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

A Composites Technician's salary grows with experience: a Composites Technician (1-3 years)earns $62,866, a Senior Telecommunications Installation Technician (3-5 years)earns $82,274, a Telecommunications Installation Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,214, a Telecommunications Installation Manager (5+ years)earns $101,019,

What are the highest paying states for a Composites Technician?

Composites Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Composites Technician roles are District of Columbia $71,630, California $71,358, Massachusetts $70,407. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Composites Technician roles make?

Salaries for Composites Technician level roles vary by specialization: Composite Technician IV: $85,900; Composite Bonding Technician IV: $85,878; Team Member Composites Technician: $73,668; Composites Engineer: $70,770; Composites Manufacturing Engineer: $69,208.

How do different companies affect a Composites Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Composites Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Composites Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Composites Technician make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Composites Technician in the United States is $64,695 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,463
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,337 to $73,472
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,548

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Composites Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,472	$6,123	$1,413	$35
Average	$64,695	$5,391	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$58,337	$4,861	$1,122	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Composites Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $71,630.
California: $71,358.
Massachusetts: $70,407.

District of Columbia $71,630 California $71,358 Massachusetts $70,407 Washington $70,149 New Jersey $70,123 Alaska $70,032 Connecticut $69,139 New York $68,777

Hawaii $67,619 Rhode Island $67,076 Maryland $66,707 Minnesota $66,202 Colorado $66,008 Illinois $65,943 Oregon $65,698 Delaware $65,516

New Hampshire $65,403 Virginia $65,148 Pennsylvania $64,404 Nevada $64,028 North Dakota $63,906 Michigan $63,711 Wisconsin $63,640 Vermont $63,498

Texas $63,103 Maine $63,077 Arizona $63,039 Ohio $62,993 Georgia $62,398 Indiana $62,101 Wyoming $62,042 Utah $61,952

Iowa $61,913 Kansas $61,602 Louisiana $61,512 North Carolina $61,479 Missouri $61,467 Florida $61,214 Montana $61,078 Nebraska $60,949

Kentucky $60,878 South Carolina $60,619 Tennessee $60,457 Idaho $60,393 New Mexico $59,920 Oklahoma $59,817 Alabama $59,435 South Dakota $58,795

Arkansas $58,445 West Virginia $58,258 Mississippi $57,695

Top Paying Cities for Composites 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: $81,600
San Francisco: $80,797
Oakland: $79,005

