What are the main factors that influence an E&I Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change An E&I Technician's salary?

An E&I Technician's salary grows with experience: an Instrument Technician I (1-3 years)earns $55,399, an E&I Technician (3-5 years)earns $61,559, an Instrument Technician III (5-7 years)earns $79,412,

What are the highest paying states for an E&I Technician?

E&I Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for E&I Technician roles are District of Columbia $69,126, California $68,864, Massachusetts $67,946. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of E&I Technician roles make?

Salaries for E&I Technician level roles vary by specialization: Technician: $90,414; Or Technician: $87,173; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,343; Mathematical Technician: $64,521; Radiation Technician: $63,376.

How do different companies affect an E&I Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for E&I Technician 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.

E&I Technician Salary in the United States

How much does an E&I Technician make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an E&I Technician in the United States is $62,433 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an E&I Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,147
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,908 to $74,322
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,788

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E&I Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,322	$6,194	$1,429	$36
Average	$62,433	$5,203	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$57,908	$4,826	$1,114	$28

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Key Factors That Influence E&I Technician Salaries

An E&I Technician'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 E&I Technician 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 E&I Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,126.
California: $68,864.
Massachusetts: $67,946.

District of Columbia $69,126

California $68,864

Massachusetts $67,946

Washington $67,696

New Jersey $67,671

Alaska $67,584

Connecticut $66,722

New York $66,373

Hawaii $65,255

Rhode Island $64,731

Maryland $64,375

Minnesota $63,888

Colorado $63,700

Illinois $63,638

Oregon $63,401

Delaware $63,226

New Hampshire $63,116

Virginia $62,870

Pennsylvania $62,152

Nevada $61,790

North Dakota $61,671

Michigan $61,484

Wisconsin $61,415

Vermont $61,278

Texas $60,897

Maine $60,872

Arizona $60,835

Ohio $60,791

Georgia $60,217

Indiana $59,929

Wyoming $59,873

Utah $59,786

Iowa $59,748

Kansas $59,449

Louisiana $59,361

North Carolina $59,330

Missouri $59,318

Florida $59,074

Montana $58,943

Nebraska $58,818

Kentucky $58,749

South Carolina $58,500

Tennessee $58,344

Idaho $58,281

New Mexico $57,825

Oklahoma $57,726

Alabama $57,357

South Dakota $56,739

Arkansas $56,402

West Virginia $56,221

Mississippi $55,678

Top Paying Cities for E&I Technicians

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: $78,747
San Francisco: $77,973
Oakland: $76,243

