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

A Rope Access Tech's salary grows with experience: an Rope Access Tech (1-3 years)earns $40,329, an Operating Room Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $109,263, an Operating Room Services Director (5+ years)earns $176,208,

What are the highest paying states for a Rope Access Tech?

Rope Access Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Rope Access Tech roles are District of Columbia $43,677, California $43,511, Massachusetts $42,931. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Rope Access Tech roles make?

Salaries for Rope Access Tech level roles vary by specialization: Access Coordinator: $111,022; Rope Access Technician II: $85,151; Rope Access: $80,179; Access Analyst: $71,172; Access Specialist: $70,916.

How do different companies affect a Rope Access Tech's salary?

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

Rope Access Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Rope Access Tech make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Rope Access Tech in the United States is $39,448 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $46,983
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,221 to $43,392
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,373

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Rope Access Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,392	$3,616	$834	$21
Average	$39,448	$3,287	$759	$19
25th Percentile	$35,221	$2,935	$677	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Rope Access Tech Salaries

A Rope Access 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 Do Rope Access 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 Rope Access Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,677.
California: $43,511.
Massachusetts: $42,931.

District of Columbia $43,677 California $43,511 Massachusetts $42,931 Washington $42,774 New Jersey $42,758 Alaska $42,703 Connecticut $42,158 New York $41,937

Hawaii $41,231 Rhode Island $40,900 Maryland $40,675 Minnesota $40,367 Colorado $40,249 Illinois $40,209 Oregon $40,060 Delaware $39,949

New Hampshire $39,880 Virginia $39,724 Pennsylvania $39,271 Nevada $39,042 North Dakota $38,967 Michigan $38,848 Wisconsin $38,805 Vermont $38,718

Texas $38,478 Maine $38,462 Arizona $38,438 Ohio $38,411 Georgia $38,048 Indiana $37,866 Wyoming $37,831 Utah $37,776

Iowa $37,752 Kansas $37,562 Louisiana $37,507 North Carolina $37,488 Missouri $37,480 Florida $37,326 Montana $37,243 Nebraska $37,164

Kentucky $37,121 South Carolina $36,963 Tennessee $36,864 Idaho $36,825 New Mexico $36,537 Oklahoma $36,474 Alabama $36,241 South Dakota $35,850

Arkansas $35,637 West Virginia $35,523 Mississippi $35,180

Top Paying Cities for Rope Access 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: $49,756
San Francisco: $49,267
Oakland: $48,174

