What are the main factors that influence a Cad Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cad Tech's salary?

A Cad Tech's salary grows with experience: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $51,220, a Cad Tech (1-3 years)earns $56,392, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $68,350, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $75,689, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $91,241,

What are the highest paying states for a Cad Tech?

Cad Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cad Tech roles are District of Columbia $62,044, California $61,809, Massachusetts $60,985. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cad Tech roles make?

Salaries for Cad Tech level roles vary by specialization: CAD Modeler: $106,205; Cad Administrator: $92,408; CAD Coordinator: $90,494; Cad Operator: $89,934; CAD Programmer: $86,364.

How do different companies affect a Cad Tech's salary?

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

Cad Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Cad Tech make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cad Tech in the United States is $56,037 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,349
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,916 to $63,005
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,254

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Cad Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,005	$5,250	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,037	$4,670	$1,078	$27
25th Percentile	$50,916	$4,243	$979	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Cad Tech Salaries

A Cad Tech'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 Cad Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cad Tech'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): $51,220
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,392
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,350
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,689
Expert (over 8 years): $91,241

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Cad Tech	$51,220
Cad Tech Level Cad Tech	$56,392
CAD Suppo... Level Cad Tech	$68,350
CAD Suppo... Level Cad Tech	$75,689
CAD Super... Level Cad Tech	$91,241

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How Do Cad Tech 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 Cad Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,044.
California: $61,809.
Massachusetts: $60,985.

District of Columbia $62,044 California $61,809 Massachusetts $60,985 Washington $60,761 New Jersey $60,738 Alaska $60,660 Connecticut $59,887 New York $59,573

Hawaii $58,570 Rhode Island $58,099 Maryland $57,780 Minnesota $57,342 Colorado $57,174 Illinois $57,118 Oregon $56,905 Delaware $56,748

New Hampshire $56,650 Virginia $56,429 Pennsylvania $55,785 Nevada $55,460 North Dakota $55,353 Michigan $55,185 Wisconsin $55,123 Vermont $55,000

Texas $54,658 Maine $54,636 Arizona $54,602 Ohio $54,563 Georgia $54,047 Indiana $53,790 Wyoming $53,739 Utah $53,661

Iowa $53,627 Kansas $53,358 Louisiana $53,280 North Carolina $53,252 Missouri $53,241 Florida $53,022 Montana $52,904 Nebraska $52,792

Kentucky $52,731 South Carolina $52,506 Tennessee $52,366 Idaho $52,310 New Mexico $51,901 Oklahoma $51,812 Alabama $51,481 South Dakota $50,926

Arkansas $50,624 West Virginia $50,461 Mississippi $49,974

Top Paying Cities for Cad Teches

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: $70,679
San Francisco: $69,984
Oakland: $68,432

