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

A Bim Technician's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $64,933, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $73,927, a Bim Technician (4-7 years)earns $89,510, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $115,685, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $135,546,

What are the highest paying states for a Bim Technician?

Bim Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bim Technician roles are District of Columbia $98,431, California $98,058, Massachusetts $96,751. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bim Technician roles make?

Salaries for Bim Technician level roles vary by specialization: BIM Engineer: $130,569; BIM Manager: $126,251; Bim Lead: $96,348; Bim Detailer: $91,301; Bim Specialist: $89,943.

How do different companies affect a Bim Technician's salary?

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

Bim Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Bim Technician make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bim Technician in the United States is $88,901 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,493
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,128 to $96,016
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,141

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Bim Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,016	$8,001	$1,846	$46
Average	$88,901	$7,408	$1,710	$43
25th Percentile	$80,128	$6,677	$1,541	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Bim Technician Salaries

A Bim 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 Bim Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bim 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): $64,933
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,927
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,510
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,685
Expert (over 8 years): $135,546

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Bim Technician	$64,933
CAD Draft... Level Bim Technician	$73,927
Bim Techn... Level Bim Technician	$89,510
CAD Draft... Level Bim Technician	$115,685
CAD Draft... Level Bim Technician	$135,546

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

District of Columbia: $98,431.
California: $98,058.
Massachusetts: $96,751.

District of Columbia $98,431 California $98,058 Massachusetts $96,751 Washington $96,395 New Jersey $96,360 Alaska $96,235 Connecticut $95,008 New York $94,511

Hawaii $92,919 Rhode Island $92,173 Maryland $91,666 Minnesota $90,972 Colorado $90,706 Illinois $90,617 Oregon $90,279 Delaware $90,030

New Hampshire $89,874 Virginia $89,523 Pennsylvania $88,501 Nevada $87,985 North Dakota $87,816 Michigan $87,550 Wisconsin $87,452 Vermont $87,256

Texas $86,714 Maine $86,678 Arizona $86,625 Ohio $86,563 Georgia $85,745 Indiana $85,336 Wyoming $85,256 Utah $85,132

Iowa $85,078 Kansas $84,652 Louisiana $84,527 North Carolina $84,483 Missouri $84,465 Florida $84,118 Montana $83,931 Nebraska $83,754

Kentucky $83,656 South Carolina $83,300 Tennessee $83,078 Idaho $82,989 New Mexico $82,340 Oklahoma $82,198 Alabama $81,673 South Dakota $80,793

Arkansas $80,313 West Virginia $80,055 Mississippi $79,282

Top Paying Cities for Bim 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: $112,131
San Francisco: $110,903
Oakland: $108,566

