National metro rankings

Structured Cabling Technician salary by metro area

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BLS published a median for SOC 49-2022, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, in 322 metro areas (May 2025). The highest is Anchorage, AK, at $101,020. The national median is $63,890.

Broader occupation

BLS does not report this exact title. The figures shown are for SOC 49-2022, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers. BLS reports Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers as a broader occupation. It does not separate Structured Cabling Technician, technology stack, seniority, certifications or employer sector. These figures are not a title-specific offer range.

BLS publishes one set of figures for SOC 49-2022. Other titles in our taxonomy map to it and show the same numbers. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation. They are not experience levels.

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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.

Structured Cabling Technician metros ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Metro area	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	LQ
1	Anchorage, AK	$101,020	$73,950 to $101,720	350	2.16
2	Fairbanks-College, AK	$97,860	$88,500 to $103,280	60	1.82
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$92,290	$79,440 to $114,860	1,850	0.86
4	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$90,690	$61,150 to $92,040	220	2.45
5	Rome, GA	$89,650	$43,360 to $91,310	60	1.4
6	El Centro, CA	$89,600	$58,200 to $116,160	50	0.76
7	Bismarck, ND	$89,260	$74,420 to $101,930	70	1.02
8	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$89,140	$62,490 to $90,480	70	1.07
9	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$88,820	$73,440 to $92,320	80	1.65
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$87,950	$71,640 to $104,340	1,060	1.03
11	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$87,160	$80,640 to $87,160	210	1.15
12	Yuba City, CA	$86,140	$70,410 to $102,770	40	0.97
13	Santa Fe, NM	$83,620	$52,130 to $84,220	50	0.82
14	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$83,030	$70,930 to $102,520	60	0.65
15	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$81,800	$62,890 to $89,050	120	1.07
16	Baton Rouge, LA	$81,470	$61,850 to $93,510	520	1.4
17	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$81,090	$62,950 to $95,930	590	1.47
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$81,030	$64,610 to $85,760	1,750	0.93
19	Alexandria, LA	$80,540	$56,640 to $91,490	60	1.08
20	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$80,000	$51,260 to $85,650	1,180	1.57
21	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$79,410	$72,200 to $100,180	120	0.67
22	Duluth, MN-WI	$79,280	$62,780 to $79,510	50	0.42
23	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$79,140	$62,910 to $81,220	50	0.57
24	Urban Honolulu, HI	$79,090	$58,070 to $83,710	580	1.42
25	Tucson, AZ	$78,810	$38,660 to $84,020	220	0.61
26	Las Cruces, NM	$78,620	$44,120 to $83,050	70	0.98
27	Lafayette, LA	$78,580	$58,350 to $89,510	240	1.49
28	Beckley, WV	$78,460	$58,790 to $83,050	70	1.81
29	Gainesville, FL	$78,420	$59,730 to $92,590	160	1.13
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$78,240	$64,020 to $94,690	2,140	0.87
31	Medford, OR	$78,190	$57,380 to $83,420	80	1
32	Springfield, MA	$78,190	$60,920 to $101,210	160	0.88
33	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$78,160	$58,750 to $89,920	140	1.87
34	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,980	$61,550 to $92,940	1,160	1.06
35	Salinas, CA	$77,890	$70,230 to $93,980	90	0.52
36	Billings, MT	$77,820	$55,690 to $87,940	60	0.71
37	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,800	$62,630 to $79,090	360	1.04
38	Boulder, CO	$77,800	$74,090 to $91,040	80	0.48
39	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$77,610	$47,600 to $77,740	100	0.85
40	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$77,570	$63,610 to $83,560	1,900	1.31
41	Charlottesville, VA	$77,480	$60,780 to $87,510	80	0.79
42	New Haven, CT	$77,370	$61,500 to $92,080	440	1.72
43	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,290	$62,780 to $97,980	150	0.67
44	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$77,270	$61,250 to $80,120	480	1.3
45	Colorado Springs, CO	$76,990	$64,840 to $80,850	380	1.34
46	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,990	$62,910 to $84,740	890	0.5
47	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,970	$65,600 to $97,530	1,030	0.74
48	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$76,780	$61,410 to $93,740	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
49	Saginaw, MI	$76,780	$58,810 to $76,780	140	1.94
50	Jackson, TN	$76,480	$51,650 to $90,570	50	0.6
51	Yuma, AZ	$76,260	$53,860 to $82,650	80	1.33
52	Lake Charles, LA	$76,070	$59,770 to $90,420	180	1.94
53	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$75,900	$58,120 to $95,820	5,820	0.68
54	Missoula, MT	$75,860	$61,720 to $81,240	70	1.12
55	Columbia, SC	$75,710	$52,840 to $92,450	290	0.8
56	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$75,690	$69,580 to $84,990	110	0.61
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,290	$60,700 to $86,610	2,020	0.77
58	Chico, CA	$75,190	$62,040 to $99,110	40	0.63
59	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$74,970	$60,780 to $95,200	90	0.85
60	Salem, OR	$74,860	$61,120 to $80,570	160	0.93
61	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$74,700	$57,560 to $79,700	120	0.83
62	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$74,610	$59,540 to $80,270	420	0.77
63	Fargo, ND-MN	$74,460	$58,910 to $95,120	110	0.83
64	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$74,430	$60,330 to $81,160	190	1.33
65	Rochester, MN	$74,330	$58,800 to $81,670	80	0.73
66	Vallejo, CA	$74,240	$62,930 to $101,760	140	1.07
