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 $85,346 for beginners, reaching about $88,596 at mid-level, and approach $93,153 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 Vermont

How much does a Technician make in Vermont?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technician in Vermont is $88,596 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): $108,328
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,931 to $98,924
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,953

10% $73,953

50% (Median) $88,596

90% $108,328

Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,924	$8,244	$1,902	$48
Average	$88,596	$7,383	$1,704	$43
25th Percentile	$80,931	$6,744	$1,556	$39

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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): $85,346
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,573
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,596
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,849
Expert (over 8 years): $93,153

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Technician	$85,346
Intermediate Level Technician	$85,573
Senior Level Technician	$88,596
Specialist Level Technician	$92,849
Expert Level Technician	$93,153

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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:

Adamant: $90,686
Barre: $90,822
Cabot: $90,623

Adamant, VT $90,686

Barre, VT $90,822

Cabot, VT $90,623

Calais, VT $90,702

East Barre, VT $90,684

East Calais, VT $90,686

East Montpelier, VT $90,746

Eden, VT $90,626

Eden Mills, VT $90,544

Graniteville, VT $90,817

Hyde Park, VT $90,760

Johnson, VT $90,875

Lake Elmore, VT $90,659

Marshfield, VT $90,638

Moretown, VT $90,881

Morrisville, VT $90,870

Moscow, VT $90,916

Northfield, VT $90,770

Northfield Falls, VT $91,194

North Hyde Park, VT $90,754

North Montpelier, VT $90,662

Plainfield, VT $90,650

Roxbury, VT $90,496

South Barre, VT $90,928

Waterbury, VT $90,907

Stowe, VT $90,920

Waitsfield, VT $90,869

Warren, VT $90,699

Washington, VT $90,523

Waterbury Center, VT $90,904

Websterville, VT $90,802

Williamstown, VT $90,697

Wolcott, VT $90,647

Woodbury, VT $90,558

Worcester, VT $90,648

Rutland, VT $90,645

Belmont, VT $90,365

Benson, VT $90,365

Bomoseen, VT $90,507

Brandon, VT $90,574

Bridport, VT $90,584

Castleton, VT $90,524

Center Rutland, VT $90,587

Chittenden, VT $90,378

Cuttingsville, VT $90,347

Danby, VT $90,501

East Middlebury, VT $90,634

East Poultney, VT $90,511

East Wallingford, VT $90,412

Fair Haven, VT $90,445

Florence, VT $90,413

Forest Dale, VT $90,578

Gaysville, VT $90,003

Granville, VT $90,428

Hancock, VT $90,413

Hydeville, VT $90,518

Killington, VT $90,403

Middlebury, VT $90,773

Middletown Springs, VT $90,462

Mount Holly, VT $90,378

North Clarendon, VT $90,511

Orwell, VT $90,501

Pawlet, VT $90,533

Pittsfield, VT $90,456

Pittsford, VT $90,542

Poultney, VT $90,525

Proctor, VT $90,625

Ripton, VT $90,521

Rochester, VT $90,474

Rupert, VT $90,465

Salisbury, VT $90,609

Shoreham, VT $90,532

Stockbridge, VT $90,372

Wallingford, VT $90,421

Wells, VT $90,537

West Pawlet, VT $90,568

West Rupert, VT $90,546

West Rutland, VT $90,491

Whiting, VT $90,536

Saint Johnsbury, VT $90,634

Albany, VT $90,581

Barnet, VT $90,537

Barton, VT $90,571

Beebe Plain, VT $90,598

Concord, VT $90,451

Coventry, VT $90,704

Craftsbury, VT $90,607

Craftsbury Common, VT $90,612

Danville, VT $90,557

Derby, VT $90,598

Derby Line, VT $90,531

East Burke, VT $90,528

East Charleston, VT $90,537

East Hardwick, VT $90,586

East Haven, VT $90,330

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $90,632

Glover, VT $90,544

Granby, VT $90,219

Greensboro, VT $90,514

Greensboro Bend, VT $90,571

Hardwick, VT $90,671

Irasburg, VT $90,549

Island Pond, VT $90,401

Lowell, VT $90,518

Lower Waterford, VT $90,622

Lyndon, VT $90,606

Lyndon Center, VT $90,708

Lyndonville, VT $90,609

Morgan, VT $90,446

Newport, VT $90,653

Newport Center, VT $90,537

North Concord, VT $90,301

North Troy, VT $90,550

Orleans, VT $90,515

Passumpsic, VT $90,639

Peacham, VT $90,457

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $90,642

Sheffield, VT $90,481

Sutton, VT $90,474

Troy, VT $90,559

West Burke, VT $90,534

West Charleston, VT $90,492

West Danville, VT $90,562

Westfield, VT $90,490

West Glover, VT $90,552

Averill, VT $90,025

