SOC 49-2021 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $67,130. The 10th percentile is $38,180 and the 90th percentile is $88,480. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$67,130

10th percentile
$38,180
25th percentile
$58,280
Median
$67,130
75th percentile
$75,090
90th percentile
$88,480
Mean
$68,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $38,180 and the 90th percentile is $88,480. The difference is $50,300, which is 74.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,280 to the 75th at $75,090, covers $16,810.

The mean annual wage is $68,120, which sits above the median of $67,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $63,520 for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,005, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% higher than the Massachusetts median of $60,890.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers at $62,005 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $51,970 and employment of 40. That median is 22.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,022, against $62,005 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 97 miles away, with a median of $100,890. That median is 50.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,194, against $62,005 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $96,610 and employment of 370. That median is 43.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,827, against $62,005 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $67,130. The 10th percentile is $38,180 and the 90th percentile is $88,480.

How does that compare with the national median for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?

The local median is 5.7% higher than the national median of $63,520.

What is Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $67,130 is $62,005. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers?

Portland-South Portland, ME is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 84 miles away, at $51,970. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.