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

What industry pays the highest salary for Technician?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Technician roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Technician's salary?

A Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $88,720 for beginners, reaching about $92,099 at mid-level, and approach $96,835 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 $99,943, California $99,564, Massachusetts $98,237. 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: $87,019; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,444; CIP Technician: $65,445; Mathematical Technician: $65,238; Radiation Technician: $64,080.

Technician Salary in Colorado

How much does a Technician make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technician in Colorado is $92,099 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $112,610
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,131 to $102,835
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,876

10% $76,876

50% (Median) $92,099

90% $112,610

Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,835	$8,570	$1,978	$49
Average	$92,099	$7,675	$1,771	$44
25th Percentile	$84,131	$7,011	$1,618	$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 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): $88,720
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,956
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,099
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,520
Expert (over 8 years): $96,835

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Technician	$88,720
Intermediate Level Technician	$88,956
Senior Level Technician	$92,099
Specialist Level Technician	$96,520
Expert Level Technician	$96,835

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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: $99,943.
California: $99,564.
Massachusetts: $98,237.

District of Columbia $99,943 California $99,564 Massachusetts $98,237 Washington $97,876 New Jersey $97,840 Alaska $97,713 Connecticut $96,467 New York $95,962

Hawaii $94,346 Rhode Island $93,588 Maryland $93,073 Minnesota $92,369 Colorado $92,099 Illinois $92,008 Oregon $91,665 Delaware $91,413

New Hampshire $91,254 Virginia $90,898 Pennsylvania $89,860 Nevada $89,336 North Dakota $89,165 Michigan $88,894 Wisconsin $88,795 Vermont $88,596

Texas $88,046 Maine $88,010 Arizona $87,955 Ohio $87,892 Georgia $87,062 Indiana $86,647 Wyoming $86,565 Utah $86,439

Iowa $86,385 Kansas $85,951 Louisiana $85,825 North Carolina $85,780 Missouri $85,762 Florida $85,410 Montana $85,220 Nebraska $85,040

Kentucky $84,940 South Carolina $84,579 Tennessee $84,354 Idaho $84,263 New Mexico $83,605 Oklahoma $83,460 Alabama $82,928 South Dakota $82,034

Arkansas $81,546 West Virginia $81,285 Mississippi $80,499

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:

