A Graveyard'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 Graveyard Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Graveyard'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): $45,664
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,789
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,563
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,646
Expert (over 8 years): $85,078
Levels
Salary
Laborator... Level Graveyard
$45,664
Graveyard... Level Graveyard
$52,789
Laborator... Level Graveyard
$72,563
Laborator... Level Graveyard
$85,646
Laborator... Level Graveyard
$85,078
$45,6640 yr
$52,789< 2 yrs
$72,5632-4 yrs
$85,6465-8 yrs
$85,078> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Graveyard 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 Graveyards.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $59,569.
California: $59,343.
Massachusetts: $58,552.
District of Columbia$59,569
California$59,343
Massachusetts$58,552
Washington$58,337
New Jersey$58,315
Alaska$58,240
Connecticut$57,497
New York$57,196
Hawaii$56,233
Rhode Island$55,781
Maryland$55,474
Minnesota$55,055
Colorado$54,893
Illinois$54,839
Oregon$54,635
Delaware$54,484
New Hampshire$54,390
Virginia$54,178
Pennsylvania$53,559
Nevada$53,247
North Dakota$53,145
Michigan$52,983
Wisconsin$52,924
Vermont$52,806
Texas$52,478
Maine$52,456
Arizona$52,424
Ohio$52,386
Georgia$51,891
Indiana$51,644
Wyoming$51,595
Utah$51,520
Iowa$51,488
Kansas$51,229
Louisiana$51,154
North Carolina$51,127
Missouri$51,116
Florida$50,907
Montana$50,794
Nebraska$50,686
Kentucky$50,627
South Carolina$50,412
Tennessee$50,277
Idaho$50,223
New Mexico$49,831
Oklahoma$49,744
Alabama$49,427
South Dakota$48,894
Arkansas$48,604
West Virginia$48,448
Mississippi$47,980
Top Paying Cities for Graveyards
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: $67,859
San Francisco: $67,116
Oakland: $65,702
San Jose, CA$67,859
San Francisco, CA$67,116
Oakland, CA$65,702
New York, NY$61,946
Paramus, NJ$61,193
Queens Village, NY$61,190
Passaic, NJ$61,139
Bergenfield, NJ$61,134
Stamford, CT$61,016
Huntington, NY$60,994
Newark, NJ$60,596
Bridgeport, CT$60,483
Vallejo, CA$60,376
New Brunswick, NJ$60,354
Petaluma, CA$60,322
Middlesex, NJ$60,220
Somerset, NJ$60,182
Santa Cruz, CA$60,112
Boston, MA$59,784
Monterey, CA$59,595
Seattle, WA$59,472
Santa Rosa, CA$59,461
Los Angeles, CA$59,445
Juneau, AK$59,305
Washington, DC$59,246
Orange, CA$59,054
Santa Ana, CA$58,912
Long Beach, CA$58,858
Anaheim, CA$58,848
Anchorage, AK$58,821
Santa Maria, CA$58,659
Everett, WA$58,649
Danbury, CT$58,459
Bremerton, WA$58,385
Tacoma, WA$58,191
New Suffolk, NY$58,190
Sacramento, CA$58,175
Santa Barbara, CA$58,116
Trenton, NJ$58,057
San Diego, CA$58,057
Brockton, MA$57,998
Fairbanks, AK$57,866
Lompoc, CA$57,729
Lowell, MA$57,685
Ventura, CA$57,675
Nashua, NH$57,664
Stockton, CA$57,659
Modesto, CA$57,266
Poughkeepsie, NY$57,148
Olympia, WA$57,045
Kennewick, WA$57,045
New Haven, CT$57,024
Lawrence, MA$56,830
Hartford, CT$56,776
Riverside, CA$56,766
New Bedford, MA$56,712
Richland, WA$56,712
Bakersfield, CA$56,636
San Bernardino, CA$56,615
New Britain, CT$56,610
Atlantic City, NJ$56,610
New London, CT$56,588
Norwich, CT$56,572
Portsmouth, NH$56,561
Boulder, CO$56,447
Portland, OR$56,373
Worcester, MA$56,367
Minneapolis, MN$56,201
Philadelphia, PA$56,125
Honolulu, HI$55,948
Saint Paul, MN$55,922
Vineland, NJ$55,910
Providence, RI$55,754
Chicago, IL$55,598
Bellingham, WA$55,533
Springfield, MA$55,490
Baltimore, MD$55,474
Chico, CA$55,340
