A Lighting Tech'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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Lighting Tech Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Lighting Tech'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:
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: $88,806
San Francisco: $87,834
Oakland: $85,983
San Jose, CA$88,806
San Francisco, CA$87,834
Oakland, CA$85,983
New York, NY$81,068
Paramus, NJ$80,082
Queens Village, NY$80,079
Passaic, NJ$80,012
Bergenfield, NJ$80,005
Stamford, CT$79,851
Huntington, NY$79,822
Newark, NJ$79,301
Bridgeport, CT$79,153
Vallejo, CA$79,013
New Brunswick, NJ$78,984
Petaluma, CA$78,942
Middlesex, NJ$78,808
Somerset, NJ$78,759
Santa Cruz, CA$78,668
Boston, MA$78,238
Monterey, CA$77,991
Seattle, WA$77,830
Santa Rosa, CA$77,816
Los Angeles, CA$77,795
Juneau, AK$77,612
Washington, DC$77,534
Orange, CA$77,283
Santa Ana, CA$77,098
Long Beach, CA$77,027
Anaheim, CA$77,013
Anchorage, AK$76,978
Santa Maria, CA$76,767
Everett, WA$76,753
Danbury, CT$76,505
Bremerton, WA$76,408
Tacoma, WA$76,154
New Suffolk, NY$76,153
Sacramento, CA$76,133
Santa Barbara, CA$76,055
Trenton, NJ$75,978
San Diego, CA$75,978
Brockton, MA$75,901
Fairbanks, AK$75,728
Lompoc, CA$75,549
Lowell, MA$75,492
Ventura, CA$75,478
Nashua, NH$75,464
Stockton, CA$75,457
Modesto, CA$74,943
Poughkeepsie, NY$74,788
Olympia, WA$74,654
Kennewick, WA$74,654
New Haven, CT$74,626
Lawrence, MA$74,373
Hartford, CT$74,302
Riverside, CA$74,288
New Bedford, MA$74,218
Richland, WA$74,218
Bakersfield, CA$74,119
San Bernardino, CA$74,091
New Britain, CT$74,084
Atlantic City, NJ$74,084
New London, CT$74,056
Norwich, CT$74,035
Portsmouth, NH$74,021
Boulder, CO$73,871
Portland, OR$73,774
Worcester, MA$73,767
Minneapolis, MN$73,549
Philadelphia, PA$73,450
Honolulu, HI$73,218
Saint Paul, MN$73,184
Vineland, NJ$73,169
Providence, RI$72,965
Chicago, IL$72,760
Bellingham, WA$72,676
Springfield, MA$72,620
Baltimore, MD$72,598
Chico, CA$72,422
Pittsfield, MA$72,232
Manchester, NH$72,099
Spokane, WA$71,789
Denver, CO$71,782
Albany, NY$71,451
Troy, NY$71,423
Nassau, NY$71,347
Schenectady, NY$71,275
Wilmington, DE$71,218
Burlington, VT$71,120
Salem, OR$71,092
Portland, ME$70,873
Yakima, WA$70,803
Rochester, MN$70,585
Reno, NV$70,550
Fresno, CA$70,550
Milwaukee, WI$70,486
Detroit, MI$70,416
Ann Arbor, MI$70,404
Allentown, PA$70,395
Colorado Springs, CO$70,275
Syracuse, NY$70,240
Carson City, NV$70,240
Houston, TX$70,141
Eugene, OR$70,106
Gary, IN$70,021
Springfield, OR$69,965
Bismarck, ND$69,951
Galveston, TX$69,902
Medford, OR$69,796
Fort Collins, CO$69,768
Concord, NH$69,733
Austin, TX$69,712
Mesa, AZ$69,564
Reading, PA$69,557
Phoenix, AZ$69,550
Dallas, TX$69,529
Saint Cloud, MN$69,461
Madison, WI$69,367
Utica, NY$69,177
Rochester, NY$69,064
Des Moines, IA$69,057
Raleigh, NC$69,050
Atlanta, GA$68,944
Battle Creek, MI$68,923
Salt Lake City, UT$68,902
Lancaster, PA$68,796
Harrisburg, PA$68,698
Kansas City, MO$68,627
Champaign, IL$68,613
Kansas City, KS$68,613
Fort Worth, TX$68,606
Columbus, OH$68,594
Boca Raton, FL$68,578
Pittsburgh, PA$68,550
Richmond, VA$68,522
Indianapolis, IN$68,508
Cleveland, OH$68,501
Las Vegas, NV$68,416
Cincinnati, OH$68,416
Petersburg, VA$68,311
Huntsville, AL$68,205
Lansing, MI$68,158
Lebanon, PA$68,149
Pueblo, CO$68,142
Appleton, WI$68,120
Buffalo, NY$68,092
Dayton, OH$68,071
Racine, WI$68,057
Charlotte, NC$68,050
Saint Louis, MO$68,029
York, PA$67,987
Elkhart, IN$67,987
Gastonia, NC$67,973
Billings, MT$67,956
Beaumont, TX$67,937
Lorain, OH$67,923
Benton Harbor, MI$67,909
Toledo, OH$67,895
Binghamton, NY$67,860
Rock Hill, SC$67,853
Rockford, IL$67,818
Springfield, IL$67,789
Elyria, OH$67,782
Fargo, ND$67,782
Flagstaff, AZ$67,733
Fort Lauderdale, FL$67,691
Duluth, MN$67,649
Miami, FL$67,649
Cheyenne, WY$67,599
Grand Forks, ND$67,599
Bangor, ME$67,444
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,367
Durham, NC$67,337
Louisville, KY$67,332
Grand Rapids, MI$67,318
Hialeah, FL$67,311
Casper, WY$67,212
Scranton, PA$67,128
New Orleans, LA$67,107
Virginia Beach, VA$67,099
Akron, OH$67,064
Peoria, IL$66,973
Sarasota, FL$66,959
