How much do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make in Fresno, CA?

Percentile spread

For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $56,410 and the 90th percentile is $99,580. The difference is $43,170, which is 47.9% 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 $65,040 to the 75th at $99,040, covers $34,000.

The mean annual wage is $86,460, which sits below the median of $90,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 21.2% higher than the national median of $74,330 for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,187, which is 18.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% lower than the California median of $97,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $88,187 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. Fresno, CA ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $96,520 and employment of 40. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,214, against $88,187 here.
• Visalia, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $83,860 and employment of 40. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,007, against $88,187 here.
• Modesto, CA is 87 miles away, with a median of $100,400 and employment of 120. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,438, against $88,187 here.

Employment share

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (260 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.