San Jose, CA $49,756

San Francisco, CA $49,267

Oakland, CA $48,174

New York, NY $45,716

Queens Village, NY $45,421

Paramus, NJ $45,105

Passaic, NJ $45,066

Bergenfield, NJ $45,026

Stamford, CT $44,967

Huntington, NY $44,927

Newark, NJ $44,671

Bridgeport, CT $44,592

New Brunswick, NJ $44,462

Vallejo, CA $44,379

Middlesex, NJ $44,355

Somerset, NJ $44,320

Petaluma, CA $44,229

Santa Cruz, CA $44,075

Boston, MA $43,996

Monterey, CA $43,799

Fairbanks, AK $43,772

Los Angeles, CA $43,697

Washington, DC $43,677

Seattle, WA $43,606

Santa Rosa, CA $43,598

Juneau, AK $43,484

Orange, CA $43,353

Anchorage, AK $43,282

Anaheim, CA $43,255

Santa Ana, CA $43,196

Nassau, NY $43,172

Long Beach, CA $43,156

Danbury, CT $43,144

Santa Maria, CA $43,010

Everett, WA $43,002

Bremerton, WA $42,809

Trenton, NJ $42,734

Sacramento, CA $42,718

San Diego, CA $42,699

Brockton, MA $42,683

Tacoma, WA $42,667

Santa Barbara, CA $42,612

Lowell, MA $42,454

New Suffolk, NY $42,438

Nashua, NH $42,391

Lompoc, CA $42,328

Ventura, CA $42,288

Stockton, CA $42,277

New Haven, CT $42,198

Atlantic City, NJ $42,095

Hartford, CT $42,008

Modesto, CA $41,989

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,902

New Britain, CT $41,882

Olympia, WA $41,827

Kennewick, WA $41,827

New London, CT $41,819

Norwich, CT $41,807

Lawrence, MA $41,787

Bakersfield, CA $41,677

Riverside, CA $41,622

New Bedford, MA $41,622

Richland, WA $41,582

Portsmouth, NH $41,551

Vineland, NJ $41,543

San Bernardino, CA $41,511

Boulder, CO $41,401

Worcester, MA $41,369

Portland, OR $41,334

Saint Paul, MN $41,286

Minneapolis, MN $41,286

Philadelphia, PA $41,231

Honolulu, HI $41,022

Springfield, MA $40,884

Providence, RI $40,880

Chicago, IL $40,766

Bellingham, WA $40,718

Baltimore, MD $40,675

Chico, CA $40,576

Wilmington, DE $40,509

Pittsfield, MA $40,470

Manchester, NH $40,395

Spokane, WA $40,221

Denver, CO $40,217

Albany, NY $40,032

Troy, NY $40,016

Schenectady, NY $39,933

Burlington, VT $39,847

Portland, ME $39,708

Salem, OR $39,677

Yakima, WA $39,669

Ann Arbor, MI $39,657

Rochester, MN $39,547

Fresno, CA $39,527

Reno, NV $39,527

Milwaukee, WI $39,491

Detroit, MI $39,452

Allentown, PA $39,440

Carson City, NV $39,436

Houston, TX $39,377

Colorado Springs, CO $39,373

Syracuse, NY $39,353

Eugene, OR $39,278

Bismarck, ND $39,231

Gary, IN $39,231

Galveston, TX $39,231

Springfield, OR $39,200

Medford, OR $39,105

Fort Collins, CO $39,089

Austin, TX $39,058

Mesa, AZ $38,975

Phoenix, AZ $38,967

Dallas, TX $38,955

Reading, PA $38,931

Saint Cloud, MN $38,916

Concord, NH $38,880

Madison, WI $38,864

Utica, NY $38,758

Raleigh, NC $38,726

Las Vegas, NV $38,722

Rochester, NY $38,695

Des Moines, IA $38,691

Atlanta, GA $38,628

Battle Creek, MI $38,616

Salt Lake City, UT $38,604

Lancaster, PA $38,545

Champaign, IL $38,537

Harrisburg, PA $38,490

Durham, NC $38,454

Kansas City, MO $38,450

Kansas City, KS $38,442

Fort Worth, TX $38,438

Boca Raton, FL $38,422

Cleveland, OH $38,419

Columbus, OH $38,411

Pittsburgh, PA $38,407

Richmond, VA $38,391

Indianapolis, IN $38,383

Cincinnati, OH $38,332

Petersburg, VA $38,273

Billings, MT $38,186

Lansing, MI $38,186

Huntsville, AL $38,186

Lebanon, PA $38,182

Dayton, OH $38,178

Pueblo, CO $38,178

Appleton, WI $38,166

Buffalo, NY $38,150

Racine, WI $38,131

Charlotte, NC $38,127

Saint Louis, MO $38,115

Springfield, IL $38,099

Elkhart, IN $38,091

York, PA $38,091

Gastonia, NC $38,087

Benton Harbor, MI $38,087

Beaumont, TX $38,063

Lorain, OH $38,056

Toledo, OH $38,040

Binghamton, NY $38,020

Rock Hill, SC $38,016

Rockford, IL $37,996

Fargo, ND $37,977

Elyria, OH $37,977

Flagstaff, AZ $37,949

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,925

Miami, FL $37,902

Duluth, MN $37,839

Bangor, ME $37,787

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,744

Louisville, KY $37,724

Grand Rapids, MI $37,716

Hialeah, FL $37,712

Casper, WY $37,657

Scranton, PA $37,610

New Orleans, LA $37,598

Virginia Beach, VA $37,594

Akron, OH $37,574

Peoria, IL $37,523

Sarasota, FL $37,515

Green Bay, WI $37,488

Baton Rouge, LA $37,468

Charleston, SC $37,460

Nashville, TN $37,448

Jamestown, NY $37,440

Davenport, IA $37,440

Tucson, AZ $37,420

Cheyenne, WY $37,409

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,397

Tampa, FL $37,389

Omaha, NE $37,381

Port Arthur, TX $37,365

Evansville, IN $37,365

Bradenton, FL $37,349

Santa Fe, NM $37,278

Orlando, FL $37,239

Clearwater, FL $37,196

Canton, OH $37,113

La Crosse, WI $37,113

Grand Forks, ND $37,101

Albuquerque, NM $37,089

Tulsa, OK $37,089

Newport News, VA $37,085

High Point, NC $37,073

Ogden, UT $37,058

Corpus Christi, TX $37,026

Laramie, WY $37,002

Norfolk, VA $37,002

