Hourly Wage for Pasteurization Technician Salary in the United States

What is the hourly salary range of Pasteurization Technician?

As of July 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Pasteurization Technician in the United States is $22, which translates to an annual salary of about $44,800.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $25 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $20 to $23 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $18 per hour

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Pasteurization Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,100	$4,008	$925	$23
Average	$44,800	$3,733	$862	$22
25th Percentile	$41,000	$3,417	$788	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Pasteurization Technician Salaries

A Pasteurization Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pasteurization Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pasteurization Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,516
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,145
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,637
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,785
Expert (over 8 years): $45,884

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Pasteurization Technician	$44,516
Intermediate Level Pasteurization Technician	$45,145
Senior Level Pasteurization Technician	$45,637
Specialist Level Pasteurization Technician	$45,785
Expert Level Pasteurization Technician	$45,884

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How Do Pasteurization 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 Pasteurization Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,600.
California: $49,400.
Massachusetts: $48,700.

District of Columbia $49,600 California $49,400 Massachusetts $48,700 Washington $48,500 New Jersey $48,500 Alaska $48,400 Connecticut $47,800 New York $47,600

Hawaii $46,800 Rhode Island $46,400 Maryland $46,200 Minnesota $45,800 Colorado $45,700 Illinois $45,600 Oregon $45,500 Delaware $45,300

New Hampshire $45,200 Virginia $45,100 Pennsylvania $44,600 Nevada $44,300 North Dakota $44,200 Michigan $44,100 Wisconsin $44,000 Vermont $43,900

Texas $43,700 Ohio $43,600 Maine $43,600 Arizona $43,600 Georgia $43,200 Indiana $43,000 Wyoming $42,900 Utah $42,900

Iowa $42,800 Kansas $42,600 Louisiana $42,600 North Carolina $42,500 Missouri $42,500 Florida $42,400 Montana $42,300 Nebraska $42,200

Kentucky $42,100 South Carolina $41,900 Tennessee $41,800 Idaho $41,800 New Mexico $41,500 Oklahoma $41,400 Alabama $41,100 South Dakota $40,700

Arkansas $40,400 West Virginia $40,300 Mississippi $39,900

Top Paying Cities for Pasteurization Technicians

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: $56,400
San Francisco: $55,800
Oakland: $54,600

