What are the main factors that influence a Lab Electronics Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change A Lab Electronics Technician's salary?

A Lab Electronics Technician's salary grows with experience: an Lab Electronics Technician (1-3 years)earns $59,763, an Electric/Electronics Technician II (3-5 years)earns $67,238, an Electric/Electronics Technician III (5-7 years)earns $74,450,

What are the highest paying states for a Lab Electronics Technician?

Lab Electronics Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Electronics Technician roles are District of Columbia $66,741, California $66,488, Massachusetts $65,602. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lab Electronics Technician roles make?

Salaries for Lab Electronics Technician level roles vary by specialization: Electronics Field Technician: $118,193; Mobile Electronics Technician: $117,629; Industrial Electronics Technician: $101,899; Electronics Technician: $75,341; Avionics Electronics Technician: $75,076.

How do different companies affect a Lab Electronics Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lab Electronics 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.

Lab Electronics Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Lab Electronics Technician make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Electronics Technician in the United States is $60,280 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Lab Electronics Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,697
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,792 to $67,303
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,886

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Lab Electronics Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,303	$5,609	$1,294	$32
Average	$60,280	$5,023	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$53,792	$4,483	$1,034	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Electronics Technician Salaries

A Lab Electronics 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 Lab Electronics 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 Lab Electronics Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,741.
California: $66,488.
Massachusetts: $65,602.

District of Columbia $66,741

California $66,488

Massachusetts $65,602

Washington $65,361

New Jersey $65,337

Alaska $65,253

Connecticut $64,421

New York $64,083

Hawaii $63,004

Rhode Island $62,498

Maryland $62,154

Minnesota $61,684

Colorado $61,503

Illinois $61,443

Oregon $61,214

Delaware $61,045

New Hampshire $60,939

Virginia $60,701

Pennsylvania $60,008

Nevada $59,659

North Dakota $59,544

Michigan $59,363

Wisconsin $59,297

Vermont $59,164

Texas $58,797

Maine $58,773

Arizona $58,736

Ohio $58,694

Georgia $58,140

Indiana $57,862

Wyoming $57,808

Utah $57,724

Iowa $57,687

Kansas $57,398

Louisiana $57,314

North Carolina $57,284

Missouri $57,272

Florida $57,036

Montana $56,910

Nebraska $56,789

Kentucky $56,723

South Carolina $56,482

Tennessee $56,331

Idaho $56,271

New Mexico $55,831

Oklahoma $55,734

Alabama $55,379

South Dakota $54,782

Arkansas $54,457

West Virginia $54,282

Mississippi $53,757

Top Paying Cities for Lab Electronics 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: $76,031
San Francisco: $75,283
Oakland: $73,613