San Jose, CA $70,679

San Francisco, CA $69,984

Oakland, CA $68,432

New York, NY $64,941

Queens Village, NY $64,521

Paramus, NJ $64,072

Passaic, NJ $64,016

Bergenfield, NJ $63,960

Stamford, CT $63,876

Huntington, NY $63,820

Newark, NJ $63,456

Bridgeport, CT $63,344

New Brunswick, NJ $63,159

Vallejo, CA $63,041

Middlesex, NJ $63,008

Somerset, NJ $62,957

Petaluma, CA $62,828

Santa Cruz, CA $62,610

Boston, MA $62,498

Monterey, CA $62,218

Fairbanks, AK $62,178

Los Angeles, CA $62,072

Washington, DC $62,044

Seattle, WA $61,943

Santa Rosa, CA $61,932

Juneau, AK $61,769

Orange, CA $61,584

Anchorage, AK $61,484

Anaheim, CA $61,444

Santa Ana, CA $61,360

Nassau, NY $61,327

Long Beach, CA $61,304

Danbury, CT $61,287

Santa Maria, CA $61,097

Everett, WA $61,086

Bremerton, WA $60,811

Trenton, NJ $60,705

Sacramento, CA $60,682

San Diego, CA $60,654

Brockton, MA $60,632

Tacoma, WA $60,609

Santa Barbara, CA $60,531

Lowell, MA $60,307

New Suffolk, NY $60,284

Nashua, NH $60,217

Lompoc, CA $60,127

Ventura, CA $60,071

Stockton, CA $60,055

New Haven, CT $59,943

Atlantic City, NJ $59,797

Hartford, CT $59,674

Modesto, CA $59,646

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,522

New Britain, CT $59,494

Olympia, WA $59,416

Kennewick, WA $59,416

New London, CT $59,405

Norwich, CT $59,388

Lawrence, MA $59,360

Bakersfield, CA $59,203

Riverside, CA $59,124

New Bedford, MA $59,124

Richland, WA $59,068

Portsmouth, NH $59,024

Vineland, NJ $59,012

San Bernardino, CA $58,968

Boulder, CO $58,811

Worcester, MA $58,766

Portland, OR $58,715

Saint Paul, MN $58,648

Minneapolis, MN $58,648

Philadelphia, PA $58,570

Honolulu, HI $58,273

Springfield, MA $58,077

Providence, RI $58,071

Chicago, IL $57,908

Bellingham, WA $57,841

Baltimore, MD $57,780

Chico, CA $57,639

Wilmington, DE $57,544

Pittsfield, MA $57,488

Manchester, NH $57,382

Spokane, WA $57,135

Denver, CO $57,130

Albany, NY $56,866

Troy, NY $56,844

Schenectady, NY $56,726

Burlington, VT $56,603

Portland, ME $56,407

Salem, OR $56,362

Yakima, WA $56,351

Ann Arbor, MI $56,334

Rochester, MN $56,177

Fresno, CA $56,149

Reno, NV $56,149

Milwaukee, WI $56,098

Detroit, MI $56,042

Allentown, PA $56,026

Carson City, NV $56,020

Houston, TX $55,936

Colorado Springs, CO $55,930

Syracuse, NY $55,902

Eugene, OR $55,796

Bismarck, ND $55,729

Gary, IN $55,729

Galveston, TX $55,729

Springfield, OR $55,684

Medford, OR $55,549

Fort Collins, CO $55,527

Austin, TX $55,482

Mesa, AZ $55,364

Phoenix, AZ $55,353

Dallas, TX $55,336

Reading, PA $55,303

Saint Cloud, MN $55,280

Concord, NH $55,230

Madison, WI $55,207

Utica, NY $55,056

Raleigh, NC $55,011

Las Vegas, NV $55,006

Rochester, NY $54,966

Des Moines, IA $54,961

Atlanta, GA $54,871

Battle Creek, MI $54,854

Salt Lake City, UT $54,838

Lancaster, PA $54,754

Champaign, IL $54,742

Harrisburg, PA $54,675

Durham, NC $54,625

Kansas City, MO $54,619

Kansas City, KS $54,608

Fort Worth, TX $54,602

Boca Raton, FL $54,580

Cleveland, OH $54,574

Columbus, OH $54,563

Pittsburgh, PA $54,557

Richmond, VA $54,535

Indianapolis, IN $54,524

Cincinnati, OH $54,451

Petersburg, VA $54,367

Billings, MT $54,244

Lansing, MI $54,244

Huntsville, AL $54,244

Lebanon, PA $54,238

Dayton, OH $54,232

Pueblo, CO $54,232

Appleton, WI $54,216

Buffalo, NY $54,193

Racine, WI $54,165

Charlotte, NC $54,160

Saint Louis, MO $54,143

Springfield, IL $54,120

Elkhart, IN $54,109

York, PA $54,109

Gastonia, NC $54,104

Benton Harbor, MI $54,104

Beaumont, TX $54,070

Lorain, OH $54,059

Toledo, OH $54,036

Binghamton, NY $54,008

Rock Hill, SC $54,003

Rockford, IL $53,975

Fargo, ND $53,947

Elyria, OH $53,947

Flagstaff, AZ $53,907

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,874

Miami, FL $53,840

Duluth, MN $53,750

Bangor, ME $53,678

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,616

Louisville, KY $53,588

Grand Rapids, MI $53,577

Hialeah, FL $53,571

Casper, WY $53,493

Scranton, PA $53,425

New Orleans, LA $53,409

Virginia Beach, VA $53,403

Akron, OH $53,375

Peoria, IL $53,302

Sarasota, FL $53,291

Green Bay, WI $53,252

Baton Rouge, LA $53,224

Charleston, SC $53,213

Nashville, TN $53,196

Jamestown, NY $53,185

Davenport, IA $53,185

