considering a cable installer job?

Question

I am considering a job as a cable installer in brevard county,fl.the possible wage advertised is 40k-60k.is this income feasible? I understand it is a contracting position,what percentage of my incomce do i expect to pay in taxes?
anybody knows somebody that does this for a living? your response is greatly valued as i need this information to determine if i should go for it or not.
thanks

thanks for all ur answers adn they have been very helpful..this is actually a CATV with a firm that is contracted to brighthouse...hoping it is worth my try

Answer 1

I'm not sure what kind of cable installing your talking about? Is this CATV? The salary sounds about right. Sometimes even though your contracting they withold taxes. In my case contracting just means I work for a firm other than the company which you preform the work for. If not figure about 30% of your gross.

Answer 2

My hubby does this here. It sounds as if the 40K is the low end and 60K is the high end, and from what I know of Florida (lived in Tampa and the Keys) then I would say yes, it's possible. If it's not for a company, however, then it's a bit different. My husband actually works for the company and doesn't contract for them. He started out making good money and once he's moved up, he can make VERY SWEET money for this area (we're in Arkansas). As far as taxes, normally, income tax is just above 20%. If you are paying your own taxes, do it quarterly, as then you won't have a huge lump sum to pay at tax season.

Answer 3

I did it at Viasource Communications in New York.

Is it possible? At what I was paid I made the low end of that scale but not much higher. You may be paid better. Viasource was a contractor, Cablevision or Time Warner is an operator - they would probably pay more. Also, you can work later, get overtime (sometimes) etc.

As to the percentage that you pay in taxes - it depends on what bracket you're in. At 40k I think you're in a higher bracket than making 29K a year.

Write me if you have any more questions.

Answer 4

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