San Jose, CA $81,600

San Francisco, CA $80,797

Oakland, CA $79,005

New York, NY $74,975

Queens Village, NY $74,490

Paramus, NJ $73,972

Passaic, NJ $73,907

Bergenfield, NJ $73,843

Stamford, CT $73,746

Huntington, NY $73,681

Newark, NJ $73,260

Bridgeport, CT $73,131

New Brunswick, NJ $72,918

Vallejo, CA $72,782

Middlesex, NJ $72,743

Somerset, NJ $72,685

Petaluma, CA $72,536

Santa Cruz, CA $72,284

Boston, MA $72,154

Monterey, CA $71,831

Fairbanks, AK $71,785

Los Angeles, CA $71,662

Washington, DC $71,630

Seattle, WA $71,514

Santa Rosa, CA $71,501

Juneau, AK $71,313

Orange, CA $71,100

Anchorage, AK $70,983

Anaheim, CA $70,938

Santa Ana, CA $70,841

Nassau, NY $70,802

Long Beach, CA $70,776

Danbury, CT $70,757

Santa Maria, CA $70,537

Everett, WA $70,524

Bremerton, WA $70,207

Trenton, NJ $70,084

Sacramento, CA $70,058

San Diego, CA $70,026

Brockton, MA $70,000

Tacoma, WA $69,974

Santa Barbara, CA $69,883

Lowell, MA $69,625

New Suffolk, NY $69,599

Nashua, NH $69,521

Lompoc, CA $69,418

Ventura, CA $69,353

Stockton, CA $69,333

New Haven, CT $69,204

Atlantic City, NJ $69,036

Hartford, CT $68,893

Modesto, CA $68,861

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,719

New Britain, CT $68,686

Olympia, WA $68,596

Kennewick, WA $68,596

New London, CT $68,583

Norwich, CT $68,564

Lawrence, MA $68,531

Bakersfield, CA $68,350

Riverside, CA $68,259

New Bedford, MA $68,259

Richland, WA $68,195

Portsmouth, NH $68,143

Vineland, NJ $68,130

San Bernardino, CA $68,078

Boulder, CO $67,897

Worcester, MA $67,845

Portland, OR $67,787

Saint Paul, MN $67,710

Minneapolis, MN $67,710

Philadelphia, PA $67,619

Honolulu, HI $67,276

Springfield, MA $67,050

Providence, RI $67,043

Chicago, IL $66,856

Bellingham, WA $66,778

Baltimore, MD $66,707

Chico, CA $66,545

Wilmington, DE $66,435

Pittsfield, MA $66,370

Manchester, NH $66,247

Spokane, WA $65,963

Denver, CO $65,956

Albany, NY $65,652

Troy, NY $65,626

Schenectady, NY $65,491

Burlington, VT $65,348

Portland, ME $65,122

Salem, OR $65,070

Yakima, WA $65,057

Ann Arbor, MI $65,038

Rochester, MN $64,857

Fresno, CA $64,824

Reno, NV $64,824

Milwaukee, WI $64,766

Detroit, MI $64,701

Allentown, PA $64,682

Carson City, NV $64,675

Houston, TX $64,578

Colorado Springs, CO $64,572

Syracuse, NY $64,540

Eugene, OR $64,417

Bismarck, ND $64,339

Gary, IN $64,339

Galveston, TX $64,339

Springfield, OR $64,287

Medford, OR $64,132

Fort Collins, CO $64,106

Austin, TX $64,054

Mesa, AZ $63,918

Phoenix, AZ $63,906

Dallas, TX $63,886

Reading, PA $63,847

Saint Cloud, MN $63,821

Concord, NH $63,763

Madison, WI $63,737

Utica, NY $63,563

Raleigh, NC $63,511

Las Vegas, NV $63,504

Rochester, NY $63,459

Des Moines, IA $63,453

Atlanta, GA $63,349

Battle Creek, MI $63,330

Salt Lake City, UT $63,310

Lancaster, PA $63,213

Champaign, IL $63,200

Harrisburg, PA $63,123

Durham, NC $63,064

Kansas City, MO $63,058

Kansas City, KS $63,045

Fort Worth, TX $63,039

Boca Raton, FL $63,013

Cleveland, OH $63,006

Columbus, OH $62,993

Pittsburgh, PA $62,987

Richmond, VA $62,961

Indianapolis, IN $62,948

Cincinnati, OH $62,864

Petersburg, VA $62,767

Billings, MT $62,625

Lansing, MI $62,625

Huntsville, AL $62,625

Lebanon, PA $62,618

Dayton, OH $62,612

Pueblo, CO $62,612

Appleton, WI $62,592

Buffalo, NY $62,566

Racine, WI $62,534

Charlotte, NC $62,528

Saint Louis, MO $62,508

Springfield, IL $62,482

Elkhart, IN $62,469

York, PA $62,469

Gastonia, NC $62,463

Benton Harbor, MI $62,463

Beaumont, TX $62,424

Lorain, OH $62,411

Toledo, OH $62,385

Binghamton, NY $62,353

Rock Hill, SC $62,346

Rockford, IL $62,314

Fargo, ND $62,282

Elyria, OH $62,282

Flagstaff, AZ $62,236

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,198

Miami, FL $62,159

Duluth, MN $62,055

Bangor, ME $61,971

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,900

Louisville, KY $61,868

Grand Rapids, MI $61,855

Hialeah, FL $61,848

Casper, WY $61,758

Scranton, PA $61,680

New Orleans, LA $61,661

Virginia Beach, VA $61,654

Akron, OH $61,622

Peoria, IL $61,538

Sarasota, FL $61,525

Green Bay, WI $61,479

Baton Rouge, LA $61,447

Charleston, SC $61,434

Nashville, TN $61,415

Jamestown, NY $61,402

Davenport, IA $61,402

Tucson, AZ $61,369

Cheyenne, WY $61,350

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,331

Tampa, FL $61,318

Omaha, NE $61,305

Port Arthur, TX $61,279

Evansville, IN $61,279

Bradenton, FL $61,253

Santa Fe, NM $61,137

Orlando, FL $61,072

Clearwater, FL $61,001

Canton, OH $60,865

La Crosse, WI $60,865