San Jose, CA $112,131

San Francisco, CA $110,903

Oakland, CA $108,566

New York, NY $102,360

Paramus, NJ $101,115

Queens Village, NY $101,111

Passaic, NJ $101,026

Bergenfield, NJ $101,018

Stamford, CT $100,823

Huntington, NY $100,786

Newark, NJ $100,129

Bridgeport, CT $99,942

Vallejo, CA $99,765

New Brunswick, NJ $99,729

Petaluma, CA $99,676

Middlesex, NJ $99,507

Somerset, NJ $99,445

Santa Cruz, CA $99,329

Boston, MA $98,787

Monterey, CA $98,475

Seattle, WA $98,271

Santa Rosa, CA $98,253

Los Angeles, CA $98,227

Juneau, AK $97,996

Washington, DC $97,898

Orange, CA $97,581

Santa Ana, CA $97,347

Long Beach, CA $97,258

Anaheim, CA $97,240

Anchorage, AK $97,195

Santa Maria, CA $96,929

Everett, WA $96,911

Danbury, CT $96,598

Bremerton, WA $96,475

Tacoma, WA $96,155

New Suffolk, NY $96,154

Sacramento, CA $96,129

Santa Barbara, CA $96,031

Trenton, NJ $95,933

San Diego, CA $95,933

Brockton, MA $95,835

Fairbanks, AK $95,617

Lompoc, CA $95,391

Lowell, MA $95,319

Ventura, CA $95,302

Nashua, NH $95,284

Stockton, CA $95,275

Modesto, CA $94,626

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,431

Olympia, WA $94,262

Kennewick, WA $94,262

New Haven, CT $94,226

Lawrence, MA $93,906

Hartford, CT $93,817

Riverside, CA $93,799

New Bedford, MA $93,711

Richland, WA $93,711

Bakersfield, CA $93,586

San Bernardino, CA $93,551

New Britain, CT $93,542

Atlantic City, NJ $93,542

New London, CT $93,506

Norwich, CT $93,479

Portsmouth, NH $93,462

Boulder, CO $93,273

Portland, OR $93,150

Worcester, MA $93,142

Minneapolis, MN $92,866

Philadelphia, PA $92,742

Honolulu, HI $92,448

Saint Paul, MN $92,405

Vineland, NJ $92,386

Providence, RI $92,128

Chicago, IL $91,870

Bellingham, WA $91,764

Springfield, MA $91,692

Baltimore, MD $91,666

Chico, CA $91,444

Pittsfield, MA $91,204

Manchester, NH $91,035

Spokane, WA $90,643

Denver, CO $90,635

Albany, NY $90,217

Troy, NY $90,181

Nassau, NY $90,086

Schenectady, NY $89,994

Wilmington, DE $89,923

Burlington, VT $89,799

Salem, OR $89,763

Portland, ME $89,488

Yakima, WA $89,399

Rochester, MN $89,123

Reno, NV $89,079

Fresno, CA $89,079

Milwaukee, WI $88,999

Detroit, MI $88,910

Ann Arbor, MI $88,895

Allentown, PA $88,883

Colorado Springs, CO $88,732

Syracuse, NY $88,688

Carson City, NV $88,688

Houston, TX $88,563

Eugene, OR $88,519

Gary, IN $88,412

Springfield, OR $88,341

Bismarck, ND $88,323

Galveston, TX $88,261

Medford, OR $88,128

Fort Collins, CO $88,092

Concord, NH $88,048

Austin, TX $88,021

Mesa, AZ $87,834

Reading, PA $87,825

Phoenix, AZ $87,816

Dallas, TX $87,790

Saint Cloud, MN $87,704

Madison, WI $87,585

Utica, NY $87,345

Rochester, NY $87,203

Des Moines, IA $87,194

Raleigh, NC $87,185

Atlanta, GA $87,052

Battle Creek, MI $87,025

Salt Lake City, UT $86,999

Lancaster, PA $86,865

Harrisburg, PA $86,741

Kansas City, MO $86,652

Champaign, IL $86,634

Kansas City, KS $86,634

Fort Worth, TX $86,625

Columbus, OH $86,610

Boca Raton, FL $86,590

Pittsburgh, PA $86,554

Richmond, VA $86,518

Indianapolis, IN $86,501

Cleveland, OH $86,492

Las Vegas, NV $86,385

Cincinnati, OH $86,385

Petersburg, VA $86,252

Huntsville, AL $86,118

Lansing, MI $86,059

Lebanon, PA $86,047

Pueblo, CO $86,038

Appleton, WI $86,012

Buffalo, NY $85,976

Dayton, OH $85,949

Racine, WI $85,932

Charlotte, NC $85,923

Saint Louis, MO $85,896

York, PA $85,843

Elkhart, IN $85,843

Gastonia, NC $85,826

Billings, MT $85,805

Beaumont, TX $85,781

Lorain, OH $85,763

Benton Harbor, MI $85,745

Toledo, OH $85,727

Binghamton, NY $85,683

Rock Hill, SC $85,674

Rockford, IL $85,629

Springfield, IL $85,594

Elyria, OH $85,585

Fargo, ND $85,585

Flagstaff, AZ $85,523

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,469

Duluth, MN $85,416

Miami, FL $85,416

Cheyenne, WY $85,354

Grand Forks, ND $85,354

Bangor, ME $85,158

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,060

Durham, NC $85,023

Louisville, KY $85,016

Grand Rapids, MI $84,998

Hialeah, FL $84,989

Casper, WY $84,865

Scranton, PA $84,758

New Orleans, LA $84,732

Virginia Beach, VA $84,723

Akron, OH $84,678

Peoria, IL $84,563

Sarasota, FL $84,545

Nashville, TN $84,483

Omaha, NE $84,483

Green Bay, WI $84,483

Baton Rouge, LA $84,438

Charleston, SC $84,420

Jamestown, NY $84,376

Davenport, IA $84,376

Tucson, AZ $84,331

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,278

Tampa, FL $84,260

Evansville, IN $84,207

Port Arthur, TX $84,207

Bradenton, FL $84,171

Santa Fe, NM $84,011

