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

A Burn Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,904 for beginners, reaching about $82,896 at mid-level, and approach $87,105 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Burn Technician?

Burn Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Burn Technician roles are District of Columbia $90,429, California $90,086, Massachusetts $88,885. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Burn Technician roles make?

Salaries for Burn Technician level roles vary by specialization: Burn Surgeon: $485,700; Surgeon Burn Unit: $485,690; Physician - Burn Surgery: $485,680; Surgeon - Burn: $485,671; Technician: $90,466.

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

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

Burn Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Burn Technician in the United States is $81,674 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,216
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,179 to $90,332
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,355

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Burn Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,332	$7,528	$1,737	$43
Average	$81,674	$6,806	$1,571	$39
25th Percentile	$74,179	$6,182	$1,427	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Burn Technician Salaries

A Burn 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 Burn Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Burn 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): $79,904
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,424
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,896
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,824
Expert (over 8 years): $87,105

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Burn Technician	$79,904
Intermediate Level Burn Technician	$80,424
Senior Level Burn Technician	$82,896
Specialist Level Burn Technician	$86,824
Expert Level Burn Technician	$87,105

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

District of Columbia: $90,429.
California: $90,086.
Massachusetts: $88,885.

District of Columbia $90,429 California $90,086 Massachusetts $88,885 Washington $88,559 New Jersey $88,526 Alaska $88,412 Connecticut $87,284 New York $86,827

Hawaii $85,365 Rhode Island $84,679 Maryland $84,214 Minnesota $83,576 Colorado $83,331 Illinois $83,250 Oregon $82,939 Delaware $82,711

New Hampshire $82,567 Virginia $82,245 Pennsylvania $81,306 Nevada $80,832 North Dakota $80,677 Michigan $80,432 Wisconsin $80,342 Vermont $80,163

Texas $79,664 Maine $79,632 Arizona $79,583 Ohio $79,525 Georgia $78,774 Indiana $78,398 Wyoming $78,325 Utah $78,211

Iowa $78,162 Kansas $77,770 Louisiana $77,655 North Carolina $77,614 Missouri $77,598 Florida $77,279 Montana $77,108 Nebraska $76,945

Kentucky $76,855 South Carolina $76,528 Tennessee $76,324 Idaho $76,242 New Mexico $75,646 Oklahoma $75,515 Alabama $75,033 South Dakota $74,225

Arkansas $73,784 West Virginia $73,547 Mississippi $72,836

Top Paying Cities for Burn 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: $103,015
San Francisco: $102,002
Oakland: $99,740

