What are the main factors that influence a Field CTO's salary?

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

How does experience change A Field CTO's salary?

A Field CTO's salary grows with experience: a VP of Knowledge Management (0-0 years)earns $223,653, an SVP of Technology (0-0 years)earns $274,905, a Field CTO (0-0 years)earns $317,897,

What are the highest paying states for a Field CTO?

Field CTO salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Field CTO roles are District of Columbia $413,462, California $411,893, Massachusetts $406,404. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Field CTO roles make?

Salaries for Field CTO level roles vary by specialization: CTO: $309,600; Coordinator - Field: $116,366; Field Engineer: $108,017; Administrator, Field: $66,756; Field Chemist: $64,646.

How do different companies affect a Field CTO's salary?

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

Field CTO Salary in the United States

How much does a Field CTO make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field CTO in the United States is $373,430 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $180.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $492,667
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $322,503 to $435,843
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $276,137

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Field CTO Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$435,843	$36,320	$8,382	$210
Average	$373,430	$31,119	$7,181	$180
25th Percentile	$322,503	$26,875	$6,202	$155

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Key Factors That Influence Field CTO Salaries

A Field CTO'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 Field CTO 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 Field CTOs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $413,462.
California: $411,893.
Massachusetts: $406,404.

District of Columbia $413,462 California $411,893 Massachusetts $406,404 Washington $404,910 New Jersey $404,761 Alaska $404,238 Connecticut $399,085 New York $396,993

Hawaii $390,309 Rhode Island $387,172 Maryland $385,044 Minnesota $382,131 Colorado $381,011 Illinois $380,637 Oregon $379,218 Delaware $378,173

New Hampshire $377,515 Virginia $376,044 Pennsylvania $371,750 Nevada $369,584 North Dakota $368,874 Michigan $367,754 Wisconsin $367,343 Vermont $366,522

Texas $364,244 Maine $364,094 Arizona $363,870 Ohio $363,609 Georgia $360,173 Indiana $358,455 Wyoming $358,119 Utah $357,597

Iowa $357,373 Kansas $355,580 Louisiana $355,057 North Carolina $354,871 Missouri $354,796 Florida $353,339 Montana $352,555 Nebraska $351,808

Kentucky $351,398 South Carolina $349,904 Tennessee $348,970 Idaho $348,597 New Mexico $345,871 Oklahoma $345,273 Alabama $343,070 South Dakota $339,373

Arkansas $337,357 West Virginia $336,274 Mississippi $333,025

Top Paying Cities for Field CTOs

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: $471,007
San Francisco: $465,850
Oakland: $456,033

