What are the main factors that influence a 3D 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 3D Technician's salary?

A 3D Technician's salary grows with experience: an 3D Technician (0-1 years)earns $40,946, an Assembler II (1-3 years)earns $45,856, an Assembler III (3-5 years)earns $51,019, an Assembler IV (5-7 years)earns $59,904, an Assembly Supervisor (7+ years)earns $63,192,

What are the highest paying states for a 3D Technician?

3D Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for 3D Technician roles are District of Columbia $46,047, California $45,873, Massachusetts $45,261. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of 3D Technician roles make?

Salaries for 3D Technician level roles vary by specialization: 3d Animator: $90,333; 3D Artist: $85,375; 3D Scanning Technician: $79,160; 3D Modeler: $71,795; 3d Microstation Technician: $71,207.

How do different companies affect a 3D Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for 3D 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.

3D Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a 3D Technician make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a 3D Technician in the United States is $41,589 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a 3D Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,487
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,594 to $44,676
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,867

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3D Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,676	$3,723	$859	$21
Average	$41,589	$3,466	$800	$20
25th Percentile	$38,594	$3,216	$742	$19

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Key Factors That Influence 3D Technician Salaries

A 3D 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 Experience Level Affects 3D Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 3D Technician's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,946
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,856
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,019
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,904
Expert (over 8 years): $63,192

Levels	Salary
3D Techni... Level 3D Technician	$40,946
Assembler... Level 3D Technician	$45,856
Assembler... Level 3D Technician	$51,019
Assembler... Level 3D Technician	$59,904
Assembly ... Level 3D Technician	$63,192

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How Do 3D 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 3D Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $46,047.
California: $45,873.
Massachusetts: $45,261.

District of Columbia $46,047

California $45,873

Massachusetts $45,261

Washington $45,095

New Jersey $45,078

Alaska $45,020

Connecticut $44,446

New York $44,213

Hawaii $43,469

Rhode Island $43,119

Maryland $42,882

Minnesota $42,558

Colorado $42,433

Illinois $42,392

Oregon $42,234

Delaware $42,117

New Hampshire $42,044

Virginia $41,880

Pennsylvania $41,402

Nevada $41,161

North Dakota $41,082

Michigan $40,957

Wisconsin $40,911

Vermont $40,820

Texas $40,566

Maine $40,549

Arizona $40,524

Ohio $40,495

Georgia $40,113

Indiana $39,921

Wyoming $39,884

Utah $39,826

Iowa $39,801

Kansas $39,601

Louisiana $39,543

North Carolina $39,522

Missouri $39,514

Florida $39,352

Montana $39,264

Nebraska $39,181

Kentucky $39,135

South Carolina $38,969

Tennessee $38,865

Idaho $38,823

New Mexico $38,520

Oklahoma $38,453

Alabama $38,208

South Dakota $37,796

Arkansas $37,572

West Virginia $37,451

Mississippi $37,089

Top Paying Cities for 3D 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: $52,456
San Francisco: $51,882
Oakland: $50,788

