What are the main factors that influence an Autotech's salary?

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

How does experience change An Autotech's salary?

An Autotech's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $45,986, a Autotech (1-3 years)earns $53,158, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $73,027, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $86,201, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $85,687,

What are the highest paying states for an Autotech?

Autotech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Autotech roles are District of Columbia $59,984, California $59,757, Massachusetts $58,960. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Autotech roles make?

Salaries for Autotech level roles vary by specialization: AGENT AUTOTECH I: $109,706; AutoTech Trainer: $74,750; AGENT AUTOTECH: $60,148.

How do different companies affect an Autotech's salary?

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

Autotech Salary in the United States

How much does an Autotech make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Autotech in the United States is $54,177 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Autotech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,517
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,378 to $59,066
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,920

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Autotech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,066	$4,922	$1,136	$28
Average	$54,177	$4,515	$1,042	$26
25th Percentile	$50,378	$4,198	$969	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Autotech Salaries

An Autotech'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Autotech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Autotech'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): $45,986
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,158
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,027
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,201
Expert (over 8 years): $85,687

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Autotech	$45,986
Autotech Level Autotech	$53,158
Laborator... Level Autotech	$73,027
Laborator... Level Autotech	$86,201
Laborator... Level Autotech	$85,687

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How Do Autotech 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 Autoteches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,984.
California: $59,757.
Massachusetts: $58,960.

District of Columbia $59,984 California $59,757 Massachusetts $58,960 Washington $58,744 New Jersey $58,722 Alaska $58,646 Connecticut $57,899 New York $57,595

Hawaii $56,625 Rhode Island $56,170 Maryland $55,861 Minnesota $55,439 Colorado $55,276 Illinois $55,222 Oregon $55,016 Delaware $54,865

New Hampshire $54,769 Virginia $54,556 Pennsylvania $53,933 Nevada $53,619 North Dakota $53,516 Michigan $53,353 Wisconsin $53,294 Vermont $53,174

Texas $52,844 Maine $52,822 Arizona $52,790 Ohio $52,752 Georgia $52,253 Indiana $52,004 Wyoming $51,955 Utah $51,880

Iowa $51,847 Kansas $51,587 Louisiana $51,511 North Carolina $51,484 Missouri $51,473 Florida $51,262 Montana $51,148 Nebraska $51,040

Kentucky $50,980 South Carolina $50,763 Tennessee $50,628 Idaho $50,574 New Mexico $50,178 Oklahoma $50,092 Alabama $49,772 South Dakota $49,236

Arkansas $48,943 West Virginia $48,786 Mississippi $48,315

Top Paying Cities for Autoteches

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: $68,333
San Francisco: $67,661
Oakland: $66,160