San Jose, CA $471,007

San Francisco, CA $465,850

Oakland, CA $456,033

New York, NY $429,964

Paramus, NJ $424,736

Queens Village, NY $424,717

Passaic, NJ $424,362

Bergenfield, NJ $424,329

Stamford, CT $423,507

Huntington, NY $423,354

Newark, NJ $420,594

Bridgeport, CT $419,806

Vallejo, CA $419,063

New Brunswick, NJ $418,914

Petaluma, CA $418,690

Middlesex, NJ $417,980

Somerset, NJ $417,719

Santa Cruz, CA $417,233

Boston, MA $414,955

Monterey, CA $413,645

Seattle, WA $412,790

Santa Rosa, CA $412,715

Los Angeles, CA $412,603

Juneau, AK $411,632

Washington, DC $411,221

Orange, CA $409,892

Santa Ana, CA $408,906

Long Beach, CA $408,532

Anaheim, CA $408,458

Anchorage, AK $408,271

Santa Maria, CA $407,151

Everett, WA $407,076

Danbury, CT $405,762

Bremerton, WA $405,246

Tacoma, WA $403,902

New Suffolk, NY $403,894

Sacramento, CA $403,790

Santa Barbara, CA $403,379

Trenton, NJ $402,968

San Diego, CA $402,968

Brockton, MA $402,558

Fairbanks, AK $401,643

Lompoc, CA $400,690

Lowell, MA $400,388

Ventura, CA $400,317

Nashua, NH $400,242

Stockton, CA $400,205

Modesto, CA $397,479

Poughkeepsie, NY $396,657

Olympia, WA $395,948

Kennewick, WA $395,948

New Haven, CT $395,798

Lawrence, MA $394,454

Hartford, CT $394,081

Riverside, CA $394,006

New Bedford, MA $393,633

Richland, WA $393,633

Bakersfield, CA $393,110

San Bernardino, CA $392,960

New Britain, CT $392,923

Atlantic City, NJ $392,923

New London, CT $392,774

Norwich, CT $392,662

Portsmouth, NH $392,587

Boulder, CO $391,795

Portland, OR $391,280

Worcester, MA $391,243

Minneapolis, MN $390,085

Philadelphia, PA $389,562

Honolulu, HI $388,330

Saint Paul, MN $388,151

Vineland, NJ $388,068

Providence, RI $386,986

Chicago, IL $385,903

Bellingham, WA $385,454

Springfield, MA $385,156

Baltimore, MD $385,044

Chico, CA $384,110

Pittsfield, MA $383,102

Manchester, NH $382,392

Spokane, WA $380,749

Denver, CO $380,712

Albany, NY $378,957

Troy, NY $378,807

Nassau, NY $378,408

Schenectady, NY $378,023

Wilmington, DE $377,724

Burlington, VT $377,202

Salem, OR $377,052

Portland, ME $375,895

Yakima, WA $375,521

Rochester, MN $374,364

Reno, NV $374,177

Fresno, CA $374,177

Milwaukee, WI $373,841

Detroit, MI $373,467

Ann Arbor, MI $373,404

Allentown, PA $373,355

Colorado Springs, CO $372,720

Syracuse, NY $372,534

Carson City, NV $372,534

Houston, TX $372,011

Eugene, OR $371,824

Gary, IN $371,376

Springfield, OR $371,077

Bismarck, ND $371,003

Galveston, TX $370,741

Medford, OR $370,181

Fort Collins, CO $370,032

Concord, NH $369,845

Austin, TX $369,733

Mesa, AZ $368,949

Reading, PA $368,911

Phoenix, AZ $368,874

Dallas, TX $368,762

Saint Cloud, MN $368,404

Madison, WI $367,903

Utica, NY $366,895

Rochester, NY $366,297

Des Moines, IA $366,260

Raleigh, NC $366,223

Atlanta, GA $365,663

Battle Creek, MI $365,551

Salt Lake City, UT $365,439

Lancaster, PA $364,878

Harrisburg, PA $364,356

Kansas City, MO $363,982

Champaign, IL $363,908

Kansas City, KS $363,908

Fort Worth, TX $363,870

Columbus, OH $363,807

Boca Raton, FL $363,721

Pittsburgh, PA $363,571

Richmond, VA $363,422

Indianapolis, IN $363,347

Cleveland, OH $363,310

Las Vegas, NV $362,862

Cincinnati, OH $362,862

Petersburg, VA $362,302

Huntsville, AL $361,742

Lansing, MI $361,491

Lebanon, PA $361,443

Pueblo, CO $361,406

Appleton, WI $361,294

Buffalo, NY $361,144

Dayton, OH $361,032

Racine, WI $360,957

Charlotte, NC $360,920

Saint Louis, MO $360,808

York, PA $360,584

Elkhart, IN $360,584

Gastonia, NC $360,513

Billings, MT $360,423

Beaumont, TX $360,323

Lorain, OH $360,248

Benton Harbor, MI $360,173

Toledo, OH $360,099

Binghamton, NY $359,912

Rock Hill, SC $359,874

Rockford, IL $359,688

Springfield, IL $359,538

Elyria, OH $359,501

Fargo, ND $359,501

Flagstaff, AZ $359,240

Fort Lauderdale, FL $359,016

Duluth, MN $358,792

Miami, FL $358,792

Cheyenne, WY $358,530

Grand Forks, ND $358,530

Bangor, ME $357,709

Cedar Rapids, IA $357,298

Durham, NC $357,141

Louisville, KY $357,111

Grand Rapids, MI $357,036

Hialeah, FL $356,999

Casper, WY $356,476

Scranton, PA $356,028

New Orleans, LA $355,916

Virginia Beach, VA $355,879

Akron, OH $355,692

Peoria, IL $355,207

Sarasota, FL $355,132

Nashville, TN $354,871

Omaha, NE $354,871

Green Bay, WI $354,871

Baton Rouge, LA $354,684

Charleston, SC $354,609

Jamestown, NY $354,422

Davenport, IA $354,422

Tucson, AZ $354,236

Saint Petersburg, FL $354,012

Tampa, FL $353,937

Evansville, IN $353,713

Port Arthur, TX $353,713

Bradenton, FL $353,564

Santa Fe, NM $352,891

Orlando, FL $352,219

Clearwater, FL $352,107

Canton, OH $351,323

La Crosse, WI $351,323

Albuquerque, NM $351,099

Newport News, VA $351,062

High Point, NC $350,950

Ogden, UT $350,800

Corpus Christi, TX $350,501

Norfolk, VA $350,277

Laramie, WY $350,277

Rock Island, IL $350,053

Saginaw, MI $349,979

Jacksonville, FL $349,941

Salisbury, NC $349,867

Boise, ID $349,792

Moline, IL $349,605

Fort Myers, FL $349,493

Memphis, TN $349,418

Tulsa, OK $349,232

Waterloo, IA $349,008

Spartanburg, SC $348,634

Lincoln, NE $348,448

Fort Wayne, IN $348,373

Provo, UT $348,336

Cedar Falls, IA $347,887

San Antonio, TX $347,738

Greensboro, NC $347,589

South Bend, IN $347,551

