What are the main factors that influence an Avionics Installer's salary?

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

How does experience change An Avionics Installer's salary?

An Avionics Installer's salary grows with experience: a Avionics Installer (1-3 years)earns $63,378, a Senior Telecommunications Installation Technician (3-5 years)earns $82,956, a Telecommunications Installation Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,937, a Telecommunications Installation Manager (5+ years)earns $101,810,

What are the highest paying states for an Avionics Installer?

Avionics Installer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Avionics Installer roles are District of Columbia $68,626, California $68,366, Massachusetts $67,455. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Avionics Installer roles make?

Salaries for Avionics Installer level roles vary by specialization: Senior Avionics Engineer: $111,747; Avionics Supervisor: $99,237; Avionics Manager: $98,100; Avionics Integration Engineer: $91,911; Avionics Test Engineer: $85,417.

How do different companies affect an Avionics Installer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Avionics Installer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Avionics Installer Salary in the United States

How much does an Avionics Installer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Avionics Installer in the United States is $61,982 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Avionics Installer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,163
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,280 to $69,405
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,178

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Avionics Installer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,405	$5,784	$1,335	$33
Average	$61,982	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$55,280	$4,607	$1,063	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Avionics Installer Salaries

An Avionics Installer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Avionics Installer 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 Avionics Installers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,626.
California: $68,366.
Massachusetts: $67,455.

District of Columbia $68,626

California $68,366

Massachusetts $67,455

Washington $67,207

New Jersey $67,182

Alaska $67,096

Connecticut $66,240

New York $65,893

Hawaii $64,784

Rhode Island $64,263

Maryland $63,910

Minnesota $63,426

Colorado $63,240

Illinois $63,178

Oregon $62,943

Delaware $62,769

New Hampshire $62,660

Virginia $62,416

Pennsylvania $61,703

Nevada $61,344

North Dakota $61,226

Michigan $61,040

Wisconsin $60,972

Vermont $60,835

Texas $60,457

Maine $60,432

Arizona $60,395

Ohio $60,352

Georgia $59,782

Indiana $59,497

Wyoming $59,441

Utah $59,354

Iowa $59,317

Kansas $59,019

Louisiana $58,932

North Carolina $58,901

Missouri $58,889

Florida $58,647

Montana $58,517

Nebraska $58,393

Kentucky $58,325

South Carolina $58,077

Tennessee $57,922

Idaho $57,860

New Mexico $57,408

Oklahoma $57,309

Alabama $56,943

South Dakota $56,329

Arkansas $55,995

West Virginia $55,815

Mississippi $55,276

Top Paying Cities for Avionics Installers

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: $78,178
San Francisco: $77,409
Oakland: $75,692

