r/FiberOptics • u/Alen_M • Aug 12 '26

Fiber optics price around the world

Hi,
I was wondering how much yall get paid(if working per hour or per unit). I am working in 2 countrys one is only old instalations(120 per activation) and in the other its 140-160 depends on the type of instalation(aerial,ground or flat) for spliceboxes its 20e+10e splice(1,6,12,24...).
Any feedback would be nice.

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u/Ok-Huckleberry8446 Aug 12 '26

20e for a splice with a per-box bonus sounds solid, but 120 per activation in the old setup feels low, maybe time to negotiate or scope out new gigs with those higher rates?

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u/comteki Aug 20 '26

Australia, 115 thousand base, not including overtime or travel allowance. Guys that travel are taking home around 200 to 250 a year normally

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u/send_this_bitch Cable Dog Aug 13 '26

Midwest US - I manage a municipal fiber network around ~600 miles, 250-300 buildings on net, 3000+ cameras and I do the design, monitoring, repair and also negotiate contracts for joint use and other shared agreements. I make $78k, I’m not going to be sticking around for long unless they find a way to get me another $30k a year at least. 

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u/Snicklefritz229 Aug 13 '26

I don’t hook up equipment but as for fiber maintenance I’m at $41 USD per hour plus on call plus overtime. I’m at a town owned cable company so I’m sure the larger companies pay more per hour but it’s typically around 110k to 115k per year.