x	$50,020	$51,990	0.77
231	Lincoln, NE	0.96x	$47,880	$49,800	0.74
232	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.96x	$41,650	$43,470	1.05
233	Fargo, ND-MN	0.93x	$47,280	$51,050	0.52
234	Bismarck, ND	0.91x	$47,840	$52,560	0.82
235	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.82x	$49,800	$60,720	0.34
236	Rockford, IL	0.66x	$31,200	$47,120	0.5

Only metros where both medians are published annual numbers are listed. Top-coded medians are excluded from ratios.

National pay by industry

BLS four-digit industry rows for private establishments only, using industry titles exactly as published. These do not include government establishments. Totals and broader sector groupings are left out so no row double counts another.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, national, by four-digit private industry, May 2025 (annual)
#	Industry (BLS NAICS_TITLE)	Median	P25 to P75	Employment
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$118,780	$102,140 to $142,720	180
2	Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	$97,550	$75,280 to $100,600	960
3	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$84,840	$63,280 to $88,570	140
4	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$78,730	$62,640 to $97,340	1,210
5	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	$65,630	$49,340 to $89,680	Not published by BLS
6	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$64,220	$51,570 to $76,890	340
7	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$64,050	$38,420 to $72,210	120
8	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,850	$52,040 to $62,450	280
9	Utility System Construction	$57,780	$47,060 to $67,870	15,040
10	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$55,080	$43,290 to $63,490	1,430
11	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$53,840	$51,590 to $54,480	60
12	Building Equipment Contractors	$52,540	$45,490 to $64,260	13,630
13	Investigation and Security Services	$50,490	$49,010 to $57,150	30
14	Employment Services	$49,460	$46,560 to $53,250	1,020
15	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$46,540	$42,650 to $62,100	420

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

May 2024 and May 2025 medians

Fiber Optic Technician, United States median by BLS reference period
Period	Median
May 2024	$70,500
May 2025	$74,330

The median moved up $3,830 (+5.4%), from $70,500 in May 2024 to $74,330 in May 2025. Survey estimates carry sampling error, so small moves may not be meaningful.

Only a cell carrying the source's # marker is displayed as "or more." The May 2025 release notes define that marker as $239,200 a year or $115.00 an hour or greater. This is a lower bound for marked cells, not a universal wage ceiling. Published numeric values, including values above those amounts, are retained unchanged. Suppressed or unavailable cells are not assigned a wage.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the United States. Released 2026-05-15. The source index links to the release workbooks; it is not a link to an individual wage row. Methodology and mapping notes.

These are published government statistical wage estimates, not observed individual offers or a separate technology-title survey. A broader occupation or proxy is not separate pay data for your job title.

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