What are the main factors that influence an Air Force Crew Chief's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Air Force Crew Chief's salary?

An Air Force Crew Chief's salary grows with experience: an Air Force Crew Chief (0-0 years)earns $65,716, an Asst. Professor - Accounting (0-0 years)earns $103,939, an Assoc. Professor - Accounting (0-0 years)earns $118,237, a Professor - Accounting (0-0 years)earns $129,545,

What are the highest paying states for an Air Force Crew Chief?

Air Force Crew Chief salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Air Force Crew Chief roles are District of Columbia $70,561, California $70,293, Massachusetts $69,356. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Air Force Crew Chief roles make?

Salaries for Air Force Crew Chief level roles vary by specialization: U.S. Air Force (USAF) Crew Chief: $229,584; Air Force Intelligence Officer: $94,610; Air Force Officer: $90,565; Air Force Pilot: $89,569; Air Force Captain: $88,493.

How do different companies affect an Air Force Crew Chief's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Air Force Crew Chief roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Air Force Crew Chief Salary in the United States

How much does an Air Force Crew Chief make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Air Force Crew Chief in the United States is $63,729 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Air Force Crew Chief's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,895
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,192 to $72,191
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,510

10% $45,510

50% (Median) $63,729

90% $79,895

Air Force Crew Chief Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,191	$6,016	$1,388	$35
Average	$63,729	$5,311	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$54,192	$4,516	$1,042	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Air Force Crew Chief Salaries

An Air Force Crew Chief's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Air Force Crew Chief 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 Air Force Crew Chieves. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,561.
California: $70,293.
Massachusetts: $69,356.

District of Columbia $70,561 California $70,293 Massachusetts $69,356 Washington $69,101 New Jersey $69,076 Alaska $68,987 Connecticut $68,107 New York $67,750

Hawaii $66,609 Rhode Island $66,074 Maryland $65,711 Minnesota $65,214 Colorado $65,023 Illinois $64,959 Oregon $64,717 Delaware $64,538

New Hampshire $64,426 Virginia $64,175 Pennsylvania $63,442 Nevada $63,072 North Dakota $62,951 Michigan $62,760 Wisconsin $62,690 Vermont $62,550

Texas $62,161 Maine $62,136 Arizona $62,097 Ohio $62,053 Georgia $61,467 Indiana $61,173 Wyoming $61,116 Utah $61,027

Iowa $60,989 Kansas $60,683 Louisiana $60,593 North Carolina $60,562 Missouri $60,549 Florida $60,300 Montana $60,166 Nebraska $60,039

Kentucky $59,969 South Carolina $59,714 Tennessee $59,555 Idaho $59,491 New Mexico $59,026 Oklahoma $58,924 Alabama $58,548 South Dakota $57,917

Arkansas $57,573 West Virginia $57,388 Mississippi $56,833

Top Paying Cities for Air Force Crew Chieves

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: $80,381
San Francisco: $79,501
Oakland: $77,826

