Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,143
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$17,357
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,641
Massachusetts costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Massachusetts — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$76,500
Kept after tax
$59,143
Worth in national money
$54,641
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Massachusetts is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $76,500, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.74% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 210 among 485 occupations Massachusetts publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $76,500 the take-home is $59,143. But Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $54,641 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $74,350, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Massachusetts ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, at $76,500 — about 19.74% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 210 of 485 in Massachusetts places telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Massachusetts income tax is $59,143 for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, from $76,500. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,641. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $74,350 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,400 |
| This salary | $76,500 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Massachusetts | $59,143 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,648 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,828 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $71,518 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,130 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Massachusetts earn under $76,500 and half over. The published range runs $39,610 at the tenth percentile to $106,400 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Massachusetts the take-home figure of $59,143, from $76,500, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 210 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,641, the adjusted value of that $76,500 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 210 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers in Massachusetts, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,610 to $106,400; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Massachusetts is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,143 from $76,500. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 210 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $54,641 — the adjusted value of that $76,500 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 210 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $39,610 and the top tenth $106,400 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Massachusetts run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $54,641 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Massachusetts then takes its own share, leaving $59,143.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($39,610) and the ninetieth ($106,400) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Massachusetts's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $54,641 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,143 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Massachusetts income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.