What are the main factors that influence a Pct II's salary?

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

How does experience change A Pct 's salary?

A Pct 's salary grows with experience: a Certified Nursing Assistant (0-0 years)earns $35,600, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $35,897, a Pct II (1-3 years)earns $39,791,

What are the highest paying states for a Pct II?

Pct II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pct II roles are District of Columbia $43,380, California $43,216, Massachusetts $42,640. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pct roles make?

Salaries for Pct level roles vary by specialization: Hydrologist II: $93,592; PCT Dialysis Travel Nursing: $91,164; Technician PCT Cert: $88,346; Paralegal II: $80,928; Underwriter II: $71,302.

How do different companies affect a Pct II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pct II roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Pct II Salary in the United States

How much does a Pct II make in the United States?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pct II in the United States is $39,180 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,874
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,248 to $42,684
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,579

10% $33,579

50% (Median) $39,180

90% $45,874

Pct II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,684	$3,557	$821	$21
Average	$39,180	$3,265	$753	$19
25th Percentile	$36,248	$3,021	$697	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Pct II Salaries

A Pct II's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Pct II 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 Pct IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,380.
California: $43,216.
Massachusetts: $42,640.

District of Columbia $43,380

California $43,216

Massachusetts $42,640

Washington $42,483

New Jersey $42,468

Alaska $42,413

Connecticut $41,872

New York $41,653

Hawaii $40,951

Rhode Island $40,622

Maryland $40,399

Minnesota $40,093

Colorado $39,976

Illinois $39,936

Oregon $39,788

Delaware $39,678

New Hampshire $39,609

Virginia $39,455

Pennsylvania $39,004

Nevada $38,777

North Dakota $38,702

Michigan $38,585

Wisconsin $38,542

Vermont $38,455

Texas $38,216

Maine $38,201

Arizona $38,177

Ohio $38,150

Georgia $37,789

Indiana $37,609

Wyoming $37,574

Utah $37,519

Iowa $37,496

Kansas $37,307

Louisiana $37,253

North Carolina $37,233

Missouri $37,225

Florida $37,072

Montana $36,990

Nebraska $36,912

Kentucky $36,869

South Carolina $36,712

Tennessee $36,614

Idaho $36,575

New Mexico $36,289

Oklahoma $36,226

Alabama $35,995

South Dakota $35,607

Arkansas $35,395

West Virginia $35,282

Mississippi $34,941

Top Paying Cities for Pct IIs

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: $49,418
San Francisco: $48,877
Oakland: $47,847

