How much does an Electrical Technician make in Newark, NJ? The average Electrical Technician salary in Newark, NJ is $69,584 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $60,617 and $79,424. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Electrical Technician

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Job Openings for Electrical Technician in Newark, NJ
Futures Consulting - Cincinnati , OH
Maintenance Electrical Technician Cincinnati, Ohio 1st shift | 08:00 AM - 5 PM Monday through Saturday $30.00 - $36.00 / hour + OT Industrial Electrical Technicians are responsible for the ...
ZipRecruiter - 22 days ago
Relevant Industrial, LLC - Beaumont , TX
The Electrical Technician's primary responsibilities are the assembling, constructing, energizing, diagnosing, and testing of electrical and mechanical assemblies utilizing electrical diagrams ...
LinkedIn - 31 days ago
Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the electrical controls systems throughout the facility to include relay-based electrical circuits, programmable logic controllers (PLC), HMIs, as well as DC and AC ...
ZipRecruiter - 21 days ago
Gus Perdikakis Associates - Middletown , OH
Electrical/ Instrumentation Technician Middletown, OH Pay: Based on experience This is a 3-6-month contract assignment (with an opportunity to become a full-time employee after the contract is ...
LinkedIn - 13 days ago
k2 Pure Solutions - Pittsburg , CA
... technician normal duties COMPETENCIES · Must be familiar in instrumentation troubleshooting and repair techniques · Must be (or become) qualified to operate a man-lift, scissor lift, forklift and ...
LinkedIn - 22 days ago
Must take and pass an electrical proficiency test.
LinkedIn - 26 days ago

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Electrical Technician in Newark, NJ. The base salary for Electrical Technician ranges from $60,617 to $79,424 with the average base salary of $69,584. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $61,631 to $80,830 with the average total cash compensation of $70,650.

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About Newark, New Jersey    Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/,[24] locally /njʊərk/)[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.[26] As one of th....More

Newark, New Jersey  area prices were up 1.6% from a year ago

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Skills associated with Electrical Technician: Assembly, Maintenance

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