What are the main factors that influence a Med Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Med Tech's salary?

A Med Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $85,690 for beginners, reaching about $88,339 at mid-level, and approach $91,876 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Med Tech?

Med Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Med Tech roles are District of Columbia $95,601, California $95,239, Massachusetts $93,969. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Med Tech roles make?

Salaries for Med Tech level roles vary by specialization: Nuclear Med Tech: $107,440; Nuc Med Tech: $95,421; Med Tech Supervisor: $81,379; travel med tech: $79,669; Med Assistant: $46,858.

How do different companies affect a Med Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Med Tech 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.

Med Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Med Tech make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Med Tech in the United States is $86,345 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,066
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,605 to $93,527
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,468

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Med Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,527	$7,794	$1,799	$45
Average	$86,345	$7,195	$1,660	$42
25th Percentile	$79,605	$6,634	$1,531	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Med Tech Salaries

A Med 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Med Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Med 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $85,690
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,877
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,339
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,641
Expert (over 8 years): $91,876

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Med Tech	$85,690
Intermediate Level Med Tech	$85,877
Senior Level Med Tech	$88,339
Specialist Level Med Tech	$91,641
Expert Level Med Tech	$91,876

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How Do Med Tech 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 Med Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,601.
California: $95,239.
Massachusetts: $93,969.

District of Columbia $95,601 California $95,239 Massachusetts $93,969 Washington $93,624 New Jersey $93,589 Alaska $93,468 Connecticut $92,277 New York $91,793

Hawaii $90,248 Rhode Island $89,522 Maryland $89,030 Minnesota $88,357 Colorado $88,098 Illinois $88,011 Oregon $87,683 Delaware $87,442

New Hampshire $87,290 Virginia $86,949 Pennsylvania $85,956 Nevada $85,456 North Dakota $85,292 Michigan $85,033 Wisconsin $84,938 Vermont $84,748

Texas $84,221 Maine $84,186 Arizona $84,135 Ohio $84,074 Georgia $83,280 Indiana $82,883 Wyoming $82,805 Utah $82,684

Iowa $82,632 Kansas $82,218 Louisiana $82,097 North Carolina $82,054 Missouri $82,036 Florida $81,700 Montana $81,518 Nebraska $81,346

Kentucky $81,251 South Carolina $80,905 Tennessee $80,689 Idaho $80,603 New Mexico $79,973 Oklahoma $79,835 Alabama $79,325 South Dakota $78,470

Arkansas $78,004 West Virginia $77,754 Mississippi $77,002

Top Paying Cities for Med Teches

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: $108,907
San Francisco: $107,715
Oakland: $105,445

