Dairy Equipment Technician Salary in the United States
How much does a Dairy Equipment Technician make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dairy Equipment Technician in the United States is $54,501 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.
However, a Dairy Equipment Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,426
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,801 to $66,501
Key Factors That Influence Dairy Equipment Technician Salaries
A Dairy Equipment Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Dairy Equipment Technician Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Dairy Equipment Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $68,701
San Francisco: $68,001
Oakland: $66,501
San Jose, CA$68,701
San Francisco, CA$68,001
Oakland, CA$66,501
New York, NY$62,701
Paramus, NJ$62,001
Queens Village, NY$62,001
Passaic, NJ$61,901
Bergenfield, NJ$61,901
Huntington, NY$61,801
Stamford, CT$61,801
Newark, NJ$61,401
Bridgeport, CT$61,201
Vallejo, CA$61,101
New Brunswick, NJ$61,101
Petaluma, CA$61,101
Middlesex, NJ$61,001
Somerset, NJ$60,901
Santa Cruz, CA$60,901
Boston, MA$60,501
Monterey, CA$60,301
Seattle, WA$60,201
Santa Rosa, CA$60,201
Los Angeles, CA$60,201
Juneau, AK$60,101
Washington, DC$60,001
Orange, CA$59,801
Santa Ana, CA$59,701
Anchorage, AK$59,601
Anaheim, CA$59,601
Long Beach, CA$59,601
Santa Maria, CA$59,401
Everett, WA$59,401
Danbury, CT$59,201
Bremerton, WA$59,101
Tacoma, WA$58,901
New Suffolk, NY$58,901
Sacramento, CA$58,901
Santa Barbara, CA$58,901
Trenton, NJ$58,801
San Diego, CA$58,801
Brockton, MA$58,701
Fairbanks, AK$58,601
Lompoc, CA$58,501
Lowell, MA$58,401
Ventura, CA$58,401
Nashua, NH$58,401
Stockton, CA$58,401
Modesto, CA$58,001
Poughkeepsie, NY$57,901
Kennewick, WA$57,801
Olympia, WA$57,801
New Haven, CT$57,701
Lawrence, MA$57,601
Hartford, CT$57,501
Riverside, CA$57,501
Richland, WA$57,401
Bakersfield, CA$57,401
New Bedford, MA$57,401
Portsmouth, NH$57,301
Norwich, CT$57,301
New London, CT$57,301
San Bernardino, CA$57,301
New Britain, CT$57,301
Atlantic City, NJ$57,301
Boulder, CO$57,201
Portland, OR$57,101
Worcester, MA$57,101
Minneapolis, MN$56,901
Philadelphia, PA$56,801
Honolulu, HI$56,701
Saint Paul, MN$56,601
Vineland, NJ$56,601
Providence, RI$56,501
Chicago, IL$56,301
Springfield, MA$56,201
Bellingham, WA$56,201
Baltimore, MD$56,201
Chico, CA$56,001
Pittsfield, MA$55,901
Manchester, NH$55,801
Spokane, WA$55,601
Denver, CO$55,501
Albany, NY$55,301
Troy, NY$55,301
Nassau, NY$55,201
Schenectady, NY$55,201
Wilmington, DE$55,101
Burlington, VT$55,001
Salem, OR$55,001
Yakima, WA$54,801
Portland, ME$54,801
Rochester, MN$54,601
Reno, NV$54,601
Fresno, CA$54,601
Milwaukee, WI$54,501
Detroit, MI$54,501
Ann Arbor, MI$54,501
Allentown, PA$54,501
Carson City, NV$54,401
Syracuse, NY$54,401
Colorado Springs, CO$54,401
Houston, TX$54,301
Eugene, OR$54,301
Gary, IN$54,201
Springfield, OR$54,101
Bismarck, ND$54,101
Galveston, TX$54,101
Fort Collins, CO$54,001
Concord, NH$54,001
Medford, OR$54,001
Austin, TX$53,901
Mesa, AZ$53,801
Reading, PA$53,801
Phoenix, AZ$53,801
Dallas, TX$53,801
Saint Cloud, MN$53,801
Madison, WI$53,701
Utica, NY$53,501
Atlanta, GA$53,401
Raleigh, NC$53,401
Des Moines, IA$53,401
Rochester, NY$53,401
Battle Creek, MI$53,301
Salt Lake City, UT$53,301
Lancaster, PA$53,201
Harrisburg, PA$53,201
Boca Raton, FL$53,101
Columbus, OH$53,101
Fort Worth, TX$53,101
Kansas City, KS$53,101
Kansas City, MO$53,101
Champaign, IL$53,101
Pittsburgh, PA$53,001
Richmond, VA$53,001
Indianapolis, IN$53,001
Cleveland, OH$53,001
Cincinnati, OH$52,901
Las Vegas, NV$52,901
Petersburg, VA$52,901
Huntsville, AL$52,801
Lansing, MI$52,701
Lebanon, PA$52,701
Pueblo, CO$52,701
Appleton, WI$52,701
Buffalo, NY$52,701
Dayton, OH$52,701
Racine, WI$52,701
Charlotte, NC$52,701
Benton Harbor, MI$52,601
Lorain, OH$52,601
Beaumont, TX$52,601
Billings, MT$52,601
York, PA$52,601
Elkhart, IN$52,601
Saint Louis, MO$52,601
Gastonia, NC$52,601
Elyria, OH$52,501
Fargo, ND$52,501
Springfield, IL$52,501
Rock Hill, SC$52,501
Rockford, IL$52,501
Binghamton, NY$52,501
Toledo, OH$52,501
Flagstaff, AZ$52,401
Fort Lauderdale, FL$52,401
Duluth, MN$52,401
Miami, FL$52,401
Cheyenne, WY$52,301
Grand Forks, ND$52,301
Bangor, ME$52,201
