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

A Control Panel Technician's salary grows with experience: a CNC Machine Operator I (1-3 years)earns $50,855, a Control Panel Technician (3-5 years)earns $64,389, a CNC Machine Operator III (5-7 years)earns $73,236,

What are the highest paying states for a Control Panel Technician?

Control Panel Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Control Panel Technician roles are District of Columbia $70,789, California $70,520, Massachusetts $69,580. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Control Panel Technician roles make?

Salaries for Control Panel Technician level roles vary by specialization: Electrical Control Panel Builder: $119,991; Control Panel Drafter: $93,716; Control Panel Wiring Technician III: $79,290; Control Panel Builder: $76,289; Control Panel Wireman: $70,309.

How do different companies affect a Control Panel Technician's salary?

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

Control Panel Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Control Panel Technician make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Control Panel Technician in the United States is $63,935 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,240
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,395 to $70,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,440

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Control Panel Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,899	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$63,935	$5,328	$1,230	$31
25th Percentile	$57,395	$4,783	$1,104	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Control Panel Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $70,789.
California: $70,520.
Massachusetts: $69,580.

District of Columbia $70,789 California $70,520 Massachusetts $69,580 Washington $69,325 New Jersey $69,299 Alaska $69,209 Connecticut $68,327 New York $67,969

Hawaii $66,825 Rhode Island $66,288 Maryland $65,923 Minnesota $65,424 Colorado $65,233 Illinois $65,169 Oregon $64,926 Delaware $64,747

New Hampshire $64,634 Virginia $64,382 Pennsylvania $63,647 Nevada $63,276 North Dakota $63,155 Michigan $62,963 Wisconsin $62,893 Vermont $62,752

Texas $62,362 Maine $62,336 Arizona $62,298 Ohio $62,253 Georgia $61,665 Indiana $61,371 Wyoming $61,313 Utah $61,224

Iowa $61,186 Kansas $60,879 Louisiana $60,789 North Carolina $60,757 Missouri $60,744 Florida $60,495 Montana $60,361 Nebraska $60,233

Kentucky $60,163 South Carolina $59,907 Tennessee $59,747 Idaho $59,683 New Mexico $59,216 Oklahoma $59,114 Alabama $58,737 South Dakota $58,104

Arkansas $57,759 West Virginia $57,573 Mississippi $57,017

Top Paying Cities for Control Panel 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: $80,641
San Francisco: $79,758
Oakland: $78,077