San Jose, CA $76,031

San Francisco, CA $75,283

Oakland, CA $73,613

New York, NY $69,858

Queens Village, NY $69,406

Paramus, NJ $68,924

Passaic, NJ $68,863

Bergenfield, NJ $68,803

Stamford, CT $68,713

Huntington, NY $68,652

Newark, NJ $68,261

Bridgeport, CT $68,140

New Brunswick, NJ $67,941

Vallejo, CA $67,814

Middlesex, NJ $67,778

Somerset, NJ $67,724

Petaluma, CA $67,585

Santa Cruz, CA $67,350

Boston, MA $67,230

Monterey, CA $66,928

Fairbanks, AK $66,886

Los Angeles, CA $66,772

Washington, DC $66,741

Seattle, WA $66,633

Santa Rosa, CA $66,621

Juneau, AK $66,446

Orange, CA $66,247

Anchorage, AK $66,139

Anaheim, CA $66,096

Santa Ana, CA $66,006

Nassau, NY $65,970

Long Beach, CA $65,946

Danbury, CT $65,928

Santa Maria, CA $65,723

Everett, WA $65,711

Bremerton, WA $65,415

Trenton, NJ $65,301

Sacramento, CA $65,277

San Diego, CA $65,247

Brockton, MA $65,222

Tacoma, WA $65,198

Santa Barbara, CA $65,114

Lowell, MA $64,873

New Suffolk, NY $64,849

Nashua, NH $64,776

Lompoc, CA $64,680

Ventura, CA $64,620

Stockton, CA $64,602

New Haven, CT $64,481

Atlantic City, NJ $64,324

Hartford, CT $64,192

Modesto, CA $64,161

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,029

New Britain, CT $63,999

Olympia, WA $63,914

Kennewick, WA $63,914

New London, CT $63,902

Norwich, CT $63,884

Lawrence, MA $63,854

Bakersfield, CA $63,685

Riverside, CA $63,601

New Bedford, MA $63,601

Richland, WA $63,541

Portsmouth, NH $63,492

Vineland, NJ $63,480

San Bernardino, CA $63,432

Boulder, CO $63,263

Worcester, MA $63,215

Portland, OR $63,161

Saint Paul, MN $63,089

Minneapolis, MN $63,089

Philadelphia, PA $63,004

Honolulu, HI $62,685

Springfield, MA $62,474

Providence, RI $62,468

Chicago, IL $62,293

Bellingham, WA $62,220

Baltimore, MD $62,154

Chico, CA $62,003

Wilmington, DE $61,901

Pittsfield, MA $61,841

Manchester, NH $61,726

Spokane, WA $61,461

Denver, CO $61,455

Albany, NY $61,172

Troy, NY $61,148

Schenectady, NY $61,021

Burlington, VT $60,888

Portland, ME $60,677

Salem, OR $60,629

Yakima, WA $60,617

Ann Arbor, MI $60,599

Rochester, MN $60,430

Fresno, CA $60,400

Reno, NV $60,400

Milwaukee, WI $60,346

Detroit, MI $60,286

Allentown, PA $60,267

Carson City, NV $60,261

Houston, TX $60,171

Colorado Springs, CO $60,165

Syracuse, NY $60,135

Eugene, OR $60,020

Bismarck, ND $59,948

Gary, IN $59,948

Galveston, TX $59,948

Springfield, OR $59,900

Medford, OR $59,755

Fort Collins, CO $59,731

Austin, TX $59,683

Mesa, AZ $59,556

Phoenix, AZ $59,544

Dallas, TX $59,526

Reading, PA $59,490

Saint Cloud, MN $59,466

Concord, NH $59,411

Madison, WI $59,387

Utica, NY $59,225

Raleigh, NC $59,176

Las Vegas, NV $59,170

Rochester, NY $59,128

Des Moines, IA $59,122

Atlanta, GA $59,026

Battle Creek, MI $59,008

Salt Lake City, UT $58,990

Lancaster, PA $58,899

Champaign, IL $58,887

Harrisburg, PA $58,815

Durham, NC $58,760

Kansas City, MO $58,754

Kansas City, KS $58,742

Fort Worth, TX $58,736

Boca Raton, FL $58,712

Cleveland, OH $58,706

Columbus, OH $58,694

Pittsburgh, PA $58,688

Richmond, VA $58,664

Indianapolis, IN $58,652

Cincinnati, OH $58,574

Petersburg, VA $58,483

Billings, MT $58,351

Lansing, MI $58,351

Huntsville, AL $58,351

Lebanon, PA $58,345

Dayton, OH $58,339

Pueblo, CO $58,339

Appleton, WI $58,320

Buffalo, NY $58,296

Racine, WI $58,266

Charlotte, NC $58,260

Saint Louis, MO $58,242

Springfield, IL $58,218

Elkhart, IN $58,206

York, PA $58,206

Gastonia, NC $58,200

Benton Harbor, MI $58,200

Beaumont, TX $58,164

Lorain, OH $58,152

Toledo, OH $58,128

Binghamton, NY $58,097

Rock Hill, SC $58,091

Rockford, IL $58,061

Fargo, ND $58,031

Elyria, OH $58,031

Flagstaff, AZ $57,989

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,953

Miami, FL $57,917

Duluth, MN $57,820

Bangor, ME $57,742

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,675

Louisville, KY $57,645

Grand Rapids, MI $57,633

Hialeah, FL $57,627

Casper, WY $57,543

Scranton, PA $57,470

New Orleans, LA $57,452

Virginia Beach, VA $57,446

Akron, OH $57,416

Peoria, IL $57,338

Sarasota, FL $57,326

Green Bay, WI $57,284

Baton Rouge, LA $57,253

Charleston, SC $57,241

Nashville, TN $57,223

Jamestown, NY $57,211

Davenport, IA $57,211

Tucson, AZ $57,181

Cheyenne, WY $57,163

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,145

Tampa, FL $57,133

Omaha, NE $57,121

Port Arthur, TX $57,097

Evansville, IN $57,097

Bradenton, FL $57,073

Santa Fe, NM $56,964

Orlando, FL $56,904

Clearwater, FL $56,838

Canton, OH $56,711

La Crosse, WI $56,711

Grand Forks, ND $56,693

Albuquerque, NM $56,675

Tulsa, OK $56,675

Newport News, VA $56,669

High Point, NC $56,651

Ogden, UT $56,627