San Jose, CA $80,381

San Francisco, CA $79,501

Oakland, CA $77,826

New York, NY $73,377

Paramus, NJ $72,485

Queens Village, NY $72,481

Passaic, NJ $72,421

Bergenfield, NJ $72,415

Stamford, CT $72,275

Huntington, NY $72,249

Newark, NJ $71,778

Bridgeport, CT $71,643

Vallejo, CA $71,517

New Brunswick, NJ $71,491

Petaluma, CA $71,453

Middlesex, NJ $71,332

Somerset, NJ $71,287

Santa Cruz, CA $71,204

Boston, MA $70,816

Monterey, CA $70,592

Seattle, WA $70,446

Santa Rosa, CA $70,433

Los Angeles, CA $70,414

Juneau, AK $70,248

Washington, DC $70,178

Orange, CA $69,951

Santa Ana, CA $69,783

Long Beach, CA $69,719

Anaheim, CA $69,707

Anchorage, AK $69,675

Santa Maria, CA $69,484

Everett, WA $69,471

Danbury, CT $69,247

Bremerton, WA $69,159

Tacoma, WA $68,929

New Suffolk, NY $68,928

Sacramento, CA $68,910

Santa Barbara, CA $68,840

Trenton, NJ $68,770

San Diego, CA $68,770

Brockton, MA $68,700

Fairbanks, AK $68,544

Lompoc, CA $68,381

Lowell, MA $68,329

Ventura, CA $68,317

Nashua, NH $68,305

Stockton, CA $68,298

Modesto, CA $67,833

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,693

Olympia, WA $67,572

Kennewick, WA $67,572

New Haven, CT $67,546

Lawrence, MA $67,317

Hartford, CT $67,253

Riverside, CA $67,240

New Bedford, MA $67,177

Richland, WA $67,177

Bakersfield, CA $67,087

San Bernardino, CA $67,062

New Britain, CT $67,056

Atlantic City, NJ $67,056

New London, CT $67,030

Norwich, CT $67,011

Portsmouth, NH $66,998

Boulder, CO $66,863

Portland, OR $66,775

Worcester, MA $66,769

Minneapolis, MN $66,571

Philadelphia, PA $66,482

Honolulu, HI $66,272

Saint Paul, MN $66,241

Vineland, NJ $66,227

Providence, RI $66,042

Chicago, IL $65,857

Bellingham, WA $65,781

Springfield, MA $65,730

Baltimore, MD $65,711

Chico, CA $65,552

Pittsfield, MA $65,379

Manchester, NH $65,258

Spokane, WA $64,978

Denver, CO $64,972

Albany, NY $64,672

Troy, NY $64,647

Nassau, NY $64,578

Schenectady, NY $64,513

Wilmington, DE $64,462

Burlington, VT $64,373

Salem, OR $64,347

Portland, ME $64,150

Yakima, WA $64,086

Rochester, MN $63,888

Reno, NV $63,856

Fresno, CA $63,856

Milwaukee, WI $63,799

Detroit, MI $63,735

Ann Arbor, MI $63,724

Allentown, PA $63,716

Colorado Springs, CO $63,608

Syracuse, NY $63,576

Carson City, NV $63,576

Houston, TX $63,487

Eugene, OR $63,455

Gary, IN $63,378

Springfield, OR $63,327

Bismarck, ND $63,315

Galveston, TX $63,270

Medford, OR $63,174

Fort Collins, CO $63,149

Concord, NH $63,117

Austin, TX $63,098

Mesa, AZ $62,964

Reading, PA $62,958

Phoenix, AZ $62,951

Dallas, TX $62,932

Saint Cloud, MN $62,871

Madison, WI $62,786

Utica, NY $62,614

Rochester, NY $62,512

Des Moines, IA $62,505

Raleigh, NC $62,499

Atlanta, GA $62,403

Battle Creek, MI $62,384

Salt Lake City, UT $62,365

Lancaster, PA $62,270

Harrisburg, PA $62,180

Kansas City, MO $62,117

Champaign, IL $62,104

Kansas City, KS $62,104

Fort Worth, TX $62,097

Columbus, OH $62,087

Boca Raton, FL $62,072

Pittsburgh, PA $62,046

Richmond, VA $62,021

Indianapolis, IN $62,008

Cleveland, OH $62,002

Las Vegas, NV $61,925

Cincinnati, OH $61,925

Petersburg, VA $61,830

Huntsville, AL $61,734

Lansing, MI $61,691

Lebanon, PA $61,683

Pueblo, CO $61,677

Appleton, WI $61,658

Buffalo, NY $61,632

Dayton, OH $61,613

Racine, WI $61,600

Charlotte, NC $61,594

Saint Louis, MO $61,575

York, PA $61,537

Elkhart, IN $61,537

Gastonia, NC $61,525

Billings, MT $61,509

Beaumont, TX $61,492

Lorain, OH $61,479

Benton Harbor, MI $61,467

Toledo, OH $61,454

Binghamton, NY $61,422

Rock Hill, SC $61,416

Rockford, IL $61,384

Springfield, IL $61,358

Elyria, OH $61,352

Fargo, ND $61,352

Flagstaff, AZ $61,307

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,269

Duluth, MN $61,231

Miami, FL $61,231

Cheyenne, WY $61,186

Grand Forks, ND $61,186

Bangor, ME $61,046

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,976

Durham, NC $60,949

Louisville, KY $60,944

Grand Rapids, MI $60,931

Hialeah, FL $60,925

Casper, WY $60,836

Scranton, PA $60,759

New Orleans, LA $60,740

Virginia Beach, VA $60,734

Akron, OH $60,702

Peoria, IL $60,619

Sarasota, FL $60,606

Nashville, TN $60,562

Omaha, NE $60,562

Green Bay, WI $60,562

Baton Rouge, LA $60,530

Charleston, SC $60,517

Jamestown, NY $60,485

Davenport, IA $60,485

Tucson, AZ $60,453

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,415

Tampa, FL $60,402

Evansville, IN $60,364

Port Arthur, TX $60,364

Bradenton, FL $60,339

Santa Fe, NM $60,224

Orlando, FL $60,109

Clearwater, FL $60,090

Canton, OH $59,956

La Crosse, WI $59,956

Albuquerque, NM $59,918

Newport News, VA $59,912

High Point, NC $59,892

Ogden, UT $59,867

Corpus Christi, TX $59,816

Norfolk, VA $59,778

Laramie, WY $59,778

Rock Island, IL $59,739

Saginaw, MI $59,727

Jacksonville, FL $59,720

Salisbury, NC $59,708

Boise, ID $59,695

Moline, IL $59,663