San Jose, CA $56,400

San Francisco, CA $55,800

Oakland, CA $54,600

New York, NY $51,500

Paramus, NJ $50,900

Queens Village, NY $50,900

Passaic, NJ $50,900

Bergenfield, NJ $50,900

Stamford, CT $50,800

Huntington, NY $50,700

Newark, NJ $50,400

Bridgeport, CT $50,300

Vallejo, CA $50,200

New Brunswick, NJ $50,200

Petaluma, CA $50,200

Middlesex, NJ $50,100

Somerset, NJ $50,100

Santa Cruz, CA $50,000

Boston, MA $49,700

Monterey, CA $49,600

Seattle, WA $49,500

Santa Rosa, CA $49,500

Los Angeles, CA $49,500

Juneau, AK $49,300

Washington, DC $49,300

Orange, CA $49,100

Long Beach, CA $49,000

Anaheim, CA $49,000

Santa Ana, CA $49,000

Anchorage, AK $48,900

Santa Maria, CA $48,800

Everett, WA $48,800

Danbury, CT $48,600

Bremerton, WA $48,600

Sacramento, CA $48,400

Tacoma, WA $48,400

New Suffolk, NY $48,400

San Diego, CA $48,300

Trenton, NJ $48,300

Santa Barbara, CA $48,300

Brockton, MA $48,200

Fairbanks, AK $48,100

Lompoc, CA $48,000

Lowell, MA $48,000

Ventura, CA $48,000

Nashua, NH $48,000

Stockton, CA $48,000

Modesto, CA $47,600

Kennewick, WA $47,500

Olympia, WA $47,500

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,500

New Haven, CT $47,400

Lawrence, MA $47,300

New Bedford, MA $47,200

Hartford, CT $47,200

Riverside, CA $47,200

Richland, WA $47,200

San Bernardino, CA $47,100

Norwich, CT $47,100

Portsmouth, NH $47,100

New London, CT $47,100

Bakersfield, CA $47,100

New Britain, CT $47,100

Atlantic City, NJ $47,100

Boulder, CO $47,000

Portland, OR $46,900

Worcester, MA $46,900

Minneapolis, MN $46,800

Philadelphia, PA $46,700

Honolulu, HI $46,500

Saint Paul, MN $46,500

Vineland, NJ $46,500

Providence, RI $46,400

Chicago, IL $46,300

Springfield, MA $46,200

Bellingham, WA $46,200

Baltimore, MD $46,200

Chico, CA $46,000

Pittsfield, MA $45,900

Manchester, NH $45,800

Spokane, WA $45,600

Denver, CO $45,600

Albany, NY $45,400

Troy, NY $45,400

Nassau, NY $45,400

Schenectady, NY $45,300

Wilmington, DE $45,300

Burlington, VT $45,200

Salem, OR $45,200

Portland, ME $45,100

Yakima, WA $45,000

Rochester, MN $44,900

Reno, NV $44,800

Fresno, CA $44,800

Milwaukee, WI $44,800

Detroit, MI $44,800

Ann Arbor, MI $44,800

Allentown, PA $44,800

Carson City, NV $44,700

Syracuse, NY $44,700

Colorado Springs, CO $44,700

Houston, TX $44,600

Eugene, OR $44,600

Gary, IN $44,500

Springfield, OR $44,500

Bismarck, ND $44,500

Galveston, TX $44,400

Medford, OR $44,400

Fort Collins, CO $44,400

Austin, TX $44,300

Concord, NH $44,300

Mesa, AZ $44,200

Reading, PA $44,200

Phoenix, AZ $44,200

Dallas, TX $44,200

Saint Cloud, MN $44,200

Madison, WI $44,100

Utica, NY $44,000

Raleigh, NC $43,900

Des Moines, IA $43,900

Rochester, NY $43,900

Atlanta, GA $43,800

Battle Creek, MI $43,800

Salt Lake City, UT $43,800

Lancaster, PA $43,700

Harrisburg, PA $43,700

Indianapolis, IN $43,600

Richmond, VA $43,600

Pittsburgh, PA $43,600

Boca Raton, FL $43,600

Champaign, IL $43,600

Fort Worth, TX $43,600

Kansas City, KS $43,600

Kansas City, MO $43,600

Columbus, OH $43,600

Las Vegas, NV $43,500

Cleveland, OH $43,500

Cincinnati, OH $43,500

Huntsville, AL $43,400

Petersburg, VA $43,400

Charlotte, NC $43,300

Lansing, MI $43,300

Lebanon, PA $43,300

Pueblo, CO $43,300

Appleton, WI $43,300

Buffalo, NY $43,300

Dayton, OH $43,300

Racine, WI $43,300

Lorain, OH $43,200

Beaumont, TX $43,200

Billings, MT $43,200

York, PA $43,200

Elkhart, IN $43,200

Saint Louis, MO $43,200

Benton Harbor, MI $43,200

Gastonia, NC $43,200

Toledo, OH $43,200

Fargo, ND $43,100

Flagstaff, AZ $43,100

Elyria, OH $43,100

Rock Hill, SC $43,100

Rockford, IL $43,100

Springfield, IL $43,100

Binghamton, NY $43,100

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,000

Duluth, MN $43,000

Miami, FL $43,000

Grand Forks, ND $43,000

Cheyenne, WY $43,000

Bangor, ME $42,900

Hialeah, FL $42,800

Grand Rapids, MI $42,800

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,800

Durham, NC $42,800

Louisville, KY $42,800

Virginia Beach, VA $42,700

Casper, WY $42,700

Scranton, PA $42,700

New Orleans, LA $42,700

Sarasota, FL $42,600

Peoria, IL $42,600

Akron, OH $42,600

Nashville, TN $42,500

Omaha, NE $42,500

Green Bay, WI $42,500

Baton Rouge, LA $42,500

Charleston, SC $42,500

Davenport, IA $42,500

Jamestown, NY $42,500

Tucson, AZ $42,500

Bradenton, FL $42,400

Port Arthur, TX $42,400

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,400

Tampa, FL $42,400

Evansville, IN $42,400

Santa Fe, NM $42,300

Orlando, FL $42,200

Clearwater, FL $42,200

High Point, NC $42,100

Ogden, UT $42,100

Newport News, VA $42,100

Canton, OH $42,100

La Crosse, WI $42,100

Albuquerque, NM $42,100

Corpus Christi, TX $42,000