San Jose, CA $68,333

San Francisco, CA $67,661

Oakland, CA $66,160

New York, NY $62,785

Queens Village, NY $62,379

Paramus, NJ $61,946

Passaic, NJ $61,891

Bergenfield, NJ $61,837

Stamford, CT $61,756

Huntington, NY $61,702

Newark, NJ $61,350

Bridgeport, CT $61,241

New Brunswick, NJ $61,062

Vallejo, CA $60,949

Middlesex, NJ $60,916

Somerset, NJ $60,867

Petaluma, CA $60,743

Santa Cruz, CA $60,532

Boston, MA $60,423

Monterey, CA $60,152

Fairbanks, AK $60,114

Los Angeles, CA $60,011

Washington, DC $59,984

Seattle, WA $59,887

Santa Rosa, CA $59,876

Juneau, AK $59,719

Orange, CA $59,540

Anchorage, AK $59,443

Anaheim, CA $59,405

Santa Ana, CA $59,323

Nassau, NY $59,291

Long Beach, CA $59,269

Danbury, CT $59,253

Santa Maria, CA $59,069

Everett, WA $59,058

Bremerton, WA $58,792

Trenton, NJ $58,690

Sacramento, CA $58,668

San Diego, CA $58,641

Brockton, MA $58,619

Tacoma, WA $58,597

Santa Barbara, CA $58,522

Lowell, MA $58,305

New Suffolk, NY $58,283

Nashua, NH $58,218

Lompoc, CA $58,131

Ventura, CA $58,077

Stockton, CA $58,061

New Haven, CT $57,953

Atlantic City, NJ $57,812

Hartford, CT $57,693

Modesto, CA $57,666

Poughkeepsie, NY $57,546

New Britain, CT $57,519

Olympia, WA $57,443

Kennewick, WA $57,443

New London, CT $57,433

Norwich, CT $57,416

Lawrence, MA $57,389

Bakersfield, CA $57,238

Riverside, CA $57,162

New Bedford, MA $57,162

Richland, WA $57,108

Portsmouth, NH $57,064

Vineland, NJ $57,053

San Bernardino, CA $57,010

Boulder, CO $56,858

Worcester, MA $56,815

Portland, OR $56,766

Saint Paul, MN $56,701

Minneapolis, MN $56,701

Philadelphia, PA $56,625

Honolulu, HI $56,338

Springfield, MA $56,149

Providence, RI $56,143

Chicago, IL $55,986

Bellingham, WA $55,921

Baltimore, MD $55,861

Chico, CA $55,726

Wilmington, DE $55,634

Pittsfield, MA $55,580

Manchester, NH $55,477

Spokane, WA $55,238

Denver, CO $55,233

Albany, NY $54,978

Troy, NY $54,957

Schenectady, NY $54,843

Burlington, VT $54,724

Portland, ME $54,534

Salem, OR $54,491

Yakima, WA $54,480

Ann Arbor, MI $54,464

Rochester, MN $54,312

Fresno, CA $54,285

Reno, NV $54,285

Milwaukee, WI $54,236

Detroit, MI $54,182

Allentown, PA $54,166

Carson City, NV $54,160

Houston, TX $54,079

Colorado Springs, CO $54,074

Syracuse, NY $54,047

Eugene, OR $53,944

Bismarck, ND $53,879

Gary, IN $53,879

Galveston, TX $53,879

Springfield, OR $53,835

Medford, OR $53,705

Fort Collins, CO $53,684

Austin, TX $53,640

Mesa, AZ $53,526

Phoenix, AZ $53,516

Dallas, TX $53,499

Reading, PA $53,467

Saint Cloud, MN $53,445

Concord, NH $53,396

Madison, WI $53,375

Utica, NY $53,229

Raleigh, NC $53,185

Las Vegas, NV $53,180

Rochester, NY $53,142

Des Moines, IA $53,136

Atlanta, GA $53,050

Battle Creek, MI $53,033

Salt Lake City, UT $53,017

Lancaster, PA $52,936

Champaign, IL $52,925

Harrisburg, PA $52,860

Durham, NC $52,811

Kansas City, MO $52,806

Kansas City, KS $52,795

Fort Worth, TX $52,790

Boca Raton, FL $52,768

Cleveland, OH $52,763

Columbus, OH $52,752

Pittsburgh, PA $52,746

Richmond, VA $52,725

Indianapolis, IN $52,714

Cincinnati, OH $52,643

Petersburg, VA $52,562

Billings, MT $52,443

Lansing, MI $52,443

Huntsville, AL $52,443

Lebanon, PA $52,438

Dayton, OH $52,432

Pueblo, CO $52,432

Appleton, WI $52,416

Buffalo, NY $52,394

Racine, WI $52,367

Charlotte, NC $52,362

Saint Louis, MO $52,345

Springfield, IL $52,324

Elkhart, IN $52,313

York, PA $52,313

Gastonia, NC $52,308

Benton Harbor, MI $52,308

Beaumont, TX $52,275

Lorain, OH $52,264

Toledo, OH $52,242

Binghamton, NY $52,215

Rock Hill, SC $52,210

Rockford, IL $52,183

Fargo, ND $52,156

Elyria, OH $52,156

Flagstaff, AZ $52,118

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,085

Miami, FL $52,053

Duluth, MN $51,966

Bangor, ME $51,896

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,836

Louisville, KY $51,809

Grand Rapids, MI $51,798

Hialeah, FL $51,793

Casper, WY $51,717

Scranton, PA $51,652

New Orleans, LA $51,636

Virginia Beach, VA $51,630

Akron, OH $51,603

Peoria, IL $51,533

Sarasota, FL $51,522

Green Bay, WI $51,484

Baton Rouge, LA $51,457

Charleston, SC $51,446

Nashville, TN $51,430

Jamestown, NY $51,419

