What are the main factors that influence a Ndt Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change a Ndt Operator's salary?

A Ndt Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,584 for beginners, reaching about $64,356 at mid-level, and approach $65,644 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Ndt Operator?

Ndt Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ndt Operator roles are District of Columbia $67,756, California $67,499, Massachusetts $66,599. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ndt Operator roles make?

Salaries for Ndt Operator level roles vary by specialization: NDT Engineer: $144,043; NDT Technician II: $63,900; Ndt Specialist: $62,620; NDT Technician: $62,508; Ndt Inspection: $61,586.

How do different companies affect a Ndt Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ndt Operator 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.

Ndt Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Ndt Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Ndt Operator in the United States is $61,195 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,607
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,861 to $66,645
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,362

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Ndt Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,645	$5,554	$1,282	$32
Average	$61,195	$5,100	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$51,861	$4,322	$997	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Ndt Operator Salaries

A Ndt Operator'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 Ndt Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Ndt Operator'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): $61,584
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,881
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,356
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,501
Expert (over 8 years): $65,644

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ndt Operator	$61,584
Intermediate Level Ndt Operator	$62,881
Senior Level Ndt Operator	$64,356
Specialist Level Ndt Operator	$65,501
Expert Level Ndt Operator	$65,644

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How Do Ndt Operator 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 Ndt Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,756.
California: $67,499.
Massachusetts: $66,599.

District of Columbia $67,756

California $67,499

Massachusetts $66,599

Washington $66,354

New Jersey $66,330

Alaska $66,244

Connecticut $65,400

New York $65,057

Hawaii $63,961

Rhode Island $63,447

Maryland $63,099

Minnesota $62,621

Colorado $62,438

Illinois $62,376

Oregon $62,144

Delaware $61,973

New Hampshire $61,865

Virginia $61,624

Pennsylvania $60,920

Nevada $60,565

North Dakota $60,449

Michigan $60,265

Wisconsin $60,198

Vermont $60,063

Texas $59,690

Maine $59,666

Arizona $59,629

Ohio $59,586

Georgia $59,023

Indiana $58,741

Wyoming $58,686

Utah $58,601

Iowa $58,564

Kansas $58,270

Louisiana $58,185

North Carolina $58,154

Missouri $58,142

Florida $57,903

Montana $57,775

Nebraska $57,652

Kentucky $57,585

South Carolina $57,340

Tennessee $57,187

Idaho $57,126

New Mexico $56,679

Oklahoma $56,581

Alabama $56,220

South Dakota $55,614

Arkansas $55,284

West Virginia $55,106

Mississippi $54,574

Top Paying Cities for Ndt Operators

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: $77,186
San Francisco: $76,427
Oakland: $74,732

