What are the main factors that influence a Craft Service's salary?

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

How does experience change a Craft Service's salary?

A Craft Service's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,241 for beginners, reaching about $54,707 at mid-level, and approach $55,936 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Craft Service?

Craft Service salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Craft Service roles are District of Columbia $58,301, California $58,080, Massachusetts $57,306. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Craft Service roles make?

Salaries for Craft Service level roles vary by specialization: Craft Beer Sales Manager: $127,331; Electrical Craft Helper: $83,174; Craft Recruiter: $71,282; Craft Instructor: $62,185; Multi Craft Technician: $57,911.

How do different companies affect a Craft Service's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Craft Service roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Craft Service Salary in the United States

How much does a Craft Service make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Craft Service in the United States is $52,657 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Craft Service's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,749
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,385 to $56,892
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,496

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Craft Service Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,892	$4,741	$1,094	$27
Average	$52,657	$4,388	$1,013	$25
25th Percentile	$48,385	$4,032	$930	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Craft Service Salaries

A Craft Service'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 Craft Service Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Craft Service'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): $52,241
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,953
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,707
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,800
Expert (over 8 years): $55,936

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Craft Service	$52,241
Intermediate Level Craft Service	$52,953
Senior Level Craft Service	$54,707
Specialist Level Craft Service	$55,800
Expert Level Craft Service	$55,936

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How Do Craft Service 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 Craft Services. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,301.
California: $58,080.
Massachusetts: $57,306.

District of Columbia $58,301

California $58,080

Massachusetts $57,306

Washington $57,095

New Jersey $57,074

Alaska $57,001

Connecticut $56,274

New York $55,979

Hawaii $55,037

Rhode Island $54,594

Maryland $54,294

Minnesota $53,883

Colorado $53,725

Illinois $53,673

Oregon $53,473

Delaware $53,325

New Hampshire $53,233

Virginia $53,025

Pennsylvania $52,420

Nevada $52,114

North Dakota $52,014

Michigan $51,856

Wisconsin $51,798

Vermont $51,682

Texas $51,361

Maine $51,340

Arizona $51,308

Ohio $51,272

Georgia $50,787

Indiana $50,545

Wyoming $50,498

Utah $50,424

Iowa $50,392

Kansas $50,140

Louisiana $50,066

North Carolina $50,039

Missouri $50,029

Florida $49,824

Montana $49,713

Nebraska $49,608

Kentucky $49,550

South Carolina $49,339

Tennessee $49,207

Idaho $49,155

New Mexico $48,770

Oklahoma $48,686

Alabama $48,376

South Dakota $47,854

Arkansas $47,570

West Virginia $47,417

Mississippi $46,959

Top Paying Cities for Craft Services

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: $66,416
San Francisco: $65,763
Oakland: $64,304