Nashville, TN$66,909
Omaha, NE$66,909
Green Bay, WI$66,909
Baton Rouge, LA$66,874
Charleston, SC$66,860
Jamestown, NY$66,825
Davenport, IA$66,825
Tucson, AZ$66,790
Saint Petersburg, FL$66,747
Tampa, FL$66,733
Evansville, IN$66,691
Port Arthur, TX$66,691
Bradenton, FL$66,663
Santa Fe, NM$66,536
Orlando, FL$66,409
Clearwater, FL$66,388
Canton, OH$66,241
La Crosse, WI$66,241
Albuquerque, NM$66,198
Newport News, VA$66,191
High Point, NC$66,170
Ogden, UT$66,142
Corpus Christi, TX$66,086
Norfolk, VA$66,043
Laramie, WY$66,043
Rock Island, IL$66,001
Saginaw, MI$65,987
Jacksonville, FL$65,980
Salisbury, NC$65,966
Boise, ID$65,952
Moline, IL$65,917
Fort Myers, FL$65,896
Memphis, TN$65,881
Tulsa, OK$65,846
Waterloo, IA$65,804
Spartanburg, SC$65,734
Lincoln, NE$65,698
Fort Wayne, IN$65,684
Provo, UT$65,677
Cedar Falls, IA$65,593
San Antonio, TX$65,565
Greensboro, NC$65,536
South Bend, IN$65,529
Savannah, GA$65,452
Muskegon, MI$65,424
Birmingham, AL$65,417
Winston Salem, NC$65,382
Lake Charles, LA$65,213
Anderson, IN$65,198
Lexington, KY$65,177
Augusta, GA$65,156
Greenville, SC$65,156
Lima, OH$65,100
Wichita, KS$65,093
Tuscaloosa, AL$65,093
Columbia, SC$65,029
Springfield, OH$65,015
Asheville, NC$64,903
Bloomington, IN$64,853
Knoxville, TN$64,600
Shreveport, LA$64,593
Wilmington, NC$64,501
Roanoke, VA$64,501
Topeka, KS$64,375
Frankfort, KY$64,367
Oklahoma City, OK$64,318
Chillicothe, OH$64,290
Longview, TX$64,283
Melbourne, FL$64,276
Sioux Falls, SD$64,163
Mobile, AL$64,156
Terre Haute, IN$64,128
Altoona, PA$64,086
Amarillo, TX$64,037
Killeen, TX$64,016
Fayetteville, AR$63,959
Chattanooga, TN$63,938
Sioux City, IA$63,875
Idaho Falls, ID$63,861
Lynchburg, VA$63,804
Gainesville, FL$63,713
Portsmouth, OH$63,678
Little Rock, AR$63,664
Lafayette, LA$63,635
Youngstown, OH$63,635
Daytona Beach, FL$63,593
Clarksville, TN$63,586
Pensacola, FL$63,579
Temple, TX$63,574
Hopkinsville, KY$63,368
Erie, PA$63,354
Florence, SC$63,326
Charleston, WV$63,213
Great Falls, MT$63,178
Macon, GA$63,079
Tallahassee, FL$63,072
Fayetteville, NC$63,058
Waco, TX$63,044
Helena, MT$62,995
Pine Bluff, AR$62,968
Vincennes, IN$62,882
Lubbock, TX$62,854
Alamogordo, NM$62,812
Twin Falls, ID$62,748
Rapid City, SD$62,727
Jackson, MS$62,600
Huntington, WV$62,595
Greenville, MS$62,593
Parkersburg, WV$62,522
Montgomery, AL$62,509
Wichita Falls, TX$62,438
Springfield, MO$62,438
Biloxi, MS$62,403
Monroe, LA$62,333
Johnstown, PA$62,284
Sumter, SC$62,255
Columbus, GA$62,248
Pascagoula, MS$62,115
Abilene, TX$62,115
Kingsport, TN$61,931
Albany, GA$61,931
Gulfport, MS$61,910
Alexandria, LA$61,678
Fort Smith, AR$61,502
El Paso, TX$61,312
Las Cruces, NM$60,995
Harlingen, TX$60,816
Pocatello, ID$60,805
Florence, AL$60,713
Brownsville, TX$60,699
Mcallen, TX$60,551
Dothan, AL$60,453
Columbus, MS$60,035
Altus, OK$59,707
Lawton, OK$59,573
Pierre, SD$59,319
What Skills Can Increase a Lighting Tech's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 13.32% 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.
Audio Systems (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Audio systems a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound. sound system. electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.13% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
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 Lighting Tech's salary.
Cisco: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Digital Audio: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Lighting Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Lighting Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Lighting Tech positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Lighting Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Lighting Tech
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$86,805
$42.0
25%
Financial Services
$83,333
$40.0
20%
Insurance
$79,861
$38.0
15%
Biotechnology
$76,389
$37.0
10%
Internet
$76,389
$37.0
10%
Lighting Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Lighting Tech'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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