67	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$74,020	$59,230 to $76,240	250	2.15
68	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,990	$65,850 to $98,720	1,060	1.09
69	Rochester, NY	$73,870	$56,470 to $83,510	330	0.74
70	Clarksville, TN-KY	$73,790	$55,810 to $91,300	100	1.1
71	Gainesville, GA	$73,750	$48,050 to $93,890	100	1.06
72	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$73,480	$64,500 to $83,930	290	0.99
73	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,440	$63,270 to $91,530	4,360	0.77
74	Decatur, IL	$73,410	$45,640 to $81,320	40	0.88
75	Cedar Rapids, IA	$72,920	$50,510 to $80,130	230	1.79
76	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,770	$59,300 to $80,920	1,340	0.86
77	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$72,600	$59,690 to $94,480	1,150	0.93
78	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$72,520	$67,300 to $84,490	200	0.76
79	Mankato, MN	$72,100	$57,880 to $78,850	60	1.22
80	Grand Junction, CO	$71,990	$59,630 to $77,260	60	0.94
81	Merced, CA	$71,700	$62,350 to $81,530	40	0.56
82	Visalia, CA	$71,700	$57,550 to $72,990	100	0.64
83	Bellingham, WA	$71,540	$50,580 to $78,580	70	0.82
84	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$71,480	$59,890 to $94,570	30	0.79
85	Modesto, CA	$71,460	$57,180 to $82,750	150	0.86
86	Fresno, CA	$71,300	$65,300 to $96,760	420	0.96
87	Reno, NV	$71,300	$52,010 to $75,960	190	0.76
88	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$70,790	$59,730 to $95,160	4,300	1.64
89	Reading, PA	$70,630	$62,220 to $80,320	120	0.74
90	Pittsburgh, PA	$70,590	$56,360 to $79,230	810	0.8
91	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$70,240	$56,450 to $75,630	190	0.81
92	Bozeman, MT	$69,930	$59,930 to $77,400	100	1.48
93	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$69,850	$49,740 to $89,960	110	0.36
94	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$69,820	$59,480 to $80,980	3,480	0.85
95	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$69,800	$59,370 to $93,900	2,720	0.96
96	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$69,390	$54,280 to $76,730	140	1.07
97	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$69,350	$62,340 to $79,580	140	1.17
98	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$69,220	$56,070 to $80,010	210	0.68
99	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$69,120	$49,530 to $69,120	40	1.13
100	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$69,110	$61,390 to $84,400	310	0.48
101	Dubuque, IA	$68,980	$48,750 to $81,530	40	0.82
102	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$68,730	$59,390 to $78,270	210	0.92
103	Twin Falls, ID	$68,690	$60,270 to $82,540	40	0.94
104	York-Hanover, PA	$67,820	$55,840 to $76,550	100	0.61
105	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$66,920	$53,150 to $83,270	510	1.4
106	Redding, CA	$66,800	$50,840 to $80,240	90	1.32
107	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$66,750	$54,820 to $82,740	210	0.82
108	Dover, DE	$66,670	$59,040 to $79,270	100	1.68
109	Boise City, ID	$66,560	$48,310 to $83,660	430	1.2
110	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$66,430	$60,580 to $92,900	140	0.45
111	Worcester, MA	$66,380	$37,440 to $79,130	230	0.73
112	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$66,040	$61,920 to $80,670	170	1.08
113	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$66,000	$48,790 to $82,570	80	1.01
114	State College, PA	$65,820	$48,370 to $77,310	30	0.5
115	Ames, IA	$65,470	$49,000 to $81,420	80	1.61
116	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$65,430	$47,390 to $80,370	110	1.65
117	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$65,430	$50,160 to $86,060	80	1.72
118	Paducah, KY-IL	$65,240	$48,960 to $79,550	80	1.85
119	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$65,200	$52,630 to $75,930	50	0.42
120	Corvallis, OR	$65,010	$54,080 to $80,710	50	1.41
121	Omaha, NE-IA	$64,850	$55,700 to $78,770	390	0.86
122	Cleveland, OH	$64,460	$49,220 to $82,210	550	0.59
123	Springfield, IL	$64,410	$50,130 to $78,730	110	1.17
124	Winston-Salem, NC	$64,360	$58,750 to $82,990	110	0.44
125	Ocala, FL	$64,110	$54,330 to $72,420	120	1.12
126	Binghamton, NY	$63,920	$52,130 to $80,450	50	0.6
127	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$63,900	$50,200 to $77,470	90	0.92
128	Morgantown, WV	$63,840	$58,920 to $93,680	80	1.28
129	Charleston, WV	$63,560	$48,500 to $79,610	160	1.69
130	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$63,460	$49,380 to $91,490	400	1.03
131	Albany, OR	$63,410	$63,410 to $85,990	40	0.86
132	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$63,390	$50,780 to $72,500	340	1.24
133	Jacksonville, NC	$63,320	$63,320 to $79,750	40	0.93
134	Warner Robins, GA	$63,280	$50,020 to $69,240	50	0.7
135	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$63,270	$54,810 to $67,040	100	1.34
136	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$63,160	$48,100 to $90,570	440	0.8
137	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$63,130	$48,610 to $76,570	240	1.87
138	Birmingham, AL	$63,080	$50,240 to $79,050	840	1.78
139	Portland-South Portland, ME	$63,070	$55,170 to $77,020	170	0.64
140	Williamsport, PA	$63,050	$47,880 to $76,370	40	0.9
141	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$62,980	$50,930 to $85,500	160	0.66
142	Iowa City, IA	$62,870	$48,270 to $79,480	70	0.81
143	Kingston, NY	$62,830	$50,220 to $78,880	50	0.9
144	Albuquerque, NM	$62,820	$47,170 to $79,950	600	1.64
145	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$62,800	$47,110 to $77,150	110	3.5
146	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$62,790	$52,430 to $77,410	260	1.34
147	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$62,790	$47,120 to $76,020	550	0.54
148	Ann Arbor, MI	$62,750	$60,570 to $78,930	160	0.8
149	Bloomington, IN	$62,730	$55,710 to $74,600	90	1.3
150	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,730	$52,160 to $77,080	1,880	1.09