San Jose, CA $52,456

San Francisco, CA $51,882

Oakland, CA $50,788

New York, NY $47,885

Paramus, NJ $47,303

Queens Village, NY $47,301

Passaic, NJ $47,261

Bergenfield, NJ $47,258

Stamford, CT $47,166

Huntington, NY $47,149

Newark, NJ $46,842

Bridgeport, CT $46,754

Vallejo, CA $46,671

New Brunswick, NJ $46,655

Petaluma, CA $46,630

Middlesex, NJ $46,551

Somerset, NJ $46,521

Santa Cruz, CA $46,467

Boston, MA $46,214

Monterey, CA $46,068

Seattle, WA $45,972

Santa Rosa, CA $45,964

Los Angeles, CA $45,952

Juneau, AK $45,844

Washington, DC $45,798

Orange, CA $45,650

Santa Ana, CA $45,540

Long Beach, CA $45,498

Anaheim, CA $45,490

Anchorage, AK $45,469

Santa Maria, CA $45,344

Everett, WA $45,336

Danbury, CT $45,190

Bremerton, WA $45,132

Tacoma, WA $44,983

New Suffolk, NY $44,982

Sacramento, CA $44,970

Santa Barbara, CA $44,924

Trenton, NJ $44,879

San Diego, CA $44,879

Brockton, MA $44,833

Fairbanks, AK $44,731

Lompoc, CA $44,625

Lowell, MA $44,591

Ventura, CA $44,583

Nashua, NH $44,575

Stockton, CA $44,571

Modesto, CA $44,267

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,176

Olympia, WA $44,097

Kennewick, WA $44,097

New Haven, CT $44,080

Lawrence, MA $43,930

Hartford, CT $43,889

Riverside, CA $43,881

New Bedford, MA $43,839

Richland, WA $43,839

Bakersfield, CA $43,781

San Bernardino, CA $43,764

New Britain, CT $43,760

Atlantic City, NJ $43,760

New London, CT $43,743

Norwich, CT $43,731

Portsmouth, NH $43,723

Boulder, CO $43,634

Portland, OR $43,577

Worcester, MA $43,573

Minneapolis, MN $43,444

Philadelphia, PA $43,386

Honolulu, HI $43,248

Saint Paul, MN $43,228

Vineland, NJ $43,219

Providence, RI $43,099

Chicago, IL $42,978

Bellingham, WA $42,928

Springfield, MA $42,895

Baltimore, MD $42,882

Chico, CA $42,778

Pittsfield, MA $42,666

Manchester, NH $42,587

Spokane, WA $42,404

Denver, CO $42,400

Albany, NY $42,205

Troy, NY $42,188

Nassau, NY $42,143

Schenectady, NY $42,101

Wilmington, DE $42,067

Burlington, VT $42,009

Salem, OR $41,992

Portland, ME $41,863

Yakima, WA $41,822

Rochester, MN $41,693

Reno, NV $41,672

Fresno, CA $41,672

Milwaukee, WI $41,635

Detroit, MI $41,593

Ann Arbor, MI $41,586

Allentown, PA $41,581

Colorado Springs, CO $41,510

Syracuse, NY $41,489

Carson City, NV $41,489

Houston, TX $41,431

Eugene, OR $41,410

Gary, IN $41,360

Springfield, OR $41,327

Bismarck, ND $41,319

Galveston, TX $41,290

Medford, OR $41,227

Fort Collins, CO $41,211

Concord, NH $41,190

Austin, TX $41,177

Mesa, AZ $41,090

Reading, PA $41,086

Phoenix, AZ $41,082

Dallas, TX $41,069

Saint Cloud, MN $41,029

Madison, WI $40,973

Utica, NY $40,861

Rochester, NY $40,795

Des Moines, IA $40,790

Raleigh, NC $40,786

Atlanta, GA $40,724

Battle Creek, MI $40,711

Salt Lake City, UT $40,699

Lancaster, PA $40,637

Harrisburg, PA $40,578

Kansas City, MO $40,537

Champaign, IL $40,528

Kansas City, KS $40,528

Fort Worth, TX $40,524

Columbus, OH $40,517

Boca Raton, FL $40,508

Pittsburgh, PA $40,491

Richmond, VA $40,474

Indianapolis, IN $40,466

Cleveland, OH $40,462

Las Vegas, NV $40,412

Cincinnati, OH $40,412

Petersburg, VA $40,350

Huntsville, AL $40,287

Lansing, MI $40,259

Lebanon, PA $40,254

Pueblo, CO $40,250

Appleton, WI $40,237

Buffalo, NY $40,221

Dayton, OH $40,208

Racine, WI $40,200

Charlotte, NC $40,196

Saint Louis, MO $40,183

York, PA $40,158

Elkhart, IN $40,158

Gastonia, NC $40,150

Billings, MT $40,140

Beaumont, TX $40,129

Lorain, OH $40,121

Benton Harbor, MI $40,113

Toledo, OH $40,104

Binghamton, NY $40,083

Rock Hill, SC $40,079

Rockford, IL $40,059

Springfield, IL $40,042

Elyria, OH $40,038

Fargo, ND $40,038

Flagstaff, AZ $40,009

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,984

Duluth, MN $39,959

Miami, FL $39,959

Cheyenne, WY $39,930

Grand Forks, ND $39,930

Bangor, ME $39,838

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,792

Durham, NC $39,775

Louisville, KY $39,772

Grand Rapids, MI $39,763

Hialeah, FL $39,759

Casper, WY $39,701

Scranton, PA $39,651

New Orleans, LA $39,638

Virginia Beach, VA $39,634

Akron, OH $39,614

Peoria, IL $39,559

Sarasota, FL $39,551

Nashville, TN $39,522

Omaha, NE $39,522

Green Bay, WI $39,522

Baton Rouge, LA $39,501

Charleston, SC $39,493

Jamestown, NY $39,472

Davenport, IA $39,472

Tucson, AZ $39,451

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,426

Tampa, FL $39,418

Evansville, IN $39,393

Port Arthur, TX $39,393

Bradenton, FL $39,376

Santa Fe, NM $39,302

Orlando, FL $39,227

Clearwater, FL $39,214

Canton, OH $39,127

La Crosse, WI $39,127