Corpus Christi, TX $56,578

Laramie, WY $56,542

Norfolk, VA $56,542

Rock Island, IL $56,506

Saginaw, MI $56,494

Jacksonville, FL $56,488

Salisbury, NC $56,476

Memphis, TN $56,464

Moline, IL $56,434

Fort Myers, FL $56,416

Waterloo, IA $56,337

Spartanburg, SC $56,277

Lincoln, NE $56,247

Fort Wayne, IN $56,235

Birmingham, AL $56,168

Cedar Falls, IA $56,156

Provo, UT $56,150

Springfield, OH $56,144

San Antonio, TX $56,132

Greensboro, NC $56,108

South Bend, IN $56,102

Winston Salem, NC $56,096

Boise, ID $56,078

Savannah, GA $56,036

Muskegon, MI $55,927

Lima, OH $55,855

Lake Charles, LA $55,831

Anderson, IN $55,819

Lexington, KY $55,801

Augusta, GA $55,783

Greenville, SC $55,783

Wichita, KS $55,728

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,728

Columbia, SC $55,674

Bloomington, IN $55,523

Roanoke, VA $55,487

Asheville, NC $55,409

Knoxville, TN $55,306

Shreveport, LA $55,300

Wilmington, NC $55,222

Frankfort, KY $55,108

Oklahoma City, OK $55,065

Chillicothe, OH $55,041

Longview, TX $55,035

Topeka, KS $55,017

Mobile, AL $54,927

Terre Haute, IN $54,903

Erie, PA $54,897

Altoona, PA $54,866

Melbourne, FL $54,848

Amarillo, TX $54,824

Killeen, TX $54,806

Fayetteville, AR $54,758

Sioux Falls, SD $54,716

Chattanooga, TN $54,680

Idaho Falls, ID $54,674

Gainesville, FL $54,547

Portsmouth, OH $54,517

Little Rock, AR $54,505

Lynchburg, VA $54,505

Lafayette, LA $54,481

Youngstown, OH $54,481

Temple, TX $54,457

Daytona Beach, FL $54,444

Clarksville, TN $54,438

Pensacola, FL $54,432

Hopkinsville, KY $54,252

Charleston, WV $54,246

Florence, SC $54,215

Sioux City, IA $54,179

Macon, GA $54,004

Tallahassee, FL $53,998

Fayetteville, NC $53,986

Waco, TX $53,974

Wichita Falls, TX $53,974

Pine Bluff, AR $53,950

Vincennes, IN $53,836

Lubbock, TX $53,812

Great Falls, MT $53,775

Alamogordo, NM $53,769

Abilene, TX $53,721

Rapid City, SD $53,643

Monroe, LA $53,643

Albany, GA $53,607

Huntington, WV $53,601

Jackson, MS $53,595

Greenville, MS $53,588

Parkersburg, WV $53,528

Montgomery, AL $53,516

Johnstown, PA $53,504

Springfield, MO $53,456

Biloxi, MS $53,426

Sumter, SC $53,299

Columbus, GA $53,293

Twin Falls, ID $53,257

Pascagoula, MS $53,179

Kingsport, TN $53,022

Gulfport, MS $53,004

Alexandria, LA $52,805

Fort Smith, AR $52,654

El Paso, TX $52,491

Helena, MT $52,413

Las Cruces, NM $52,220

Harlingen, TX $52,051

Pocatello, ID $51,997

Florence, AL $51,979

Brownsville, TX $51,967

Dothan, AL $51,871

Mcallen, TX $51,840

Columbus, MS $51,394

Altus, OK $51,117

Lawton, OK $51,002

Pierre, SD $50,785

What Skills Can Increase a Lab Electronics Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 9.64% 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.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.72% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	9.64%
Hydraulics	2.72%
Preventive Maintenance	2.08%

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 Lab Electronics Technician's salary.

Empathy: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Building Relationships: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Empathy	$63,896	6%
Initiative	$62,691	4%
Building Relationships	$62,691	4%
Alignment	$62,691	4%
Leadership	$62,691	4%
Soldering	$62,088	3%

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How Education impacts a Lab Electronics Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lab Electronics Technicians enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Lab Electronics Technician with a No Diploma is between $52,256 and $57,214).

Lab Electronics Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lab Electronics Technician

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 30.9%

Associates 55.0%

Bachelors 13.1%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	30.9%
Associates	55.0%
Bachelors	13.1%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Lab Electronics Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lab Electronics 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

$53,792

Average $60,280/year

$67,303

$4,483

Average $5,023/month

$5,609

$1,034

Average $1,159/week

$1,294

$26

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,303	$5,609	$1,294	$32
Average	$60,280	$5,023	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$53,792	$4,483	$1,034	$26

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Salary Trends for Lab Electronics Technician

Salaries for a Lab Electronics Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,688 in 2023 to around $71,143 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lab Electronics Technician salary trends, .

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