San Jose, CA $103,015

San Francisco, CA $102,002

Oakland, CA $99,740

New York, NY $94,651

Queens Village, NY $94,039

Paramus, NJ $93,385

Passaic, NJ $93,304

Bergenfield, NJ $93,222

Stamford, CT $93,100

Huntington, NY $93,018

Newark, NJ $92,487

Bridgeport, CT $92,324

New Brunswick, NJ $92,054

Vallejo, CA $91,883

Middlesex, NJ $91,834

Somerset, NJ $91,760

Petaluma, CA $91,572

Santa Cruz, CA $91,254

Boston, MA $91,090

Monterey, CA $90,682

Fairbanks, AK $90,625

Los Angeles, CA $90,470

Washington, DC $90,429

Seattle, WA $90,282

Santa Rosa, CA $90,266

Juneau, AK $90,029

Orange, CA $89,759

Anchorage, AK $89,612

Anaheim, CA $89,555

Santa Ana, CA $89,432

Nassau, NY $89,383

Long Beach, CA $89,351

Danbury, CT $89,326

Santa Maria, CA $89,049

Everett, WA $89,032

Bremerton, WA $88,632

Trenton, NJ $88,477

Sacramento, CA $88,444

San Diego, CA $88,403

Brockton, MA $88,371

Tacoma, WA $88,338

Santa Barbara, CA $88,224

Lowell, MA $87,897

New Suffolk, NY $87,864

Nashua, NH $87,766

Lompoc, CA $87,636

Ventura, CA $87,554

Stockton, CA $87,529

New Haven, CT $87,366

Atlantic City, NJ $87,154

Hartford, CT $86,974

Modesto, CA $86,933

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,754

New Britain, CT $86,713

Olympia, WA $86,598

Kennewick, WA $86,598

New London, CT $86,582

Norwich, CT $86,558

Lawrence, MA $86,517

Bakersfield, CA $86,288

Riverside, CA $86,174

New Bedford, MA $86,174

Richland, WA $86,092

Portsmouth, NH $86,027

Vineland, NJ $86,010

San Bernardino, CA $85,945

Boulder, CO $85,716

Worcester, MA $85,651

Portland, OR $85,577

Saint Paul, MN $85,479

Minneapolis, MN $85,479

Philadelphia, PA $85,365

Honolulu, HI $84,932

Springfield, MA $84,646

Providence, RI $84,638

Chicago, IL $84,401

Bellingham, WA $84,303

Baltimore, MD $84,214

Chico, CA $84,009

Wilmington, DE $83,871

Pittsfield, MA $83,789

Manchester, NH $83,634

Spokane, WA $83,274

Denver, CO $83,266

Albany, NY $82,882

Troy, NY $82,850

Schenectady, NY $82,678

Burlington, VT $82,498

Portland, ME $82,213

Salem, OR $82,147

Yakima, WA $82,131

Ann Arbor, MI $82,106

Rochester, MN $81,878

Fresno, CA $81,837

Reno, NV $81,837

Milwaukee, WI $81,763

Detroit, MI $81,682

Allentown, PA $81,657

Carson City, NV $81,649

Houston, TX $81,526

Colorado Springs, CO $81,518

Syracuse, NY $81,477

Eugene, OR $81,322

Bismarck, ND $81,224

Gary, IN $81,224

Galveston, TX $81,224

Springfield, OR $81,159

Medford, OR $80,963

Fort Collins, CO $80,930

Austin, TX $80,865

Mesa, AZ $80,693

Phoenix, AZ $80,677

Dallas, TX $80,653

Reading, PA $80,604

Saint Cloud, MN $80,571

Concord, NH $80,497

Madison, WI $80,465

Utica, NY $80,244

Raleigh, NC $80,179

Las Vegas, NV $80,171

Rochester, NY $80,114

Des Moines, IA $80,105

Atlanta, GA $79,975

Battle Creek, MI $79,950

Salt Lake City, UT $79,926

Lancaster, PA $79,803

Champaign, IL $79,787

Harrisburg, PA $79,689

Durham, NC $79,615

Kansas City, MO $79,607

Kansas City, KS $79,591

Fort Worth, TX $79,583

Boca Raton, FL $79,550

Cleveland, OH $79,542

Columbus, OH $79,525

Pittsburgh, PA $79,517

Richmond, VA $79,485

Indianapolis, IN $79,468

Cincinnati, OH $79,362

Petersburg, VA $79,240

Billings, MT $79,060

Lansing, MI $79,060

Huntsville, AL $79,060

Lebanon, PA $79,052

Dayton, OH $79,044

Pueblo, CO $79,044

Appleton, WI $79,019

Buffalo, NY $78,986

Racine, WI $78,946

Charlotte, NC $78,937

Saint Louis, MO $78,913

Springfield, IL $78,880

Elkhart, IN $78,864

York, PA $78,864

Gastonia, NC $78,856

Benton Harbor, MI $78,856

Beaumont, TX $78,807

Lorain, OH $78,790

Toledo, OH $78,758

Binghamton, NY $78,717

Rock Hill, SC $78,709

Rockford, IL $78,668

Fargo, ND $78,627

Elyria, OH $78,627

Flagstaff, AZ $78,570

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,521

Miami, FL $78,472

Duluth, MN $78,341

Bangor, ME $78,235

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,145

Louisville, KY $78,104

Grand Rapids, MI $78,088

Hialeah, FL $78,080

Casper, WY $77,966

Scranton, PA $77,868

New Orleans, LA $77,843

Virginia Beach, VA $77,835

Akron, OH $77,794

Peoria, IL $77,688

Sarasota, FL $77,671

Green Bay, WI $77,614

Baton Rouge, LA $77,573

Charleston, SC $77,557

Nashville, TN $77,533

Jamestown, NY $77,516

Davenport, IA $77,516

Tucson, AZ $77,475

Cheyenne, WY $77,451

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,426

Tampa, FL $77,410

Omaha, NE $77,394

Port Arthur, TX $77,361

Evansville, IN $77,361

Bradenton, FL $77,328

Santa Fe, NM $77,181

Orlando, FL $77,100

Clearwater, FL $77,010

Canton, OH $76,838

La Crosse, WI $76,838

Grand Forks, ND $76,814

Albuquerque, NM $76,789

Tulsa, OK $76,789

Newport News, VA $76,781

