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Meteorological Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Meteorological Technician make in the United States? The salary range for a Meteorological Technician job is from $879 to $1,298 per week in the United States. Click on the filter to check out Meteorological Technician job salaries by hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and yearly.

Average base salary
updated at September 01, 2024
$1,115
Per Week
The average salary for a Meteorological Technician is $1,115
per Week in the United States.
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Base Salary
$879
$1,115
Medium
$1,298
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Highest Paying Cities for Meteorological Technician in the United States

Meteorological Technician salaries in the United States will pay differently by cities. Below following are the eight cities with the highest income for Meteorological Technician jobs in the United States. The city with the highest salary is San Jose. Click on the Meteorological Technician salary in cities you are interested in to view detailed job salary information.
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States with Higher Salaries for Meteorological Technician

The five states where Meteorological Technician jobs get higher salaries in the United States are: District of Columbia, California, New Jersey, Alaska, and Massachusetts. Compared with the average salary of a Meteorological Technician in the United States, the state of District of Columbia with the highest job income for this job. The second and third states are California and New Jersey respectively. The high or low salary paid to Meteorological Technician by the US has a greater relationship with the demand for jobs and the cost of living.

How Much Do Similar Professions Get Paid in the United States?

There are some different titles for Meteorological Technician jobs, and the job title of Meteorological Technician will vary in different companies. The job title has a lot to do with the department and responsibilities, and the same job title will vary in different departments. The following list is the salary of jobs similar to Meteorological Technician, start to view Meteorological Technician-related jobs you are interested in.
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Average salary
United States
$1,665
per Week
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United States
$932
per Week
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United States
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per Week

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What Does a Meteorological Technician Do?

A meteorological technician installs, inspects, maintains, repairs, and optimizes equipment that helps interpret weather data, observe weather patterns, and predict weather forecasts.

December 17, 2021

Meteorological Technicians observe, brief on and forecast weather conditions in support of operations at Royal Canadian Air Force Wings and Squadrons, on Royal Canadian Navy Ships at sea and in Army facilities.

December 17, 2021

Meteorological technicians must be able to use navigational equipment and have good locational knowledge with and without internet data.

December 13, 2021

Such other assessment methods as considered necessary to select candidates for training as Meteorological Technicians.

December 12, 2021

Meteorological technicians use sophisticated diagnostic equipment on instruments, data loggers and telecommunications equipment.

December 09, 2021

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