151	Jacksonville, FL	$62,720	$48,230 to $71,720	660	0.95
152	Lancaster, PA	$62,700	$54,690 to $76,200	160	0.68
153	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$62,630	$49,380 to $80,410	300	0.88
154	Bend, OR	$62,510	$50,450 to $76,940	60	0.57
155	Flagstaff, AZ	$62,470	$62,470 to $83,130	80	1.32
156	Altoona, PA	$62,460	$49,070 to $73,460	40	0.73
157	Rockford, IL	$62,460	$40,470 to $78,280	70	0.6
158	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$62,410	$44,960 to $81,610	120	1.88
159	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,400	$53,970 to $77,340	1,110	0.95
160	Greeley, CO	$62,270	$53,440 to $77,080	60	0.59
161	Punta Gorda, FL	$62,250	$46,610 to $72,290	60	1.09
162	Decatur, AL	$62,230	$52,270 to $89,850	120	2.19
163	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$62,230	$52,480 to $73,810	3,810	1.49
164	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,210	$54,230 to $72,360	70	0.77
165	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$62,200	$41,600 to $90,410	2,390	1.11
166	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,170	$50,240 to $79,360	380	1.71
167	Madison, WI	$62,030	$56,980 to $78,830	280	0.76
168	Monroe, LA	$61,970	$58,560 to $90,060	170	2.16
169	Akron, OH	$61,960	$49,460 to $80,030	260	0.89
170	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,950	$49,080 to $71,470	1,330	1.04
171	Helena, MT	$61,800	$59,490 to $80,700	60	1.46
172	Casper, WY	$61,780	$47,840 to $80,790	40	1.1
173	Cheyenne, WY	$61,780	$48,800 to $81,560	90	2.04
174	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,710	$51,430 to $74,530	810	0.82
175	Savannah, GA	$61,710	$50,330 to $66,250	160	0.88
176	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$61,690	$49,960 to $68,800	280	0.91
177	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$61,640	$53,290 to $83,490	290	1.4
178	Fort Wayne, IN	$61,640	$53,410 to $74,390	160	0.8
179	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,620	$46,250 to $75,010	560	0.91
180	Toledo, OH	$61,610	$58,960 to $89,670	190	0.73
181	Canton-Massillon, OH	$61,600	$51,320 to $65,150	110	0.72
182	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$61,580	$59,550 to $70,320	200	1.42
183	Knoxville, TN	$61,580	$54,490 to $90,420	410	1.07
184	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$61,570	$51,790 to $72,860	600	0.89
185	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$61,560	$49,270 to $81,510	290	0.72
186	Syracuse, NY	$61,550	$47,980 to $80,940	160	0.61
187	Huntsville, AL	$61,450	$57,730 to $69,790	370	1.51
188	Pueblo, CO	$61,430	$51,130 to $78,330	60	1.04
189	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$61,420	$47,510 to $74,320	100	1.05
190	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,410	$51,150 to $72,840	450	0.45
191	Columbus, OH	$61,380	$51,290 to $81,030	790	0.79
192	Erie, PA	$61,330	$54,790 to $71,230	40	0.41
193	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,330	$48,060 to $81,500	310	1.14
194	St. George, UT	$61,100	$49,450 to $80,910	120	1.44
195	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,090	$51,230 to $73,330	550	0.74
196	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$61,080	$50,170 to $80,070	210	0.44
197	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,030	$50,680 to $78,280	660	0.64
198	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,010	$49,060 to $64,670	310	0.57
199	Asheville, NC	$61,000	$57,640 to $92,030	160	0.96
200	Johnstown, PA	$60,830	$47,150 to $76,920	50	1.14
201	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$60,830	$50,260 to $80,500	150	1.86
202	Ogden, UT	$60,810	$48,140 to $77,050	270	1.09
203	Idaho Falls, ID	$60,730	$47,250 to $77,400	120	1.57
204	St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,690	$47,030 to $76,240	1,040	0.86
205	Traverse City, MI	$60,690	$57,880 to $77,100	60	0.99
206	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$60,670	$52,220 to $66,310	250	0.76
207	Sheboygan, WI	$60,670	$50,450 to $70,420	70	1.22
208	Kansas City, MO-KS	$60,580	$50,460 to $65,270	880	0.88
209	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$60,580	$59,190 to $89,870	330	2.27
210	Wilmington, NC	$60,550	$57,740 to $74,010	140	0.83
211	Tuscaloosa, AL	$60,510	$49,340 to $83,470	110	1.13
212	Wichita, KS	$60,390	$48,880 to $61,220	230	0.84
213	Lawrence, KS	$60,380	$47,970 to $62,310	80	1.79
214	Midland, TX	$60,380	$60,120 to $64,800	110	0.98
215	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,340	$48,650 to $73,180	4,680	1.27
216	Mobile, AL	$60,310	$56,590 to $70,900	340	2.14
217	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$60,220	$49,690 to $68,190	170	0.72
218	Green Bay, WI	$60,200	$49,670 to $70,690	110	0.72
219	Johnson City, TN	$60,200	$53,840 to $78,680	30	0.45
220	Appleton, WI	$60,190	$55,290 to $66,050	70	0.63
221	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$60,140	$46,850 to $78,850	250	1.55
222	Spartanburg, SC	$60,110	$45,670 to $72,820	140	0.94
223	Lynchburg, VA	$59,970	$54,880 to $75,280	50	0.52
224	Port St. Lucie, FL	$59,910	$48,480 to $73,270	250	1.6
225	Peoria, IL	$59,900	$47,140 to $76,490	140	0.93
226	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$59,850	$48,530 to $63,970	2,850	0.96
227	Bloomington, IL	$59,750	$47,000 to $73,420	90	1.18
228	Anniston-Oxford, AL	$59,730	$57,300 to $86,500	80	2.02
229	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$59,730	$49,910 to $64,290	400	1.12
230	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$59,730	$47,650 to $72,230	250	1.24
231	Macon-Bibb County, GA	$59,730	$59,400 to $70,150	70	0.77
232	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,730	$55,160 to $78,040	320	1.84
233	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$59,730	$49,190 to $91,720	80	1.48
234	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$59,620	$55,240 to $62,640	70	1.03
235	Grand Island, NE	$59,590	$46,580 to $77,540	70	1.91
236	Richmond, VA	$59,590	$50,950 to $77,820	510	0.85
