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

A Light Duty Technician's salary grows with experience: an Automotive Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $49,418, an Automotive Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $55,785, an Light Duty Technician (3-5 years)earns $62,295, an Automotive Mechanic IV (5-7 years)earns $68,191,

What are the highest paying states for a Light Duty Technician?

Light Duty Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Light Duty Technician roles are District of Columbia $69,387, California $69,124, Massachusetts $68,203. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Light Duty Technician roles make?

Salaries for Light Duty Technician level roles vary by specialization: Light Duty Tow Operator: $78,130; Heavy Duty Technician: $77,950; Medium Duty Technician: $62,601; Ford Medium Duty Truck Technician: $60,711; Street Light Technician: $59,813.

How do different companies affect a Light Duty Technician's salary?

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

Light Duty Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Light Duty Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Light Duty Technician in the United States is $62,669 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,394
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,955 to $67,760
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,753

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Light Duty Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,760	$5,647	$1,303	$33
Average	$62,669	$5,222	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,955	$4,746	$1,095	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Light Duty Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $69,387.
California: $69,124.
Massachusetts: $68,203.

District of Columbia $69,387

California $69,124

Massachusetts $68,203

Washington $67,952

New Jersey $67,927

Alaska $67,840

Connecticut $66,975

New York $66,624

Hawaii $65,502

Rhode Island $64,976

Maryland $64,618

Minnesota $64,129

Colorado $63,941

Illinois $63,879

Oregon $63,641

Delaware $63,465

New Hampshire $63,355

Virginia $63,108

Pennsylvania $62,387

Nevada $62,024

North Dakota $61,905

Michigan $61,717

Wisconsin $61,648

Vermont $61,510

Texas $61,128

Maine $61,103

Arizona $61,065

Ohio $61,021

Georgia $60,445

Indiana $60,156

Wyoming $60,100

Utah $60,012

Iowa $59,975

Kansas $59,674

Louisiana $59,586

North Carolina $59,555

Missouri $59,542

Florida $59,298

Montana $59,166

Nebraska $59,041

Kentucky $58,972

South Carolina $58,721

Tennessee $58,564

Idaho $58,502

New Mexico $58,044

Oklahoma $57,944

Alabama $57,574

South Dakota $56,954

Arkansas $56,615

West Virginia $56,434

Mississippi $55,888

Top Paying Cities for Light Duty 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: $79,045
San Francisco: $78,268
Oakland: $76,532

