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 $88,303 for beginners, reaching about $91,665 at mid-level, and approach $96,380 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 Oregon

How much does a Technician make in Oregon?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technician in Oregon is $91,665 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): $112,080
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,735 to $102,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,515

10% $76,515

50% (Median) $91,665

90% $112,080

Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,351	$8,529	$1,968	$49
Average	$91,665	$7,639	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$83,735	$6,978	$1,610	$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): $88,303
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,537
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,665
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,065
Expert (over 8 years): $96,380

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Technician	$88,303
Intermediate Level Technician	$88,537
Senior Level Technician	$91,665
Specialist Level Technician	$96,065
Expert Level Technician	$96,380

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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:

Antelope: $87,248
Aurora: $92,538
Beaverton: $94,402

Antelope, OR $87,248

Aurora, OR $92,538

Beaverton, OR $94,402

Beavercreek, OR $92,858

Boring, OR $93,458

Bridal Veil, OR $93,314

Brightwood, OR $91,858

Canby, OR $92,600

Cascade Locks, OR $90,543

Clackamas, OR $94,367

Clatskanie, OR $90,376

Colton, OR $91,885

Columbia City, OR $92,713

Corbett, OR $92,856

Donald, OR $92,044

Dufur, OR $87,723

Eagle Creek, OR $93,056

Estacada, OR $91,660

Fairview, OR $94,205

Gervais, OR $91,067

Gladstone, OR $94,334

Government Camp, OR $90,189

Grass Valley, OR $87,444

Gresham, OR $94,176

Hood River, OR $90,026

Hubbard, OR $91,574

Kent, OR $87,247

Lake Oswego, OR $94,562

Marylhurst, OR $94,440

Maupin, OR $87,351

Molalla, OR $91,119

Moro, OR $87,628

Mosier, OR $89,098

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $89,692

Mulino, OR $92,491

Odell, OR $89,820

Oregon City, OR $93,674

Rainier, OR $91,690

Rhododendron, OR $91,013

Rufus, OR $87,899

Saint Helens, OR $92,418

Warren, OR $92,934

Deer Island, OR $92,088

Sandy, OR $92,338

Scappoose, OR $92,808

Shaniko, OR $87,535

The Dalles, OR $88,208

Troutdale, OR $93,846

Tualatin, OR $94,124

Tygh Valley, OR $88,121

Vernonia, OR $91,406

Wasco, OR $87,701

Welches, OR $91,408

West Linn, OR $94,125

Wilsonville, OR $93,538

Woodburn, OR $91,264

Happy Valley, OR $94,495

Damascus, OR $94,023

Amity, OR $90,840

Arch Cape, OR $88,446

Astoria, OR $89,020

Banks, OR $92,663

Bay City, OR $88,818

Beaver, OR $89,271

Buxton, OR $92,100

Cannon Beach, OR $88,408

Carlton, OR $91,068

Cloverdale, OR $88,719

Cornelius, OR $93,355

Dayton, OR $91,126

Dundee, OR $91,860

Forest Grove, OR $92,613

Gales Creek, OR $91,581

Garibaldi, OR $88,826

Gaston, OR $92,135

Hammond, OR $88,010

Hebo, OR $89,007

Hillsboro, OR $93,612

Manning, OR $92,200

Lafayette, OR $91,237

Mcminnville, OR $90,792

Manzanita, OR $88,710

Nehalem, OR $88,946

Newberg, OR $92,679

North Plains, OR $93,185

Oceanside, OR $88,512

Pacific City, OR $88,724

Rockaway Beach, OR $88,706

Saint Paul, OR $91,525