237	Bangor, ME	$59,440	$49,440 to $86,660	50	0.74
238	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$59,430	$48,200 to $79,790	230	1.4
239	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$59,420	$45,810 to $78,350	1,010	0.82
240	Jackson, MS	$59,400	$49,120 to $62,310	370	1.49
241	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$59,390	$49,210 to $86,920	50	0.99
242	Manhattan, KS	$59,320	$47,170 to $63,110	40	0.77
243	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$59,310	$49,990 to $93,360	90	1.17
244	Rapid City, SD	$59,250	$49,220 to $78,780	70	1.09
245	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$59,120	$47,550 to $78,790	130	1.67
246	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$59,040	$47,110 to $71,200	190	1.7
247	Bowling Green, KY	$59,010	$48,850 to $82,030	70	0.88
248	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$58,940	$44,520 to $74,230	50	0.59
249	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$58,940	$58,900 to $62,900	50	0.72
250	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$58,920	$47,590 to $62,650	100	0.91
251	Topeka, KS	$58,920	$46,940 to $66,480	110	1.03
252	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$58,910	$49,840 to $90,060	130	0.55
253	Columbus, GA-AL	$58,860	$44,120 to $91,260	180	1.71
254	Dothan, AL	$58,800	$47,360 to $71,490	60	1.17
255	Utica-Rome, NY	$58,770	$48,220 to $75,120	120	1.11
256	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$58,720	$49,920 to $65,050	120	0.85
257	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$58,710	$58,710 to $91,110	80	1.79
258	Tallahassee, FL	$58,540	$47,940 to $63,970	210	1.22
259	Hattiesburg, MS	$58,510	$48,160 to $84,290	90	1.53
260	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$58,460	$47,380 to $63,350	1,890	1.44
261	Evansville, IN	$58,430	$44,920 to $62,520	120	1.01
262	Wausau, WI	$58,420	$50,170 to $70,060	50	0.81
263	Montgomery, AL	$58,330	$53,480 to $62,730	200	1.36
264	Eau Claire, WI	$58,300	$56,490 to $75,090	60	0.72
265	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$58,280	$50,430 to $72,090	170	1.08
266	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$58,040	$48,690 to $76,630	60	0.54
267	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,980	$48,940 to $79,320	640	0.64
268	Homosassa Springs, FL	$57,800	$45,130 to $70,940	40	1.14
269	Lubbock, TX	$57,800	$46,300 to $61,270	200	1.3
270	Lebanon, PA	$57,760	$49,350 to $79,210	50	1.06
271	Longview, TX	$57,730	$50,370 to $77,320	190	1.75
272	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$57,720	$50,870 to $76,160	60	1.35
273	Florence, SC	$57,550	$45,090 to $77,680	90	1.16
274	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$57,380	$48,310 to $78,520	100	0.66
275	Killeen-Temple, TX	$57,320	$47,750 to $68,450	80	0.62
276	Amarillo, TX	$57,250	$48,230 to $63,120	140	1.23
277	Janesville-Beloit, WI	$57,230	$48,860 to $74,030	40	0.71
278	College Station-Bryan, TX	$57,200	$55,240 to $77,870	90	0.73
279	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$57,000	$47,250 to $65,680	580	0.84
280	Cleveland, TN	$56,960	$47,800 to $86,890	70	1.68
281	Corpus Christi, TX	$56,850	$54,930 to $74,130	160	0.93
282	Waco, TX	$56,770	$48,270 to $62,190	100	0.88
283	Dalton, GA	$56,670	$44,930 to $71,200	60	1.01
284	Abilene, TX	$56,550	$47,070 to $64,650	90	1.38
285	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$56,460	$47,590 to $62,450	100	1.11
286	Jefferson City, MO	$56,400	$47,800 to $63,120	30	0.45
287	Sebring, FL	$56,110	$43,780 to $72,290	40	1.4
288	Terre Haute, IN	$55,990	$47,700 to $76,960	60	1.02
289	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$55,520	$36,200 to $64,930	50	1.28
290	Roanoke, VA	$55,380	$42,300 to $64,110	100	0.73
291	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$54,770	$39,480 to $68,770	40	0.71
292	Joplin, MO-KS	$54,720	$42,630 to $75,820	40	0.45
293	Farmington, NM	$54,330	$45,060 to $83,820	40	0.9
294	Oklahoma City, OK	$54,090	$45,020 to $63,100	510	0.83
295	Wheeling, WV-OH	$53,780	$43,990 to $67,580	70	1.41
296	Laredo, TX	$52,980	$37,900 to $61,020	80	0.76
297	Albany, GA	$52,820	$43,740 to $89,030	110	1.99
298	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$52,550	$40,830 to $58,150	60	1.25
299	Wichita Falls, TX	$52,160	$47,460 to $59,450	80	1.52
300	Tyler, TX	$51,830	$46,890 to $58,900	140	1.36
301	Columbia, MO	$51,780	$39,180 to $63,450	90	0.9
302	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$51,720	$40,460 to $55,520	70	0.52
303	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$51,510	$44,170 to $60,360	390	1.19
304	Tulsa, OK	$50,310	$47,210 to $61,770	510	1.23
305	Springfield, MO	$50,280	$46,460 to $64,300	190	0.96
306	Valdosta, GA	$49,870	$38,370 to $93,230	60	1.27
307	Jonesboro, AR	$49,740	$46,620 to $58,530	110	1.97
308	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$49,390	$37,010 to $61,680	280	1.14
309	Lincoln, NE	$48,770	$41,290 to $61,820	370	2.21
310	Odessa, TX	$48,730	$44,840 to $82,620	50	0.72
311	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$48,690	$44,110 to $58,660	110	0.43
312	El Paso, TX	$48,660	$42,970 to $56,100	310	1.02
313	Hot Springs, AR	$47,360	$38,780 to $54,500	40	1.17
314	Lewiston, ID-WA	$47,160	$44,060 to $61,050	30	1.3
315	San Angelo, TX	$46,840	$37,470 to $59,120	60	1.23
316	Texarkana, TX-AR	$46,840	$46,840 to $74,300	70	1.29
317	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$46,560	$46,560 to $63,910	180	1.53
318	Victoria, TX	$46,040	$39,790 to $58,430	30	1.01
319	Lawton, OK	$46,020	$39,620 to $63,380	30	0.78
320	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$41,370	$36,280 to $55,590	70	0.83
321	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$34,690	$27,450 to $37,010	400	0.63
322	Aguadilla, PR	$27,190	$25,300 to $27,960	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS

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 Structured Cabling 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.