Tucson, AZ $53,157

Cheyenne, WY $53,140

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,123

Tampa, FL $53,112

Omaha, NE $53,100

Port Arthur, TX $53,078

Evansville, IN $53,078

Bradenton, FL $53,056

Santa Fe, NM $52,955

Orlando, FL $52,899

Clearwater, FL $52,837

Canton, OH $52,719

La Crosse, WI $52,719

Grand Forks, ND $52,703

Albuquerque, NM $52,686

Tulsa, OK $52,686

Newport News, VA $52,680

High Point, NC $52,663

Ogden, UT $52,641

Corpus Christi, TX $52,596

Laramie, WY $52,563

Norfolk, VA $52,563

Rock Island, IL $52,529

Saginaw, MI $52,518

Jacksonville, FL $52,512

Salisbury, NC $52,501

Memphis, TN $52,490

Moline, IL $52,462

Fort Myers, FL $52,445

Waterloo, IA $52,372

Spartanburg, SC $52,316

Lincoln, NE $52,288

Fort Wayne, IN $52,277

Birmingham, AL $52,215

Cedar Falls, IA $52,204

Provo, UT $52,198

Springfield, OH $52,193

San Antonio, TX $52,181

Greensboro, NC $52,159

South Bend, IN $52,153

Winston Salem, NC $52,148

Boise, ID $52,131

Savannah, GA $52,092

Muskegon, MI $51,991

Lima, OH $51,924

Lake Charles, LA $51,901

Anderson, IN $51,890

Lexington, KY $51,873

Augusta, GA $51,856

Greenville, SC $51,856

Wichita, KS $51,806

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,806

Columbia, SC $51,756

Bloomington, IN $51,615

Roanoke, VA $51,582

Asheville, NC $51,509

Knoxville, TN $51,414

Shreveport, LA $51,408

Wilmington, NC $51,335

Frankfort, KY $51,229

Oklahoma City, OK $51,190

Chillicothe, OH $51,167

Longview, TX $51,162

Topeka, KS $51,145

Mobile, AL $51,061

Terre Haute, IN $51,038

Erie, PA $51,033

Altoona, PA $51,005

Melbourne, FL $50,988

Amarillo, TX $50,965

Killeen, TX $50,949

Fayetteville, AR $50,904

Sioux Falls, SD $50,865

Chattanooga, TN $50,831

Idaho Falls, ID $50,825

Gainesville, FL $50,708

Portsmouth, OH $50,680

Little Rock, AR $50,668

Lynchburg, VA $50,668

Lafayette, LA $50,646

Youngstown, OH $50,646

Temple, TX $50,624

Daytona Beach, FL $50,612

Clarksville, TN $50,607

Pensacola, FL $50,601

Hopkinsville, KY $50,433

Charleston, WV $50,428

Florence, SC $50,399

Sioux City, IA $50,366

Macon, GA $50,203

Tallahassee, FL $50,198

Fayetteville, NC $50,187

Waco, TX $50,175

Wichita Falls, TX $50,175

Pine Bluff, AR $50,153

Vincennes, IN $50,046

Lubbock, TX $50,024

Great Falls, MT $49,990

Alamogordo, NM $49,985

Abilene, TX $49,940

Rapid City, SD $49,867

Monroe, LA $49,867

Albany, GA $49,834

Huntington, WV $49,828

Jackson, MS $49,822

Greenville, MS $49,817

Parkersburg, WV $49,761

Montgomery, AL $49,749

Johnstown, PA $49,738

Springfield, MO $49,693

Biloxi, MS $49,665

Sumter, SC $49,548

Columbus, GA $49,542

Twin Falls, ID $49,509

Pascagoula, MS $49,436

Kingsport, TN $49,290

Gulfport, MS $49,273

Alexandria, LA $49,088

Fort Smith, AR $48,948

El Paso, TX $48,797

Helena, MT $48,724

Las Cruces, NM $48,545

Harlingen, TX $48,388

Pocatello, ID $48,337

Florence, AL $48,321

Brownsville, TX $48,309

Dothan, AL $48,220

Mcallen, TX $48,192

Columbus, MS $47,777

Altus, OK $47,519

Lawton, OK $47,413

Pierre, SD $47,211

What Skills Can Increase a Cad Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	4.55%
Computer Aided Design	9.09%
Civil Engineering	4.55%

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 Cad Tech's salary.

Application Design: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Design	$66,123	18%
Illustrator	$58,839	5%
Photoshop	$58,839	5%
Consulting	$57,158	2%
Project Design	$57,158	2%
Communication Skills	$56,597	1%

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Cad Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cad Tech'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

$50,916

Average $56,037/year

$63,005

$4,243

Average $4,670/month

$5,250

$979

Average $1,078/week

$1,212

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,005	$5,250	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,037	$4,670	$1,078	$27
25th Percentile	$50,916	$4,243	$979	$24

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Salary Trends for Cad Tech

Salaries for a Cad Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,446 in 2023 to around $52,310 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cad Tech salary trends, .

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