SOC 49-2021 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$63,520

10th percentile
$44,460
25th percentile
$50,580
Median
$63,520
75th percentile
$82,370
90th percentile
$103,990
Mean
$69,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 11,140.

That median is 24.6% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ70$58,800$105,240$113,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTNot available$100,890$100,890$100,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX300$44,010$97,970$98,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ370$59,250$96,610$114,560
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD130$65,930$95,620$184,770
Albuquerque, NM50$41,040$86,580$107,190
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA100$52,890$82,380$121,780
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX150$47,510$81,270$95,630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI40$61,560$80,880$92,980
Pittsburgh, PA50$48,670$80,430$104,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX50$32,220$79,340$103,300
Anchorage, AK40$66,560$76,920$99,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV310$48,860$76,070$121,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL210$51,880$75,780$107,590
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA50$58,710$75,330$105,470
Lansing-East Lansing, MI40$56,530$74,570$82,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA70$57,370$70,880$100,080
Columbus, OH100$38,480$67,980$110,930
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC280$57,990$67,790$82,490
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX70$38,880$67,150$100,270

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD380$52,670$65,520$105,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ370$59,250$96,610$114,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV310$48,860$76,070$121,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX300$44,010$97,970$98,840
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO290$43,470$61,510$78,100
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC280$57,990$67,790$82,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA230$50,350$63,540$105,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL210$51,880$75,780$107,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA200$45,640$58,360$83,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA190$40,680$59,020$103,570
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR190$22,770$22,780$38,020
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI150$40,030$65,910$74,570
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX150$47,510$81,270$95,630
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD130$65,930$95,620$184,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA120$59,370$62,010$94,540
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA120$49,800$60,910$96,160
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN110$49,130$50,170$68,710
Columbus, OH100$38,480$67,980$110,930
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA100$52,890$82,380$121,780
St. Louis, MO-IL90$43,370$54,070$84,470

States and territories

State estimates for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
IdahoNot available$85,850$107,250$112,770
Pennsylvania240$49,780$103,010$108,780
ConnecticutNot available$68,810$100,890$100,890
Maryland370$67,080$100,800$180,030
Arizona100$51,200$95,040$105,300
New York420$48,570$81,070$114,560
Nevada60$44,730$79,380$97,960
Alaska50$66,560$79,050$114,500
Washington240$52,780$79,020$110,460
South Carolina40$61,370$78,250$97,170
Texas830$43,700$77,910$98,840
Minnesota80$61,560$76,960$92,980
New Jersey590$52,670$75,930$103,920
Ohio370$37,710$72,160$108,710
Virginia660$48,440$67,790$103,310
Hawaii70$45,590$65,970$103,990
New Mexico100$41,030$65,110$100,110
Michigan410$44,030$64,130$74,570
South Dakota30$52,830$63,620$78,000
California1,030$48,650$62,840$96,600
New Hampshire110$48,800$62,450$88,180
West Virginia120$40,890$62,170$105,240
Georgia190$53,350$62,010$90,810
Illinois780$48,540$61,110$77,630
Oregon320$40,680$61,020$103,570
MassachusettsNot available$38,180$60,890$88,450
Indiana280$43,200$60,840$79,940
Delaware40$43,250$60,740$75,380
Florida520$42,830$60,140$100,190
Vermont60$43,710$59,290$99,760
Kansas80$40,210$58,010$91,280
WisconsinNot available$49,440$57,740$91,760
Colorado530$43,470$56,110$78,100
Oklahoma130$47,150$55,880$64,640
Missouri130$38,030$52,450$94,640
NebraskaNot available$48,920$52,410$74,910
Maine130$36,500$51,970$81,840
Iowa50$43,710$50,760$93,560
Kentucky90$37,470$49,840$96,040
Tennessee330$43,880$49,140$68,710
MississippiNot available$40,520$47,960$91,770
North Carolina280$37,470$47,040$79,090
Montana100$39,350$47,000$94,000
Guam80$33,020$37,570$60,270
Puerto Rico210$22,770$26,640$46,970

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers is $63,520. Employment is 11,140.

How does Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers is 24.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is highest on this page's list at $105,240.