San Jose, CA $78,747

San Francisco, CA $77,973

Oakland, CA $76,243

New York, NY $72,354

Queens Village, NY $71,885

Paramus, NJ $71,386

Passaic, NJ $71,323

Bergenfield, NJ $71,261

Stamford, CT $71,167

Huntington, NY $71,105

Newark, NJ $70,699

Bridgeport, CT $70,574

New Brunswick, NJ $70,368

Vallejo, CA $70,237

Middlesex, NJ $70,200

Somerset, NJ $70,143

Petaluma, CA $70,000

Santa Cruz, CA $69,756

Boston, MA $69,632

Monterey, CA $69,319

Fairbanks, AK $69,276

Los Angeles, CA $69,157

Washington, DC $69,126

Seattle, WA $69,013

Santa Rosa, CA $69,001

Juneau, AK $68,820

Orange, CA $68,614

Anchorage, AK $68,501

Anaheim, CA $68,458

Santa Ana, CA $68,364

Nassau, NY $68,327

Long Beach, CA $68,302

Danbury, CT $68,283

Santa Maria, CA $68,071

Everett, WA $68,058

Bremerton, WA $67,752

Trenton, NJ $67,634

Sacramento, CA $67,609

San Diego, CA $67,577

Brockton, MA $67,553

Tacoma, WA $67,528

Santa Barbara, CA $67,440

Lowell, MA $67,190

New Suffolk, NY $67,165

Nashua, NH $67,091

Lompoc, CA $66,991

Ventura, CA $66,928

Stockton, CA $66,909

New Haven, CT $66,785

Atlantic City, NJ $66,622

Hartford, CT $66,485

Modesto, CA $66,454

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,316

New Britain, CT $66,285

Olympia, WA $66,198

Kennewick, WA $66,198

New London, CT $66,185

Norwich, CT $66,166

Lawrence, MA $66,135

Bakersfield, CA $65,960

Riverside, CA $65,873

New Bedford, MA $65,873

Richland, WA $65,811

Portsmouth, NH $65,761

Vineland, NJ $65,748

San Bernardino, CA $65,698

Boulder, CO $65,523

Worcester, MA $65,473

Portland, OR $65,417

Saint Paul, MN $65,342

Minneapolis, MN $65,342

Philadelphia, PA $65,255

Honolulu, HI $64,924

Springfield, MA $64,706

Providence, RI $64,699

Chicago, IL $64,518

Bellingham, WA $64,443

Baltimore, MD $64,375

Chico, CA $64,219

Wilmington, DE $64,112

Pittsfield, MA $64,050

Manchester, NH $63,931

Spokane, WA $63,657

Denver, CO $63,650

Albany, NY $63,357

Troy, NY $63,332

Schenectady, NY $63,201

Burlington, VT $63,064

Portland, ME $62,845

Salem, OR $62,795

Yakima, WA $62,783

Ann Arbor, MI $62,764

Rochester, MN $62,589

Fresno, CA $62,558

Reno, NV $62,558

Milwaukee, WI $62,502

Detroit, MI $62,439

Allentown, PA $62,421

Carson City, NV $62,414

Houston, TX $62,321

Colorado Springs, CO $62,314

Syracuse, NY $62,283

Eugene, OR $62,165

Bismarck, ND $62,090

Gary, IN $62,090

Galveston, TX $62,090

Springfield, OR $62,040

Medford, OR $61,890

Fort Collins, CO $61,865

Austin, TX $61,815

Mesa, AZ $61,684

Phoenix, AZ $61,671

Dallas, TX $61,653

Reading, PA $61,615

Saint Cloud, MN $61,590

Concord, NH $61,534

Madison, WI $61,509

Utica, NY $61,340

Raleigh, NC $61,290

Las Vegas, NV $61,284

Rochester, NY $61,241

Des Moines, IA $61,234

Atlanta, GA $61,134

Battle Creek, MI $61,116

Salt Lake City, UT $61,097

Lancaster, PA $61,003

Champaign, IL $60,991

Harrisburg, PA $60,916

Durham, NC $60,860

Kansas City, MO $60,853

Kansas City, KS $60,841

Fort Worth, TX $60,835

Boca Raton, FL $60,810

Cleveland, OH $60,803

Columbus, OH $60,791

Pittsburgh, PA $60,785

Richmond, VA $60,760

Indianapolis, IN $60,747

Cincinnati, OH $60,666

Petersburg, VA $60,572

Billings, MT $60,435

Lansing, MI $60,435

Huntsville, AL $60,435

Lebanon, PA $60,429

Dayton, OH $60,423

Pueblo, CO $60,423

Appleton, WI $60,404

Buffalo, NY $60,379

Racine, WI $60,348

Charlotte, NC $60,341

Saint Louis, MO $60,323

Springfield, IL $60,298

Elkhart, IN $60,285

York, PA $60,285

Gastonia, NC $60,279

Benton Harbor, MI $60,279

Beaumont, TX $60,242

Lorain, OH $60,229

Toledo, OH $60,204

Binghamton, NY $60,173

Rock Hill, SC $60,167

Rockford, IL $60,135

Fargo, ND $60,104

Elyria, OH $60,104

Flagstaff, AZ $60,061

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,023

Miami, FL $59,986

Duluth, MN $59,886

Bangor, ME $59,805

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,736

Louisville, KY $59,705

Grand Rapids, MI $59,692

Hialeah, FL $59,686

Casper, WY $59,599

Scranton, PA $59,524

New Orleans, LA $59,505

Virginia Beach, VA $59,499

Akron, OH $59,467

Peoria, IL $59,386

Sarasota, FL $59,374

Green Bay, WI $59,330

Baton Rouge, LA $59,299

Charleston, SC $59,286

Nashville, TN $59,268

Jamestown, NY $59,255

Davenport, IA $59,255

Tucson, AZ $59,224

Cheyenne, WY $59,205

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,186

Tampa, FL $59,174

Omaha, NE $59,162

Port Arthur, TX $59,137

Evansville, IN $59,137

Bradenton, FL $59,112

Santa Fe, NM $58,999

Orlando, FL $58,937

Clearwater, FL $58,868

Canton, OH $58,737

La Crosse, WI $58,737

Grand Forks, ND $58,718

Albuquerque, NM $58,700

Tulsa, OK $58,700

Newport News, VA $58,693

High Point, NC $58,675

Ogden, UT $58,650

Corpus Christi, TX $58,600

Laramie, WY $58,562