Grand Forks, ND $60,845

Albuquerque, NM $60,826

Tulsa, OK $60,826

Newport News, VA $60,820

High Point, NC $60,800

Ogden, UT $60,774

Corpus Christi, TX $60,723

Laramie, WY $60,684

Norfolk, VA $60,684

Rock Island, IL $60,645

Saginaw, MI $60,632

Jacksonville, FL $60,625

Salisbury, NC $60,613

Memphis, TN $60,600

Moline, IL $60,567

Fort Myers, FL $60,548

Waterloo, IA $60,464

Spartanburg, SC $60,399

Lincoln, NE $60,367

Fort Wayne, IN $60,354

Birmingham, AL $60,283

Cedar Falls, IA $60,270

Provo, UT $60,263

Springfield, OH $60,257

San Antonio, TX $60,244

Greensboro, NC $60,218

South Bend, IN $60,211

Winston Salem, NC $60,205

Boise, ID $60,186

Savannah, GA $60,140

Muskegon, MI $60,024

Lima, OH $59,946

Lake Charles, LA $59,920

Anderson, IN $59,907

Lexington, KY $59,888

Augusta, GA $59,869

Greenville, SC $59,869

Wichita, KS $59,810

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,810

Columbia, SC $59,752

Bloomington, IN $59,590

Roanoke, VA $59,552

Asheville, NC $59,467

Knoxville, TN $59,357

Shreveport, LA $59,351

Wilmington, NC $59,267

Frankfort, KY $59,144

Oklahoma City, OK $59,099

Chillicothe, OH $59,073

Longview, TX $59,066

Topeka, KS $59,047

Mobile, AL $58,950

Terre Haute, IN $58,924

Erie, PA $58,918

Altoona, PA $58,885

Melbourne, FL $58,866

Amarillo, TX $58,840

Killeen, TX $58,821

Fayetteville, AR $58,769

Sioux Falls, SD $58,723

Chattanooga, TN $58,685

Idaho Falls, ID $58,678

Gainesville, FL $58,542

Portsmouth, OH $58,510

Little Rock, AR $58,497

Lynchburg, VA $58,497

Lafayette, LA $58,471

Youngstown, OH $58,471

Temple, TX $58,445

Daytona Beach, FL $58,432

Clarksville, TN $58,426

Pensacola, FL $58,419

Hopkinsville, KY $58,225

Charleston, WV $58,219

Florence, SC $58,187

Sioux City, IA $58,148

Macon, GA $57,960

Tallahassee, FL $57,954

Fayetteville, NC $57,941

Waco, TX $57,928

Wichita Falls, TX $57,928

Pine Bluff, AR $57,902

Vincennes, IN $57,779

Lubbock, TX $57,753

Great Falls, MT $57,714

Alamogordo, NM $57,708

Abilene, TX $57,656

Rapid City, SD $57,572

Monroe, LA $57,572

Albany, GA $57,533

Huntington, WV $57,527

Jackson, MS $57,520

Greenville, MS $57,514

Parkersburg, WV $57,449

Montgomery, AL $57,436

Johnstown, PA $57,423

Springfield, MO $57,371

Biloxi, MS $57,339

Sumter, SC $57,203

Columbus, GA $57,197

Twin Falls, ID $57,158

Pascagoula, MS $57,074

Kingsport, TN $56,906

Gulfport, MS $56,886

Alexandria, LA $56,673

Fort Smith, AR $56,511

El Paso, TX $56,336

Helena, MT $56,252

Las Cruces, NM $56,045

Harlingen, TX $55,864

Pocatello, ID $55,806

Florence, AL $55,786

Brownsville, TX $55,773

Dothan, AL $55,670

Mcallen, TX $55,638

Columbus, MS $55,159

Altus, OK $54,861

Lawton, OK $54,738

Pierre, SD $54,505

What Skills Can Increase a Composites Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.93% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.93%
Hydraulics	2.55%
Programming	1.53%

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 Composites Technician's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$68,576	6%
Commitment	$67,283	4%
First Aid	$67,283	4%
Microsoft Office	$66,636	3%
Telecommunications	$66,636	3%
Networking	$66,636	3%

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How Education impacts a Composites Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Composites 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 a Composites Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,243 and $65,733).

Composites Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Composites Technician

No Diploma 1.8%

High School 51.8%

Associates 30.0%

Bachelors 15.9%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.8%
High School	51.8%
Associates	30.0%
Bachelors	15.9%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Composites Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Composites 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 February 01, 2026

$58,337

Average $64,695/year

$73,472

$4,861

Average $5,391/month

$6,123

$1,122

Average $1,244/week

$1,413

$28

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,472	$6,123	$1,413	$35
Average	$64,695	$5,391	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$58,337	$4,861	$1,122	$28

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Salary Trends for Composites Technician

Salaries for a Composites Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $52,555 in 2023 to around $50,908 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Composites Technician salary trends, .

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