Pittsfield, MA$55,195
Manchester, NH$55,092
Spokane, WA$54,856
Denver, CO$54,850
Albany, NY$54,597
Troy, NY$54,576
Nassau, NY$54,518
Schenectady, NY$54,463
Wilmington, DE$54,420
Burlington, VT$54,344
Salem, OR$54,323
Portland, ME$54,156
Yakima, WA$54,102
Rochester, MN$53,936
Reno, NV$53,909
Fresno, CA$53,909
Milwaukee, WI$53,860
Detroit, MI$53,806
Ann Arbor, MI$53,797
Allentown, PA$53,790
Colorado Springs, CO$53,699
Syracuse, NY$53,672
Carson City, NV$53,672
Houston, TX$53,597
Eugene, OR$53,570
Gary, IN$53,505
Springfield, OR$53,462
Bismarck, ND$53,451
Galveston, TX$53,414
Medford, OR$53,333
Fort Collins, CO$53,312
Concord, NH$53,285
Austin, TX$53,268
Mesa, AZ$53,155
Reading, PA$53,150
Phoenix, AZ$53,145
Dallas, TX$53,129
Saint Cloud, MN$53,077
Madison, WI$53,005
Utica, NY$52,860
Rochester, NY$52,773
Des Moines, IA$52,768
Raleigh, NC$52,763
Atlanta, GA$52,682
Battle Creek, MI$52,666
Salt Lake City, UT$52,650
Lancaster, PA$52,569
Harrisburg, PA$52,494
Kansas City, MO$52,440
Champaign, IL$52,429
Kansas City, KS$52,429
Fort Worth, TX$52,424
Columbus, OH$52,415
Boca Raton, FL$52,402
Pittsburgh, PA$52,381
Richmond, VA$52,359
Indianapolis, IN$52,348
Cleveland, OH$52,343
Las Vegas, NV$52,279
Cincinnati, OH$52,279
Petersburg, VA$52,198
Huntsville, AL$52,117
Lansing, MI$52,081
Lebanon, PA$52,074
Pueblo, CO$52,069
Appleton, WI$52,053
Buffalo, NY$52,031
Dayton, OH$52,015
Racine, WI$52,004
Charlotte, NC$51,999
Saint Louis, MO$51,983
York, PA$51,950
Elkhart, IN$51,950
Gastonia, NC$51,940
Billings, MT$51,927
Beaumont, TX$51,913
Lorain, OH$51,902
Benton Harbor, MI$51,891
Toledo, OH$51,880
Binghamton, NY$51,854
Rock Hill, SC$51,848
Rockford, IL$51,821
Springfield, IL$51,800
Elyria, OH$51,794
Fargo, ND$51,794
Flagstaff, AZ$51,757
Fort Lauderdale, FL$51,724
Duluth, MN$51,692
Miami, FL$51,692
Cheyenne, WY$51,654
Grand Forks, ND$51,654
Bangor, ME$51,536
Cedar Rapids, IA$51,477
Durham, NC$51,454
Louisville, KY$51,450
Grand Rapids, MI$51,439
Hialeah, FL$51,434
Casper, WY$51,359
Scranton, PA$51,294
New Orleans, LA$51,278
Virginia Beach, VA$51,272
Akron, OH$51,246
Peoria, IL$51,176
Sarasota, FL$51,165
Nashville, TN$51,127
Omaha, NE$51,127
Green Bay, WI$51,127
Baton Rouge, LA$51,100
Charleston, SC$51,090
Jamestown, NY$51,063
Davenport, IA$51,063
Tucson, AZ$51,036
Saint Petersburg, FL$51,003
Tampa, FL$50,993
Evansville, IN$50,960
Port Arthur, TX$50,960
Bradenton, FL$50,939
Santa Fe, NM$50,842
Orlando, FL$50,745
Clearwater, FL$50,729
Canton, OH$50,616
La Crosse, WI$50,616
Albuquerque, NM$50,584
Newport News, VA$50,578
High Point, NC$50,562
Ogden, UT$50,541
Corpus Christi, TX$50,498
Norfolk, VA$50,465
Laramie, WY$50,465
Rock Island, IL$50,433
Saginaw, MI$50,422
Jacksonville, FL$50,417
Salisbury, NC$50,406
Boise, ID$50,395
Moline, IL$50,369
Fort Myers, FL$50,352
Memphis, TN$50,342
Tulsa, OK$50,315
Waterloo, IA$50,283
Spartanburg, SC$50,229
Lincoln, NE$50,202
Fort Wayne, IN$50,191
Provo, UT$50,186
Cedar Falls, IA$50,121
San Antonio, TX$50,100
Greensboro, NC$50,078
South Bend, IN$50,073
Savannah, GA$50,014
Muskegon, MI$49,992
Birmingham, AL$49,987
Winston Salem, NC$49,960
Lake Charles, LA$49,831
Anderson, IN$49,820
Lexington, KY$49,804
Augusta, GA$49,788
Greenville, SC$49,788
Lima, OH$49,744
Wichita, KS$49,739
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,739
Columbia, SC$49,691
Springfield, OH$49,680
Asheville, NC$49,594
Bloomington, IN$49,556
Knoxville, TN$49,363
Shreveport, LA$49,357
Wilmington, NC$49,287
Roanoke, VA$49,287
Topeka, KS$49,190
Frankfort, KY$49,184
Oklahoma City, OK$49,147
