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

A Collision Technician's salary grows with experience: an Automotive Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $50,048, an Automotive Mechanic II (1-3 years)earns $56,498, an Collision Technician (3-5 years)earns $63,111, an Automotive Mechanic IV (5-7 years)earns $69,068,

What are the highest paying states for a Collision Technician?

Collision Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Collision Technician roles are District of Columbia $69,385, California $69,122, Massachusetts $68,201. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Collision Technician roles make?

Salaries for Collision Technician level roles vary by specialization: Collision Manager: $89,901; Collision Estimator: $89,241; Collision Appraiser: $79,027; Auto Collision Technician: $62,839; Automotive Collision Technician: $61,915.

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

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

Collision Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Collision Technician in the United States is $62,667 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,900
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,276 to $67,500
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,457

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Collision Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,500	$5,625	$1,298	$32
Average	$62,667	$5,222	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,276	$4,690	$1,082	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Collision Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $69,385.
California: $69,122.
Massachusetts: $68,201.

District of Columbia $69,385 California $69,122 Massachusetts $68,201 Washington $67,950 New Jersey $67,925 Alaska $67,837 Connecticut $66,973 New York $66,622

Hawaii $65,500 Rhode Island $64,973 Maryland $64,616 Minnesota $64,127 Colorado $63,939 Illinois $63,877 Oregon $63,639 Delaware $63,463

New Hampshire $63,353 Virginia $63,106 Pennsylvania $62,385 Nevada $62,022 North Dakota $61,903 Michigan $61,715 Wisconsin $61,646 Vermont $61,508

Texas $61,126 Maine $61,101 Arizona $61,063 Ohio $61,019 Georgia $60,443 Indiana $60,154 Wyoming $60,098 Utah $60,010

Iowa $59,973 Kansas $59,672 Louisiana $59,584 North Carolina $59,553 Missouri $59,540 Florida $59,296 Montana $59,164 Nebraska $59,039

Kentucky $58,970 South Carolina $58,719 Tennessee $58,563 Idaho $58,500 New Mexico $58,042 Oklahoma $57,942 Alabama $57,572 South Dakota $56,952

Arkansas $56,614 West Virginia $56,432 Mississippi $55,887

Top Paying Cities for Collision 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: $79,042
San Francisco: $78,177
Oakland: $76,529

