How much do Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers make in Morgantown, WV?

Percentile spread

For Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $51,310 and the 90th percentile is $90,120. The difference is $38,810, which is 53.9% 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 $60,830 to the 75th at $90,120, covers $29,290.

The mean annual wage is $74,260, which sits above the median of $71,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Morgantown, WV median is 3.2% lower than the national median of $74,330 for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,098, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.8% lower than the West Virginia median of $89,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Morgantown, WV is 93.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers at $77,098 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers. Morgantown, WV ranks 15th of 23 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 64 miles away, with a median of $91,090 and employment of 50. That median is 26.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,133, against $77,098 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 65 miles away, with a median of $91,500 and employment of 710. That median is 27.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,651, against $77,098 here.
• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 101 miles away, with a median of $89,120 and employment of 50. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,797, against $77,098 here.

Employment share

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Morgantown, WV (80 of 67,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (97,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.89 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.