A Ndt Level III's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
Top Paying Cities for Ndt Level IIIs
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: $106,357
San Francisco: $105,192
Oakland: $102,975
San Jose, CA$106,357
San Francisco, CA$105,192
Oakland, CA$102,975
New York, NY$97,089
Paramus, NJ$95,908
Queens Village, NY$95,904
Passaic, NJ$95,824
Bergenfield, NJ$95,816
Stamford, CT$95,631
Huntington, NY$95,596
Newark, NJ$94,973
Bridgeport, CT$94,795
Vallejo, CA$94,627
New Brunswick, NJ$94,594
Petaluma, CA$94,543
Middlesex, NJ$94,383
Somerset, NJ$94,324
Santa Cruz, CA$94,214
Boston, MA$93,700
Monterey, CA$93,404
Seattle, WA$93,211
Santa Rosa, CA$93,194
Los Angeles, CA$93,169
Juneau, AK$92,949
Washington, DC$92,857
Orange, CA$92,556
Santa Ana, CA$92,334
Long Beach, CA$92,249
Anaheim, CA$92,233
Anchorage, AK$92,190
Santa Maria, CA$91,937
Everett, WA$91,921
Danbury, CT$91,624
Bremerton, WA$91,507
Tacoma, WA$91,204
New Suffolk, NY$91,202
Sacramento, CA$91,179
Santa Barbara, CA$91,086
Trenton, NJ$90,993
San Diego, CA$90,993
Brockton, MA$90,900
Fairbanks, AK$90,694
Lompoc, CA$90,479
Lowell, MA$90,410
Ventura, CA$90,394
Nashua, NH$90,377
Stockton, CA$90,369
Modesto, CA$89,754
Poughkeepsie, NY$89,568
Olympia, WA$89,408
Kennewick, WA$89,408
New Haven, CT$89,374
Lawrence, MA$89,070
Hartford, CT$88,986
Riverside, CA$88,969
New Bedford, MA$88,885
Richland, WA$88,885
Bakersfield, CA$88,767
San Bernardino, CA$88,733
New Britain, CT$88,725
Atlantic City, NJ$88,725
New London, CT$88,691
Norwich, CT$88,666
Portsmouth, NH$88,649
Boulder, CO$88,470
Portland, OR$88,354
Worcester, MA$88,345
Minneapolis, MN$88,084
Philadelphia, PA$87,966
Honolulu, HI$87,688
Saint Paul, MN$87,647
Vineland, NJ$87,629
Providence, RI$87,384
Chicago, IL$87,139
Bellingham, WA$87,038
Springfield, MA$86,971
Baltimore, MD$86,946
Chico, CA$86,735
Pittsfield, MA$86,507
Manchester, NH$86,347
Spokane, WA$85,976
Denver, CO$85,967
Albany, NY$85,571
Troy, NY$85,537
Nassau, NY$85,447
Schenectady, NY$85,360
Wilmington, DE$85,293
Burlington, VT$85,175
Salem, OR$85,141
Portland, ME$84,880
Yakima, WA$84,795
Rochester, MN$84,534
Reno, NV$84,492
Fresno, CA$84,492
Milwaukee, WI$84,416
Detroit, MI$84,332
Ann Arbor, MI$84,317
Allentown, PA$84,306
Colorado Springs, CO$84,163
Syracuse, NY$84,121
Carson City, NV$84,121
Houston, TX$84,003
Eugene, OR$83,961
Gary, IN$83,859
Springfield, OR$83,792
Bismarck, ND$83,775
Galveston, TX$83,716
Medford, OR$83,589
Fort Collins, CO$83,556
Concord, NH$83,514
Austin, TX$83,488
Mesa, AZ$83,311
Reading, PA$83,303
Phoenix, AZ$83,294
Dallas, TX$83,269
Saint Cloud, MN$83,188
Madison, WI$83,075
Utica, NY$82,847
Rochester, NY$82,713
Des Moines, IA$82,704
Raleigh, NC$82,696
Atlanta, GA$82,569
Battle Creek, MI$82,544
Salt Lake City, UT$82,519
Lancaster, PA$82,392
Harrisburg, PA$82,274
Kansas City, MO$82,190
Champaign, IL$82,173
Kansas City, KS$82,173
Fort Worth, TX$82,164
Columbus, OH$82,150
Boca Raton, FL$82,131
Pittsburgh, PA$82,097
Richmond, VA$82,063
Indianapolis, IN$82,046
Cleveland, OH$82,038
Las Vegas, NV$81,937
Cincinnati, OH$81,937
Petersburg, VA$81,810
Huntsville, AL$81,684
Lansing, MI$81,627
Lebanon, PA$81,616
Pueblo, CO$81,608
Appleton, WI$81,583
Buffalo, NY$81,549
Dayton, OH$81,524
Racine, WI$81,507
Charlotte, NC$81,498
Saint Louis, MO$81,473
York, PA$81,422
Elkhart, IN$81,422
Gastonia, NC$81,406
Billings, MT$81,386
Beaumont, TX$81,363
Lorain, OH$81,346
Benton Harbor, MI$81,330
Toledo, OH$81,313
Binghamton, NY$81,271
Rock Hill, SC$81,262
Rockford, IL$81,220
Springfield, IL$81,186
Elyria, OH$81,178
Fargo, ND$81,178
Flagstaff, AZ$81,119
Fort Lauderdale, FL$81,068
Duluth, MN$81,018
Miami, FL$81,018
Cheyenne, WY$80,959
Grand Forks, ND$80,959
Bangor, ME$80,773
Cedar Rapids, IA$80,680
Durham, NC$80,645
Louisville, KY$80,638
Grand Rapids, MI$80,621
Hialeah, FL$80,613
Casper, WY$80,495
Scranton, PA$80,394
New Orleans, LA$80,368
Virginia Beach, VA$80,360
Akron, OH$80,318
Peoria, IL$80,208
Sarasota, FL$80,191
Nashville, TN$80,132
Omaha, NE$80,132
Green Bay, WI$80,132
Baton Rouge, LA$80,090
Charleston, SC$80,073
Jamestown, NY$80,031
Davenport, IA$80,031