Norfolk, VA $42,000

Laramie, WY $42,000

Rock Island, IL $42,000

Saginaw, MI $42,000

Jacksonville, FL $41,900

Salisbury, NC $41,900

Boise, ID $41,900

Moline, IL $41,900

Fort Myers, FL $41,900

Memphis, TN $41,900

Tulsa, OK $41,900

Fort Wayne, IN $41,800

Provo, UT $41,800

Spartanburg, SC $41,800

Waterloo, IA $41,800

Lincoln, NE $41,800

Cedar Falls, IA $41,700

San Antonio, TX $41,700

Greensboro, NC $41,700

South Bend, IN $41,700

Savannah, GA $41,600

Muskegon, MI $41,600

Birmingham, AL $41,600

Winston Salem, NC $41,600

Lake Charles, LA $41,500

Anderson, IN $41,500

Wichita, KS $41,400

Lima, OH $41,400

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,400

Augusta, GA $41,400

Lexington, KY $41,400

Greenville, SC $41,400

Springfield, OH $41,300

Asheville, NC $41,300

Columbia, SC $41,300

Bloomington, IN $41,200

Knoxville, TN $41,100

Shreveport, LA $41,100

Wilmington, NC $41,000

Roanoke, VA $41,000

Melbourne, FL $40,900

Longview, TX $40,900

Chillicothe, OH $40,900

Oklahoma City, OK $40,900

Frankfort, KY $40,900

Topeka, KS $40,900

Sioux Falls, SD $40,800

Mobile, AL $40,800

Terre Haute, IN $40,800

Fayetteville, AR $40,700

Killeen, TX $40,700

Chattanooga, TN $40,700

Altoona, PA $40,700

Amarillo, TX $40,700

Sioux City, IA $40,600

Idaho Falls, ID $40,600

Lynchburg, VA $40,600

Gainesville, FL $40,500

Portsmouth, OH $40,500

Little Rock, AR $40,500

Lafayette, LA $40,500

Youngstown, OH $40,500

Temple, TX $40,400

Pensacola, FL $40,400

Daytona Beach, FL $40,400

Clarksville, TN $40,400

Hopkinsville, KY $40,300

Erie, PA $40,300

Florence, SC $40,300

Charleston, WV $40,200

Great Falls, MT $40,200

Waco, TX $40,100

Helena, MT $40,100

Fayetteville, NC $40,100

Tallahassee, FL $40,100

Macon, GA $40,100

Pine Bluff, AR $40,000

Vincennes, IN $40,000

Lubbock, TX $40,000

Alamogordo, NM $39,900

Twin Falls, ID $39,900

Rapid City, SD $39,900

Jackson, MS $39,800

Huntington, WV $39,800

Greenville, MS $39,800

Parkersburg, WV $39,800

Montgomery, AL $39,700

Wichita Falls, TX $39,700

Springfield, MO $39,700

Biloxi, MS $39,700

Columbus, GA $39,600

Sumter, SC $39,600

Monroe, LA $39,600

Johnstown, PA $39,600

Pascagoula, MS $39,500

Abilene, TX $39,500

Kingsport, TN $39,400

Albany, GA $39,400

Gulfport, MS $39,400

Alexandria, LA $39,200

Fort Smith, AR $39,100

El Paso, TX $39,000

Las Cruces, NM $38,800

Harlingen, TX $38,700

Pocatello, ID $38,700

Florence, AL $38,600

Brownsville, TX $38,600

Mcallen, TX $38,500

Dothan, AL $38,400

Columbus, MS $38,200

Altus, OK $38,000

Lawton, OK $37,900

Pierre, SD $37,700

Pasteurization Technician Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Pasteurization Technician salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $51,555. While startup companies pay approximate $43,640.

Pasteurization Technician Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$43,640
Growth Stage	51~500	$46,142
Established	501~5000	$49,795
Enterprise	5000+	$51,555

Pasteurization Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pasteurization Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Chemicals and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Pasteurization Technician positions in Biotechnology or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Pasteurization Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Pasteurization Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Chemicals	$53,760	$26.0	20%
MFG Durable	$49,280	$24.0	10%

Pasteurization Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pasteurization 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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$41,000

Average $44,800/year

$48,100

$3,417

Average $3,733/month

$4,008

$788

Average $862/week

$925

$20

Average $22/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,100	$4,008	$925	$23
Average	$44,800	$3,733	$862	$22
25th Percentile	$41,000	$3,417	$788	$20

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C

$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

H

$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

Biotechnology

the United States

A

$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Biotechnology

the United States

M

$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

Biotechnology

the United States

G

$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

Biotechnology

the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

O

$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

I

$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

Biotechnology

the United States

D

$82,041/per year

Digi Bio

Biotechnology

the United States

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