Glen Haven: $90,295
Hygiene: $93,434
Johnstown: $90,496

Glen Haven, CO $90,295

Hygiene, CO $93,434

Johnstown, CO $90,496

Laporte, CO $89,494

Livermore, CO $89,203

Loveland, CO $90,214

Lyons, CO $93,269

Masonville, CO $89,550

Mead, CO $91,525

Milliken, CO $90,371

Niwot, CO $94,167

Red Feather Lakes, CO $89,448

Severance, CO $89,622

Timnath, CO $89,506

Wellington, CO $89,005

Windsor, CO $89,635

Brighton, CO $91,857

Ault, CO $89,465

Briggsdale, CO $89,489

Carr, CO $87,950

Eastlake, CO $92,096

Eaton, CO $89,747

Evans, CO $90,204

Fort Lupton, CO $91,595

Galeton, CO $89,756

Gilcrest, CO $90,697

Gill, CO $89,903

Greeley, CO $89,982

Henderson, CO $91,999

Hudson, CO $91,293

Keenesburg, CO $90,853

Kersey, CO $89,914

La Salle, CO $90,541

Lucerne, CO $89,885

Nunn, CO $89,180

Orchard, CO $89,478

Pierce, CO $89,522

Ohio City, CO $90,442

Parlin, CO $90,017

Penrose, CO $89,231

Pitkin, CO $90,330

Poncha Springs, CO $89,718

Powderhorn, CO $89,829

Rockvale, CO $88,826

Sargents, CO $89,567

Twin Lakes, CO $92,525

Westcliffe, CO $88,875

Wetmore, CO $88,304

Durango, CO $90,081

Cahone, CO $89,859

Cortez, CO $89,791

Dolores, CO $90,005

Dove Creek, CO $89,770

Egnar, CO $89,819

Hesperus, CO $89,294

Lewis, CO $90,018

Mancos, CO $89,790

Marvel, CO $89,291

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $89,325

Pleasant View, CO $89,601

Rico, CO $90,027

Towaoc, CO $89,417

Yellow Jacket, CO $89,911

Montrose, CO $90,364

Austin, CO $90,481

Bedrock, CO $89,797

Cedaredge, CO $90,573

Cory, CO $90,459

Crawford, CO $90,203

Delta, CO $90,362

Eckert, CO $90,504

Hotchkiss, CO $90,448

Lazear, CO $90,380

Naturita, CO $89,979

Norwood, CO $90,014

Nucla, CO $90,117

Olathe, CO $90,263

Ophir, CO $90,112

Ouray, CO $90,097

Paonia, CO $90,863

Paradox, CO $89,846

Placerville, CO $90,029

Redvale, CO $90,057

Ridgway, CO $90,085

Silverton, CO $89,933

Somerset, CO $91,138

Telluride, CO $90,129

Grand Junction, CO $90,920

Platteville, CO $90,898

Roggen, CO $89,960

Weldona, CO $89,266

Wiggins, CO $89,744

Fort Morgan, CO $89,302

Log Lane Village, CO $89,595

Akron, CO $88,655

Amherst, CO $88,371

Atwood, CO $88,965

Brush, CO $88,959

Crook, CO $88,713

Eckley, CO $88,433

Fleming, CO $88,882

Grover, CO $88,812

Haxtun, CO $88,864

Hereford, CO $88,245

Hillrose, CO $89,047

Holyoke, CO $88,595

Idalia, CO $88,151

Iliff, CO $88,946

Julesburg, CO $88,587

Lindon, CO $88,275

Merino, CO $89,043

New Raymer, CO $89,023

Otis, CO $88,734

Ovid, CO $88,618

Padroni, CO $88,720

Paoli, CO $88,865

Peetz, CO $88,696

Sedgwick, CO $88,650

Snyder, CO $88,976

Sterling, CO $89,118

Stoneham, CO $89,028

Vernon, CO $88,235

Woodrow, CO $88,459

Wray, CO $88,411

Yuma, CO $88,707

Anton, CO $88,297

Arapahoe, CO $87,602

Arriba, CO $87,919

Bethune, CO $88,049

Burlington, CO $87,967

Calhan, CO $89,359

Cascade, CO $90,094

Cheyenne Wells, CO $87,729

Cope, CO $88,256

Cripple Creek, CO $89,924

Divide, CO $89,972

Flagler, CO $88,010

Florissant, CO $89,899

Fountain, CO $89,351

Genoa, CO $87,979

Green Mountain Falls, CO $90,071

Guffey, CO $89,802

Hugo, CO $87,440

Joes, CO $88,344

Karval, CO $86,933

Kirk, CO $88,270

Kit Carson, CO $87,620

Limon, CO $88,510

Lake George, CO $90,034

Manitou Springs, CO $90,094

Matheson, CO $88,445

Peyton, CO $89,781

Ramah, CO $87,873

Rush, CO $88,083

Seibert, CO $87,973

Simla, CO $88,847

Stratton, CO $88,060

U S A F Academy, CO $90,088

Victor, CO $89,883

Vona, CO $88,024

Wild Horse, CO $87,451

Woodland Park, CO $90,020

Yoder, CO $88,422

Colorado Springs, CO $90,095

Clifton, CO $90,863

Fruita, CO $90,637

Gateway, CO $89,999

Glade Park, CO $90,310

Loma, CO $90,670

Mack, CO $90,429

Palisade, CO $90,699

Whitewater, CO $90,304

Glenwood Springs, CO $91,796

Dinosaur, CO $90,280

Aspen, CO $93,516

Snowmass Village, CO $93,512

Avon, CO $92,673

Basalt, CO $93,218

Carbondale, CO $92,871

Collbran, CO $90,609

Craig, CO $91,274

De Beque, CO $90,598

Eagle, CO $92,294

Edwards, CO $92,491

Parachute, CO $91,070

Battlement Mesa, CO $90,987

Gypsum, CO $91,834

Hamilton, CO $91,664

Hayden, CO $91,404

Maybell, CO $90,393

Meeker, CO $91,672

Meredith, CO $92,912

Mesa, CO $90,565

Minturn, CO $92,390

Molina, CO $90,511

New Castle, CO $91,479

Rangely, CO $90,647

Red Cliff, CO $92,378

Rifle, CO $91,253

Silt, CO $91,216

Slater, CO $90,840

Snowmass, CO $93,324

Wolcott, CO $92,349

Woody Creek, CO $93,509

Vail, CO $92,786

Pueblo, CO $87,360

Colorado City, CO $87,957

Aguilar, CO $88,341

Arlington, CO $86,786

Avondale, CO $87,593

Beulah, CO $87,963

Boncarbo, CO $88,384

Boone, CO $87,877

Branson, CO $87,661

Campo, CO $87,336