San Jose, CA $79,045

San Francisco, CA $78,268

Oakland, CA $76,532

New York, NY $72,627

Queens Village, NY $72,157

Paramus, NJ $71,656

Passaic, NJ $71,593

Bergenfield, NJ $71,531

Stamford, CT $71,437

Huntington, NY $71,374

Newark, NJ $70,967

Bridgeport, CT $70,841

New Brunswick, NJ $70,635

Vallejo, CA $70,503

Middlesex, NJ $70,465

Somerset, NJ $70,409

Petaluma, CA $70,265

Santa Cruz, CA $70,020

Boston, MA $69,895

Monterey, CA $69,582

Fairbanks, AK $69,538

Los Angeles, CA $69,419

Washington, DC $69,387

Seattle, WA $69,275

Santa Rosa, CA $69,262

Juneau, AK $69,080

Orange, CA $68,874

Anchorage, AK $68,761

Anaheim, CA $68,717

Santa Ana, CA $68,623

Nassau, NY $68,585

Long Beach, CA $68,560

Danbury, CT $68,541

Santa Maria, CA $68,328

Everett, WA $68,316

Bremerton, WA $68,009

Trenton, NJ $67,890

Sacramento, CA $67,865

San Diego, CA $67,833

Brockton, MA $67,808

Tacoma, WA $67,783

Santa Barbara, CA $67,695

Lowell, MA $67,445

New Suffolk, NY $67,420

Nashua, NH $67,344

Lompoc, CA $67,244

Ventura, CA $67,181

Stockton, CA $67,163

New Haven, CT $67,037

Atlantic City, NJ $66,874

Hartford, CT $66,737

Modesto, CA $66,705

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,567

New Britain, CT $66,536

Olympia, WA $66,448

Kennewick, WA $66,448

New London, CT $66,436

Norwich, CT $66,417

Lawrence, MA $66,386

Bakersfield, CA $66,210

Riverside, CA $66,122

New Bedford, MA $66,122

Richland, WA $66,060

Portsmouth, NH $66,010

Vineland, NJ $65,997

San Bernardino, CA $65,947

Boulder, CO $65,771

Worcester, MA $65,721

Portland, OR $65,665

Saint Paul, MN $65,590

Minneapolis, MN $65,590

Philadelphia, PA $65,502

Honolulu, HI $65,170

Springfield, MA $64,950

Providence, RI $64,944

Chicago, IL $64,762

Bellingham, WA $64,687

Baltimore, MD $64,618

Chico, CA $64,462

Wilmington, DE $64,355

Pittsfield, MA $64,292

Manchester, NH $64,173

Spokane, WA $63,898

Denver, CO $63,891

Albany, NY $63,597

Troy, NY $63,572

Schenectady, NY $63,440

Burlington, VT $63,302

Portland, ME $63,083

Salem, OR $63,033

Yakima, WA $63,020

Ann Arbor, MI $63,001

Rochester, MN $62,826

Fresno, CA $62,795

Reno, NV $62,795

Milwaukee, WI $62,738

Detroit, MI $62,676

Allentown, PA $62,657

Carson City, NV $62,650

Houston, TX $62,556

Colorado Springs, CO $62,550

Syracuse, NY $62,519

Eugene, OR $62,400

Bismarck, ND $62,325

Gary, IN $62,325

Galveston, TX $62,325

Springfield, OR $62,274

Medford, OR $62,124

Fort Collins, CO $62,099

Austin, TX $62,049

Mesa, AZ $61,917

Phoenix, AZ $61,905

Dallas, TX $61,886

Reading, PA $61,848

Saint Cloud, MN $61,823

Concord, NH $61,767

Madison, WI $61,742

Utica, NY $61,573

Raleigh, NC $61,522

Las Vegas, NV $61,516

Rochester, NY $61,472

Des Moines, IA $61,466

Atlanta, GA $61,366

Battle Creek, MI $61,347

Salt Lake City, UT $61,328

Lancaster, PA $61,234

Champaign, IL $61,222

Harrisburg, PA $61,146

Durham, NC $61,090

Kansas City, MO $61,084

Kansas City, KS $61,071

Fort Worth, TX $61,065

Boca Raton, FL $61,040

Cleveland, OH $61,034

Columbus, OH $61,021

Pittsburgh, PA $61,015

Richmond, VA $60,990

Indianapolis, IN $60,977

Cincinnati, OH $60,896

Petersburg, VA $60,802

Billings, MT $60,664

Lansing, MI $60,664

Huntsville, AL $60,664

Lebanon, PA $60,658

Dayton, OH $60,651

Pueblo, CO $60,651

Appleton, WI $60,633

Buffalo, NY $60,607

Racine, WI $60,576

Charlotte, NC $60,570

Saint Louis, MO $60,551

Springfield, IL $60,526

Elkhart, IN $60,513

York, PA $60,513

Gastonia, NC $60,507

Benton Harbor, MI $60,507

Beaumont, TX $60,470

Lorain, OH $60,457

Toledo, OH $60,432

Binghamton, NY $60,401

Rock Hill, SC $60,394

Rockford, IL $60,363

Fargo, ND $60,332

Elyria, OH $60,332

Flagstaff, AZ $60,288

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,250

Miami, FL $60,213

Duluth, MN $60,112

Bangor, ME $60,031

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,962

Louisville, KY $59,931

Grand Rapids, MI $59,918

Hialeah, FL $59,912

Casper, WY $59,824

Scranton, PA $59,749

New Orleans, LA $59,730

Virginia Beach, VA $59,724

Akron, OH $59,693

Peoria, IL $59,611

Sarasota, FL $59,599

Green Bay, WI $59,555

Baton Rouge, LA $59,523

Charleston, SC $59,511

Nashville, TN $59,492

Jamestown, NY $59,479

Davenport, IA $59,479

Tucson, AZ $59,448

Cheyenne, WY $59,429

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,410

Tampa, FL $59,398

Omaha, NE $59,385

Port Arthur, TX $59,360

Evansville, IN $59,360

Bradenton, FL $59,335

Santa Fe, NM $59,222

Orlando, FL $59,160

Clearwater, FL $59,091

Canton, OH $58,959

La Crosse, WI $58,959

Grand Forks, ND $58,940

Albuquerque, NM $58,922

Tulsa, OK $58,922

Newport News, VA $58,915

High Point, NC $58,897

Ogden, UT $58,872

Corpus Christi, TX $58,821

Laramie, WY $58,784

Norfolk, VA $58,784

Rock Island, IL $58,746

Saginaw, MI $58,734

Jacksonville, FL $58,727

Salisbury, NC $58,715

Memphis, TN $58,702

Moline, IL $58,671