Tucson, AZ$79,989
Saint Petersburg, FL$79,938
Tampa, FL$79,921
Evansville, IN$79,871
Port Arthur, TX$79,871
Bradenton, FL$79,837
Santa Fe, NM$79,685
Orlando, FL$79,534
Clearwater, FL$79,508
Canton, OH$79,331
La Crosse, WI$79,331
Albuquerque, NM$79,281
Newport News, VA$79,272
High Point, NC$79,247
Ogden, UT$79,213
Corpus Christi, TX$79,146
Norfolk, VA$79,095
Laramie, WY$79,095
Rock Island, IL$79,044
Saginaw, MI$79,028
Jacksonville, FL$79,019
Salisbury, NC$79,002
Boise, ID$78,985
Moline, IL$78,943
Fort Myers, FL$78,918
Memphis, TN$78,901
Tulsa, OK$78,859
Waterloo, IA$78,808
Spartanburg, SC$78,724
Lincoln, NE$78,682
Fort Wayne, IN$78,665
Provo, UT$78,657
Cedar Falls, IA$78,555
San Antonio, TX$78,522
Greensboro, NC$78,488
South Bend, IN$78,480
Savannah, GA$78,387
Muskegon, MI$78,353
Birmingham, AL$78,345
Winston Salem, NC$78,303
Lake Charles, LA$78,100
Anderson, IN$78,083
Lexington, KY$78,058
Augusta, GA$78,033
Greenville, SC$78,033
Lima, OH$77,965
Wichita, KS$77,957
Tuscaloosa, AL$77,957
Columbia, SC$77,881
Springfield, OH$77,864
Asheville, NC$77,729
Bloomington, IN$77,670
Knoxville, TN$77,366
Shreveport, LA$77,358
Wilmington, NC$77,248
Roanoke, VA$77,248
Topeka, KS$77,097
Frankfort, KY$77,087
Oklahoma City, OK$77,029
Chillicothe, OH$76,995
Longview, TX$76,987
Melbourne, FL$76,979
Sioux Falls, SD$76,844
Mobile, AL$76,835
Terre Haute, IN$76,801
Altoona, PA$76,751
Amarillo, TX$76,692
Killeen, TX$76,667
Fayetteville, AR$76,599
Chattanooga, TN$76,574
Sioux City, IA$76,498
Idaho Falls, ID$76,481
Lynchburg, VA$76,414
Gainesville, FL$76,304
Portsmouth, OH$76,262
Little Rock, AR$76,245
Lafayette, LA$76,211
Youngstown, OH$76,211
Daytona Beach, FL$76,161
Clarksville, TN$76,152
Pensacola, FL$76,144
Temple, TX$76,138
Hopkinsville, KY$75,891
Erie, PA$75,874
Florence, SC$75,840
Charleston, WV$75,705
Great Falls, MT$75,663
Macon, GA$75,545
Tallahassee, FL$75,537
Fayetteville, NC$75,520
Waco, TX$75,503
Helena, MT$75,444
Pine Bluff, AR$75,412
Vincennes, IN$75,309
Lubbock, TX$75,275
Alamogordo, NM$75,225
Twin Falls, ID$75,149
Rapid City, SD$75,123
Jackson, MS$74,972
Huntington, WV$74,966
Greenville, MS$74,963
Parkersburg, WV$74,877
Montgomery, AL$74,862
Wichita Falls, TX$74,778
Springfield, MO$74,778
Biloxi, MS$74,736
Monroe, LA$74,651
Johnstown, PA$74,592
Sumter, SC$74,558
Columbus, GA$74,550
Pascagoula, MS$74,390
Abilene, TX$74,390
Kingsport, TN$74,171
Albany, GA$74,171
Gulfport, MS$74,145
Alexandria, LA$73,867
Fort Smith, AR$73,656
El Paso, TX$73,429
Las Cruces, NM$73,049
Harlingen, TX$72,835
Pocatello, ID$72,821
Florence, AL$72,712
Brownsville, TX$72,695
Mcallen, TX$72,518
Dothan, AL$72,400
Columbus, MS$71,899
Altus, OK$71,506
Lawton, OK$71,346
Pierre, SD$71,042
What Skills Can Increase a Ndt Level III's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 10.1% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
AutoCAD (Mentioned in 2.32% Job Postings): AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.
Sustainability (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Sustainability is a societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and therefore vary in the literature and over time.
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 Ndt Level III's salary.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Systems Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Electrical Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Ndt Level III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Ndt Level III roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Ndt Level positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Ndt Level III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Ndt Level III
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$100,277
$48.0
30%
Biotechnology
$92,563
$45.0
20%
Financial Services
$92,563
$45.0
20%
Software & Networking
$92,563
$45.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$88,707
$43.0
15%
Ndt Level III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Ndt Level III'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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