Cedar Rapids, IA$52,101
Durham, NC$52,101
Louisville, KY$52,101
Grand Rapids, MI$52,101
Hialeah, FL$52,101
Casper, WY$52,001
Virginia Beach, VA$51,901
Akron, OH$51,901
Scranton, PA$51,901
New Orleans, LA$51,901
Peoria, IL$51,801
Sarasota, FL$51,801
Nashville, TN$51,801
Omaha, NE$51,801
Green Bay, WI$51,801
Baton Rouge, LA$51,801
Saint Petersburg, FL$51,701
Tucson, AZ$51,701
Jamestown, NY$51,701
Charleston, SC$51,701
Davenport, IA$51,701
Tampa, FL$51,601
Evansville, IN$51,601
Port Arthur, TX$51,601
Bradenton, FL$51,601
Santa Fe, NM$51,501
Clearwater, FL$51,401
Orlando, FL$51,401
Canton, OH$51,301
La Crosse, WI$51,301
Albuquerque, NM$51,201
Newport News, VA$51,201
High Point, NC$51,201
Ogden, UT$51,201
Salisbury, NC$51,101
Saginaw, MI$51,101
Rock Island, IL$51,101
Jacksonville, FL$51,101
Norfolk, VA$51,101
Corpus Christi, TX$51,101
Laramie, WY$51,101
Boise, ID$51,001
Moline, IL$51,001
Fort Myers, FL$51,001
Memphis, TN$51,001
Tulsa, OK$51,001
Waterloo, IA$50,901
Spartanburg, SC$50,901
Cedar Falls, IA$50,801
Provo, UT$50,801
Lincoln, NE$50,801
Fort Wayne, IN$50,801
San Antonio, TX$50,701
Greensboro, NC$50,701
South Bend, IN$50,701
Savannah, GA$50,701
Muskegon, MI$50,601
Birmingham, AL$50,601
Winston Salem, NC$50,601
Lake Charles, LA$50,501
Anderson, IN$50,501
Wichita, KS$50,401
Lima, OH$50,401
Tuscaloosa, AL$50,401
Augusta, GA$50,401
Lexington, KY$50,401
Greenville, SC$50,401
Springfield, OH$50,301
Columbia, SC$50,301
Asheville, NC$50,201
Bloomington, IN$50,201
Knoxville, TN$50,001
Shreveport, LA$50,001
Wilmington, NC$49,901
Roanoke, VA$49,901
Chillicothe, OH$49,801
Oklahoma City, OK$49,801
Topeka, KS$49,801
Frankfort, KY$49,801
Longview, TX$49,701
Melbourne, FL$49,701
Sioux Falls, SD$49,701
Mobile, AL$49,701
Amarillo, TX$49,601
Terre Haute, IN$49,601
Altoona, PA$49,601
Fayetteville, AR$49,501
Chattanooga, TN$49,501
Killeen, TX$49,501
Sioux City, IA$49,401
Idaho Falls, ID$49,401
Lynchburg, VA$49,401
Gainesville, FL$49,301
Portsmouth, OH$49,301
Little Rock, AR$49,301
Daytona Beach, FL$49,201
Temple, TX$49,201
Pensacola, FL$49,201
Youngstown, OH$49,201
Lafayette, LA$49,201
Clarksville, TN$49,201
Hopkinsville, KY$49,001
Erie, PA$49,001
Florence, SC$49,001
Charleston, WV$48,901
Great Falls, MT$48,901
Helena, MT$48,801
Waco, TX$48,801
Tallahassee, FL$48,801
Fayetteville, NC$48,801
Macon, GA$48,801
Pine Bluff, AR$48,701
Vincennes, IN$48,701
Lubbock, TX$48,601
Alamogordo, NM$48,601
Twin Falls, ID$48,601
Rapid City, SD$48,501
Montgomery, AL$48,401
Parkersburg, WV$48,401
Jackson, MS$48,401
Huntington, WV$48,401
Greenville, MS$48,401
Wichita Falls, TX$48,301
Springfield, MO$48,301
Biloxi, MS$48,301
Columbus, GA$48,201
Sumter, SC$48,201
Johnstown, PA$48,201
Monroe, LA$48,201
Pascagoula, MS$48,101
Abilene, TX$48,101
Kingsport, TN$47,901
Albany, GA$47,901
Gulfport, MS$47,901
Alexandria, LA$47,701
Fort Smith, AR$47,601
El Paso, TX$47,501
Las Cruces, NM$47,201
Harlingen, TX$47,101
Pocatello, ID$47,101
Florence, AL$47,001
Brownsville, TX$47,001
Mcallen, TX$46,901
Dothan, AL$46,801
Columbus, MS$46,501
Altus, OK$46,201
Lawton, OK$46,101
Pierre, SD$45,901
Dairy Equipment Technician Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Dairy Equipment Technician salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $54,501.
While startup companies pay approximate $54,501.
Understanding how a Dairy Equipment Technician's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$43,801
Average$54,501/year
$66,501
$3,650
Average$4,542/month
$5,542
$842
Average$1,048/week
$1,279
$21
Average$26/hour
$32
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$66,501
$5,542
$1,279
$32
Average
$54,501
$4,542
$1,048
$26
25th Percentile
$43,801
$3,650
$842
$21
Dairy Equipment Technician Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Dairy Equipment Technician, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Product Return/Remediation Specialist III role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$45,900 - a projected growth of
-16%
over your current level.
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Most common benefits for Dairy Equipment Technician
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Disability
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