Seaside, OR $89,196

Sherwood, OR $93,641

Tillamook, OR $89,334

Netarts, OR $88,595

Timber, OR $91,538

Tolovana Park, OR $88,421

Warrenton, OR $88,382

Wheeler, OR $88,937

Yamhill, OR $91,352

Neskowin, OR $88,678

Portland, OR $94,581

Salem, OR $91,142

Keizer, OR $91,159

Albany, OR $90,244

Alsea, OR $88,709

Aumsville, OR $90,968

Blodgett, OR $88,809

Brownsville, OR $89,300

Cascadia, OR $88,246

Corvallis, OR $90,029

Crabtree, OR $90,152

Crawfordsville, OR $89,255

Dallas, OR $90,688

Depoe Bay, OR $88,368

Detroit, OR $88,016

Eddyville, OR $88,335

Falls City, OR $90,244

Foster, OR $88,938

Gates, OR $89,714

Grand Ronde, OR $89,870

Halsey, OR $89,316

Idanha, OR $88,087

Independence, OR $91,027

Jefferson, OR $90,832

Lebanon, OR $89,391

Logsden, OR $88,706

Lyons, OR $89,903

Mill City, OR $89,911

Monmouth, OR $90,449

Mount Angel, OR $91,043

Neotsu, OR $88,782

Newport, OR $88,196

South Beach, OR $87,908

Lincoln City, OR $88,674

Otis, OR $88,848

Otter Rock, OR $88,213

Philomath, OR $89,124

Rickreall, OR $91,042

Rose Lodge, OR $88,937

Saint Benedict, OR $91,031

Scio, OR $90,305

Scotts Mills, OR $90,817

Seal Rock, OR $87,805

Shedd, OR $89,279

Sheridan, OR $90,486

Siletz, OR $88,540

Silverton, OR $90,844

Stayton, OR $90,596

Mehama, OR $90,354

Sublimity, OR $90,744

Sweet Home, OR $89,099

Gleneden Beach, OR $88,464

Tangent, OR $89,439

Tidewater, OR $88,121

Toledo, OR $88,223

Turner, OR $90,982

Waldport, OR $87,913

Willamina, OR $90,175

Eugene, OR $89,878

Agness, OR $87,003

Allegany, OR $87,108

Alvadore, OR $89,791

Azalea, OR $88,020

Bandon, OR $87,175

Blachly, OR $89,026

Blue River, OR $87,650

Broadbent, OR $87,042

Brookings, OR $87,546

Camas Valley, OR $87,090

Canyonville, OR $87,741

Cheshire, OR $89,358

Coos Bay, OR $87,134

Coquille, OR $87,140

Cottage Grove, OR $89,057

Crescent Lake, OR $87,256

Creswell, OR $89,584

Culp Creek, OR $88,683

Curtin, OR $88,991

Days Creek, OR $87,626

Deadwood, OR $88,658

Dexter, OR $89,327

Dillard, OR $87,368

Dorena, OR $88,417

Drain, OR $88,669

Elkton, OR $88,046

Elmira, OR $89,476

Fall Creek, OR $89,207

Florence, OR $87,967

Gardiner, OR $87,252

Glendale, OR $87,837

Glide, OR $87,464

Gold Beach, OR $87,282

Harrisburg, OR $89,653

Idleyld Park, OR $87,252

Junction City, OR $89,595

Lakeside, OR $87,280

Langlois, OR $87,090

Lorane, OR $89,231

Lowell, OR $89,197

Mapleton, OR $88,154

Marcola, OR $89,477

Pleasant Hill, OR $89,717

Monroe, OR $89,196

Myrtle Creek, OR $87,376

Myrtle Point, OR $87,075

North Bend, OR $87,137

Noti, OR $89,177

Oakland, OR $87,909

Oakridge, OR $88,314

Ophir, OR $87,273

Port Orford, OR $87,153

Powers, OR $87,135

Reedsport, OR $87,752

Riddle, OR $87,555

Roseburg, OR $87,493

Scottsburg, OR $87,598

Springfield, OR $89,698

Sixes, OR $87,080

Sutherlin, OR $87,954

Swisshome, OR $88,251

Tenmile, OR $87,177

Thurston, OR $89,738

Tiller, OR $87,704

Umpqua, OR $87,420

Veneta, OR $89,400

Vida, OR $88,719

Walterville, OR $89,139

Walton, OR $88,845

Wedderburn, OR $87,333

Westfir, OR $88,607

Westlake, OR $87,718

Wilbur, OR $87,575

Winchester, OR $87,582

Winston, OR $87,194

Wolf Creek, OR $87,998

Yachats, OR $87,930

Yoncalla, OR $88,424

Medford, OR $89,481

Central Point, OR $89,355

White City, OR $88,793

Ashland, OR $88,833

Butte Falls, OR $88,261

Cave Junction, OR $88,011

Eagle Point, OR $88,983

