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

A Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $87,201 for beginners, reaching about $90,466 at mid-level, and approach $95,059 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Technician?

Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technician roles are District of Columbia $100,164, California $99,784, Massachusetts $98,454. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technician roles make?

Salaries for Technician level roles vary by specialization: Or Technician: $87,231; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,308; Mathematical Technician: $64,284; Radiation Technician: $63,143; Orthopedic Technician: $50,810.

How do different companies affect a Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technician in the United States is $90,466 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,358
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,770 to $100,878
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,764

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Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,878	$8,407	$1,940	$48
Average	$90,466	$7,539	$1,740	$43
25th Percentile	$82,770	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Technician Salaries

A 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 Experience Level Affects Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technician'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): $87,201
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,428
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,466
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,753
Expert (over 8 years): $95,059

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Technician	$87,201
Intermediate Level Technician	$87,428
Senior Level Technician	$90,466
Specialist Level Technician	$94,753
Expert Level Technician	$95,059

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

District of Columbia: $100,164.
California: $99,784.
Massachusetts: $98,454.

District of Columbia $100,164 California $99,784 Massachusetts $98,454 Washington $98,092 New Jersey $98,056 Alaska $97,929 Connecticut $96,681 New York $96,174

Hawaii $94,555 Rhode Island $93,795 Maryland $93,279 Minnesota $92,574 Colorado $92,302 Illinois $92,212 Oregon $91,868 Delaware $91,615

New Hampshire $91,455 Virginia $91,099 Pennsylvania $90,059 Nevada $89,534 North Dakota $89,362 Michigan $89,091 Wisconsin $88,991 Vermont $88,792

Texas $88,240 Maine $88,204 Arizona $88,150 Ohio $88,086 Georgia $87,254 Indiana $86,838 Wyoming $86,757 Utah $86,630

Iowa $86,576 Kansas $86,141 Louisiana $86,015 North Carolina $85,970 Missouri $85,951 Florida $85,599 Montana $85,409 Nebraska $85,228

Kentucky $85,128 South Carolina $84,766 Tennessee $84,540 Idaho $84,450 New Mexico $83,789 Oklahoma $83,645 Alabama $83,111 South Dakota $82,215

Arkansas $81,727 West Virginia $81,464 Mississippi $80,677

Top Paying Cities for 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: $114,104
San Francisco: $112,983
Oakland: $110,477

