Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · SOC 49-2021
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers Salary in the Wilmington Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Wilmington, NC metro area
Figures describe the Wilmington, NC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Wilmington city limits.
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers in the Wilmington, NC metro area earned a median of $47,040 per year ($22.62 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,420 at the 10th percentile to $62,860 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers in the Wilmington metro area earn more than $47,040 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,420 and $62,710.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,420 | $38,420 | $47,040 | $62,710 | $62,860 |
| Hourly | $18.47 | $18.47 | $22.62 | $30.15 | $30.22 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Wilmington metro areathis metro area$47,040 median for Wilmington metro area; middle half earns $38,420 to $62,710
- North Carolinastate (NC)$47,040 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $38,520 to $61,090
- United Statesnational$63,520 median for United States; middle half earns $50,580 to $82,370
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs North Carolina overall and −26% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Wilmington metro area has the 50th-highest published median for this occupation among the 51 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Wilmington metro areathis page$47,040 median for Wilmington metro area; middle half earns $38,420 to $62,710
- $49,970 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $40,810 to $63,360
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairerss · Highest-paying occupations in Wilmington Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.