Davenport, IA $51,419

Tucson, AZ $51,392

Cheyenne, WY $51,376

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,359

Tampa, FL $51,349

Omaha, NE $51,338

Port Arthur, TX $51,316

Evansville, IN $51,316

Bradenton, FL $51,294

Santa Fe, NM $51,197

Orlando, FL $51,143

Clearwater, FL $51,083

Canton, OH $50,969

La Crosse, WI $50,969

Grand Forks, ND $50,953

Albuquerque, NM $50,937

Tulsa, OK $50,937

Newport News, VA $50,931

High Point, NC $50,915

Ogden, UT $50,893

Corpus Christi, TX $50,850

Laramie, WY $50,818

Norfolk, VA $50,818

Rock Island, IL $50,785

Saginaw, MI $50,774

Jacksonville, FL $50,769

Salisbury, NC $50,758

Memphis, TN $50,747

Moline, IL $50,720

Fort Myers, FL $50,704

Waterloo, IA $50,633

Spartanburg, SC $50,579

Lincoln, NE $50,552

Fort Wayne, IN $50,541

Birmingham, AL $50,482

Cedar Falls, IA $50,471

Provo, UT $50,466

Springfield, OH $50,460

San Antonio, TX $50,449

Greensboro, NC $50,428

South Bend, IN $50,422

Winston Salem, NC $50,417

Boise, ID $50,400

Savannah, GA $50,363

Muskegon, MI $50,265

Lima, OH $50,200

Lake Charles, LA $50,178

Anderson, IN $50,168

Lexington, KY $50,151

Augusta, GA $50,135

Greenville, SC $50,135

Wichita, KS $50,086

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,086

Columbia, SC $50,038

Bloomington, IN $49,902

Roanoke, VA $49,870

Asheville, NC $49,799

Knoxville, TN $49,707

Shreveport, LA $49,702

Wilmington, NC $49,631

Frankfort, KY $49,528

Oklahoma City, OK $49,490

Chillicothe, OH $49,469

Longview, TX $49,463

Topeka, KS $49,447

Mobile, AL $49,366

Terre Haute, IN $49,344

Erie, PA $49,339

Altoona, PA $49,312

Melbourne, FL $49,295

Amarillo, TX $49,274

Killeen, TX $49,257

Fayetteville, AR $49,214

Sioux Falls, SD $49,176

Chattanooga, TN $49,144

Idaho Falls, ID $49,138

Gainesville, FL $49,024

Portsmouth, OH $48,997

Little Rock, AR $48,986

Lynchburg, VA $48,986

Lafayette, LA $48,965

Youngstown, OH $48,965

Temple, TX $48,943

Daytona Beach, FL $48,932

Clarksville, TN $48,927

Pensacola, FL $48,921

Hopkinsville, KY $48,759

Charleston, WV $48,754

Florence, SC $48,726

Sioux City, IA $48,694

Macon, GA $48,537

Tallahassee, FL $48,531

Fayetteville, NC $48,521

Waco, TX $48,510

Wichita Falls, TX $48,510

Pine Bluff, AR $48,488

Vincennes, IN $48,385

Lubbock, TX $48,363

Great Falls, MT $48,331

Alamogordo, NM $48,326

Abilene, TX $48,282

Rapid City, SD $48,212

Monroe, LA $48,212

Albany, GA $48,179

Huntington, WV $48,174

Jackson, MS $48,168

Greenville, MS $48,163

Parkersburg, WV $48,109

Montgomery, AL $48,098

Johnstown, PA $48,087

Springfield, MO $48,044

Biloxi, MS $48,017

Sumter, SC $47,903

Columbus, GA $47,898

Twin Falls, ID $47,865

Pascagoula, MS $47,795

Kingsport, TN $47,654

Gulfport, MS $47,637

Alexandria, LA $47,459

Fort Smith, AR $47,323

El Paso, TX $47,177

Helena, MT $47,107

Las Cruces, NM $46,933

Harlingen, TX $46,781

Pocatello, ID $46,733

Florence, AL $46,716

Brownsville, TX $46,706

Dothan, AL $46,619

Mcallen, TX $46,592

Columbus, MS $46,191

Altus, OK $45,942

Lawton, OK $45,839

Pierre, SD $45,644

What Skills Can Increase an Autotech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 Autotech's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$59,594	10%
Collaboration	$57,969	7%
Product Testing	$57,427	6%
Molecular Biology	$56,344	4%
Oral Communication	$56,344	4%
Leadership	$56,344	4%

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Autotech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Autotech'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.

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$50,378

Average $54,177/year

$59,066

$4,198

Average $4,515/month

$4,922

$969

Average $1,042/week

$1,136

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,066	$4,922	$1,136	$28
Average	$54,177	$4,515	$1,042	$26
25th Percentile	$50,378	$4,198	$969	$24

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Salary Trends for Autotech

Salaries for an Autotech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,082 in 2023 to around $43,459 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Autotech salary trends, .

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