San Jose, CA $114,104

San Francisco, CA $112,983

Oakland, CA $110,477

New York, NY $104,841

Queens Village, NY $104,162

Paramus, NJ $103,438

Passaic, NJ $103,348

Bergenfield, NJ $103,258

Stamford, CT $103,122

Huntington, NY $103,031

Newark, NJ $102,443

Bridgeport, CT $102,262

New Brunswick, NJ $101,964

Vallejo, CA $101,774

Middlesex, NJ $101,720

Somerset, NJ $101,638

Petaluma, CA $101,430

Santa Cruz, CA $101,077

Boston, MA $100,896

Monterey, CA $100,444

Fairbanks, AK $100,381

Los Angeles, CA $100,209

Washington, DC $100,164

Seattle, WA $100,001

Santa Rosa, CA $99,983

Juneau, AK $99,720

Orange, CA $99,422

Anchorage, AK $99,259

Anaheim, CA $99,196

Santa Ana, CA $99,060

Nassau, NY $99,006

Long Beach, CA $98,969

Danbury, CT $98,942

Santa Maria, CA $98,635

Everett, WA $98,617

Bremerton, WA $98,173

Trenton, NJ $98,001

Sacramento, CA $97,965

San Diego, CA $97,920

Brockton, MA $97,884

Tacoma, WA $97,848

Santa Barbara, CA $97,721

Lowell, MA $97,359

New Suffolk, NY $97,323

Nashua, NH $97,214

Lompoc, CA $97,070

Ventura, CA $96,979

Stockton, CA $96,952

New Haven, CT $96,771

Atlantic City, NJ $96,536

Hartford, CT $96,337

Modesto, CA $96,292

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,093

New Britain, CT $96,047

Olympia, WA $95,921

Kennewick, WA $95,921

New London, CT $95,903

Norwich, CT $95,876

Lawrence, MA $95,830

Bakersfield, CA $95,577

Riverside, CA $95,450

New Bedford, MA $95,450

Richland, WA $95,360

Portsmouth, NH $95,288

Vineland, NJ $95,269

San Bernardino, CA $95,197

Boulder, CO $94,944

Worcester, MA $94,871

Portland, OR $94,790

Saint Paul, MN $94,681

Minneapolis, MN $94,681

Philadelphia, PA $94,555

Honolulu, HI $94,075

Springfield, MA $93,759

Providence, RI $93,750

Chicago, IL $93,487

Bellingham, WA $93,379

Baltimore, MD $93,279

Chico, CA $93,053

Wilmington, DE $92,899

Pittsfield, MA $92,809

Manchester, NH $92,637

Spokane, WA $92,239

Denver, CO $92,230

Albany, NY $91,805

Troy, NY $91,768

Schenectady, NY $91,578

Burlington, VT $91,379

Portland, ME $91,063

Salem, OR $90,990

Yakima, WA $90,972

Ann Arbor, MI $90,945

Rochester, MN $90,692

Fresno, CA $90,647

Reno, NV $90,647

Milwaukee, WI $90,565

Detroit, MI $90,475

Allentown, PA $90,448

Carson City, NV $90,439

Houston, TX $90,303

Colorado Springs, CO $90,294

Syracuse, NY $90,249

Eugene, OR $90,077

Bismarck, ND $89,968

Gary, IN $89,968

Galveston, TX $89,968

Springfield, OR $89,896

Medford, OR $89,679

Fort Collins, CO $89,642

Austin, TX $89,570

Mesa, AZ $89,380

Phoenix, AZ $89,362

Dallas, TX $89,335

Reading, PA $89,281

Saint Cloud, MN $89,244

Concord, NH $89,163

Madison, WI $89,127

Utica, NY $88,883

Raleigh, NC $88,810

Las Vegas, NV $88,801

Rochester, NY $88,738

Des Moines, IA $88,729

Atlanta, GA $88,584

Battle Creek, MI $88,557

Salt Lake City, UT $88,530

Lancaster, PA $88,394

Champaign, IL $88,376

Harrisburg, PA $88,267

Durham, NC $88,186

Kansas City, MO $88,177

Kansas City, KS $88,159

Fort Worth, TX $88,150

Boca Raton, FL $88,114

Cleveland, OH $88,105

Columbus, OH $88,086

Pittsburgh, PA $88,077

Richmond, VA $88,041

Indianapolis, IN $88,023

Cincinnati, OH $87,906

Petersburg, VA $87,770

Billings, MT $87,571

Lansing, MI $87,571

Huntsville, AL $87,571

Lebanon, PA $87,562

Dayton, OH $87,553

Pueblo, CO $87,553

Appleton, WI $87,526

Buffalo, NY $87,489

Racine, WI $87,444

Charlotte, NC $87,435

Saint Louis, MO $87,408

Springfield, IL $87,372

Elkhart, IN $87,354

York, PA $87,354

Gastonia, NC $87,345

Benton Harbor, MI $87,345

Beaumont, TX $87,290

Lorain, OH $87,272

Toledo, OH $87,236

Binghamton, NY $87,191

Rock Hill, SC $87,182

Rockford, IL $87,137

Fargo, ND $87,091

Elyria, OH $87,091

Flagstaff, AZ $87,028

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,974

Miami, FL $86,919

Duluth, MN $86,775

Bangor, ME $86,657

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,558

Louisville, KY $86,512

Grand Rapids, MI $86,494

Hialeah, FL $86,485

Casper, WY $86,359

Scranton, PA $86,250

New Orleans, LA $86,223

Virginia Beach, VA $86,214

Akron, OH $86,169

Peoria, IL $86,051

Sarasota, FL $86,033

Green Bay, WI $85,970

Baton Rouge, LA $85,924

Charleston, SC $85,906

Nashville, TN $85,879

Jamestown, NY $85,861

Davenport, IA $85,861

Tucson, AZ $85,816

Cheyenne, WY $85,789

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,761

Tampa, FL $85,743

Omaha, NE $85,725

Port Arthur, TX $85,689

Evansville, IN $85,689

Bradenton, FL $85,653

Santa Fe, NM $85,490

Orlando, FL $85,400

Clearwater, FL $85,300

Canton, OH $85,110

La Crosse, WI $85,110

Grand Forks, ND $85,083

Albuquerque, NM $85,056

Tulsa, OK $85,056

Newport News, VA $85,047

High Point, NC $85,020

Ogden, UT $84,983

Corpus Christi, TX $84,911

Laramie, WY $84,857

Norfolk, VA $84,857

Rock Island, IL $84,803

Saginaw, MI $84,784

Jacksonville, FL $84,775

Salisbury, NC $84,757

Memphis, TN $84,739

Moline, IL $84,694

Fort Myers, FL $84,667

Waterloo, IA $84,549

Spartanburg, SC $84,459

Lincoln, NE $84,414

Fort Wayne, IN $84,395

Birmingham, AL $84,296

Cedar Falls, IA $84,278

Provo, UT $84,269

Springfield, OH $84,260