Albuquerque, NM $39,102

Newport News, VA $39,098

High Point, NC $39,085

Ogden, UT $39,069

Corpus Christi, TX $39,035

Norfolk, VA $39,010

Laramie, WY $39,010

Rock Island, IL $38,986

Saginaw, MI $38,977

Jacksonville, FL $38,973

Salisbury, NC $38,965

Boise, ID $38,956

Moline, IL $38,936

Fort Myers, FL $38,923

Memphis, TN $38,915

Tulsa, OK $38,894

Waterloo, IA $38,869

Spartanburg, SC $38,827

Lincoln, NE $38,807

Fort Wayne, IN $38,798

Provo, UT $38,794

Cedar Falls, IA $38,744

San Antonio, TX $38,728

Greensboro, NC $38,711

South Bend, IN $38,707

Savannah, GA $38,661

Muskegon, MI $38,644

Birmingham, AL $38,640

Winston Salem, NC $38,620

Lake Charles, LA $38,520

Anderson, IN $38,511

Lexington, KY $38,499

Augusta, GA $38,486

Greenville, SC $38,486

Lima, OH $38,453

Wichita, KS $38,449

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,449

Columbia, SC $38,412

Springfield, OH $38,403

Asheville, NC $38,337

Bloomington, IN $38,308

Knoxville, TN $38,158

Shreveport, LA $38,154

Wilmington, NC $38,100

Roanoke, VA $38,100

Topeka, KS $38,025

Frankfort, KY $38,020

Oklahoma City, OK $37,992

Chillicothe, OH $37,975

Longview, TX $37,971

Melbourne, FL $37,967

Sioux Falls, SD $37,900

Mobile, AL $37,896

Terre Haute, IN $37,879

Altoona, PA $37,854

Amarillo, TX $37,825

Killeen, TX $37,813

Fayetteville, AR $37,779

Chattanooga, TN $37,767

Sioux City, IA $37,730

Idaho Falls, ID $37,721

Lynchburg, VA $37,688

Gainesville, FL $37,634

Portsmouth, OH $37,613

Little Rock, AR $37,605

Lafayette, LA $37,588

Youngstown, OH $37,588

Daytona Beach, FL $37,563

Clarksville, TN $37,559

Pensacola, FL $37,555

Temple, TX $37,552

Hopkinsville, KY $37,430

Erie, PA $37,422

Florence, SC $37,405

Charleston, WV $37,339

Great Falls, MT $37,318

Macon, GA $37,260

Tallahassee, FL $37,255

Fayetteville, NC $37,247

Waco, TX $37,239

Helena, MT $37,210

Pine Bluff, AR $37,194

Vincennes, IN $37,143

Lubbock, TX $37,127

Alamogordo, NM $37,102

Twin Falls, ID $37,064

Rapid City, SD $37,052

Jackson, MS $36,977

Huntington, WV $36,974

Greenville, MS $36,973

Parkersburg, WV $36,930

Montgomery, AL $36,923

Wichita Falls, TX $36,881

Springfield, MO $36,881

Biloxi, MS $36,860

Monroe, LA $36,819

Johnstown, PA $36,790

Sumter, SC $36,773

Columbus, GA $36,769

Pascagoula, MS $36,690

Abilene, TX $36,690

Kingsport, TN $36,582

Albany, GA $36,582

Gulfport, MS $36,569

Alexandria, LA $36,432

Fort Smith, AR $36,328

El Paso, TX $36,216

Las Cruces, NM $36,029

Harlingen, TX $35,923

Pocatello, ID $35,916

Florence, AL $35,862

Brownsville, TX $35,854

Mcallen, TX $35,767

Dothan, AL $35,708

Columbus, MS $35,461

Altus, OK $35,267

Lawton, OK $35,188

Pierre, SD $35,039

What Skills Can Increase a 3D Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.92% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.25%
Pneumatics	2.92%
Housekeeping	1.82%

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 3D Technician's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$44,084	6%
Commitment	$44,084	6%
Interviewing	$44,084	6%
Dedication	$43,668	5%
Initiative	$43,668	5%
Leadership	$43,668	5%

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How Education impacts a 3D Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many 3D Technicians enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 3D Technician with a Associate's Degree is between $35,624 and $37,800).

3D Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for 3D Technician

No Diploma 7.3%

High School 64.6%

Associates 14.6%

Bachelors 13.4%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.3%
High School	64.6%
Associates	14.6%
Bachelors	13.4%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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3D Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 3D 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 June 01, 2026

$38,594

Average $41,589/year

$44,676

$3,216

Average $3,466/month

$3,723

$742

Average $800/week

$859

$19

Average $20/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,676	$3,723	$859	$21
Average	$41,589	$3,466	$800	$20
25th Percentile	$38,594	$3,216	$742	$19

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Salary Trends for 3D Technician

Salaries for a 3D Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,756 in 2023 to around $41,451 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of 3D Technician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$42,874

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2024	$42,874
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