Fort Myers, FL $59,644

Memphis, TN $59,631

Tulsa, OK $59,599

Waterloo, IA $59,561

Spartanburg, SC $59,497

Lincoln, NE $59,465

Fort Wayne, IN $59,453

Provo, UT $59,446

Cedar Falls, IA $59,370

San Antonio, TX $59,344

Greensboro, NC $59,319

South Bend, IN $59,312

Savannah, GA $59,242

Muskegon, MI $59,217

Birmingham, AL $59,211

Winston Salem, NC $59,179

Lake Charles, LA $59,026

Anderson, IN $59,013

Lexington, KY $58,994

Augusta, GA $58,975

Greenville, SC $58,975

Lima, OH $58,924

Wichita, KS $58,917

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,917

Columbia, SC $58,860

Springfield, OH $58,847

Asheville, NC $58,745

Bloomington, IN $58,701

Knoxville, TN $58,471

Shreveport, LA $58,465

Wilmington, NC $58,382

Roanoke, VA $58,382

Topeka, KS $58,267

Frankfort, KY $58,260

Oklahoma City, OK $58,216

Chillicothe, OH $58,191

Longview, TX $58,184

Melbourne, FL $58,178

Sioux Falls, SD $58,076

Mobile, AL $58,070

Terre Haute, IN $58,044

Altoona, PA $58,006

Amarillo, TX $57,961

Killeen, TX $57,942

Fayetteville, AR $57,891

Chattanooga, TN $57,872

Sioux City, IA $57,815

Idaho Falls, ID $57,802

Lynchburg, VA $57,751

Gainesville, FL $57,668

Portsmouth, OH $57,636

Little Rock, AR $57,624

Lafayette, LA $57,598

Youngstown, OH $57,598

Daytona Beach, FL $57,560

Clarksville, TN $57,554

Pensacola, FL $57,547

Temple, TX $57,543

Hopkinsville, KY $57,356

Erie, PA $57,343

Florence, SC $57,318

Charleston, WV $57,216

Great Falls, MT $57,184

Macon, GA $57,095

Tallahassee, FL $57,088

Fayetteville, NC $57,076

Waco, TX $57,063

Helena, MT $57,018

Pine Bluff, AR $56,994

Vincennes, IN $56,916

Lubbock, TX $56,891

Alamogordo, NM $56,853

Twin Falls, ID $56,795

Rapid City, SD $56,776

Jackson, MS $56,661

Huntington, WV $56,657

Greenville, MS $56,655

Parkersburg, WV $56,590

Montgomery, AL $56,579

Wichita Falls, TX $56,515

Springfield, MO $56,515

Biloxi, MS $56,483

Monroe, LA $56,419

Johnstown, PA $56,375

Sumter, SC $56,349

Columbus, GA $56,343

Pascagoula, MS $56,222

Abilene, TX $56,222

Kingsport, TN $56,056

Albany, GA $56,056

Gulfport, MS $56,037

Alexandria, LA $55,827

Fort Smith, AR $55,667

El Paso, TX $55,495

Las Cruces, NM $55,208

Harlingen, TX $55,046

Pocatello, ID $55,036

Florence, AL $54,953

Brownsville, TX $54,941

Mcallen, TX $54,807

Dothan, AL $54,718

Columbus, MS $54,339

Altus, OK $54,042

Lawton, OK $53,921

Pierre, SD $53,692

What Skills Can Increase an Air Force Crew Chief's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.72% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Tutoring (Mentioned in 2.17% Job Postings): A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 1.48% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.72%
Tutoring	2.17%
Pediatric	1.48%

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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Air Force Crew Chief's salary.

Physiology: Can increase your salary by up to 24%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Physiology	$79,024	24%
Analysis	$70,739	11%
PowerPoint	$69,465	9%

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How Education impacts an Air Force Crew Chief's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Air Force Crew Chieves enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Air Force Crew Chief with a Bachelor's Degree is between $66,086 and $79,335).

Air Force Crew Chief Salaries by Degree Level

$84,400
$81,800
$79,200
$76,600
$74,000
$71,400
$68,700
$66,100

Typical Education for Air Force Crew Chief
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.6%
High School	5.6%
Associates	5.6%
Bachelors	11.1%
Masters	61.1%
Doctorate	16.7%

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Air Force Crew Chief Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Air Force Crew Chief'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.

$54,192

Average $63,729/year

$72,191

$4,516

Average $5,311/month

$6,016

$1,042

Average $1,226/week

$1,388

$26

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,191	$6,016	$1,388	$35
Average	$63,729	$5,311	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$54,192	$4,516	$1,042	$26

Salary Trends for Air Force Crew Chief

Salaries for an Air Force Crew Chief can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,375 in 2023 to around $55,419 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Air Force Crew Chief salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Air Force Crew Chief Over Time

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2023	$57,375
2024	$56,642
2025	$55,419
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Most common benefits for Air Force Crew Chief

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Common company salaries for Air Force Crew Chief

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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