SOC 49-9052 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Colorado Springs, CO is $51,570. The 10th percentile is $44,980 and the 90th percentile is $83,460. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$51,570

10th percentile
$44,980
25th percentile
$44,980
Median
$51,570
75th percentile
$71,180
90th percentile
$83,460
Mean
$58,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $44,980 and the 90th percentile is $83,460. The difference is $38,480, which is 74.6% 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 $44,980 to the 75th at $71,180, covers $26,200.

The mean annual wage is $58,970, which sits above the median of $51,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Colorado Springs, CO median is 30.6% lower than the national median of $74,330 for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,208, which is 31.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.9% lower than the Colorado median of $66,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $51,208 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 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 4th 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).).

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $70,130 and employment of 930. That median is 36% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,297, against $51,208 here.
  • Pueblo, CO is 48 miles away, with a median of $63,910 and employment of 30. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,648, against $51,208 here.
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 133 miles away, with a median of $76,070 and employment of 70. That median is 47.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,222, against $51,208 here.

Employment share

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (330 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make in Colorado Springs, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers in Colorado Springs, CO is $51,570. The 10th percentile is $44,980 and the 90th percentile is $83,460. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers?

The local median is 30.6% lower than the national median of $74,330.

What is Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,570 is $51,208. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $70,130. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.