Cheraw, CO $87,504

Crowley, CO $87,691

Eads, CO $87,566

Fort Lyon, CO $87,470

Fowler, CO $87,721

Gardner, CO $88,579

Granada, CO $87,763

Hartman, CO $87,931

Hasty, CO $87,662

Haswell, CO $87,144

Hoehne, CO $88,242

Holly, CO $87,654

Kim, CO $87,571

La Junta, CO $87,628

Lamar, CO $87,895

Las Animas, CO $87,579

La Veta, CO $88,733

Mc Clave, CO $87,676

Manzanola, CO $87,560

Model, CO $87,694

Olney Springs, CO $87,410

Ordway, CO $86,975

Pritchett, CO $87,575

Rocky Ford, CO $87,434

Rye, CO $88,092

Sheridan Lake, CO $87,601

Springfield, CO $87,755

Sugar City, CO $86,742

Swink, CO $87,540

Trinchera, CO $87,863

Trinidad, CO $88,244

Two Buttes, CO $87,750

Vilas, CO $87,737

Walsenburg, CO $88,266

Walsh, CO $87,645

Weston, CO $88,551

Wiley, CO $87,595

Alamosa, CO $89,408

Antonito, CO $89,351

Arboles, CO $89,531

Arvada, CO $92,100

Aurora, CO $92,036

Bayfield, CO $89,783

Broomfield, CO $92,504

Commerce City, CO $91,883

Dupont, CO $92,059

Eldorado Springs, CO $94,251

Lafayette, CO $93,415

Louisville, CO $93,530

Westminster, CO $92,057

Wheat Ridge, CO $92,053

Agate, CO $88,791

Bennett, CO $91,099

Byers, CO $90,012

Castle Rock, CO $90,411

Deer Trail, CO $89,418

Elbert, CO $89,839

Elizabeth, CO $90,597

Englewood, CO $92,036

Franktown, CO $90,351

Kiowa, CO $89,945

Larkspur, CO $90,117

Littleton, CO $91,945

Lone Tree, CO $91,702

Louviers, CO $91,575

Monument, CO $90,029

Palmer Lake, CO $90,038

Parker, CO $91,367

Sedalia, CO $90,457

Strasburg, CO $90,810

Watkins, CO $91,491

Denver, CO $92,026

Thornton, CO $92,099

Boulder, CO $94,705

Golden, CO $92,045

Alma, CO $91,527

Bailey, CO $91,320

Black Hawk, CO $92,965

Bond, CO $92,340

Breckenridge, CO $91,723

Buffalo Creek, CO $91,004

Burns, CO $91,747

Central City, CO $92,443

Clark, CO $90,877

Climax, CO $91,829

Coalmont, CO $90,720

Como, CO $90,411

Conifer, CO $91,557

Cowdrey, CO $90,354

Dillon, CO $91,668

Dumont, CO $92,113

Evergreen, CO $91,886

Empire, CO $91,692

Fairplay, CO $90,495

Fraser, CO $91,796

Frisco, CO $92,234

Georgetown, CO $91,624

Granby, CO $91,552

Grand Lake, CO $91,501

Grant, CO $90,850

Hartsel, CO $90,013

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $91,429

Idaho Springs, CO $91,957

Idledale, CO $91,951

Indian Hills, CO $91,904

Jamestown, CO $94,553

Jefferson, CO $90,660

Kittredge, CO $91,913

Kremmling, CO $91,420

Leadville, CO $91,717

Mc Coy, CO $91,732

Morrison, CO $91,884

Nederland, CO $93,693

Oak Creek, CO $91,569

Parshall, CO $91,962

Phippsburg, CO $91,659

Pine, CO $91,114

Pinecliffe, CO $94,133

Rand, CO $90,727

Rollinsville, CO $93,256

Shawnee, CO $91,092

Silver Plume, CO $91,236

Steamboat Springs, CO $91,398

Tabernash, CO $92,010

Toponas, CO $91,625

Walden, CO $90,591

Ward, CO $93,446

Winter Park, CO $92,128

Yampa, CO $91,749

Silverthorne, CO $92,155

Longmont, CO $93,069

Allenspark, CO $92,647

Estes Park, CO $91,256

Bellvue, CO $90,087

Berthoud, CO $91,191

Dacono, CO $92,255

Drake, CO $90,120

Erie, CO $92,668

Firestone, CO $92,025

Fort Collins, CO $89,445

Frederick, CO $92,029

Blanca, CO $89,091

Capulin, CO $89,549

Center, CO $89,475

Chama, CO $88,786

Chimney Rock, CO $89,569

Chromo, CO $88,968

Conejos, CO $89,296

Creede, CO $89,764

Crestone, CO $89,132

Del Norte, CO $89,569

Fort Garland, CO $88,891

San Luis, CO $88,529

Homelake, CO $89,485

Hooper, CO $89,188

Ignacio, CO $89,397

Jaroso, CO $88,724

La Jara, CO $89,439

Manassa, CO $89,349

Moffat, CO $89,250

Monte Vista, CO $89,539

Mosca, CO $89,076

Pagosa Springs, CO $89,562

Romeo, CO $89,612

Saguache, CO $89,558

Sanford, CO $89,110

San Pablo, CO $88,652

South Fork, CO $89,659

Villa Grove, CO $89,370

Salida, CO $89,721

Almont, CO $92,031

Buena Vista, CO $91,890

Canon City, CO $89,321

Cimarron, CO $89,924

Coal Creek, CO $88,791

Coaldale, CO $89,502

Cotopaxi, CO $89,251

Crested Butte, CO $92,515

Florence, CO $88,651

Monarch, CO $89,909

Granite, CO $91,258

Gunnison, CO $89,994

Hillside, CO $89,217

Howard, CO $89,663

Lake City, CO $89,919

Nathrop, CO $89,991

Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Technician roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Technician positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$110,518	$53.0	20%

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.

$84,131

Average $92,099/year

$102,835

$7,011

Average $7,675/month

$8,570

$1,618

Average $1,771/week

$1,978

$40

Average $44/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,835	$8,570	$1,978	$49
Average	$92,099	$7,675	$1,771	$44
25th Percentile	$84,131	$7,011	$1,618	$40

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