Fort Myers, FL $58,652

Waterloo, IA $58,571

Spartanburg, SC $58,508

Lincoln, NE $58,477

Fort Wayne, IN $58,464

Birmingham, AL $58,395

Cedar Falls, IA $58,383

Provo, UT $58,376

Springfield, OH $58,370

San Antonio, TX $58,358

Greensboro, NC $58,333

South Bend, IN $58,326

Winston Salem, NC $58,320

Boise, ID $58,301

Savannah, GA $58,257

Muskegon, MI $58,145

Lima, OH $58,069

Lake Charles, LA $58,044

Anderson, IN $58,032

Lexington, KY $58,013

Augusta, GA $57,994

Greenville, SC $57,994

Wichita, KS $57,938

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,938

Columbia, SC $57,881

Bloomington, IN $57,725

Roanoke, VA $57,687

Asheville, NC $57,606

Knoxville, TN $57,499

Shreveport, LA $57,493

Wilmington, NC $57,411

Frankfort, KY $57,292

Oklahoma City, OK $57,248

Chillicothe, OH $57,223

Longview, TX $57,217

Topeka, KS $57,198

Mobile, AL $57,104

Terre Haute, IN $57,079

Erie, PA $57,073

Altoona, PA $57,042

Melbourne, FL $57,023

Amarillo, TX $56,998

Killeen, TX $56,979

Fayetteville, AR $56,929

Sioux Falls, SD $56,885

Chattanooga, TN $56,847

Idaho Falls, ID $56,841

Gainesville, FL $56,709

Portsmouth, OH $56,678

Little Rock, AR $56,666

Lynchburg, VA $56,666

Lafayette, LA $56,641

Youngstown, OH $56,641

Temple, TX $56,615

Daytona Beach, FL $56,603

Clarksville, TN $56,597

Pensacola, FL $56,590

Hopkinsville, KY $56,402

Charleston, WV $56,396

Florence, SC $56,365

Sioux City, IA $56,327

Macon, GA $56,145

Tallahassee, FL $56,139

Fayetteville, NC $56,127

Waco, TX $56,114

Wichita Falls, TX $56,114

Pine Bluff, AR $56,089

Vincennes, IN $55,970

Lubbock, TX $55,945

Great Falls, MT $55,907

Alamogordo, NM $55,901

Abilene, TX $55,851

Rapid City, SD $55,769

Monroe, LA $55,769

Albany, GA $55,732

Huntington, WV $55,726

Jackson, MS $55,719

Greenville, MS $55,713

Parkersburg, WV $55,650

Montgomery, AL $55,638

Johnstown, PA $55,625

Springfield, MO $55,575

Biloxi, MS $55,544

Sumter, SC $55,412

Columbus, GA $55,406

Twin Falls, ID $55,368

Pascagoula, MS $55,287

Kingsport, TN $55,124

Gulfport, MS $55,105

Alexandria, LA $54,898

Fort Smith, AR $54,742

El Paso, TX $54,572

Helena, MT $54,491

Las Cruces, NM $54,290

Harlingen, TX $54,115

Pocatello, ID $54,059

Florence, AL $54,040

Brownsville, TX $54,027

Dothan, AL $53,927

Mcallen, TX $53,896

Columbus, MS $53,432

Altus, OK $53,144

Lawton, OK $53,024

Pierre, SD $52,799

What Skills Can Increase a Light Duty Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.61% 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.
Retail Operations (Mentioned in 3.81% Job Postings): Retail operations is the term used to describe all the activities that keep the store functioning well. Goal is to increase gross profit margin to ensure keeping more money on each sale.
Wholesale (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Buying and selling products in large quantities at a lower price to increase profitability through a high sales volume.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	9.61%
Retail Operations	3.81%
Wholesale	1.93%

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 Light Duty Technician's salary.

Territory Management: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Bidding: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Territory Management	$76,457	22%
Bidding	$68,310	9%
Initiative	$66,429	6%
Oral Communication	$65,803	5%
Collaboration	$65,176	4%
Partnering	$64,549	3%

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How Education impacts a Light Duty Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Light Duty 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 Light Duty Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $60,121 and $64,492).

Light Duty Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Light Duty Technician

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 62.8%

Associates 28.1%

Bachelors 4.8%

Masters 2.2%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	62.8%
Associates	28.1%
Bachelors	4.8%
Masters	2.2%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Light Duty Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Light Duty 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 January 01, 2026

$56,955

Average $62,669/year

$67,760

$4,746

Average $5,222/month

$5,647

$1,095

Average $1,205/week

$1,303

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,760	$5,647	$1,303	$33
Average	$62,669	$5,222	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,955	$4,746	$1,095	$27

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Salary Trends for Light Duty Technician

Salaries for a Light Duty Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,195 in 2023 to around $52,528 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Light Duty Technician salary trends, .

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2024

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