Norfolk, VA $58,562

Rock Island, IL $58,525

Saginaw, MI $58,512

Jacksonville, FL $58,506

Salisbury, NC $58,493

Memphis, TN $58,481

Moline, IL $58,450

Fort Myers, FL $58,431

Waterloo, IA $58,350

Spartanburg, SC $58,287

Lincoln, NE $58,256

Fort Wayne, IN $58,244

Birmingham, AL $58,175

Cedar Falls, IA $58,163

Provo, UT $58,156

Springfield, OH $58,150

San Antonio, TX $58,138

Greensboro, NC $58,113

South Bend, IN $58,106

Winston Salem, NC $58,100

Boise, ID $58,081

Savannah, GA $58,038

Muskegon, MI $57,925

Lima, OH $57,850

Lake Charles, LA $57,825

Anderson, IN $57,813

Lexington, KY $57,794

Augusta, GA $57,775

Greenville, SC $57,775

Wichita, KS $57,719

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,719

Columbia, SC $57,663

Bloomington, IN $57,507

Roanoke, VA $57,470

Asheville, NC $57,388

Knoxville, TN $57,282

Shreveport, LA $57,276

Wilmington, NC $57,195

Frankfort, KY $57,076

Oklahoma City, OK $57,033

Chillicothe, OH $57,008

Longview, TX $57,001

Topeka, KS $56,983

Mobile, AL $56,889

Terre Haute, IN $56,864

Erie, PA $56,858

Altoona, PA $56,827

Melbourne, FL $56,808

Amarillo, TX $56,783

Killeen, TX $56,764

Fayetteville, AR $56,714

Sioux Falls, SD $56,670

Chattanooga, TN $56,633

Idaho Falls, ID $56,627

Gainesville, FL $56,496

Portsmouth, OH $56,464

Little Rock, AR $56,452

Lynchburg, VA $56,452

Lafayette, LA $56,427

Youngstown, OH $56,427

Temple, TX $56,402

Daytona Beach, FL $56,389

Clarksville, TN $56,383

Pensacola, FL $56,377

Hopkinsville, KY $56,190

Charleston, WV $56,183

Florence, SC $56,152

Sioux City, IA $56,115

Macon, GA $55,934

Tallahassee, FL $55,927

Fayetteville, NC $55,915

Waco, TX $55,903

Wichita Falls, TX $55,903

Pine Bluff, AR $55,878

Vincennes, IN $55,759

Lubbock, TX $55,734

Great Falls, MT $55,696

Alamogordo, NM $55,690

Abilene, TX $55,640

Rapid City, SD $55,559

Monroe, LA $55,559

Albany, GA $55,522

Huntington, WV $55,515

Jackson, MS $55,509

Greenville, MS $55,503

Parkersburg, WV $55,441

Montgomery, AL $55,428

Johnstown, PA $55,416

Springfield, MO $55,366

Biloxi, MS $55,334

Sumter, SC $55,203

Columbus, GA $55,197

Twin Falls, ID $55,160

Pascagoula, MS $55,078

Kingsport, TN $54,916

Gulfport, MS $54,897

Alexandria, LA $54,691

Fort Smith, AR $54,535

El Paso, TX $54,367

Helena, MT $54,285

Las Cruces, NM $54,086

Harlingen, TX $53,911

Pocatello, ID $53,855

Florence, AL $53,836

Brownsville, TX $53,823

Dothan, AL $53,724

Mcallen, TX $53,692

Columbus, MS $53,230

Altus, OK $52,943

Lawton, OK $52,825

Pierre, SD $52,600

What Skills Can Increase an E&I Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 10.62% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 2.97% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Data Acquisition (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Data acquisition is the process of sampling signals that measure real-world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	10.62%
Preventative Maintenance	2.97%
Data Acquisition	1.72%

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 an E&I Technician's salary.

Customer Focus: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Customer Focus	$66,179	6%
Coordination	$65,555	5%
Commitment	$64,930	4%
Initiative	$64,930	4%
Repairing	$64,306	3%
HVAC	$64,306	3%

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How Education impacts an E&I Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many E&I Technicians 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 an E&I Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $63,236 and $70,271).

E&I Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for E&I Technician

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 40.0%

Bachelors 10.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	50.0%
High School	50.0%
Associates	40.0%
Bachelors	10.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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E&I Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an E&I Technician'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 March 01, 2026

$57,908

Average $62,433/year

$74,322

$4,826

Average $5,203/month

$6,194

$1,114

Average $1,201/week

$1,429

$28

Average $30/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,322	$6,194	$1,429	$36
Average	$62,433	$5,203	$1,201	$30
25th Percentile	$57,908	$4,826	$1,114	$28

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Salary Trends for E&I Technician

Salaries for an E&I Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,009 in 2023 to around $53,580 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of E&I Technician salary trends, .

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$54,009

2024

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