Chillicothe, OH$49,126
Longview, TX$49,120
Melbourne, FL$49,115
Sioux Falls, SD$49,029
Mobile, AL$49,024
Terre Haute, IN$49,002
Altoona, PA$48,970
Amarillo, TX$48,932
Killeen, TX$48,916
Fayetteville, AR$48,873
Chattanooga, TN$48,857
Sioux City, IA$48,808
Idaho Falls, ID$48,798
Lynchburg, VA$48,755
Gainesville, FL$48,685
Portsmouth, OH$48,658
Little Rock, AR$48,647
Lafayette, LA$48,625
Youngstown, OH$48,625
Daytona Beach, FL$48,593
Clarksville, TN$48,588
Pensacola, FL$48,582
Temple, TX$48,579
Hopkinsville, KY$48,421
Erie, PA$48,410
Florence, SC$48,389
Charleston, WV$48,303
Great Falls, MT$48,276
Macon, GA$48,200
Tallahassee, FL$48,195
Fayetteville, NC$48,184
Waco, TX$48,174
Helena, MT$48,136
Pine Bluff, AR$48,115
Vincennes, IN$48,050
Lubbock, TX$48,028
Alamogordo, NM$47,996
Twin Falls, ID$47,948
Rapid City, SD$47,931
Jackson, MS$47,835
Huntington, WV$47,831
Greenville, MS$47,829
Parkersburg, WV$47,774
Montgomery, AL$47,765
Wichita Falls, TX$47,711
Springfield, MO$47,711
Biloxi, MS$47,684
Monroe, LA$47,630
Johnstown, PA$47,592
Sumter, SC$47,571
Columbus, GA$47,566
Pascagoula, MS$47,463
Abilene, TX$47,463
Kingsport, TN$47,323
Albany, GA$47,323
Gulfport, MS$47,307
Alexandria, LA$47,130
Fort Smith, AR$46,995
El Paso, TX$46,850
Las Cruces, NM$46,608
Harlingen, TX$46,471
Pocatello, ID$46,463
Florence, AL$46,393
Brownsville, TX$46,382
Mcallen, TX$46,269
Dothan, AL$46,194
Columbus, MS$45,874
Altus, OK$45,623
Lawton, OK$45,521
Pierre, SD$45,327
What Skills Can Increase a Graveyard'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 a Graveyard'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
$59,181
10%
Collaboration
$57,567
7%
Product Testing
$57,029
6%
Molecular Biology
$55,953
4%
Oral Communication
$55,953
4%
Leadership
$55,953
4%
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Graveyard Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Graveyard roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Graveyard positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Graveyard as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Graveyard
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Internet
$64,561
$31.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$61,871
$30.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$60,257
$29.0
12%
Financial Services
$60,257
$29.0
12%
Pharmaceuticals
$59,181
$28.0
10%
Graveyard Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Graveyard'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.
Salaries for a Graveyard can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $43,763 in 2023
to around $43,144 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Graveyard salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Graveyard Over Time
2022
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2023
$43,763
2024
$43,614
2025
$43,144
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$43,763
2024
$43,614
2025
$43,144
2026
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2027
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401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
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Common company salaries for Graveyard
Here are companies hiring for Graveyard and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Graveyard
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Graveyard?
The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Graveyard roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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