San Jose, CA $108,907

San Francisco, CA $107,715

Oakland, CA $105,445

New York, NY $99,417

Paramus, NJ $98,208

Queens Village, NY $98,204

Passaic, NJ $98,122

Bergenfield, NJ $98,114

Stamford, CT $97,924

Huntington, NY $97,888

Newark, NJ $97,250

Bridgeport, CT $97,068

Vallejo, CA $96,896

New Brunswick, NJ $96,862

Petaluma, CA $96,810

Middlesex, NJ $96,646

Somerset, NJ $96,586

Santa Cruz, CA $96,473

Boston, MA $95,947

Monterey, CA $95,643

Seattle, WA $95,446

Santa Rosa, CA $95,428

Los Angeles, CA $95,403

Juneau, AK $95,178

Washington, DC $95,083

Orange, CA $94,776

Santa Ana, CA $94,548

Long Beach, CA $94,461

Anaheim, CA $94,444

Anchorage, AK $94,401

Santa Maria, CA $94,142

Everett, WA $94,125

Danbury, CT $93,821

Bremerton, WA $93,702

Tacoma, WA $93,391

New Suffolk, NY $93,389

Sacramento, CA $93,365

Santa Barbara, CA $93,270

Trenton, NJ $93,175

San Diego, CA $93,175

Brockton, MA $93,080

Fairbanks, AK $92,868

Lompoc, CA $92,648

Lowell, MA $92,578

Ventura, CA $92,562

Nashua, NH $92,545

Stockton, CA $92,536

Modesto, CA $91,906

Poughkeepsie, NY $91,716

Olympia, WA $91,552

Kennewick, WA $91,552

New Haven, CT $91,517

Lawrence, MA $91,206

Hartford, CT $91,120

Riverside, CA $91,103

New Bedford, MA $91,016

Richland, WA $91,016

Bakersfield, CA $90,895

San Bernardino, CA $90,861

New Britain, CT $90,852

Atlantic City, NJ $90,852

New London, CT $90,818

Norwich, CT $90,792

Portsmouth, NH $90,774

Boulder, CO $90,591

Portland, OR $90,472

Worcester, MA $90,464

Minneapolis, MN $90,196

Philadelphia, PA $90,075

Honolulu, HI $89,790

Saint Paul, MN $89,749

Vineland, NJ $89,730

Providence, RI $89,479

Chicago, IL $89,229

Bellingham, WA $89,125

Springfield, MA $89,056

Baltimore, MD $89,030

Chico, CA $88,814

Pittsfield, MA $88,581

Manchester, NH $88,417

Spokane, WA $88,037

Denver, CO $88,029

Albany, NY $87,623

Troy, NY $87,588

Nassau, NY $87,496

Schenectady, NY $87,407

Wilmington, DE $87,338

Burlington, VT $87,217

Salem, OR $87,183

Portland, ME $86,915

Yakima, WA $86,829

Rochester, MN $86,561

Reno, NV $86,518

Fresno, CA $86,518

Milwaukee, WI $86,440

Detroit, MI $86,354

Ann Arbor, MI $86,339

Allentown, PA $86,328

Colorado Springs, CO $86,181

Syracuse, NY $86,138

Carson City, NV $86,138

Houston, TX $86,017

Eugene, OR $85,974

Gary, IN $85,870

Springfield, OR $85,801

Bismarck, ND $85,784

Galveston, TX $85,723

Medford, OR $85,594

Fort Collins, CO $85,559

Concord, NH $85,516

Austin, TX $85,490

Mesa, AZ $85,309

Reading, PA $85,300

Phoenix, AZ $85,292

Dallas, TX $85,266

Saint Cloud, MN $85,183

Madison, WI $85,067

Utica, NY $84,834

Rochester, NY $84,696

Des Moines, IA $84,687

Raleigh, NC $84,679

Atlanta, GA $84,549

Battle Creek, MI $84,523

Salt Lake City, UT $84,497

Lancaster, PA $84,368

Harrisburg, PA $84,247

Kansas City, MO $84,160

Champaign, IL $84,143

Kansas City, KS $84,143

Fort Worth, TX $84,135

Columbus, OH $84,120

Boca Raton, FL $84,100

Pittsburgh, PA $84,065

Richmond, VA $84,031

Indianapolis, IN $84,014

Cleveland, OH $84,005

Las Vegas, NV $83,901

Cincinnati, OH $83,901

Petersburg, VA $83,772

Huntsville, AL $83,642

Lansing, MI $83,585

Lebanon, PA $83,573

Pueblo, CO $83,565

Appleton, WI $83,539

Buffalo, NY $83,504

Dayton, OH $83,478

Racine, WI $83,461

Charlotte, NC $83,452

Saint Louis, MO $83,427

York, PA $83,375

Elkhart, IN $83,375

Gastonia, NC $83,358

Billings, MT $83,338

Beaumont, TX $83,314

Lorain, OH $83,297

Benton Harbor, MI $83,280

Toledo, OH $83,262

Binghamton, NY $83,219

Rock Hill, SC $83,211

Rockford, IL $83,168

Springfield, IL $83,133

Elyria, OH $83,124

Fargo, ND $83,124

Flagstaff, AZ $83,064

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,012

Duluth, MN $82,960

Miami, FL $82,960

Cheyenne, WY $82,900

Grand Forks, ND $82,900

Bangor, ME $82,710

Cedar Rapids, IA $82,615

Durham, NC $82,579

Louisville, KY $82,572

Grand Rapids, MI $82,554

Hialeah, FL $82,546

Casper, WY $82,425

Scranton, PA $82,321

New Orleans, LA $82,295

Virginia Beach, VA $82,287

Akron, OH $82,244

Peoria, IL $82,131

Sarasota, FL $82,114

Nashville, TN $82,054

Omaha, NE $82,054

Green Bay, WI $82,054

Baton Rouge, LA $82,010

Charleston, SC $81,993

Jamestown, NY $81,950

Davenport, IA $81,950

Tucson, AZ $81,907

Saint Petersburg, FL $81,855

Tampa, FL $81,838

Evansville, IN $81,786

Port Arthur, TX $81,786

Bradenton, FL $81,751

Santa Fe, NM $81,596

Orlando, FL $81,441

Clearwater, FL $81,415

Canton, OH $81,233

La Crosse, WI $81,233

Albuquerque, NM $81,182

Newport News, VA $81,173

High Point, NC $81,147

Ogden, UT $81,112

Corpus Christi, TX $81,043

Norfolk, VA $80,992

Laramie, WY $80,992

Rock Island, IL $80,940

Saginaw, MI $80,923

Jacksonville, FL $80,914

Salisbury, NC $80,897

Boise, ID $80,879

Moline, IL $80,836

Fort Myers, FL $80,810

Memphis, TN $80,793

Tulsa, OK $80,750

Waterloo, IA $80,698

Spartanburg, SC $80,612

Lincoln, NE $80,569

Fort Wayne, IN $80,551

Provo, UT $80,543

Cedar Falls, IA $80,439