Gold Hill, OR $89,143

Grants Pass, OR $88,443

Jacksonville, OR $88,981

Kerby, OR $88,149

Merlin, OR $87,872

Murphy, OR $88,780

O Brien, OR $87,968

Phoenix, OR $89,453

Prospect, OR $88,039

Rogue River, OR $88,740

Selma, OR $87,929

Shady Cove, OR $88,859

Talent, OR $89,282

Trail, OR $88,180

Wilderville, OR $88,114

Williams, OR $88,705

Klamath Falls, OR $88,023

Crater Lake, OR $87,077

Adel, OR $87,526

Beatty, OR $87,303

Bly, OR $87,387

Bonanza, OR $87,461

Chiloquin, OR $87,452

Dairy, OR $87,413

Fort Klamath, OR $87,423

Keno, OR $88,058

Lakeview, OR $87,598

Malin, OR $87,574

Merrill, OR $87,611

Midland, OR $87,704

New Pine Creek, OR $87,795

Paisley, OR $87,383

Plush, OR $87,484

Silver Lake, OR $87,352

Sprague River, OR $87,375

Summer Lake, OR $87,268

Christmas Valley, OR $87,415

Bend, OR $87,617

Fields, OR $87,507

Ashwood, OR $87,227

Brothers, OR $87,308

Burns, OR $87,520

Princeton, OR $87,355

Diamond, OR $87,297

Camp Sherman, OR $87,363

Chemult, OR $87,300

Crane, OR $87,451

Crescent, OR $87,255

Culver, OR $87,430

Fort Rock, OR $87,363

Frenchglen, OR $87,289

Gilchrist, OR $87,424

Hines, OR $87,538

La Pine, OR $87,518

Madras, OR $87,491

Mitchell, OR $87,296

Paulina, OR $87,331

Post, OR $87,291

Powell Butte, OR $87,500

Prineville, OR $87,503

Redmond, OR $87,627

Riley, OR $87,286

Sisters, OR $87,365

Terrebonne, OR $87,538

Warm Springs, OR $87,380

Pendleton, OR $90,321

Adams, OR $88,549

Arlington, OR $87,544

Athena, OR $90,522

Baker City, OR $87,596

Bates, OR $87,353

Boardman, OR $89,918

Bridgeport, OR $87,371

Canyon City, OR $87,494

Condon, OR $87,336

Cove, OR $87,506

Dayville, OR $87,399

Echo, OR $90,577

Elgin, OR $87,523

Enterprise, OR $87,321

Fossil, OR $87,350

Haines, OR $87,544

Halfway, OR $87,353

Helix, OR $92,655

Heppner, OR $87,391

Hereford, OR $87,410

Hermiston, OR $93,158

Lexington, OR $88,998

Oxbow, OR $86,958

Imbler, OR $87,571

Imnaha, OR $86,741

Ione, OR $87,520

Irrigon, OR $92,546

John Day, OR $87,636

Joseph, OR $87,219

Kimberly, OR $87,373

La Grande, OR $87,623

Long Creek, OR $87,389

Lostine, OR $87,428

Meacham, OR $87,543

Mikkalo, OR $87,651

Milton Freewater, OR $89,681

Monument, OR $87,370

Mount Vernon, OR $87,489

North Powder, OR $87,506

Pilot Rock, OR $87,826

Prairie City, OR $87,553

Richland, OR $87,266

Seneca, OR $87,500

Spray, OR $87,367

Stanfield, OR $92,914

Summerville, OR $87,534

Sumpter, OR $87,461

Ukiah, OR $87,375

Umatilla, OR $93,604

Union, OR $87,524

Unity, OR $87,507

Wallowa, OR $87,548

Weston, OR $88,790

Adrian, OR $86,060

Arock, OR $86,980

Brogan, OR $87,335

Drewsey, OR $87,444

Durkee, OR $87,275

Harper, OR $87,088

Huntington, OR $87,343

Ironside, OR $87,380

Jamieson, OR $87,103

Jordan Valley, OR $86,994

Juntura, OR $87,379

Nyssa, OR $86,480

Ontario, OR $86,667

Riverside, OR $87,291

Vale, OR $87,128

Westfall, OR $87,407

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	$109,998	$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.

$83,735

Average $91,665/year

$102,351

$6,978

Average $7,639/month

$8,529

$1,610

Average $1,763/week

$1,968

$40

Average $44/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,351	$8,529	$1,968	$49
Average	$91,665	$7,639	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$83,735	$6,978	$1,610	$40

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