San Jose, CA $49,418

San Francisco, CA $48,877

Oakland, CA $47,847

New York, NY $45,112

Paramus, NJ $44,563

Queens Village, NY $44,561

Passaic, NJ $44,524

Bergenfield, NJ $44,521

Stamford, CT $44,434

Huntington, NY $44,418

Newark, NJ $44,129

Bridgeport, CT $44,046

Vallejo, CA $43,968

New Brunswick, NJ $43,952

Petaluma, CA $43,929

Middlesex, NJ $43,855

Somerset, NJ $43,827

Santa Cruz, CA $43,776

Boston, MA $43,537

Monterey, CA $43,400

Seattle, WA $43,310

Santa Rosa, CA $43,302

Los Angeles, CA $43,290

Juneau, AK $43,188

Washington, DC $43,145

Orange, CA $43,006

Santa Ana, CA $42,902

Long Beach, CA $42,863

Anaheim, CA $42,855

Anchorage, AK $42,836

Santa Maria, CA $42,718

Everett, WA $42,710

Danbury, CT $42,573

Bremerton, WA $42,518

Tacoma, WA $42,377

New Suffolk, NY $42,377

Sacramento, CA $42,366

Santa Barbara, CA $42,323

Trenton, NJ $42,279

San Diego, CA $42,279

Brockton, MA $42,236

Fairbanks, AK $42,140

Lompoc, CA $42,040

Lowell, MA $42,009

Ventura, CA $42,001

Nashua, NH $41,993

Stockton, CA $41,990

Modesto, CA $41,704

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,617

Olympia, WA $41,543

Kennewick, WA $41,543

New Haven, CT $41,527

Lawrence, MA $41,386

Hartford, CT $41,347

Riverside, CA $41,339

New Bedford, MA $41,300

Richland, WA $41,300

Bakersfield, CA $41,245

San Bernardino, CA $41,229

New Britain, CT $41,226

Atlantic City, NJ $41,226

New London, CT $41,210

Norwich, CT $41,198

Portsmouth, NH $41,190

Boulder, CO $41,107

Portland, OR $41,053

Worcester, MA $41,049

Minneapolis, MN $40,928

Philadelphia, PA $40,873

Honolulu, HI $40,744

Saint Paul, MN $40,725

Vineland, NJ $40,716

Providence, RI $40,603

Chicago, IL $40,489

Bellingham, WA $40,442

Springfield, MA $40,411

Baltimore, MD $40,399

Chico, CA $40,301

Pittsfield, MA $40,195

Manchester, NH $40,121

Spokane, WA $39,948

Denver, CO $39,944

Albany, NY $39,760

Troy, NY $39,744

Nassau, NY $39,703

Schenectady, NY $39,662

Wilmington, DE $39,631

Burlington, VT $39,576

Salem, OR $39,560

Portland, ME $39,439

Yakima, WA $39,400

Rochester, MN $39,278

Reno, NV $39,259

Fresno, CA $39,259

Milwaukee, WI $39,223

Detroit, MI $39,184

Ann Arbor, MI $39,178

Allentown, PA $39,172

Colorado Springs, CO $39,106

Syracuse, NY $39,086

Carson City, NV $39,086

Houston, TX $39,031

Eugene, OR $39,012

Gary, IN $38,965

Springfield, OR $38,933

Bismarck, ND $38,926

Galveston, TX $38,898

Medford, OR $38,839

Fort Collins, CO $38,824

Concord, NH $38,804

Austin, TX $38,792

Mesa, AZ $38,710

Reading, PA $38,706

Phoenix, AZ $38,702

Dallas, TX $38,691

Saint Cloud, MN $38,653

Madison, WI $38,600

Utica, NY $38,495

Rochester, NY $38,432

Des Moines, IA $38,428

Raleigh, NC $38,424

Atlanta, GA $38,365

Battle Creek, MI $38,354

Salt Lake City, UT $38,342

Lancaster, PA $38,283

Harrisburg, PA $38,228

Kansas City, MO $38,189

Champaign, IL $38,181

Kansas City, KS $38,181

Fort Worth, TX $38,177

Columbus, OH $38,171

Boca Raton, FL $38,162

Pittsburgh, PA $38,146

Richmond, VA $38,130

Indianapolis, IN $38,122

Cleveland, OH $38,119

Las Vegas, NV $38,071

Cincinnati, OH $38,071

Petersburg, VA $38,013

Huntsville, AL $37,954

Lansing, MI $37,928

Lebanon, PA $37,923

Pueblo, CO $37,919

Appleton, WI $37,907

Buffalo, NY $37,891

Dayton, OH $37,880

Racine, WI $37,872

Charlotte, NC $37,868

Saint Louis, MO $37,856

York, PA $37,832

Elkhart, IN $37,832

Gastonia, NC $37,825

Billings, MT $37,816

Beaumont, TX $37,805

Lorain, OH $37,797

Benton Harbor, MI $37,789

Toledo, OH $37,782

Binghamton, NY $37,762

Rock Hill, SC $37,758

Rockford, IL $37,738

Springfield, IL $37,723

Elyria, OH $37,719

Fargo, ND $37,719

Flagstaff, AZ $37,691

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,668

Duluth, MN $37,644

Miami, FL $37,644

Cheyenne, WY $37,617

Grand Forks, ND $37,617

Bangor, ME $37,531

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,488

Durham, NC $37,471

Louisville, KY $37,468

Grand Rapids, MI $37,460

Hialeah, FL $37,456

Casper, WY $37,402

Scranton, PA $37,354

New Orleans, LA $37,343

Virginia Beach, VA $37,339

Akron, OH $37,319

Peoria, IL $37,268

Sarasota, FL $37,260

Nashville, TN $37,233

Omaha, NE $37,233

Green Bay, WI $37,233

Baton Rouge, LA $37,213

Charleston, SC $37,206

Jamestown, NY $37,186

Davenport, IA $37,186

Tucson, AZ $37,166

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,143

Tampa, FL $37,135

Evansville, IN $37,112

Port Arthur, TX $37,112

Bradenton, FL $37,096

Santa Fe, NM $37,025

Orlando, FL $36,955

Clearwater, FL $36,943

Canton, OH $36,861

La Crosse, WI $36,861

Albuquerque, NM $36,837

Newport News, VA $36,833

High Point, NC $36,822

Ogden, UT $36,806

Corpus Christi, TX $36,775

Norfolk, VA $36,751

Laramie, WY $36,751

Rock Island, IL $36,728

Saginaw, MI $36,720

Jacksonville, FL $36,716

Salisbury, NC $36,708

Boise, ID $36,700

Moline, IL $36,681

Fort Myers, FL $36,669