San Antonio, TX $80,404

Greensboro, NC $80,370

South Bend, IN $80,361

Savannah, GA $80,266

Muskegon, MI $80,232

Birmingham, AL $80,223

Winston Salem, NC $80,181

Lake Charles, LA $79,973

Anderson, IN $79,955

Lexington, KY $79,930

Augusta, GA $79,904

Greenville, SC $79,904

Lima, OH $79,835

Wichita, KS $79,826

Tuscaloosa, AL $79,826

Columbia, SC $79,748

Springfield, OH $79,731

Asheville, NC $79,593

Bloomington, IN $79,532

Knoxville, TN $79,222

Shreveport, LA $79,213

Wilmington, NC $79,101

Roanoke, VA $79,101

Topeka, KS $78,945

Frankfort, KY $78,936

Oklahoma City, OK $78,876

Chillicothe, OH $78,842

Longview, TX $78,833

Melbourne, FL $78,824

Sioux Falls, SD $78,686

Mobile, AL $78,678

Terre Haute, IN $78,643

Altoona, PA $78,591

Amarillo, TX $78,531

Killeen, TX $78,505

Fayetteville, AR $78,436

Chattanooga, TN $78,410

Sioux City, IA $78,332

Idaho Falls, ID $78,315

Lynchburg, VA $78,246

Gainesville, FL $78,134

Portsmouth, OH $78,090

Little Rock, AR $78,073

Lafayette, LA $78,039

Youngstown, OH $78,039

Daytona Beach, FL $77,987

Clarksville, TN $77,978

Pensacola, FL $77,970

Temple, TX $77,963

Hopkinsville, KY $77,711

Erie, PA $77,693

Florence, SC $77,659

Charleston, WV $77,521

Great Falls, MT $77,477

Macon, GA $77,356

Tallahassee, FL $77,348

Fayetteville, NC $77,331

Waco, TX $77,313

Helena, MT $77,253

Pine Bluff, AR $77,220

Vincennes, IN $77,115

Lubbock, TX $77,080

Alamogordo, NM $77,028

Twin Falls, ID $76,951

Rapid City, SD $76,925

Jackson, MS $76,769

Huntington, WV $76,763

Greenville, MS $76,761

Parkersburg, WV $76,673

Montgomery, AL $76,657

Wichita Falls, TX $76,571

Springfield, MO $76,571

Biloxi, MS $76,528

Monroe, LA $76,441

Johnstown, PA $76,381

Sumter, SC $76,346

Columbus, GA $76,338

Pascagoula, MS $76,174

Abilene, TX $76,174

Kingsport, TN $75,949

Albany, GA $75,949

Gulfport, MS $75,923

Alexandria, LA $75,638

Fort Smith, AR $75,422

El Paso, TX $75,189

Las Cruces, NM $74,801

Harlingen, TX $74,581

Pocatello, ID $74,568

Florence, AL $74,455

Brownsville, TX $74,438

Mcallen, TX $74,257

Dothan, AL $74,136

Columbus, MS $73,623

Altus, OK $73,221

Lawton, OK $73,057

Pierre, SD $72,746

What Skills Can Increase a Med Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 4.54% 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.
Hematology (Mentioned in 3.6% Job Postings): Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
Medication Administration (Mentioned in 2.47% Job Postings): Medication administration is the direct application of a prescribed medication whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means to the body of the individual by an individual legally authorized to do so.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	4.54%
Hematology	3.6%
Medication Administration	2.47%

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 Med Tech's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$97,570	13%
Process Improvement	$95,843	11%
Insight	$93,253	8%
Phlebotomy	$92,389	7%
Analysis	$91,526	6%
Laboratory Testing	$91,526	6%

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Med Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Med Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Healthcare sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Med Tech positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Med Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Med Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$103,614	$50.0	20%
Healthcare	$94,980	$46.0	10%
Pharmaceuticals	$94,980	$46.0	10%

How Education impacts a Med Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Med Teches 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 a Med Tech with a Bachelor's Degree is between $77,314 and $81,158).

Med Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Med Tech

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 1.4%

Associates 6.0%

Bachelors 81.6%

Masters 10.2%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	1.4%
Associates	6.0%
Bachelors	81.6%
Masters	10.2%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Med Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Med 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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$79,605

Average $86,345/year

$93,527

$6,634

Average $7,195/month

$7,794

$1,531

Average $1,660/week

$1,799

$38

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,527	$7,794	$1,799	$45
Average	$86,345	$7,195	$1,660	$42
25th Percentile	$79,605	$6,634	$1,531	$38

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Salary Trends for Med Tech

Salaries for a Med Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $113,038 in 2023 to around $112,430 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Med Tech salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Med Tech?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Med Tech roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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