San Jose, CA $78,178

San Francisco, CA $77,409

Oakland, CA $75,692

New York, NY $71,831

Queens Village, NY $71,366

Paramus, NJ $70,870

Passaic, NJ $70,808

Bergenfield, NJ $70,746

Stamford, CT $70,653

Huntington, NY $70,591

Newark, NJ $70,188

Bridgeport, CT $70,064

New Brunswick, NJ $69,860

Vallejo, CA $69,730

Middlesex, NJ $69,693

Somerset, NJ $69,637

Petaluma, CA $69,494

Santa Cruz, CA $69,252

Boston, MA $69,129

Monterey, CA $68,819

Fairbanks, AK $68,775

Los Angeles, CA $68,657

Washington, DC $68,626

Seattle, WA $68,515

Santa Rosa, CA $68,503

Juneau, AK $68,323

Orange, CA $68,118

Anchorage, AK $68,007

Anaheim, CA $67,963

Santa Ana, CA $67,870

Nassau, NY $67,833

Long Beach, CA $67,808

Danbury, CT $67,790

Santa Maria, CA $67,579

Everett, WA $67,567

Bremerton, WA $67,263

Trenton, NJ $67,145

Sacramento, CA $67,120

San Diego, CA $67,089

Brockton, MA $67,065

Tacoma, WA $67,040

Santa Barbara, CA $66,953

Lowell, MA $66,705

New Suffolk, NY $66,680

Nashua, NH $66,606

Lompoc, CA $66,507

Ventura, CA $66,445

Stockton, CA $66,426

New Haven, CT $66,302

Atlantic City, NJ $66,141

Hartford, CT $66,005

Modesto, CA $65,974

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,837

New Britain, CT $65,806

Olympia, WA $65,720

Kennewick, WA $65,720

New London, CT $65,707

Norwich, CT $65,689

Lawrence, MA $65,658

Bakersfield, CA $65,484

Riverside, CA $65,397

New Bedford, MA $65,397

Richland, WA $65,335

Portsmouth, NH $65,286

Vineland, NJ $65,273

San Bernardino, CA $65,224

Boulder, CO $65,050

Worcester, MA $65,001

Portland, OR $64,945

Saint Paul, MN $64,870

Minneapolis, MN $64,870

Philadelphia, PA $64,784

Honolulu, HI $64,455

Springfield, MA $64,238

Providence, RI $64,232

Chicago, IL $64,052

Bellingham, WA $63,978

Baltimore, MD $63,910

Chico, CA $63,755

Wilmington, DE $63,649

Pittsfield, MA $63,587

Manchester, NH $63,470

Spokane, WA $63,197

Denver, CO $63,191

Albany, NY $62,899

Troy, NY $62,875

Schenectady, NY $62,744

Burlington, VT $62,608

Portland, ME $62,391

Salem, OR $62,341

Yakima, WA $62,329

Ann Arbor, MI $62,311

Rochester, MN $62,137

Fresno, CA $62,106

Reno, NV $62,106

Milwaukee, WI $62,050

Detroit, MI $61,988

Allentown, PA $61,970

Carson City, NV $61,963

Houston, TX $61,870

Colorado Springs, CO $61,864

Syracuse, NY $61,833

Eugene, OR $61,715

Bismarck, ND $61,641

Gary, IN $61,641

Galveston, TX $61,641

Springfield, OR $61,592

Medford, OR $61,443

Fort Collins, CO $61,418

Austin, TX $61,368

Mesa, AZ $61,238

Phoenix, AZ $61,226

Dallas, TX $61,207

Reading, PA $61,170

Saint Cloud, MN $61,145

Concord, NH $61,089

Madison, WI $61,065

Utica, NY $60,897

Raleigh, NC $60,848

Las Vegas, NV $60,842

Rochester, NY $60,798

Des Moines, IA $60,792

Atlanta, GA $60,693

Battle Creek, MI $60,674

Salt Lake City, UT $60,656

Lancaster, PA $60,563

Champaign, IL $60,550

Harrisburg, PA $60,476

Durham, NC $60,420

Kansas City, MO $60,414

Kansas City, KS $60,401

Fort Worth, TX $60,395

Boca Raton, FL $60,370

Cleveland, OH $60,364

Columbus, OH $60,352

Pittsburgh, PA $60,346

Richmond, VA $60,321

Indianapolis, IN $60,308

Cincinnati, OH $60,228

Petersburg, VA $60,135

Billings, MT $59,999

Lansing, MI $59,999

Huntsville, AL $59,999

Lebanon, PA $59,992

Dayton, OH $59,986

Pueblo, CO $59,986

Appleton, WI $59,968

Buffalo, NY $59,943

Racine, WI $59,912

Charlotte, NC $59,906

Saint Louis, MO $59,887

Springfield, IL $59,862

Elkhart, IN $59,850

York, PA $59,850

Gastonia, NC $59,844

Benton Harbor, MI $59,844

Beaumont, TX $59,806

Lorain, OH $59,794

Toledo, OH $59,769

Binghamton, NY $59,738

Rock Hill, SC $59,732

Rockford, IL $59,701

Fargo, ND $59,670

Elyria, OH $59,670

Flagstaff, AZ $59,627

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,589

Miami, FL $59,552

Duluth, MN $59,453

Bangor, ME $59,373

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,304

Louisville, KY $59,273

Grand Rapids, MI $59,261

Hialeah, FL $59,255

Casper, WY $59,168

Scranton, PA $59,094

New Orleans, LA $59,075

Virginia Beach, VA $59,069

Akron, OH $59,038

Peoria, IL $58,957

Sarasota, FL $58,945

Green Bay, WI $58,901

Baton Rouge, LA $58,871

Charleston, SC $58,858

Nashville, TN $58,840

Jamestown, NY $58,827

Davenport, IA $58,827

Tucson, AZ $58,796

Cheyenne, WY $58,778

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,759

Tampa, FL $58,747

Omaha, NE $58,734

Port Arthur, TX $58,709

Evansville, IN $58,709

Bradenton, FL $58,685

Santa Fe, NM $58,573

Orlando, FL $58,511

Clearwater, FL $58,443

Canton, OH $58,313

La Crosse, WI $58,313

Grand Forks, ND $58,294

Albuquerque, NM $58,275

Tulsa, OK $58,275