Orlando, FL $83,851

Clearwater, FL $83,825

Canton, OH $83,638

La Crosse, WI $83,638

Albuquerque, NM $83,585

Newport News, VA $83,576

High Point, NC $83,549

Ogden, UT $83,514

Corpus Christi, TX $83,442

Norfolk, VA $83,389

Laramie, WY $83,389

Rock Island, IL $83,336

Saginaw, MI $83,318

Jacksonville, FL $83,309

Salisbury, NC $83,291

Boise, ID $83,274

Moline, IL $83,229

Fort Myers, FL $83,202

Memphis, TN $83,185

Tulsa, OK $83,140

Waterloo, IA $83,087

Spartanburg, SC $82,998

Lincoln, NE $82,954

Fort Wayne, IN $82,936

Provo, UT $82,927

Cedar Falls, IA $82,820

San Antonio, TX $82,785

Greensboro, NC $82,749

South Bend, IN $82,740

Savannah, GA $82,642

Muskegon, MI $82,607

Birmingham, AL $82,598

Winston Salem, NC $82,554

Lake Charles, LA $82,340

Anderson, IN $82,322

Lexington, KY $82,296

Augusta, GA $82,269

Greenville, SC $82,269

Lima, OH $82,198

Wichita, KS $82,189

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,189

Columbia, SC $82,109

Springfield, OH $82,091

Asheville, NC $81,949

Bloomington, IN $81,887

Knoxville, TN $81,567

Shreveport, LA $81,558

Wilmington, NC $81,442

Roanoke, VA $81,442

Topeka, KS $81,282

Frankfort, KY $81,272

Oklahoma City, OK $81,211

Chillicothe, OH $81,176

Longview, TX $81,167

Melbourne, FL $81,158

Sioux Falls, SD $81,015

Mobile, AL $81,007

Terre Haute, IN $80,971

Altoona, PA $80,918

Amarillo, TX $80,855

Killeen, TX $80,829

Fayetteville, AR $80,758

Chattanooga, TN $80,731

Sioux City, IA $80,651

Idaho Falls, ID $80,633

Lynchburg, VA $80,562

Gainesville, FL $80,447

Portsmouth, OH $80,402

Little Rock, AR $80,384

Lafayette, LA $80,349

Youngstown, OH $80,349

Daytona Beach, FL $80,295

Clarksville, TN $80,286

Pensacola, FL $80,278

Temple, TX $80,271

Hopkinsville, KY $80,011

Erie, PA $79,993

Florence, SC $79,958

Charleston, WV $79,815

Great Falls, MT $79,771

Macon, GA $79,646

Tallahassee, FL $79,638

Fayetteville, NC $79,620

Waco, TX $79,602

Helena, MT $79,540

Pine Bluff, AR $79,506

Vincennes, IN $79,397

Lubbock, TX $79,362

Alamogordo, NM $79,309

Twin Falls, ID $79,229

Rapid City, SD $79,202

Jackson, MS $79,042

Huntington, WV $79,036

Greenville, MS $79,033

Parkersburg, WV $78,942

Montgomery, AL $78,926

Wichita Falls, TX $78,837

Springfield, MO $78,837

Biloxi, MS $78,793

Monroe, LA $78,704

Johnstown, PA $78,642

Sumter, SC $78,606

Columbus, GA $78,597

Pascagoula, MS $78,428

Abilene, TX $78,428

Kingsport, TN $78,197

Albany, GA $78,197

Gulfport, MS $78,171

Alexandria, LA $77,877

Fort Smith, AR $77,655

El Paso, TX $77,415

Las Cruces, NM $77,015

Harlingen, TX $76,789

Pocatello, ID $76,775

Florence, AL $76,659

Brownsville, TX $76,642

Mcallen, TX $76,455

Dothan, AL $76,330

Columbus, MS $75,802

Altus, OK $75,388

Lawton, OK $75,219

Pierre, SD $74,899

What Skills Can Increase a Bim Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 3.62% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
CAD Software (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	3.62%
Pneumatics	2.2%
CAD Software	1.38%

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 Bim Technician's salary.

Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Products and Services	$96,013	8%
Innovation	$94,235	6%
Analysis	$93,346	5%
Leadership	$93,346	5%
Commitment	$92,457	4%
Collaboration	$92,457	4%

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How Education impacts a Bim Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bim Technicians enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Bim Technician with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

Bim Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Bim Technician

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 100.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	100.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Bim 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 June 01, 2026

$80,128

Average $88,901/year

$96,016

$6,677

Average $7,408/month

$8,001

$1,541

Average $1,710/week

$1,846

$39

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,016	$8,001	$1,846	$46
Average	$88,901	$7,408	$1,710	$43
25th Percentile	$80,128	$6,677	$1,541	$39

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Salary Trends for Bim Technician

Salaries for a Bim Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,378 in 2023 to around $95,119 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bim Technician salary trends, .

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