Structured Cabling Technician median relative to all-occupation median, by metro, May 2025
#	Metro area	Ratio	Role median	All-occupation median	LQ
1	Rome, GA	2.10x	$89,650	$42,670	1.4
2	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	2.07x	$90,690	$43,710	2.45
3	El Centro, CA	1.98x	$89,600	$45,140	0.76
4	Alexandria, LA	1.98x	$80,540	$40,600	1.08
5	Lafayette, LA	1.88x	$78,580	$41,780	1.49
6	Beckley, WV	1.87x	$78,460	$41,850	1.81
7	Las Cruces, NM	1.87x	$78,620	$42,070	0.98
8	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.83x	$69,390	$37,930	1.07
9	Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.78x	$88,820	$49,760	1.65
10	Yuma, AZ	1.73x	$76,260	$44,170	1.33
11	Yuba City, CA	1.72x	$86,140	$49,970	0.97
12	Santa Fe, NM	1.72x	$83,620	$48,710	0.82
13	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.71x	$81,090	$47,290	1.47
14	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.71x	$78,160	$45,610	1.87
15	Jackson, TN	1.71x	$76,480	$44,790	0.6
16	Bismarck, ND	1.70x	$89,260	$52,560	1.02
17	Anchorage, AK	1.68x	$101,020	$60,200	2.16
18	Baton Rouge, LA	1.67x	$81,470	$48,710	1.4
19	Gainesville, FL	1.67x	$78,420	$47,020	1.13
20	Lake Charles, LA	1.66x	$76,070	$45,700	1.94
21	Saginaw, MI	1.66x	$76,780	$46,200	1.94
22	Tucson, AZ	1.65x	$78,810	$47,760	0.61
23	Clarksville, TN-KY	1.64x	$73,790	$44,860	1.1
24	Salinas, CA	1.64x	$77,890	$47,380	0.52
25	Columbia, SC	1.63x	$75,710	$46,430	0.8
26	Monroe, LA	1.62x	$61,970	$38,150	2.16
27	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.62x	$76,780	$47,520	Not published by BLS
28	Gainesville, GA	1.61x	$73,750	$45,900	1.06
29	Visalia, CA	1.59x	$71,700	$45,130	0.64
30	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.59x	$77,800	$48,990	1.04
31	Billings, MT	1.59x	$77,820	$49,060	0.71
32	Missoula, MT	1.59x	$75,860	$47,830	1.12
33	Duluth, MN-WI	1.59x	$79,280	$50,000	0.42
34	Fairbanks-College, AK	1.58x	$97,860	$61,810	1.82
35	Jacksonville, NC	1.57x	$63,320	$40,230	0.93
36	Medford, OR	1.57x	$78,190	$49,900	1
37	Chico, CA	1.56x	$75,190	$48,050	0.63
38	Hattiesburg, MS	1.55x	$58,510	$37,750	1.53
39	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.55x	$89,140	$57,640	1.07
40	Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.54x	$87,160	$56,530	1.15
41	Dothan, AL	1.54x	$58,800	$38,170	1.17
42	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.53x	$59,120	$38,520	1.67
43	Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.53x	$59,620	$39,070	1.03
44	Fresno, CA	1.52x	$71,300	$46,910	0.96
45	Merced, CA	1.52x	$71,700	$47,220	0.56
46	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.52x	$83,030	$54,730	0.65
47	Twin Falls, ID	1.51x	$68,690	$45,400	0.94
48	Springfield, MA	1.51x	$78,190	$51,930	0.88
49	Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.50x	$74,700	$49,680	0.83
50	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.50x	$72,770	$48,400	0.86
51	Grand Junction, CO	1.48x	$71,990	$48,510	0.94
52	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.48x	$68,730	$46,330	0.92
53	Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.48x	$72,520	$48,990	0.76
54	Cedar Rapids, IA	1.48x	$72,920	$49,360	1.79
55	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.48x	$74,970	$50,770	0.85
56	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.47x	$71,480	$48,470	0.79
57	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.47x	$69,850	$47,470	0.36
58	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.46x	$75,690	$51,690	0.61
59	Colorado Springs, CO	1.46x	$76,990	$52,710	1.34
60	Fargo, ND-MN	1.46x	$74,460	$51,050	0.83
61	Ocala, FL	1.46x	$64,110	$43,990	1.12
62	Mankato, MN	1.46x	$72,100	$49,530	1.22
63	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.45x	$72,600	$49,990	0.93
64	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	1.45x	$69,120	$47,600	1.13
65	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.45x	$80,000	$55,240	1.57
66	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.45x	$74,430	$51,440	1.33
67	Rochester, NY	1.44x	$73,870	$51,210	0.74
68	Reno, NV	1.44x	$71,300	$49,660	0.76
69	Decatur, IL	1.43x	$73,410	$51,290	0.88
70	Reading, PA	1.43x	$70,630	$49,440	0.74
71	Dover, DE	1.43x	$66,670	$46,690	1.68
72	Paducah, KY-IL	1.42x	$65,240	$45,860	1.85
73	Laredo, TX	1.42x	$52,980	$37,250	0.76
74	Pittsburgh, PA	1.42x	$70,590	$49,650	0.8
75	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.42x	$51,720	$36,490	0.52
76	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.42x	$61,580	$43,470	1.42
77	Cleveland, TN	1.42x	$56,960	$40,230	1.68
78	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.42x	$63,130	$44,600	1.87
79	Dubuque, IA	1.41x	$68,980	$48,750	0.82
80	Modesto, CA	1.41x	$71,460	$50,610	0.86
81	Altoona, PA	1.41x	$62,460	$44,270	0.73
82	York-Hanover, PA	1.41x	$67,820	$48,170	0.61
83	Charlottesville, VA	1.40x	$77,480	$55,180	0.79
84	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.40x	$58,710	$41,940	1.79
85	Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.40x	$59,730	$42,680	2.02
86	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.40x	$73,480	$52,510	0.99
87	Homosassa Springs, FL	1.40x	$57,800	$41,360	1.14
88	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.40x	$79,410	$56,850	0.67
89	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.40x	$69,220	$49,610	0.68
90	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.39x	$66,000	$47,430	1.01
91	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.39x	$65,430	$47,030	1.65
92	Sebring, FL	1.39x	$56,110	$40,400	1.4
93	Winston-Salem, NC	1.39x	$64,360	$46,380	0.44
94	Charleston, WV	1.39x	$63,560	$45,830	1.69
95	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.39x	$75,290	$54,310	0.77