San Jose, CA $66,416

San Francisco, CA $65,763

Oakland, CA $64,304

New York, NY $61,024

Queens Village, NY $60,629

Paramus, NJ $60,207

Passaic, NJ $60,155

Bergenfield, NJ $60,102

Stamford, CT $60,023

Huntington, NY $59,970

Newark, NJ $59,628

Bridgeport, CT $59,523

New Brunswick, NJ $59,349

Vallejo, CA $59,239

Middlesex, NJ $59,207

Somerset, NJ $59,160

Petaluma, CA $59,038

Santa Cruz, CA $58,833

Boston, MA $58,728

Monterey, CA $58,465

Fairbanks, AK $58,428

Los Angeles, CA $58,328

Washington, DC $58,301

Seattle, WA $58,206

Santa Rosa, CA $58,196

Juneau, AK $58,043

Orange, CA $57,869

Anchorage, AK $57,775

Anaheim, CA $57,738

Santa Ana, CA $57,659

Nassau, NY $57,627

Long Beach, CA $57,606

Danbury, CT $57,590

Santa Maria, CA $57,411

Everett, WA $57,401

Bremerton, WA $57,143

Trenton, NJ $57,043

Sacramento, CA $57,022

San Diego, CA $56,995

Brockton, MA $56,974

Tacoma, WA $56,953

Santa Barbara, CA $56,880

Lowell, MA $56,669

New Suffolk, NY $56,648

Nashua, NH $56,585

Lompoc, CA $56,500

Ventura, CA $56,448

Stockton, CA $56,432

New Haven, CT $56,327

Atlantic City, NJ $56,190

Hartford, CT $56,074

Modesto, CA $56,048

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,932

New Britain, CT $55,905

Olympia, WA $55,832

Kennewick, WA $55,832

New London, CT $55,821

Norwich, CT $55,805

Lawrence, MA $55,779

Bakersfield, CA $55,632

Riverside, CA $55,558

New Bedford, MA $55,558

Richland, WA $55,505

Portsmouth, NH $55,463

Vineland, NJ $55,453

San Bernardino, CA $55,410

Boulder, CO $55,263

Worcester, MA $55,221

Portland, OR $55,173

Saint Paul, MN $55,110

Minneapolis, MN $55,110

Philadelphia, PA $55,037

Honolulu, HI $54,757

Springfield, MA $54,573

Providence, RI $54,568

Chicago, IL $54,415

Bellingham, WA $54,352

Baltimore, MD $54,294

Chico, CA $54,162

Wilmington, DE $54,073

Pittsfield, MA $54,020

Manchester, NH $53,920

Spokane, WA $53,689

Denver, CO $53,683

Albany, NY $53,436

Troy, NY $53,415

Schenectady, NY $53,304

Burlington, VT $53,188

Portland, ME $53,004

Salem, OR $52,962

Yakima, WA $52,951

Ann Arbor, MI $52,936

Rochester, MN $52,788

Fresno, CA $52,762

Reno, NV $52,762

Milwaukee, WI $52,714

Detroit, MI $52,662

Allentown, PA $52,646

Carson City, NV $52,641

Houston, TX $52,562

Colorado Springs, CO $52,556

Syracuse, NY $52,530

Eugene, OR $52,430

Bismarck, ND $52,367

Gary, IN $52,367

Galveston, TX $52,367

Springfield, OR $52,325

Medford, OR $52,198

Fort Collins, CO $52,177

Austin, TX $52,135

Mesa, AZ $52,025

Phoenix, AZ $52,014

Dallas, TX $51,998

Reading, PA $51,967

Saint Cloud, MN $51,946

Concord, NH $51,898

Madison, WI $51,877

Utica, NY $51,735

Raleigh, NC $51,693

Las Vegas, NV $51,688

Rochester, NY $51,651

Des Moines, IA $51,645

Atlanta, GA $51,561

Battle Creek, MI $51,545

Salt Lake City, UT $51,530

Lancaster, PA $51,451

Champaign, IL $51,440

Harrisburg, PA $51,377

Durham, NC $51,330

Kansas City, MO $51,324

Kansas City, KS $51,314

Fort Worth, TX $51,308

Boca Raton, FL $51,287

Cleveland, OH $51,282

Columbus, OH $51,272

Pittsburgh, PA $51,266

Richmond, VA $51,245

Indianapolis, IN $51,235

Cincinnati, OH $51,166

Petersburg, VA $51,087

Billings, MT $50,971

Lansing, MI $50,971

Huntsville, AL $50,971

Lebanon, PA $50,966

Dayton, OH $50,961

Pueblo, CO $50,961

Appleton, WI $50,945

Buffalo, NY $50,924

Racine, WI $50,898

Charlotte, NC $50,893

Saint Louis, MO $50,877

Springfield, IL $50,856

Elkhart, IN $50,845

York, PA $50,845

Gastonia, NC $50,840

Benton Harbor, MI $50,840

Beaumont, TX $50,808

Lorain, OH $50,798

Toledo, OH $50,777

Binghamton, NY $50,750

Rock Hill, SC $50,745

Rockford, IL $50,719

Fargo, ND $50,692

Elyria, OH $50,692

Flagstaff, AZ $50,656

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,624

Miami, FL $50,592

Duluth, MN $50,508

Bangor, ME $50,440

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,382

Louisville, KY $50,355

Grand Rapids, MI $50,345

Hialeah, FL $50,340

Casper, WY $50,266

Scranton, PA $50,203

New Orleans, LA $50,187

Virginia Beach, VA $50,182

Akron, OH $50,155

Peoria, IL $50,087

Sarasota, FL $50,076

Green Bay, WI $50,039

Baton Rouge, LA $50,013

Charleston, SC $50,003

Nashville, TN $49,987

Jamestown, NY $49,976

