Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI), the median pay for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers is $30.16 an hour ($62,730 a year). About 1,880 people work in this job there.

$30.16Median hourly pay
$52,160–$77,080Middle half of workers, yearly
1,880People in this job in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI)

That is 2% lower than the U.S. median ($63,890). It is 2% higher than the Michigan median ($61,700).

Pay range for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$22.32$46,420
25% of workers$25.08$52,160
Half of workers (median)$30.16$62,730
75% of workers$37.06$77,080
90% of workers$48.18$100,220

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers pay in Michigan metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Saginaw$76,780140
Lansing-East Lansing$62,790260
Ann Arbor$62,750160
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (this page)$62,7301,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood$61,010310
Traverse City$60,69060
Kalamazoo-Portage$58,920100
Muskegon-Norton Shores$54,77040

Michigan unemployment rate: 5% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

  • Typical education to start: Postsecondary nondegree award (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -3.3% over ten years, declining · about 11,300 openings a year (BLS)

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.