Low Voltage Technician Salary: United States

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Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Low Voltage Technician in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Low Voltage Technician in National, the published median for SOC 49-2022, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, is $63,890 per year. The middle half of the Low Voltage Technician in National wage distribution runs from $51,830 to $81,690, a width of $29,860 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Low Voltage Technician comparison, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $75,900 per year while Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX reports $60,340 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Low Voltage Technician figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers, read alongside Low Voltage Technician in National, are Scientific Research and Development Services at $129,610 per year (NAICS 541700); Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution at $98,510 per year (NAICS 221100); Utilities at $98,010 per year (NAICS 22). Those Low Voltage Technician in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Low Voltage Technician in National median was $62,630 per year in May 2024, compared with $63,890 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,260. That Low Voltage Technician in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $62,630 and $63,890 Low Voltage Technician in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $63,890 per year for Low Voltage Technician in National, separate on-call duties, overtime, travel reimbursement, tool replacement and any truck allowance separately; prevailing wage and union requirements must be checked against the actual assignment. The Low Voltage Technician in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Low Voltage Technician in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Low Voltage Technician in National is broader: BLS groups Low Voltage Technician within Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. When calibrating a Low Voltage Technician in National opening, the work checks include State low voltage/limited energy license where required; BICSI Installer/Technician; ask for evidence of that scope instead of using a percentile as a substitute for qualification. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Low Voltage Technician in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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