Rock Island, IL $36,979

Saginaw, MI $36,971

Jacksonville, FL $36,967

Salisbury, NC $36,959

Memphis, TN $36,951

Moline, IL $36,931

Fort Myers, FL $36,919

Waterloo, IA $36,868

Spartanburg, SC $36,829

Lincoln, NE $36,809

Fort Wayne, IN $36,801

Birmingham, AL $36,758

Cedar Falls, IA $36,750

Provo, UT $36,746

Springfield, OH $36,742

San Antonio, TX $36,734

Greensboro, NC $36,718

South Bend, IN $36,714

Winston Salem, NC $36,710

Boise, ID $36,699

Savannah, GA $36,671

Muskegon, MI $36,600

Lima, OH $36,553

Lake Charles, LA $36,537

Anderson, IN $36,529

Lexington, KY $36,517

Augusta, GA $36,505

Greenville, SC $36,505

Wichita, KS $36,470

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,470

Columbia, SC $36,434

Bloomington, IN $36,336

Roanoke, VA $36,312

Asheville, NC $36,261

Knoxville, TN $36,194

Shreveport, LA $36,190

Wilmington, NC $36,138

Frankfort, KY $36,063

Oklahoma City, OK $36,036

Chillicothe, OH $36,020

Longview, TX $36,016

Topeka, KS $36,004

Mobile, AL $35,945

Terre Haute, IN $35,929

Erie, PA $35,925

Altoona, PA $35,906

Melbourne, FL $35,894

Amarillo, TX $35,878

Killeen, TX $35,866

Fayetteville, AR $35,835

Sioux Falls, SD $35,807

Chattanooga, TN $35,783

Idaho Falls, ID $35,779

Gainesville, FL $35,697

Portsmouth, OH $35,677

Little Rock, AR $35,669

Lynchburg, VA $35,669

Lafayette, LA $35,653

Youngstown, OH $35,653

Temple, TX $35,637

Daytona Beach, FL $35,630

Clarksville, TN $35,626

Pensacola, FL $35,622

Hopkinsville, KY $35,503

Charleston, WV $35,499

Florence, SC $35,480

Sioux City, IA $35,456

Macon, GA $35,342

Tallahassee, FL $35,338

Fayetteville, NC $35,330

Waco, TX $35,322

Wichita Falls, TX $35,322

Pine Bluff, AR $35,306

Vincennes, IN $35,231

Lubbock, TX $35,215

Great Falls, MT $35,192

Alamogordo, NM $35,188

Abilene, TX $35,156

Rapid City, SD $35,105

Monroe, LA $35,105

Albany, GA $35,081

Huntington, WV $35,077

Jackson, MS $35,073

Greenville, MS $35,069

Parkersburg, WV $35,030

Montgomery, AL $35,022

Johnstown, PA $35,014

Springfield, MO $34,983

Biloxi, MS $34,963

Sumter, SC $34,880

Columbus, GA $34,876

Twin Falls, ID $34,852

Pascagoula, MS $34,801

Kingsport, TN $34,699

Gulfport, MS $34,687

Alexandria, LA $34,557

Fort Smith, AR $34,458

El Paso, TX $34,351

Helena, MT $34,300

Las Cruces, NM $34,174

Harlingen, TX $34,063

Pocatello, ID $34,028

Florence, AL $34,016

Brownsville, TX $34,008

Dothan, AL $33,945

Mcallen, TX $33,925

Columbus, MS $33,633

Altus, OK $33,452

Lawton, OK $33,377

Pierre, SD $33,235

What Skills Can Increase a Rope Access Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 35.64% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Prior Authorization (Mentioned in 2.45% Job Postings): Prior authorization is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies in the United States to determine if they will cover a prescribed procedure, service, or medication.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	35.64%
Prior Authorization	2.45%
Microsoft Office	1.25%

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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 Rope Access Tech's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$46,549	18%
Decision Making	$43,787	11%
Commitment	$43,393	10%
Effective Communication	$42,209	7%
Patient Safety	$42,209	7%
Collaboration	$42,209	7%

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How Education impacts a Rope Access Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Rope Access Teches enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Rope Access Tech with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $43,764 and $45,963).

Rope Access Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Rope Access Tech

No Diploma 63.1%

High School 63.1%

Associates 21.3%

Bachelors 13.1%

Masters 2.5%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	63.1%
High School	63.1%
Associates	21.3%
Bachelors	13.1%
Masters	2.5%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Rope Access Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Rope Access 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$35,221

Average $39,448/year

$43,392

$2,935

Average $3,287/month

$3,616

$677

Average $759/week

$834

$17

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,392	$3,616	$834	$21
Average	$39,448	$3,287	$759	$19
25th Percentile	$35,221	$2,935	$677	$17

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Salary Trends for Rope Access Tech

Salaries for a Rope Access Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $41,906 in 2023 to around $42,326 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Rope Access Tech salary trends, .

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2024

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