Savannah, GA $347,141

Muskegon, MI $346,991

Birmingham, AL $346,954

Winston Salem, NC $346,771

Lake Charles, LA $345,871

Anderson, IN $345,796

Lexington, KY $345,684

Augusta, GA $345,572

Greenville, SC $345,572

Lima, OH $345,273

Wichita, KS $345,236

Tuscaloosa, AL $345,236

Columbia, SC $344,900

Springfield, OH $344,825

Asheville, NC $344,228

Bloomington, IN $343,966

Knoxville, TN $342,622

Shreveport, LA $342,585

Wilmington, NC $342,099

Roanoke, VA $342,099

Topeka, KS $341,427

Frankfort, KY $341,386

Oklahoma City, OK $341,128

Chillicothe, OH $340,979

Longview, TX $340,942

Melbourne, FL $340,904

Sioux Falls, SD $340,307

Mobile, AL $340,269

Terre Haute, IN $340,120

Altoona, PA $339,896

Amarillo, TX $339,635

Killeen, TX $339,523

Fayetteville, AR $339,224

Chattanooga, TN $339,112

Sioux City, IA $338,776

Idaho Falls, ID $338,701

Lynchburg, VA $338,402

Gainesville, FL $337,917

Portsmouth, OH $337,730

Little Rock, AR $337,655

Lafayette, LA $337,506

Youngstown, OH $337,506

Daytona Beach, FL $337,282

Clarksville, TN $337,245

Pensacola, FL $337,207

Temple, TX $337,181

Hopkinsville, KY $336,087

Erie, PA $336,012

Florence, SC $335,863

Charleston, WV $335,265

Great Falls, MT $335,079

Macon, GA $334,556

Tallahassee, FL $334,519

Fayetteville, NC $334,444

Waco, TX $334,369

Helena, MT $334,108

Pine Bluff, AR $333,966

Vincennes, IN $333,510

Lubbock, TX $333,361

Alamogordo, NM $333,137

Twin Falls, ID $332,801

Rapid City, SD $332,689

Jackson, MS $332,017

Huntington, WV $331,990

Greenville, MS $331,979

Parkersburg, WV $331,598

Montgomery, AL $331,531

Wichita Falls, TX $331,158

Springfield, MO $331,158

Biloxi, MS $330,971

Monroe, LA $330,598

Johnstown, PA $330,336

Sumter, SC $330,187

Columbus, GA $330,149

Pascagoula, MS $329,440

Abilene, TX $329,440

Kingsport, TN $328,469

Albany, GA $328,469

Gulfport, MS $328,357

Alexandria, LA $327,125

Fort Smith, AR $326,191

El Paso, TX $325,183

Las Cruces, NM $323,502

Harlingen, TX $322,554

Pocatello, ID $322,494

Florence, AL $322,009

Brownsville, TX $321,934

Mcallen, TX $321,150

Dothan, AL $320,627

Columbus, MS $318,409

Altus, OK $316,669

Lawton, OK $315,959

Pierre, SD $314,615

What Skills Can Increase a Field CTO's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 13.88% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Software Engineering (Mentioned in 1.63% Job Postings): Software engineering is the application of engineering to the development of software in a systematic method. Notable definitions of software engineering include: "the systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, methods, and experience to the design, implementation, testing, and documentation of software"—The Bureau of Labor Statistics—IEEE Systems and software engineering - Vocabulary "The application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software"—IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology "an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production"—Ian Sommerville "the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to economically obtain software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines"—Fritz Bauer
Business Continuity (Mentioned in 1.25% Job Postings): Developing and executing innovative plans to ensure interoperability of business systems in the event of an emergency.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	13.88%
Software Engineering	1.63%
Business Continuity	1.25%

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 Field CTO's salary.

DevOps: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
IT Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
DevOps	$395,836	6%
Coaching	$395,836	6%
IT Operations	$395,836	6%
Product Development	$392,102	5%
Innovation	$392,102	5%
IT Infrastructure	$388,367	4%

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How Education impacts a Field CTO's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Field CTOs 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 Field CTO with a No Diploma is between $276,414 and $297,212).

Field CTO Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Field CTO

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 5.6%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 39.3%

Masters 32.9%

Doctorate 13.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	5.6%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	39.3%
Masters	32.9%
Doctorate	13.9%

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Field CTO Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field CTO'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 May 01, 2026

$322,503

Average $373,430/year

$435,843

$26,875

Average $31,119/month

$36,320

$6,202

Average $7,181/week

$8,382

$155

Average $180/hour

$210

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$435,843	$36,320	$8,382	$210
Average	$373,430	$31,119	$7,181	$180
25th Percentile	$322,503	$26,875	$6,202	$155

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Salary Trends for Field CTO

Salaries for a Field CTO can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $250,252 in 2023 to around $249,315 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Field CTO salary trends, .

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