Beecher Falls, VT $90,609

Canaan, VT $90,384

Gilman, VT $90,782

Guildhall, VT $90,264

Lunenburg, VT $90,461

Norton, VT $90,206

North Bennington, VT $91,213

North Pownal, VT $91,397

Pownal, VT $91,449

White River Junction, VT $90,622

Ascutney, VT $90,664

Barnard, VT $90,416

Bethel, VT $90,472

Bradford, VT $90,567

Bridgewater, VT $90,509

Bridgewater Corners, VT $90,329

Brookfield, VT $90,560

Brownsville, VT $90,511

Chelsea, VT $90,508

Corinth, VT $90,484

East Corinth, VT $90,522

East Randolph, VT $90,539

East Ryegate, VT $90,460

East Thetford, VT $90,572

Fairlee, VT $90,475

Groton, VT $90,499

Hartford, VT $90,857

Hartland, VT $90,540

Hartland Four Corners, VT $90,536

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $90,769

Newbury, VT $90,488

North Hartland, VT $90,604

North Pomfret, VT $90,449

North Thetford, VT $90,570

Norwich, VT $90,552

Plymouth, VT $90,264

Post Mills, VT $90,551

Quechee, VT $90,644

Randolph, VT $90,628

Randolph Center, VT $90,582

Reading, VT $90,339

Sharon, VT $90,470

South Pomfret, VT $90,384

South Royalton, VT $90,496

South Ryegate, VT $90,514

South Strafford, VT $90,492

South Woodstock, VT $90,362

Strafford, VT $90,413

Taftsville, VT $90,652

Thetford, VT $90,572

Thetford Center, VT $90,477

Topsham, VT $90,450

Tunbridge, VT $90,467

Vershire, VT $90,425

Wells River, VT $90,521

West Fairlee, VT $90,687

West Hartford, VT $90,450

West Newbury, VT $90,486

West Topsham, VT $90,523

Wilder, VT $90,862

Windsor, VT $90,577

Woodstock, VT $90,466

Bellows Falls, VT $90,796

Cambridgeport, VT $90,692

Cavendish, VT $90,391

Chester, VT $90,481

Chester Depot, VT $90,449

Grafton, VT $90,412

Londonderry, VT $90,575

Ludlow, VT $90,438

North Springfield, VT $90,754

Perkinsville, VT $90,507

Peru, VT $90,480

Proctorsville, VT $90,406

Saxtons River, VT $90,777

South Londonderry, VT $90,631

Springfield, VT $90,709

Westminster, VT $90,795

Westminster Station, VT $90,801

Weston, VT $90,387

Shaftsbury, VT $91,105

Brattleboro, VT $90,981

Bondville, VT $90,605

East Dover, VT $90,789

Jacksonville, VT $91,017

Jamaica, VT $90,607

Marlboro, VT $91,432

Newfane, VT $90,729

Putney, VT $90,710

Readsboro, VT $91,442

South Newfane, VT $90,761

Stamford, VT $91,376

Townshend, VT $90,647

Vernon, VT $91,259

Wardsboro, VT $90,713

West Dover, VT $90,862

West Dummerston, VT $90,752

West Halifax, VT $90,892

West Townshend, VT $90,525

West Wardsboro, VT $90,527

Whitingham, VT $90,985

Williamsville, VT $90,752

Wilmington, VT $90,930

Burlington, VT $91,178

South Burlington, VT $91,172

Winooski, VT $91,178

Colchester, VT $91,178

Alburgh, VT $90,723

Bakersfield, VT $90,857

Belvidere Center, VT $90,528

Bristol, VT $90,876

Cambridge, VT $90,985

Charlotte, VT $91,054

East Berkshire, VT $90,770

East Fairfield, VT $90,905

Enosburg Falls, VT $90,654

Essex, VT $91,108

Essex Junction, VT $91,115

Fairfax, VT $90,991

Fairfield, VT $90,903

Ferrisburgh, VT $90,953

Franklin, VT $90,660

Grand Isle, VT $91,000

Highgate Center, VT $90,736

Highgate Springs, VT $90,783

Hinesburg, VT $91,052

Huntington, VT $90,984

Isle La Motte, VT $90,836

Jeffersonville, VT $90,923

Jericho, VT $91,033

Jonesville, VT $91,052

Milton, VT $91,076

Monkton, VT $90,979

Montgomery, VT $90,654

Montgomery Center, VT $90,544

New Haven, VT $90,866

North Ferrisburgh, VT $90,994

North Hero, VT $90,903

Richford, VT $90,639

Richmond, VT $91,042

Saint Albans, VT $90,944

Saint Albans Bay, VT $90,932

Shelburne, VT $91,137

Sheldon, VT $90,836

Sheldon Springs, VT $91,059

South Hero, VT $91,082

Starksboro, VT $90,930

Swanton, VT $90,820

Underhill, VT $91,012

Underhill Center, VT $91,015

Vergennes, VT $90,838

Waterville, VT $90,868

Westford, VT $91,057

Williston, VT $91,126

Montpelier, VT $90,808

Bennington, VT $91,280

Arlington, VT $90,959

Dorset, VT $90,605

East Arlington, VT $90,570

East Dorset, VT $90,607

Manchester, VT $90,851

Manchester Center, VT $90,792

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	$106,316	$51.0	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.

$80,931

Average $88,596/year

$98,924

$6,744

Average $7,383/month

$8,244

$1,556

Average $1,704/week

$1,902

$39

Average $43/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,924	$8,244	$1,902	$48
Average	$88,596	$7,383	$1,704	$43
25th Percentile	$80,931	$6,744	$1,556	$39

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