San Jose, CA $77,186

San Francisco, CA $76,427

Oakland, CA $74,732

New York, NY $70,919

Queens Village, NY $70,460

Paramus, NJ $69,971

Passaic, NJ $69,910

Bergenfield, NJ $69,848

Stamford, CT $69,757

Huntington, NY $69,695

Newark, NJ $69,298

Bridgeport, CT $69,175

New Brunswick, NJ $68,973

Vallejo, CA $68,845

Middlesex, NJ $68,808

Somerset, NJ $68,753

Petaluma, CA $68,612

Santa Cruz, CA $68,374

Boston, MA $68,251

Monterey, CA $67,945

Fairbanks, AK $67,902

Los Angeles, CA $67,786

Washington, DC $67,756

Seattle, WA $67,645

Santa Rosa, CA $67,633

Juneau, AK $67,456

Orange, CA $67,254

Anchorage, AK $67,144

Anaheim, CA $67,101

Santa Ana, CA $67,009

Nassau, NY $66,972

Long Beach, CA $66,948

Danbury, CT $66,929

Santa Maria, CA $66,721

Everett, WA $66,709

Bremerton, WA $66,409

Trenton, NJ $66,293

Sacramento, CA $66,268

San Diego, CA $66,238

Brockton, MA $66,213

Tacoma, WA $66,189

Santa Barbara, CA $66,103

Lowell, MA $65,858

New Suffolk, NY $65,834

Nashua, NH $65,761

Lompoc, CA $65,663

Ventura, CA $65,601

Stockton, CA $65,583

New Haven, CT $65,461

Atlantic City, NJ $65,302

Hartford, CT $65,167

Modesto, CA $65,136

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,002

New Britain, CT $64,971

Olympia, WA $64,885

Kennewick, WA $64,885

New London, CT $64,873

Norwich, CT $64,855

Lawrence, MA $64,824

Bakersfield, CA $64,653

Riverside, CA $64,567

New Bedford, MA $64,567

Richland, WA $64,506

Portsmouth, NH $64,457

Vineland, NJ $64,445

San Bernardino, CA $64,396

Boulder, CO $64,225

Worcester, MA $64,176

Portland, OR $64,121

Saint Paul, MN $64,047

Minneapolis, MN $64,047

Philadelphia, PA $63,961

Honolulu, HI $63,637

Springfield, MA $63,423

Providence, RI $63,417

Chicago, IL $63,239

Bellingham, WA $63,166

Baltimore, MD $63,099

Chico, CA $62,946

Wilmington, DE $62,842

Pittsfield, MA $62,780

Manchester, NH $62,664

Spokane, WA $62,395

Denver, CO $62,389

Albany, NY $62,101

Troy, NY $62,077

Schenectady, NY $61,948

Burlington, VT $61,813

Portland, ME $61,599

Salem, OR $61,550

Yakima, WA $61,538

Ann Arbor, MI $61,520

Rochester, MN $61,348

Fresno, CA $61,318

Reno, NV $61,318

Milwaukee, WI $61,263

Detroit, MI $61,202

Allentown, PA $61,183

Carson City, NV $61,177

Houston, TX $61,085

Colorado Springs, CO $61,079

Syracuse, NY $61,049

Eugene, OR $60,932

Bismarck, ND $60,859

Gary, IN $60,859

Galveston, TX $60,859

Springfield, OR $60,810

Medford, OR $60,663

Fort Collins, CO $60,639

Austin, TX $60,590

Mesa, AZ $60,461

Phoenix, AZ $60,449

Dallas, TX $60,430

Reading, PA $60,394

Saint Cloud, MN $60,369

Concord, NH $60,314

Madison, WI $60,290

Utica, NY $60,124

Raleigh, NC $60,076

Las Vegas, NV $60,069

Rochester, NY $60,027

Des Moines, IA $60,020

Atlanta, GA $59,923

Battle Creek, MI $59,904

Salt Lake City, UT $59,886

Lancaster, PA $59,794

Champaign, IL $59,782

Harrisburg, PA $59,708

Durham, NC $59,653

Kansas City, MO $59,647

Kansas City, KS $59,635

Fort Worth, TX $59,629

Boca Raton, FL $59,604

Cleveland, OH $59,598

Columbus, OH $59,586

Pittsburgh, PA $59,580

Richmond, VA $59,555

Indianapolis, IN $59,543

Cincinnati, OH $59,464

Petersburg, VA $59,372

Billings, MT $59,237

Lansing, MI $59,237

Huntsville, AL $59,237

Lebanon, PA $59,231

Dayton, OH $59,225

Pueblo, CO $59,225

Appleton, WI $59,207

Buffalo, NY $59,182

Racine, WI $59,151

Charlotte, NC $59,145

Saint Louis, MO $59,127

Springfield, IL $59,103

Elkhart, IN $59,090

York, PA $59,090

Gastonia, NC $59,084

Benton Harbor, MI $59,084

Beaumont, TX $59,047

Lorain, OH $59,035

Toledo, OH $59,011

Binghamton, NY $58,980

Rock Hill, SC $58,974

Rockford, IL $58,943

Fargo, ND $58,913

Elyria, OH $58,913

Flagstaff, AZ $58,870

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,833

Miami, FL $58,797

Duluth, MN $58,699

Bangor, ME $58,619

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,552

Louisville, KY $58,521

Grand Rapids, MI $58,509

Hialeah, FL $58,503

Casper, WY $58,417

Scranton, PA $58,344

New Orleans, LA $58,325

Virginia Beach, VA $58,319

Akron, OH $58,289

Peoria, IL $58,209

Sarasota, FL $58,197

Green Bay, WI $58,154

Baton Rouge, LA $58,123

Charleston, SC $58,111

Nashville, TN $58,093

Jamestown, NY $58,081

Davenport, IA $58,081

Tucson, AZ $58,050

Cheyenne, WY $58,032

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,013

Tampa, FL $58,001

Omaha, NE $57,989

Port Arthur, TX $57,964

Evansville, IN $57,964

Bradenton, FL $57,940

Santa Fe, NM $57,830

Orlando, FL $57,768

Clearwater, FL $57,701

Canton, OH $57,573

La Crosse, WI $57,573

Grand Forks, ND $57,554

Albuquerque, NM $57,536

Tulsa, OK $57,536

Newport News, VA $57,530

High Point, NC $57,511

Ogden, UT $57,487

Corpus Christi, TX $57,438

Laramie, WY $57,401

Norfolk, VA $57,401

Rock Island, IL $57,365

Saginaw, MI $57,352

Jacksonville, FL $57,346