San Jose, CA $79,042

San Francisco, CA $78,177

Oakland, CA $76,529

New York, NY $72,155

Paramus, NJ $71,277

Queens Village, NY $71,274

Passaic, NJ $71,214

Bergenfield, NJ $71,209

Stamford, CT $71,071

Huntington, NY $71,045

Newark, NJ $70,582

Bridgeport, CT $70,450

Vallejo, CA $70,325

New Brunswick, NJ $70,300

Petaluma, CA $70,263

Middlesex, NJ $70,144

Somerset, NJ $70,100

Santa Cruz, CA $70,018

Boston, MA $69,636

Monterey, CA $69,416

Seattle, WA $69,272

Santa Rosa, CA $69,260

Los Angeles, CA $69,241

Juneau, AK $69,078

Washington, DC $69,009

Orange, CA $68,786

Santa Ana, CA $68,621

Long Beach, CA $68,558

Anaheim, CA $68,545

Anchorage, AK $68,514

Santa Maria, CA $68,326

Everett, WA $68,314

Danbury, CT $68,093

Bremerton, WA $68,007

Tacoma, WA $67,781

New Suffolk, NY $67,780

Sacramento, CA $67,762

Santa Barbara, CA $67,693

Trenton, NJ $67,624

San Diego, CA $67,624

Brockton, MA $67,555

Fairbanks, AK $67,402

Lompoc, CA $67,242

Lowell, MA $67,191

Ventura, CA $67,179

Nashua, NH $67,167

Stockton, CA $67,161

Modesto, CA $66,703

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,565

Olympia, WA $66,446

Kennewick, WA $66,446

New Haven, CT $66,421

Lawrence, MA $66,195

Hartford, CT $66,133

Riverside, CA $66,120

New Bedford, MA $66,058

Richland, WA $66,058

Bakersfield, CA $65,970

San Bernardino, CA $65,945

New Britain, CT $65,939

Atlantic City, NJ $65,939

New London, CT $65,913

Norwich, CT $65,895

Portsmouth, NH $65,882

Boulder, CO $65,749

Portland, OR $65,663

Worcester, MA $65,657

Minneapolis, MN $65,462

Philadelphia, PA $65,375

Honolulu, HI $65,168

Saint Paul, MN $65,138

Vineland, NJ $65,124

Providence, RI $64,942

Chicago, IL $64,760

Bellingham, WA $64,685

Springfield, MA $64,635

Baltimore, MD $64,616

Chico, CA $64,460

Pittsfield, MA $64,290

Manchester, NH $64,171

Spokane, WA $63,896

Denver, CO $63,889

Albany, NY $63,595

Troy, NY $63,570

Nassau, NY $63,503

Schenectady, NY $63,438

Wilmington, DE $63,388

Burlington, VT $63,300

Salem, OR $63,275

Portland, ME $63,081

Yakima, WA $63,018

Rochester, MN $62,824

Reno, NV $62,793

Fresno, CA $62,793

Milwaukee, WI $62,736

Detroit, MI $62,674

Ann Arbor, MI $62,663

Allentown, PA $62,655

Colorado Springs, CO $62,548

Syracuse, NY $62,517

Carson City, NV $62,517

Houston, TX $62,429

Eugene, OR $62,398

Gary, IN $62,323

Springfield, OR $62,272

Bismarck, ND $62,260

Galveston, TX $62,216

Medford, OR $62,122

Fort Collins, CO $62,097

Concord, NH $62,066

Austin, TX $62,047

Mesa, AZ $61,915

Reading, PA $61,909

Phoenix, AZ $61,903

Dallas, TX $61,884

Saint Cloud, MN $61,824

Madison, WI $61,740

Utica, NY $61,571

Rochester, NY $61,470

Des Moines, IA $61,464

Raleigh, NC $61,458

Atlanta, GA $61,364

Battle Creek, MI $61,345

Salt Lake City, UT $61,326

Lancaster, PA $61,232

Harrisburg, PA $61,144

Kansas City, MO $61,082

Champaign, IL $61,069

Kansas City, KS $61,069

Fort Worth, TX $61,063

Columbus, OH $61,052

Boca Raton, FL $61,038

Pittsburgh, PA $61,013

Richmond, VA $60,988

Indianapolis, IN $60,975

Cleveland, OH $60,969

Las Vegas, NV $60,894

Cincinnati, OH $60,894

Petersburg, VA $60,800

Huntsville, AL $60,706

Lansing, MI $60,664

Lebanon, PA $60,656

Pueblo, CO $60,649

Appleton, WI $60,631

Buffalo, NY $60,606

Dayton, OH $60,587

Racine, WI $60,574

Charlotte, NC $60,568

Saint Louis, MO $60,549

York, PA $60,512

Elkhart, IN $60,512

Gastonia, NC $60,500

Billings, MT $60,485

Beaumont, TX $60,468

Lorain, OH $60,455

Benton Harbor, MI $60,443

Toledo, OH $60,430

Binghamton, NY $60,399

Rock Hill, SC $60,392

Rockford, IL $60,361

Springfield, IL $60,336

Elyria, OH $60,330

Fargo, ND $60,330

Flagstaff, AZ $60,286

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,248

Duluth, MN $60,211

Miami, FL $60,211

Cheyenne, WY $60,167

Grand Forks, ND $60,167

Bangor, ME $60,029

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,960

Durham, NC $59,934

Louisville, KY $59,929

Grand Rapids, MI $59,916

Hialeah, FL $59,910

Casper, WY $59,822

Scranton, PA $59,747

New Orleans, LA $59,728

Virginia Beach, VA $59,722

Akron, OH $59,691

Peoria, IL $59,609

Sarasota, FL $59,597

Nashville, TN $59,553

Omaha, NE $59,553

Green Bay, WI $59,553

Baton Rouge, LA $59,521

Charleston, SC $59,509

Jamestown, NY $59,478

Davenport, IA $59,478

Tucson, AZ $59,446

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,409

Tampa, FL $59,396

Evansville, IN $59,358

Port Arthur, TX $59,358

Bradenton, FL $59,333

Santa Fe, NM $59,221

Orlando, FL $59,108

Clearwater, FL $59,089

Canton, OH $58,957

La Crosse, WI $58,957

Albuquerque, NM $58,920

Newport News, VA $58,914

High Point, NC $58,895

Ogden, UT $58,870

Corpus Christi, TX $58,820

Norfolk, VA $58,782

Laramie, WY $58,782

Rock Island, IL $58,744

Saginaw, MI $58,732

Jacksonville, FL $58,726

Salisbury, NC $58,713

Boise, ID $58,700