High Point, NC $76,757

Ogden, UT $76,724

Corpus Christi, TX $76,659

Laramie, WY $76,610

Norfolk, VA $76,610

Rock Island, IL $76,561

Saginaw, MI $76,544

Jacksonville, FL $76,536

Salisbury, NC $76,520

Memphis, TN $76,504

Moline, IL $76,463

Fort Myers, FL $76,438

Waterloo, IA $76,332

Spartanburg, SC $76,250

Lincoln, NE $76,210

Fort Wayne, IN $76,193

Birmingham, AL $76,103

Cedar Falls, IA $76,087

Provo, UT $76,079

Springfield, OH $76,071

San Antonio, TX $76,054

Greensboro, NC $76,022

South Bend, IN $76,014

Winston Salem, NC $76,005

Boise, ID $75,981

Savannah, GA $75,924

Muskegon, MI $75,777

Lima, OH $75,679

Lake Charles, LA $75,646

Anderson, IN $75,630

Lexington, KY $75,605

Augusta, GA $75,581

Greenville, SC $75,581

Wichita, KS $75,507

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,507

Columbia, SC $75,434

Bloomington, IN $75,229

Roanoke, VA $75,180

Asheville, NC $75,074

Knoxville, TN $74,935

Shreveport, LA $74,927

Wilmington, NC $74,821

Frankfort, KY $74,666

Oklahoma City, OK $74,609

Chillicothe, OH $74,576

Longview, TX $74,568

Topeka, KS $74,543

Mobile, AL $74,421

Terre Haute, IN $74,388

Erie, PA $74,380

Altoona, PA $74,339

Melbourne, FL $74,315

Amarillo, TX $74,282

Killeen, TX $74,258

Fayetteville, AR $74,192

Sioux Falls, SD $74,135

Chattanooga, TN $74,086

Idaho Falls, ID $74,078

Gainesville, FL $73,906

Portsmouth, OH $73,866

Little Rock, AR $73,849

Lynchburg, VA $73,849

Lafayette, LA $73,817

Youngstown, OH $73,817

Temple, TX $73,784

Daytona Beach, FL $73,768

Clarksville, TN $73,759

Pensacola, FL $73,751

Hopkinsville, KY $73,506

Charleston, WV $73,498

Florence, SC $73,457

Sioux City, IA $73,408

Macon, GA $73,171

Tallahassee, FL $73,163

Fayetteville, NC $73,147

Waco, TX $73,130

Wichita Falls, TX $73,130

Pine Bluff, AR $73,098

Vincennes, IN $72,943

Lubbock, TX $72,910

Great Falls, MT $72,861

Alamogordo, NM $72,853

Abilene, TX $72,787

Rapid City, SD $72,681

Monroe, LA $72,681

Albany, GA $72,632

Huntington, WV $72,624

Jackson, MS $72,616

Greenville, MS $72,608

Parkersburg, WV $72,526

Montgomery, AL $72,510

Johnstown, PA $72,493

Springfield, MO $72,428

Biloxi, MS $72,387

Sumter, SC $72,216

Columbus, GA $72,208

Twin Falls, ID $72,159

Pascagoula, MS $72,052

Kingsport, TN $71,840

Gulfport, MS $71,816

Alexandria, LA $71,546

Fort Smith, AR $71,342

El Paso, TX $71,121

Helena, MT $71,015

Las Cruces, NM $70,754

Harlingen, TX $70,525

Pocatello, ID $70,452

Florence, AL $70,427

Brownsville, TX $70,411

Dothan, AL $70,280

Mcallen, TX $70,239

Columbus, MS $69,635

Altus, OK $69,259

Lawton, OK $69,104

Pierre, SD $68,810

What Skills Can Increase a Burn Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.07% 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 Process (Mentioned in 3.3% Job Postings): The nursing process is a modified scientific method. Nursing practise was first described as a four-stage nursing process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 2.03% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.07%
Nursing Process	3.3%
Long Term Care	2.03%

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 Burn Technician's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$88,207	8%
Commitment	$88,207	8%
Problem Solving	$86,574	6%
Scheduling	$85,757	5%
Confidentiality	$85,757	5%
Communicates Effectively	$84,940	4%

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How Education impacts a Burn Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Burn 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 Burn Technician with a Associate's Degree is between $72,566 and $79,533).

Burn Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Burn Technician

No Diploma 11.1%

High School 66.7%

Associates 11.1%

Bachelors 66.7%

Masters 11.1%

Doctorate 11.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	11.1%
High School	66.7%
Associates	11.1%
Bachelors	66.7%
Masters	11.1%
Doctorate	11.1%

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

Understanding how a Burn 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

$74,179

Average $81,674/year

$90,332

$6,182

Average $6,806/month

$7,528

$1,427

Average $1,571/week

$1,737

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,332	$7,528	$1,737	$43
Average	$81,674	$6,806	$1,571	$39
25th Percentile	$74,179	$6,182	$1,427	$36

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Salary Trends for Burn Technician

Salaries for a Burn Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $206,007 in 2023 to around $200,370 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Burn Technician salary trends, .

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