96	Jackson, MS	1.39x	$59,400	$42,850	1.49
97	Johnson City, TN	1.38x	$60,200	$43,480	0.45
98	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.38x	$70,790	$51,170	1.64
99	Urban Honolulu, HI	1.38x	$79,090	$57,220	1.42
100	Erie, PA	1.38x	$61,330	$44,460	0.41
101	Johnstown, PA	1.38x	$60,830	$44,110	1.14
102	Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.37x	$66,750	$48,620	0.82
103	Lubbock, TX	1.37x	$57,800	$42,130	1.3
104	Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.37x	$56,460	$41,220	1.11
105	Williamsport, PA	1.37x	$63,050	$46,050	0.9
106	Punta Gorda, FL	1.37x	$62,250	$45,500	1.09
107	Redding, CA	1.37x	$66,800	$48,920	1.32
108	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.36x	$81,800	$60,020	1.07
109	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.36x	$63,460	$46,580	1.03
110	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.36x	$48,690	$35,830	0.43
111	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.36x	$65,200	$48,070	0.42
112	Boise City, ID	1.36x	$66,560	$49,100	1.2
113	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.36x	$63,390	$46,780	1.24
114	Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.35x	$77,610	$57,290	0.85
115	St. George, UT	1.35x	$61,100	$45,140	1.44
116	Salem, OR	1.35x	$74,860	$55,310	0.93
117	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.35x	$59,310	$43,850	1.17
118	Columbus, GA-AL	1.35x	$58,860	$43,540	1.71
119	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.35x	$60,580	$44,820	2.27
120	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.35x	$60,830	$45,030	1.86
121	Morgantown, WV	1.35x	$63,840	$47,350	1.28
122	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.35x	$63,160	$46,890	0.8
123	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.35x	$63,900	$47,440	0.92
124	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.35x	$62,790	$46,670	0.54
125	Canton-Massillon, OH	1.34x	$61,600	$45,810	0.72
126	Decatur, AL	1.34x	$62,230	$46,280	2.19
127	Dalton, GA	1.34x	$56,670	$42,210	1.01
128	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.34x	$61,640	$45,990	1.4
129	Tuscaloosa, AL	1.34x	$60,510	$45,220	1.13
130	State College, PA	1.34x	$65,820	$49,220	0.5
131	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.33x	$62,800	$47,050	3.5
132	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.33x	$59,730	$44,940	1.24
133	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.33x	$61,950	$46,630	1.04
134	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.33x	$65,430	$49,290	1.72
135	Rockford, IL	1.33x	$62,460	$47,120	0.6
136	Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.32x	$59,730	$45,160	0.77
137	Florence, SC	1.32x	$57,550	$43,520	1.16
138	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.32x	$52,550	$39,740	1.25
139	Wilmington, NC	1.32x	$60,550	$45,800	0.83
140	Birmingham, AL	1.32x	$63,080	$47,770	1.78
141	Bloomington, IN	1.32x	$62,730	$47,660	1.3
142	Flagstaff, AZ	1.32x	$62,470	$47,500	1.32
143	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.31x	$73,440	$55,850	0.77
144	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.31x	$59,730	$45,480	1.48
145	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.31x	$76,970	$58,690	0.74
146	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.31x	$63,270	$48,260	1.34
147	Bowling Green, KY	1.31x	$59,010	$45,040	0.88
148	Knoxville, TN	1.31x	$61,580	$47,080	1.07
149	Albuquerque, NM	1.31x	$62,820	$48,060	1.64
150	Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.31x	$62,410	$47,750	1.88
151	Savannah, GA	1.31x	$61,710	$47,240	0.88
152	Omaha, NE-IA	1.31x	$64,850	$49,660	0.86
153	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.31x	$60,220	$46,140	0.72
154	Ames, IA	1.30x	$65,470	$50,220	1.61
155	Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.30x	$60,670	$46,570	0.76
156	Warner Robins, GA	1.30x	$63,280	$48,600	0.7
157	Asheville, NC	1.30x	$61,000	$46,870	0.96
158	Lancaster, PA	1.30x	$62,700	$48,210	0.68
159	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.30x	$61,690	$47,440	0.91
160	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.30x	$58,720	$45,220	0.85
161	Lynchburg, VA	1.30x	$59,970	$46,190	0.52
162	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.30x	$61,030	$47,010	0.64
163	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.30x	$76,990	$59,320	0.5
164	Montgomery, AL	1.30x	$58,330	$44,950	1.36
165	Idaho Falls, ID	1.30x	$60,730	$46,800	1.57
166	Hot Springs, AR	1.30x	$47,360	$36,540	1.17
167	Manhattan, KS	1.29x	$59,320	$45,900	0.77
168	Binghamton, NY	1.29x	$63,920	$49,460	0.6
169	Fort Wayne, IN	1.29x	$61,640	$47,700	0.8
170	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.29x	$59,730	$46,240	1.84
171	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.29x	$66,920	$51,820	1.4
172	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.29x	$74,020	$57,370	2.15
173	Port St. Lucie, FL	1.29x	$59,910	$46,490	1.6
174	New Haven, CT	1.29x	$77,370	$60,060	1.72
175	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.29x	$69,110	$53,680	0.48
176	College Station-Bryan, TX	1.29x	$57,200	$44,470	0.73
177	Cleveland, OH	1.29x	$64,460	$50,140	0.59
178	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.29x	$70,240	$54,660	0.81
179	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.28x	$77,980	$60,690	1.06
180	Jacksonville, FL	1.28x	$62,720	$48,830	0.95
181	Amarillo, TX	1.28x	$57,250	$44,580	1.23
182	Mobile, AL	1.28x	$60,310	$47,000	2.14
183	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.28x	$58,040	$45,240	0.54
184	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.28x	$61,010	$47,570	0.57
185	Rapid City, SD	1.28x	$59,250	$46,270	1.09
