Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Indiana

$61,250avg. a year
$29.45 an hour · 2,050 employed

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Indiana earn an average of $61,250 a year. That is $7,250 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $68,500. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $70,200.

$61,030Median pay
$29.45Average hourly
+14%Avg. pay since 2020
#47Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Indiana metro areas

Average pay for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers by metro area. Swipe to see all 11.

13,480 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$70,200
$33.75 an hour
250 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$64,500
$31.01 an hour
3160 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$63,210
$30.39 an hour
4640 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$63,050
$30.31 an hour
5560 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$62,810
$30.20 an hour
690 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$62,560
$30.08 an hour
7450 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$62,270
$29.94 an hour
870 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$61,230
$29.44 an hour
960 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$57,520
$27.65 an hour
10120 jobs
Evansville, IN
$57,290
$27.54 an hour
11180 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$54,650
$26.27 an hour

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Indiana, charted

Pay over time

Indiana, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Indiana telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Indiana vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$68,500$32.93
Indiana$61,250$29.45
Illinois$67,380$32.39
Ohio$66,980$32.20
Michigan$64,150$30.84
Kentucky$61,880$29.75

Average pay, Indiana, May 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS

Questions and answers

How much do telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers make in Indiana?

The average is $61,250 a year, and the median is $61,030. That is $7,250 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $68,500.

What is the hourly wage in Indiana?

$29.45 an hour on average; the median is $29.34.

Where in Indiana do they earn the most?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($70,200), followed by Elkhart-Goshen, IN ($64,500). The lowest average among 11 metro areas with data is South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ($54,650).

How does Indiana rank?

Indiana ranks #47 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 49-2022. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.