Moline, IL $58,669

Fort Myers, FL $58,650

Memphis, TN $58,638

Tulsa, OK $58,606

Waterloo, IA $58,569

Spartanburg, SC $58,506

Lincoln, NE $58,475

Fort Wayne, IN $58,462

Provo, UT $58,456

Cedar Falls, IA $58,381

San Antonio, TX $58,356

Greensboro, NC $58,331

South Bend, IN $58,324

Savannah, GA $58,256

Muskegon, MI $58,230

Birmingham, AL $58,224

Winston Salem, NC $58,193

Lake Charles, LA $58,042

Anderson, IN $58,030

Lexington, KY $58,011

Augusta, GA $57,992

Greenville, SC $57,992

Lima, OH $57,942

Wichita, KS $57,936

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,936

Columbia, SC $57,880

Springfield, OH $57,867

Asheville, NC $57,767

Bloomington, IN $57,723

Knoxville, TN $57,497

Shreveport, LA $57,491

Wilmington, NC $57,410

Roanoke, VA $57,410

Topeka, KS $57,297

Frankfort, KY $57,290

Oklahoma City, OK $57,247

Chillicothe, OH $57,222

Longview, TX $57,215

Melbourne, FL $57,209

Sioux Falls, SD $57,109

Mobile, AL $57,102

Terre Haute, IN $57,077

Altoona, PA $57,040

Amarillo, TX $56,996

Killeen, TX $56,977

Fayetteville, AR $56,927

Chattanooga, TN $56,908

Sioux City, IA $56,852

Idaho Falls, ID $56,839

Lynchburg, VA $56,789

Gainesville, FL $56,708

Portsmouth, OH $56,676

Little Rock, AR $56,664

Lafayette, LA $56,639

Youngstown, OH $56,639

Daytona Beach, FL $56,601

Clarksville, TN $56,595

Pensacola, FL $56,589

Temple, TX $56,584

Hopkinsville, KY $56,401

Erie, PA $56,388

Florence, SC $56,363

Charleston, WV $56,263

Great Falls, MT $56,231

Macon, GA $56,144

Tallahassee, FL $56,137

Fayetteville, NC $56,125

Waco, TX $56,112

Helena, MT $56,068

Pine Bluff, AR $56,045

Vincennes, IN $55,968

Lubbock, TX $55,943

Alamogordo, NM $55,905

Twin Falls, ID $55,849

Rapid City, SD $55,830

Jackson, MS $55,717

Huntington, WV $55,713

Greenville, MS $55,711

Parkersburg, WV $55,647

Montgomery, AL $55,636

Wichita Falls, TX $55,573

Springfield, MO $55,573

Biloxi, MS $55,542

Monroe, LA $55,479

Johnstown, PA $55,435

Sumter, SC $55,410

Columbus, GA $55,404

Pascagoula, MS $55,285

Abilene, TX $55,285

Kingsport, TN $55,122

Albany, GA $55,122

Gulfport, MS $55,103

Alexandria, LA $54,897

Fort Smith, AR $54,740

El Paso, TX $54,571

Las Cruces, NM $54,289

Harlingen, TX $54,130

Pocatello, ID $54,119

Florence, AL $54,038

Brownsville, TX $54,025

Mcallen, TX $53,894

Dothan, AL $53,806

Columbus, MS $53,434

Altus, OK $53,142

Lawton, OK $53,023

Pierre, SD $52,797

What Skills Can Increase a Collision Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.61% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Retail Operations (Mentioned in 3.81% Job Postings): Retail operations is the term used to describe all the activities that keep the store functioning well. Goal is to increase gross profit margin to ensure keeping more money on each sale.
Wholesale (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Buying and selling products in large quantities at a lower price to increase profitability through a high sales volume.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	9.61%
Retail Operations	3.81%
Wholesale	1.93%

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 Collision Technician's salary.

Territory Management: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Bidding: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Territory Management	$76,454	22%
Bidding	$68,307	9%
Initiative	$66,427	6%
Oral Communication	$65,801	5%
Collaboration	$65,174	4%
Partnering	$64,547	3%

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How Education impacts a Collision Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Collision Technicians enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Collision Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $60,121 and $64,492).

Collision Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Collision Technician

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 62.8%

Associates 28.1%

Bachelors 4.8%

Masters 2.2%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	62.8%
Associates	28.1%
Bachelors	4.8%
Masters	2.2%
Doctorate	0.9%

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

Understanding how a Collision 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 May 01, 2026

$56,276

Average $62,667/year

$67,500

$4,690

Average $5,222/month

$5,625

$1,082

Average $1,205/week

$1,298

$27

Average $30/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,500	$5,625	$1,298	$32
Average	$62,667	$5,222	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$56,276	$4,690	$1,082	$27

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Salary Trends for Collision Technician

Salaries for a Collision Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,868 in 2023 to around $53,193 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Collision Technician salary trends, .

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