Fiber splicer per diem and pay report
Updated November 12, 2026. Every number here comes from the 80 fiber splicer jobs on FiberCrew this week, each one checked against the employer's own posting.
Per diem on traveling splicer jobs
Only 2 of 26 traveling splicer jobs say how much the per diem is.
| What the posting says | Jobs |
|---|---|
| States a per diem amount: Congruex, $150 daily (as listed); Deeply Digital, $60/day | 2 |
| Mentions per diem or covered travel costs, with no amount | 10 |
| Doesn't mention per diem | 14 |
A posting that doesn't mention per diem doesn't mean there isn't one. Ask before you commit to a travel job.
The 26 traveling splicer jobs
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SplicingFull-time Listed Nov 9
Travel Fiber Splicer
$23–$42/hr union rates set by IBEW classification
- Travel: National travel on a…
- Per diem not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Long-haul
- OTDR
- Union (IBEW)
-
SplicingFull-time Listed Oct 12
Fiber Splicer
$22–$30/hr
- Travel: Regional travel within…
- Per diem not stated
- OTDR
- Fiber cert
- Overtime
- On-call
-
Splicing Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicer Technician – Travel
$26–$40/hr
- Travel: Weekly travel throughout MI…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- OTDR
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Splicing Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicer Technician – Travel
$26–$40/hr
- Travel: Weekly travel throughout MI…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- OTDR
-
Splicing Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicer Technician – Travel
$26–$40/hr
- Travel: Weekly travel throughout MI…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- OTDR
-
Splicing Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicer Technician – Travel
$26–$40/hr
- Travel: 100%
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- OSHA
- Pole climbing
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Splicing Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicer
$25–$35/hr
- Travel: 25–50%
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- Bucket truck
- Pole climbing
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Splicing Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicer
$18–$27/hr
- Travel: 25–50%
- Per diem not stated
- OTDR
-
Splicing Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicer (Data Center)
$35–$50/hr plus a $1,000 sign-on bonus
- Travel: 50% or more
- Per diem: $150 daily
- Data center
- Ribbon splicing
- Aerial
- OTDR
- OSHA
- Sign-on bonus
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Splicing Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicer – Traveling
$25–$35/hr
- Travel: Extensive, on multi-week…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- Bucket truck
- Pole climbing
-
Splicing Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicer – Traveling
$25–$35/hr
- Travel: Extensive, on multi-week…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- Bucket truck
- Pole climbing
-
SplicingFull-time Listed Sep 23
Traveling Fiber Optics Splicer
$20–$28/hr
- Travel: On the road in Colorado, New…
- Per diem: $60/day
- Aerial
- Underground
- Fiber cert
-
SplicingFull-time Listed Sep 23
Experienced Splicer
$30–$35/hr
- Travel: Frequent out-of-town travel…
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- OPGW & transmission
- OTDR
- Will train
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SplicingFull-time Listed Nov 9
Fiber Technician
Pay not listed
- Travel: Frequent, with overnight stays
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- CDL
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Nov 9
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Travel required
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Housing provided
- Staffing agency
- Contract-to-hire
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SplicingFull-time Listed Oct 5
Fiber Splicer
Pay not listed
- Travel: Up to 50%
- Per diem not stated
- Aerial
- Underground
- Ribbon splicing
- OTDR
-
Splicing Listed Sep 23
Apprentice Fiber Technician
Pay not listed
- Travel: Regular travel to project…
- Per diem not stated
- OPGW & transmission
- Entry level
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Splicing Listed Sep 23
Journeyman Fiber Technician
Pay not listed
- Travel: Regular, often for extended…
- Per diem not stated
- OPGW & transmission
- Lead role
-
SplicingContract Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
-
SplicingContract Listed Sep 23
Fiber Splicing Technician – Ribbon Splicing (Travel Required)
Pay not listed
- Travel: Nationwide projects
- Per diem, amount not stated
- Ribbon splicing
- Data center
- Staffing agency
Pay in splicer postings
44 of 80 splicer jobs list pay.
41 give an hourly range and 3 give an annual salary. Posted hourly pay runs from $18 to $50. The typical posted range is $25–$35 an hour (median low end to median high end).
Hourly pay by state
States with at least three splicer jobs that list hourly pay.
How we count
These counts cover the fiber splicer jobs listed on FiberCrew as of November 12, 2026. We open each employer's own posting before a job goes up and re-check every listing weekly, so closed jobs drop out.
A traveling job is one where travel is a regular part of the work: 25% or more, "traveling" in the title, or out-of-state or nationwide projects. We record pay, travel and per diem only as the posting states them. We never estimate.
This page updates every week. To cite it: FiberCrew Jobs, "Fiber splicer per diem and pay report," November 12, 2026, https://fibercrewjobs.com/per-diem-report.