San Antonio, TX $84,242

Greensboro, NC $84,205

South Bend, IN $84,196

Winston Salem, NC $84,187

Boise, ID $84,160

Savannah, GA $84,097

Muskegon, MI $83,934

Lima, OH $83,826

Lake Charles, LA $83,789

Anderson, IN $83,771

Lexington, KY $83,744

Augusta, GA $83,717

Greenville, SC $83,717

Wichita, KS $83,636

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,636

Columbia, SC $83,554

Bloomington, IN $83,328

Roanoke, VA $83,274

Asheville, NC $83,156

Knoxville, TN $83,002

Shreveport, LA $82,993

Wilmington, NC $82,876

Frankfort, KY $82,704

Oklahoma City, OK $82,640

Chillicothe, OH $82,604

Longview, TX $82,595

Topeka, KS $82,568

Mobile, AL $82,432

Terre Haute, IN $82,396

Erie, PA $82,387

Altoona, PA $82,342

Melbourne, FL $82,315

Amarillo, TX $82,279

Killeen, TX $82,251

Fayetteville, AR $82,179

Sioux Falls, SD $82,116

Chattanooga, TN $82,061

Idaho Falls, ID $82,052

Gainesville, FL $81,862

Portsmouth, OH $81,817

Little Rock, AR $81,799

Lynchburg, VA $81,799

Lafayette, LA $81,763

Youngstown, OH $81,763

Temple, TX $81,727

Daytona Beach, FL $81,709

Clarksville, TN $81,700

Pensacola, FL $81,691

Hopkinsville, KY $81,419

Charleston, WV $81,410

Florence, SC $81,365

Sioux City, IA $81,311

Macon, GA $81,048

Tallahassee, FL $81,039

Fayetteville, NC $81,021

Waco, TX $81,003

Wichita Falls, TX $81,003

Pine Bluff, AR $80,967

Vincennes, IN $80,795

Lubbock, TX $80,759

Great Falls, MT $80,704

Alamogordo, NM $80,695

Abilene, TX $80,623

Rapid City, SD $80,505

Monroe, LA $80,505

Albany, GA $80,451

Huntington, WV $80,442

Jackson, MS $80,433

Greenville, MS $80,424

Parkersburg, WV $80,334

Montgomery, AL $80,315

Johnstown, PA $80,297

Springfield, MO $80,225

Biloxi, MS $80,180

Sumter, SC $79,990

Columbus, GA $79,981

Twin Falls, ID $79,926

Pascagoula, MS $79,809

Kingsport, TN $79,574

Gulfport, MS $79,546

Alexandria, LA $79,248

Fort Smith, AR $79,022

El Paso, TX $78,778

Helena, MT $78,660

Las Cruces, NM $78,370

Harlingen, TX $78,117

Pocatello, ID $78,036

Florence, AL $78,009

Brownsville, TX $77,990

Dothan, AL $77,846

Mcallen, TX $77,801

Columbus, MS $77,131

Altus, OK $76,715

Lawton, OK $76,543

Pierre, SD $76,217

What Skills Can Increase a Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.85% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Nursing Practice (Mentioned in 2.7% Job Postings): Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential.
Life Support (Mentioned in 2.17% Job Postings): Life support refers to the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders before emergency services arrive. In the case of cardiac injuries, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is initiated by bystanders or family members 25% of the time. Basic life support techniques, such as performing CPR on a victim of cardiac arrest, can double or even triple that patient's chance of survival. Other types of basic life support include relief from choking (which can be done by using the Heimlich maneuver), staunching of bleeding by direct compression and elevation above the heart (and if necessary, pressure on arterial pressure points and the use of a manufactured or improvised tourniquet), first aid, and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.85%
Nursing Practice	2.7%
Life Support	2.17%

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 Technician's salary.

Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Telecommunications: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Staff Development	$98,608	9%
Risk Management	$95,894	6%
Telecommunications	$94,989	5%
Family Education	$94,084	4%
Partnering	$94,084	4%
Critical Care	$93,180	3%

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How Education impacts a Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Technicians enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Technician with a Associate's Degree is between $83,595 and $88,593).

Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Technician

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 1.1%

Associates 40.1%

Bachelors 53.0%

Masters 5.2%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	1.1%
Associates	40.1%
Bachelors	53.0%
Masters	5.2%
Doctorate	0.4%

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

Understanding how a 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

$82,770

Average $90,466/year

$100,878

$6,898

Average $7,539/month

$8,407

$1,592

Average $1,740/week

$1,940

$40

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,878	$8,407	$1,940	$48
Average	$90,466	$7,539	$1,740	$43
25th Percentile	$82,770	$6,898	$1,592	$40

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Salary Trends for Technician

Salaries for a Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $210,990 in 2023 to around $205,215 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technician salary trends, .

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2023

$210,990

2024

$213,255

2025

$205,215

2026

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2023	$210,990
2024	$213,255
2025	$205,215
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