Salisbury, NC $57,334

Memphis, TN $57,322

Moline, IL $57,291

Fort Myers, FL $57,273

Waterloo, IA $57,193

Spartanburg, SC $57,132

Lincoln, NE $57,101

Fort Wayne, IN $57,089

Birmingham, AL $57,022

Cedar Falls, IA $57,010

Provo, UT $57,004

Springfield, OH $56,997

San Antonio, TX $56,985

Greensboro, NC $56,961

South Bend, IN $56,955

Winston Salem, NC $56,948

Boise, ID $56,930

Savannah, GA $56,887

Muskegon, MI $56,777

Lima, OH $56,704

Lake Charles, LA $56,679

Anderson, IN $56,667

Lexington, KY $56,649

Augusta, GA $56,630

Greenville, SC $56,630

Wichita, KS $56,575

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,575

Columbia, SC $56,520

Bloomington, IN $56,367

Roanoke, VA $56,330

Asheville, NC $56,251

Knoxville, TN $56,147

Shreveport, LA $56,141

Wilmington, NC $56,061

Frankfort, KY $55,945

Oklahoma City, OK $55,902

Chillicothe, OH $55,878

Longview, TX $55,871

Topeka, KS $55,853

Mobile, AL $55,761

Terre Haute, IN $55,737

Erie, PA $55,731

Altoona, PA $55,700

Melbourne, FL $55,682

Amarillo, TX $55,657

Killeen, TX $55,639

Fayetteville, AR $55,590

Sioux Falls, SD $55,547

Chattanooga, TN $55,510

Idaho Falls, ID $55,504

Gainesville, FL $55,376

Portsmouth, OH $55,345

Little Rock, AR $55,333

Lynchburg, VA $55,333

Lafayette, LA $55,308

Youngstown, OH $55,308

Temple, TX $55,284

Daytona Beach, FL $55,272

Clarksville, TN $55,266

Pensacola, FL $55,259

Hopkinsville, KY $55,076

Charleston, WV $55,070

Florence, SC $55,039

Sioux City, IA $55,002

Macon, GA $54,825

Tallahassee, FL $54,819

Fayetteville, NC $54,807

Waco, TX $54,794

Wichita Falls, TX $54,794

Pine Bluff, AR $54,770

Vincennes, IN $54,654

Lubbock, TX $54,629

Great Falls, MT $54,592

Alamogordo, NM $54,586

Abilene, TX $54,537

Rapid City, SD $54,458

Monroe, LA $54,458

Albany, GA $54,421

Huntington, WV $54,415

Jackson, MS $54,409

Greenville, MS $54,403

Parkersburg, WV $54,342

Montgomery, AL $54,329

Johnstown, PA $54,317

Springfield, MO $54,268

Biloxi, MS $54,237

Sumter, SC $54,109

Columbus, GA $54,103

Twin Falls, ID $54,066

Pascagoula, MS $53,987

Kingsport, TN $53,827

Gulfport, MS $53,809

Alexandria, LA $53,607

Fort Smith, AR $53,454

El Paso, TX $53,289

Helena, MT $53,209

Las Cruces, NM $53,014

Harlingen, TX $52,842

Pocatello, ID $52,787

Florence, AL $52,769

Brownsville, TX $52,757

Dothan, AL $52,659

Mcallen, TX $52,628

Columbus, MS $52,175

Altus, OK $51,894

Lawton, OK $51,777

Pierre, SD $51,557

What Skills Can Increase a Ndt Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 3.81% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Word (Mentioned in 4.79% Job Postings): Microsoft Word or MS Word is a popular word-processing program used mainly for creating documents, such as brochures, letters, learning activities, quizzes, tests, and students' homework assignments
Power Generation (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): The process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storage (the pumped-storage method).

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	3.81%
Microsoft Word	4.79%
Power Generation	2.46%

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 Ndt Operator's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$71,599	17%
Coaching	$70,375	15%
Troubleshooting	$65,479	7%
Consulting	$65,479	7%
Scheduling	$64,867	6%
Initiative	$64,255	5%

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How Education impacts a Ndt Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Ndt Operators enter the field with a Associate'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 Ndt Operator with a Associate's Degree is between $61,483 and $65,114).

Ndt Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Ndt Operator

No Diploma 53.3%

High School 53.3%

Associates 43.3%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 3.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	53.3%
High School	53.3%
Associates	43.3%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	3.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Ndt Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Ndt Operator'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

$51,861

Average $61,195/year

$66,645

$4,322

Average $5,100/month

$5,554

$997

Average $1,177/week

$1,282

$25

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,645	$5,554	$1,282	$32
Average	$61,195	$5,100	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$51,861	$4,322	$997	$25

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Salary Trends for Ndt Operator

Salaries for a Ndt Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,502 in 2023 to around $57,779 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ndt Operator salary trends, .

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2024

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