186	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.28x	$62,230	$48,640	1.49
187	Longview, TX	1.28x	$57,730	$45,150	1.75
188	Traverse City, MI	1.28x	$60,690	$47,470	0.99
189	Toledo, OH	1.28x	$61,610	$48,220	0.73
190	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.28x	$61,330	$48,010	1.14
191	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.28x	$69,820	$54,720	0.85
192	Albany, OR	1.28x	$63,410	$49,700	0.86
193	Bozeman, MT	1.28x	$69,930	$54,830	1.48
194	Abilene, TX	1.28x	$56,550	$44,340	1.38
195	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.28x	$62,210	$48,780	0.77
196	Valdosta, GA	1.28x	$49,870	$39,110	1.27
197	Lawrence, KS	1.27x	$60,380	$47,390	1.79
198	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.27x	$61,620	$48,370	0.91
199	Akron, OH	1.27x	$61,960	$48,840	0.89
200	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.27x	$62,170	$49,030	1.71
201	Wichita, KS	1.27x	$60,390	$47,630	0.84
202	Vallejo, CA	1.27x	$74,240	$58,620	1.07
203	Casper, WY	1.26x	$61,780	$48,880	1.1
204	Spartanburg, SC	1.26x	$60,110	$47,650	0.94
205	Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.26x	$58,910	$46,700	0.55
206	Tallahassee, FL	1.26x	$58,540	$46,520	1.22
207	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.26x	$77,270	$61,470	1.3
208	Kingston, NY	1.26x	$62,830	$50,020	0.9
209	Iowa City, IA	1.26x	$62,870	$50,060	0.81
210	Evansville, IN	1.26x	$58,430	$46,540	1.01
211	Pueblo, CO	1.26x	$61,430	$48,940	1.04
212	St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.25x	$59,390	$47,350	0.99
213	Corpus Christi, TX	1.25x	$56,850	$45,350	0.93
214	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.25x	$62,630	$49,980	0.88
215	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.25x	$79,140	$63,200	0.57
216	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.25x	$55,520	$44,470	1.28
217	Terre Haute, IN	1.25x	$55,990	$44,870	1.02
218	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.24x	$74,610	$59,940	0.77
219	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.24x	$77,570	$62,320	1.31
220	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.24x	$61,410	$49,340	0.45
221	Ogden, UT	1.24x	$60,810	$48,900	1.09
222	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.24x	$92,290	$74,260	0.86
223	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.24x	$59,040	$47,510	1.7
224	Lebanon, PA	1.24x	$57,760	$46,500	1.06
225	Bangor, ME	1.24x	$59,440	$47,960	0.74
226	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.24x	$59,430	$47,970	1.4
227	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.24x	$60,140	$48,550	1.55
228	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.24x	$73,990	$59,750	1.09
229	Bellingham, WA	1.24x	$71,540	$57,820	0.82
230	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.24x	$75,900	$61,430	0.68
231	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.24x	$62,980	$50,990	0.66
232	Waco, TX	1.23x	$56,770	$46,020	0.88
233	El Paso, TX	1.23x	$48,660	$39,510	1.02
234	Killeen-Temple, TX	1.23x	$57,320	$46,660	0.62
235	Rochester, MN	1.23x	$74,330	$60,620	0.73
236	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.22x	$61,710	$50,390	0.82
237	Springfield, IL	1.22x	$64,410	$52,670	1.17
238	Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.22x	$58,280	$47,800	1.08
239	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.22x	$77,290	$63,490	0.67
240	Joplin, MO-KS	1.22x	$54,720	$44,980	0.45
241	Wheeling, WV-OH	1.22x	$53,780	$44,250	1.41
242	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.22x	$59,730	$49,150	1.12
243	Tyler, TX	1.22x	$51,830	$42,650	1.36
244	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.21x	$58,920	$48,510	0.91
245	St. Louis, MO-IL	1.21x	$60,690	$49,990	0.86
246	Eau Claire, WI	1.21x	$58,300	$48,100	0.72
247	Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.21x	$61,420	$50,700	1.05
248	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.21x	$59,850	$49,410	0.96
249	Albany, GA	1.21x	$52,820	$43,620	1.99
250	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.21x	$62,200	$51,380	1.11
251	Peoria, IL	1.21x	$59,900	$49,590	0.93
252	Wichita Falls, TX	1.21x	$52,160	$43,210	1.52
253	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.21x	$58,940	$48,870	0.72
254	Grand Island, NE	1.21x	$59,590	$49,410	1.91
255	Appleton, WI	1.21x	$60,190	$49,910	0.63
256	Green Bay, WI	1.21x	$60,200	$49,940	0.72
257	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.20x	$62,730	$52,080	1.09
258	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.20x	$61,080	$50,790	0.44
259	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	1.20x	$57,720	$48,040	1.35
260	Utica-Rome, NY	1.20x	$58,770	$48,970	1.11
261	Cheyenne, WY	1.20x	$61,780	$51,540	2.04
262	Wausau, WI	1.20x	$58,420	$48,790	0.81
263	Columbus, OH	1.20x	$61,380	$51,340	0.79
264	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.19x	$58,460	$48,940	1.44
265	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.19x	$61,090	$51,160	0.74
266	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.19x	$66,040	$55,310	1.08
267	Kansas City, MO-KS	1.19x	$60,580	$50,820	0.88
268	Topeka, KS	1.19x	$58,920	$49,540	1.03
269	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.19x	$62,790	$52,800	1.34
270	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.19x	$54,770	$46,060	0.71
271	Huntsville, AL	1.19x	$61,450	$51,740	1.51
272	Farmington, NM	1.19x	$54,330	$45,820	0.9
273	Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.18x	$61,570	$51,990	0.89
274	Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.18x	$57,230	$48,390	0.71
275	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.18x	$57,380	$48,630	0.66