Newport News, VA $58,269

High Point, NC $58,251

Ogden, UT $58,226

Corpus Christi, TX $58,176

Laramie, WY $58,139

Norfolk, VA $58,139

Rock Island, IL $58,102

Saginaw, MI $58,090

Jacksonville, FL $58,083

Salisbury, NC $58,071

Memphis, TN $58,059

Moline, IL $58,028

Fort Myers, FL $58,009

Waterloo, IA $57,928

Spartanburg, SC $57,866

Lincoln, NE $57,835

Fort Wayne, IN $57,823

Birmingham, AL $57,755

Cedar Falls, IA $57,742

Provo, UT $57,736

Springfield, OH $57,730

San Antonio, TX $57,718

Greensboro, NC $57,693

South Bend, IN $57,687

Winston Salem, NC $57,680

Boise, ID $57,662

Savannah, GA $57,618

Muskegon, MI $57,507

Lima, OH $57,433

Lake Charles, LA $57,408

Anderson, IN $57,395

Lexington, KY $57,377

Augusta, GA $57,358

Greenville, SC $57,358

Wichita, KS $57,302

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,302

Columbia, SC $57,247

Bloomington, IN $57,092

Roanoke, VA $57,054

Asheville, NC $56,974

Knoxville, TN $56,868

Shreveport, LA $56,862

Wilmington, NC $56,782

Frankfort, KY $56,664

Oklahoma City, OK $56,621

Chillicothe, OH $56,596

Longview, TX $56,590

Topeka, KS $56,571

Mobile, AL $56,478

Terre Haute, IN $56,453

Erie, PA $56,447

Altoona, PA $56,416

Melbourne, FL $56,397

Amarillo, TX $56,373

Killeen, TX $56,354

Fayetteville, AR $56,304

Sioux Falls, SD $56,261

Chattanooga, TN $56,224

Idaho Falls, ID $56,218

Gainesville, FL $56,088

Portsmouth, OH $56,057

Little Rock, AR $56,044

Lynchburg, VA $56,044

Lafayette, LA $56,019

Youngstown, OH $56,019

Temple, TX $55,995

Daytona Beach, FL $55,982

Clarksville, TN $55,976

Pensacola, FL $55,970

Hopkinsville, KY $55,784

Charleston, WV $55,778

Florence, SC $55,747

Sioux City, IA $55,709

Macon, GA $55,530

Tallahassee, FL $55,523

Fayetteville, NC $55,511

Waco, TX $55,499

Wichita Falls, TX $55,499

Pine Bluff, AR $55,474

Vincennes, IN $55,356

Lubbock, TX $55,331

Great Falls, MT $55,294

Alamogordo, NM $55,288

Abilene, TX $55,238

Rapid City, SD $55,158

Monroe, LA $55,158

Albany, GA $55,121

Huntington, WV $55,114

Jackson, MS $55,108

Greenville, MS $55,102

Parkersburg, WV $55,040

Montgomery, AL $55,028

Johnstown, PA $55,015

Springfield, MO $54,966

Biloxi, MS $54,935

Sumter, SC $54,804

Columbus, GA $54,798

Twin Falls, ID $54,761

Pascagoula, MS $54,681

Kingsport, TN $54,519

Gulfport, MS $54,501

Alexandria, LA $54,296

Fort Smith, AR $54,141

El Paso, TX $53,974

Helena, MT $53,893

Las Cruces, NM $53,695

Harlingen, TX $53,521

Pocatello, ID $53,466

Florence, AL $53,447

Brownsville, TX $53,435

Dothan, AL $53,336

Mcallen, TX $53,305

Columbus, MS $52,846

Altus, OK $52,561

Lawton, OK $52,443

Pierre, SD $52,220

What Skills Can Increase an Avionics Installer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.93%
Hydraulics	2.55%
Programming	1.53%

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 Avionics Installer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$65,701	6%
Commitment	$64,461	4%
First Aid	$64,461	4%
Microsoft Office	$63,841	3%
Telecommunications	$63,841	3%
Networking	$63,841	3%

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How Education impacts an Avionics Installer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Avionics Installers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Avionics Installer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Avionics Installer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Avionics Installer

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 51.8%

Associates 30.0%

Bachelors 15.9%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	51.8%
Associates	30.0%
Bachelors	15.9%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Avionics Installer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Avionics Installer'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.

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$55,280

Average $61,982/year

$69,405

$4,607

Average $5,165/month

$5,784

$1,063

Average $1,192/week

$1,335

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,405	$5,784	$1,335	$33
Average	$61,982	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$55,280	$4,607	$1,063	$27

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Salary Trends for Avionics Installer

Salaries for an Avionics Installer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,963 in 2023 to around $51,303 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Avionics Installer salary trends, .

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2024

$51,787

2025

$51,303

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2024	$51,787
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