Memphis, TN $36,661

Tulsa, OK $36,641

Waterloo, IA $36,618

Spartanburg, SC $36,579

Lincoln, NE $36,559

Fort Wayne, IN $36,551

Provo, UT $36,547

Cedar Falls, IA $36,500

San Antonio, TX $36,485

Greensboro, NC $36,469

South Bend, IN $36,465

Savannah, GA $36,422

Muskegon, MI $36,406

Birmingham, AL $36,402

Winston Salem, NC $36,383

Lake Charles, LA $36,289

Anderson, IN $36,281

Lexington, KY $36,269

Augusta, GA $36,257

Greenville, SC $36,257

Lima, OH $36,226

Wichita, KS $36,222

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,222

Columbia, SC $36,187

Springfield, OH $36,179

Asheville, NC $36,116

Bloomington, IN $36,089

Knoxville, TN $35,948

Shreveport, LA $35,944

Wilmington, NC $35,893

Roanoke, VA $35,893

Topeka, KS $35,823

Frankfort, KY $35,818

Oklahoma City, OK $35,791

Chillicothe, OH $35,776

Longview, TX $35,772

Melbourne, FL $35,768

Sioux Falls, SD $35,705

Mobile, AL $35,701

Terre Haute, IN $35,685

Altoona, PA $35,662

Amarillo, TX $35,634

Killeen, TX $35,623

Fayetteville, AR $35,591

Chattanooga, TN $35,580

Sioux City, IA $35,544

Idaho Falls, ID $35,537

Lynchburg, VA $35,505

Gainesville, FL $35,454

Portsmouth, OH $35,435

Little Rock, AR $35,427

Lafayette, LA $35,411

Youngstown, OH $35,411

Daytona Beach, FL $35,388

Clarksville, TN $35,384

Pensacola, FL $35,380

Temple, TX $35,377

Hopkinsville, KY $35,262

Erie, PA $35,254

Florence, SC $35,239

Charleston, WV $35,176

Great Falls, MT $35,156

Macon, GA $35,102

Tallahassee, FL $35,098

Fayetteville, NC $35,090

Waco, TX $35,082

Helena, MT $35,055

Pine Bluff, AR $35,040

Vincennes, IN $34,992

Lubbock, TX $34,976

Alamogordo, NM $34,953

Twin Falls, ID $34,917

Rapid City, SD $34,906

Jackson, MS $34,835

Huntington, WV $34,832

Greenville, MS $34,831

Parkersburg, WV $34,791

Montgomery, AL $34,784

Wichita Falls, TX $34,745

Springfield, MO $34,745

Biloxi, MS $34,725

Monroe, LA $34,686

Johnstown, PA $34,659

Sumter, SC $34,643

Columbus, GA $34,639

Pascagoula, MS $34,565

Abilene, TX $34,565

Kingsport, TN $34,463

Albany, GA $34,463

Gulfport, MS $34,451

Alexandria, LA $34,322

Fort Smith, AR $34,224

El Paso, TX $34,118

Las Cruces, NM $33,942

Harlingen, TX $33,842

Pocatello, ID $33,836

Florence, AL $33,785

Brownsville, TX $33,777

Mcallen, TX $33,695

Dothan, AL $33,640

Columbus, MS $33,407

Altus, OK $33,225

Lawton, OK $33,150

Pierre, SD $33,009

Pct II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pct II roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Pct positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Pct II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Pct II

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$47,016	$23.0	20%

Pct II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pct II'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.

$36,248

Average $39,180/year

$42,684

$3,021

Average $3,265/month

$3,557

$697

Average $753/week

$821

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,684	$3,557	$821	$21
Average	$39,180	$3,265	$753	$19
25th Percentile	$36,248	$3,021	$697	$17

Salary Trends for Pct II

Salaries for a Pct II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $45,076 in 2023 to around $45,100 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pct II salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Pct II Over Time

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2024	$45,442
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Most common benefits for Pct II

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Common company salaries for Pct II

Here are companies hiring for Pct II and their salaries, click below for more details.

N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Pct II?

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How much does a Pct II make in the United States?

Key Factors That Influence Pct II Salaries

How Do Pct II Salaries Vary from State to State?

Top Paying Cities for Pct IIs

Pct II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

The top paying industry for a Pct II

Pct II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Salary Trends for Pct II

Average Annual Salary of Pct II Over Time

Most common benefits for Pct II

Common company salaries for Pct II

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Pct II?

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Pct II Salary in the United States

How much does a Pct II make in the United States?

Key Factors That Influence Pct II Salaries

How Do Pct II Salaries Vary from State to State?

Top Paying Cities for Pct IIs

Pct II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

The top paying industry for a Pct II

Pct II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Salaries of Jobs related to Pct II

Salary Trends for Pct II

Average Annual Salary of Pct II Over Time

Most common benefits for Pct II

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