276	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.18x	$34,690	$29,440	0.63
277	Jonesboro, AR	1.18x	$49,740	$42,240	1.97
278	Roanoke, VA	1.17x	$55,380	$47,140	0.73
279	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.17x	$78,240	$66,620	0.87
280	Jefferson City, MO	1.17x	$56,400	$48,030	0.45
281	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.17x	$60,340	$51,440	1.27
282	Sheboygan, WI	1.17x	$60,670	$51,890	1.22
283	Syracuse, NY	1.16x	$61,550	$52,990	0.61
284	Richmond, VA	1.16x	$59,590	$51,460	0.85
285	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.16x	$57,980	$50,170	0.64
286	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.15x	$57,000	$49,430	0.84
287	Worcester, MA	1.15x	$66,380	$57,830	0.73
288	Bend, OR	1.15x	$62,510	$54,570	0.57
289	Oklahoma City, OK	1.15x	$54,090	$47,230	0.83
290	Ann Arbor, MI	1.13x	$62,750	$55,380	0.8
291	Greeley, CO	1.13x	$62,270	$55,070	0.59
292	Corvallis, OR	1.13x	$65,010	$57,680	1.41
293	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.12x	$51,510	$45,790	1.19
294	Bloomington, IL	1.12x	$59,750	$53,140	1.18
295	Helena, MT	1.12x	$61,800	$55,040	1.46
296	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.12x	$69,350	$61,960	1.17
297	Boulder, CO	1.12x	$77,800	$69,580	0.48
298	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.12x	$81,030	$72,610	0.93
299	Midland, TX	1.11x	$60,380	$54,480	0.98
300	Portland-South Portland, ME	1.11x	$63,070	$56,960	0.64
301	Springfield, MO	1.10x	$50,280	$45,780	0.96
302	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.10x	$62,400	$56,950	0.95
303	Columbia, MO	1.10x	$51,780	$47,260	0.9
304	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.09x	$66,430	$60,720	0.45
305	Lawton, OK	1.09x	$46,020	$42,090	0.78
306	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.09x	$58,940	$54,060	0.59
307	Texarkana, TX-AR	1.08x	$46,840	$43,200	1.29
308	Tulsa, OK	1.08x	$50,310	$46,670	1.23
309	San Angelo, TX	1.08x	$46,840	$43,530	1.23
310	Victoria, TX	1.07x	$46,040	$43,050	1.01
311	Madison, WI	1.07x	$62,030	$58,080	0.76
312	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.06x	$49,390	$46,610	1.14
313	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.05x	$61,560	$58,460	0.72
314	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.05x	$87,950	$84,050	1.03
315	Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.05x	$41,370	$39,560	0.83
316	Aguadilla, PR	1.03x	$27,190	$26,480	Not published by BLS
317	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.01x	$59,420	$59,070	0.82
318	Odessa, TX	1.00x	$48,730	$48,590	0.72
319	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.00x	$46,560	$46,540	1.53
320	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.98x	$69,800	$71,060	0.96
321	Lincoln, NE	0.98x	$48,770	$49,800	2.21
322	Lewiston, ID-WA	0.98x	$47,160	$48,300	1.3

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 Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, national, by four-digit private industry, May 2025 (annual)
#	Industry (BLS NAICS_TITLE)	Median	P25 to P75	Employment
1	Scientific Research and Development Services	$129,610	$84,850 to $159,190	90
2	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$98,510	$75,970 to $119,730	370
3	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$87,040	$60,480 to $131,140	70
4	Facilities Support Services	$86,480	$74,670 to $103,250	170
5	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$80,180	$62,270 to $85,660	890
6	Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	$74,790	$58,190 to $80,500	2,280
7	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$74,450	$62,840 to $74,470	Not published by BLS
8	Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	$73,910	$61,380 to $97,250	Not published by BLS
9	Ship and Boat Building	$73,080	$66,150 to $74,250	30
10	Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	$68,200	$66,350 to $73,000	Not published by BLS
11	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$64,630	$42,950 to $73,640	150
12	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$63,940	$56,940 to $78,450	350
13	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$63,530	$46,320 to $78,830	4,940
14	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$61,380	$57,960 to $74,840	430
15	Building Equipment Contractors	$60,510	$49,000 to $77,600	18,850
16	Business Support Services	$58,550	$49,360 to $66,870	660
17	Nonresidential Building Construction	$56,050	$49,060 to $67,930	150
18	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	$55,950	$40,800 to $70,620	5,240
19	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$55,420	$38,960 to $63,020	Not published by BLS
20	Investigation and Security Services	$51,520	$44,660 to $64,920	100
21	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$51,450	$47,120 to $56,850	420
22	Employment Services	$51,430	$46,340 to $60,790	4,020
23	Utility System Construction	$51,230	$46,060 to $62,800	920
24	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$46,560	$36,600 to $59,370	3,720
25	Electronics and Appliance Retailers	$45,020	$40,500 to $45,330	Not published by BLS
26	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$39,620	$34,740 to $50,300	Not published by BLS

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

Structured Cabling Technician, United States median by BLS reference period
Period	Median
May 2024	$62,630
May 2025	$63,890

The median moved up $1,260 (+2.0%), from $62,630 in May 2024 to $63,890 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 49-2022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, 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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