Davenport, IA $49,976

Tucson, AZ $49,950

Cheyenne, WY $49,934

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,918

Tampa, FL $49,908

Omaha, NE $49,897

Port Arthur, TX $49,876

Evansville, IN $49,876

Bradenton, FL $49,855

Santa Fe, NM $49,760

Orlando, FL $49,708

Clearwater, FL $49,650

Canton, OH $49,539

La Crosse, WI $49,539

Grand Forks, ND $49,523

Albuquerque, NM $49,508

Tulsa, OK $49,508

Newport News, VA $49,502

High Point, NC $49,487

Ogden, UT $49,466

Corpus Christi, TX $49,423

Laramie, WY $49,392

Norfolk, VA $49,392

Rock Island, IL $49,360

Saginaw, MI $49,350

Jacksonville, FL $49,344

Salisbury, NC $49,334

Memphis, TN $49,323

Moline, IL $49,297

Fort Myers, FL $49,281

Waterloo, IA $49,213

Spartanburg, SC $49,160

Lincoln, NE $49,134

Fort Wayne, IN $49,123

Birmingham, AL $49,065

Cedar Falls, IA $49,055

Provo, UT $49,050

Springfield, OH $49,044

San Antonio, TX $49,034

Greensboro, NC $49,013

South Bend, IN $49,007

Winston Salem, NC $49,002

Boise, ID $48,986

Savannah, GA $48,949

Muskegon, MI $48,855

Lima, OH $48,792

Lake Charles, LA $48,770

Anderson, IN $48,760

Lexington, KY $48,744

Augusta, GA $48,728

Greenville, SC $48,728

Wichita, KS $48,681

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,681

Columbia, SC $48,634

Bloomington, IN $48,502

Roanoke, VA $48,470

Asheville, NC $48,402

Knoxville, TN $48,312

Shreveport, LA $48,307

Wilmington, NC $48,239

Frankfort, KY $48,139

Oklahoma City, OK $48,102

Chillicothe, OH $48,081

Longview, TX $48,075

Topeka, KS $48,060

Mobile, AL $47,981

Terre Haute, IN $47,960

Erie, PA $47,954

Altoona, PA $47,928

Melbourne, FL $47,912

Amarillo, TX $47,891

Killeen, TX $47,875

Fayetteville, AR $47,833

Sioux Falls, SD $47,796

Chattanooga, TN $47,765

Idaho Falls, ID $47,759

Gainesville, FL $47,649

Portsmouth, OH $47,623

Little Rock, AR $47,612

Lynchburg, VA $47,612

Lafayette, LA $47,591

Youngstown, OH $47,591

Temple, TX $47,570

Daytona Beach, FL $47,559

Clarksville, TN $47,554

Pensacola, FL $47,549

Hopkinsville, KY $47,391

Charleston, WV $47,386

Florence, SC $47,359

Sioux City, IA $47,328

Macon, GA $47,175

Tallahassee, FL $47,170

Fayetteville, NC $47,159

Waco, TX $47,149

Wichita Falls, TX $47,149

Pine Bluff, AR $47,128

Vincennes, IN $47,028

Lubbock, TX $47,006

Great Falls, MT $46,975

Alamogordo, NM $46,970

Abilene, TX $46,927

Rapid City, SD $46,859

Monroe, LA $46,859

Albany, GA $46,827

Huntington, WV $46,822

Jackson, MS $46,817

Greenville, MS $46,812

Parkersburg, WV $46,759

Montgomery, AL $46,748

Johnstown, PA $46,738

Springfield, MO $46,696

Biloxi, MS $46,669

Sumter, SC $46,559

Columbus, GA $46,554

Twin Falls, ID $46,522

Pascagoula, MS $46,454

Kingsport, TN $46,317

Gulfport, MS $46,301

Alexandria, LA $46,127

Fort Smith, AR $45,995

El Paso, TX $45,853

Helena, MT $45,785

Las Cruces, NM $45,616

Harlingen, TX $45,469

Pocatello, ID $45,421

Florence, AL $45,406

Brownsville, TX $45,395

Dothan, AL $45,311

Mcallen, TX $45,285

Columbus, MS $44,895

Altus, OK $44,653

Lawton, OK $44,553

Pierre, SD $44,363

What Skills Can Increase a Craft Service's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 a Craft Service's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$57,922	10%
Collaboration	$56,342	7%
Product Testing	$55,816	6%
Molecular Biology	$54,763	4%
Oral Communication	$54,763	4%
Leadership	$54,763	4%

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Craft Service Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Craft Service'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 January 01, 2026

$48,385

Average $52,657/year

$56,892

$4,032

Average $4,388/month

$4,741

$930

Average $1,013/week

$1,094

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,892	$4,741	$1,094	$27
Average	$52,657	$4,388	$1,013	$25
25th Percentile	$48,385	$4,032	$930	$23

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Salary Trends for Craft Service

Salaries for a Craft Service can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,418 in 2023 to around $43,790 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Craft Service salary trends, .

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2024

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