San Jose, CA $80,641

San Francisco, CA $79,758

Oakland, CA $78,077

New York, NY $73,614

Paramus, NJ $72,719

Queens Village, NY $72,716

Passaic, NJ $72,655

Bergenfield, NJ $72,649

Stamford, CT $72,508

Huntington, NY $72,482

Newark, NJ $72,010

Bridgeport, CT $71,875

Vallejo, CA $71,748

New Brunswick, NJ $71,722

Petaluma, CA $71,684

Middlesex, NJ $71,562

Somerset, NJ $71,517

Santa Cruz, CA $71,434

Boston, MA $71,044

Monterey, CA $70,820

Seattle, WA $70,674

Santa Rosa, CA $70,661

Los Angeles, CA $70,642

Juneau, AK $70,475

Washington, DC $70,405

Orange, CA $70,177

Santa Ana, CA $70,009

Long Beach, CA $69,945

Anaheim, CA $69,932

Anchorage, AK $69,900

Santa Maria, CA $69,708

Everett, WA $69,695

Danbury, CT $69,470

Bremerton, WA $69,382

Tacoma, WA $69,152

New Suffolk, NY $69,151

Sacramento, CA $69,133

Santa Barbara, CA $69,062

Trenton, NJ $68,992

San Diego, CA $68,992

Brockton, MA $68,922

Fairbanks, AK $68,765

Lompoc, CA $68,602

Lowell, MA $68,550

Ventura, CA $68,538

Nashua, NH $68,525

Stockton, CA $68,519

Modesto, CA $68,052

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,912

Olympia, WA $67,790

Kennewick, WA $67,790

New Haven, CT $67,764

Lawrence, MA $67,534

Hartford, CT $67,470

Riverside, CA $67,458

New Bedford, MA $67,394

Richland, WA $67,394

Bakersfield, CA $67,304

San Bernardino, CA $67,279

New Britain, CT $67,272

Atlantic City, NJ $67,272

New London, CT $67,247

Norwich, CT $67,227

Portsmouth, NH $67,215

Boulder, CO $67,079

Portland, OR $66,991

Worcester, MA $66,984

Minneapolis, MN $66,786

Philadelphia, PA $66,697

Honolulu, HI $66,486

Saint Paul, MN $66,455

Vineland, NJ $66,441

Providence, RI $66,256

Chicago, IL $66,070

Bellingham, WA $65,994

Springfield, MA $65,942

Baltimore, MD $65,923

Chico, CA $65,763

Pittsfield, MA $65,591

Manchester, NH $65,469

Spokane, WA $65,188

Denver, CO $65,182

Albany, NY $64,881

Troy, NY $64,855

Nassau, NY $64,787

Schenectady, NY $64,721

Wilmington, DE $64,670

Burlington, VT $64,581

Salem, OR $64,555

Portland, ME $64,357

Yakima, WA $64,293

Rochester, MN $64,095

Reno, NV $64,063

Fresno, CA $64,063

Milwaukee, WI $64,005

Detroit, MI $63,941

Ann Arbor, MI $63,930

Allentown, PA $63,922

Colorado Springs, CO $63,813

Syracuse, NY $63,781

Carson City, NV $63,781

Houston, TX $63,692

Eugene, OR $63,660

Gary, IN $63,583

Springfield, OR $63,532

Bismarck, ND $63,519

Galveston, TX $63,474

Medford, OR $63,379

Fort Collins, CO $63,353

Concord, NH $63,321

Austin, TX $63,302

Mesa, AZ $63,168

Reading, PA $63,161

Phoenix, AZ $63,155

Dallas, TX $63,136

Saint Cloud, MN $63,074

Madison, WI $62,989

Utica, NY $62,816

Rochester, NY $62,714

Des Moines, IA $62,707

Raleigh, NC $62,701

Atlanta, GA $62,605

Battle Creek, MI $62,586

Salt Lake City, UT $62,567

Lancaster, PA $62,471

Harrisburg, PA $62,381

Kansas City, MO $62,317

Champaign, IL $62,304

Kansas City, KS $62,304

Fort Worth, TX $62,298

Columbus, OH $62,287

Boca Raton, FL $62,272

Pittsburgh, PA $62,247

Richmond, VA $62,221

Indianapolis, IN $62,209

Cleveland, OH $62,202

Las Vegas, NV $62,125

Cincinnati, OH $62,125

Petersburg, VA $62,030

Huntsville, AL $61,934

Lansing, MI $61,891

Lebanon, PA $61,882

Pueblo, CO $61,876

Appleton, WI $61,857

Buffalo, NY $61,831

Dayton, OH $61,812

Racine, WI $61,799

Charlotte, NC $61,793

Saint Louis, MO $61,774

York, PA $61,735

Elkhart, IN $61,735

Gastonia, NC $61,723

Billings, MT $61,708

Beaumont, TX $61,691

Lorain, OH $61,678

Benton Harbor, MI $61,665

Toledo, OH $61,652

Binghamton, NY $61,620

Rock Hill, SC $61,614

Rockford, IL $61,582

Springfield, IL $61,556

Elyria, OH $61,550

Fargo, ND $61,550

Flagstaff, AZ $61,505

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,467

Duluth, MN $61,429

Miami, FL $61,429

Cheyenne, WY $61,384

Grand Forks, ND $61,384

Bangor, ME $61,243

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,173

Durham, NC $61,146

Louisville, KY $61,141

Grand Rapids, MI $61,128

Hialeah, FL $61,122

Casper, WY $61,032

Scranton, PA $60,955

New Orleans, LA $60,936

Virginia Beach, VA $60,930

Akron, OH $60,898

Peoria, IL $60,815

Sarasota, FL $60,802

Nashville, TN $60,757

Omaha, NE $60,757

Green Bay, WI $60,757

Baton Rouge, LA $60,725

Charleston, SC $60,712

Jamestown, NY $60,681

Davenport, IA $60,681

Tucson, AZ $60,649

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,610

Tampa, FL $60,597

Evansville, IN $60,559

Port Arthur, TX $60,559

Bradenton, FL $60,533

Santa Fe, NM $60,418

Orlando, FL $60,303

Clearwater, FL $60,284

Canton, OH $60,150

La Crosse, WI $60,150

Albuquerque, NM $60,111

Newport News, VA $60,105

High Point, NC $60,086

Ogden, UT $60,060

Corpus Christi, TX $60,009

Norfolk, VA $59,971

Laramie, WY $59,971

Rock Island, IL $59,932

Saginaw, MI $59,920

Jacksonville, FL $59,913

Salisbury, NC $59,901

Boise, ID $59,888

Moline, IL $59,856

Fort Myers, FL $59,837

Memphis, TN $59,824

Tulsa, OK $59,792

Waterloo, IA $59,753

Spartanburg, SC $59,690

Lincoln, NE $59,658

Fort Wayne, IN $59,645

Provo, UT $59,638

Cedar Falls, IA $59,562

San Antonio, TX $59,536

Greensboro, NC $59,511

South Bend, IN $59,504

Savannah, GA $59,434

Muskegon, MI $59,408

Birmingham, AL $59,402

Winston Salem, NC $59,370

Lake Charles, LA $59,216

Anderson, IN $59,204

Lexington, KY $59,184

Augusta, GA $59,165

Greenville, SC $59,165

Lima, OH $59,114

Wichita, KS $59,108

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,108

Columbia, SC $59,050

Springfield, OH $59,037

Asheville, NC $58,935

Bloomington, IN $58,890

Knoxville, TN $58,660

Shreveport, LA $58,654

Wilmington, NC $58,571

Roanoke, VA $58,571

Topeka, KS $58,456

Frankfort, KY $58,449

Oklahoma City, OK $58,404

Chillicothe, OH $58,379

Longview, TX $58,372

Melbourne, FL $58,366

Sioux Falls, SD $58,264

Mobile, AL $58,257

Terre Haute, IN $58,232

Altoona, PA $58,193

Amarillo, TX $58,149

Killeen, TX $58,130

Fayetteville, AR $58,078

Chattanooga, TN $58,059

Sioux City, IA $58,002

Idaho Falls, ID $57,989

Lynchburg, VA $57,938

Gainesville, FL $57,855

Portsmouth, OH $57,823

Little Rock, AR $57,810

Lafayette, LA $57,784

Youngstown, OH $57,784

Daytona Beach, FL $57,746

Clarksville, TN $57,740

Pensacola, FL $57,733

Temple, TX $57,729

Hopkinsville, KY $57,541

Erie, PA $57,529

Florence, SC $57,503

Charleston, WV $57,401

Great Falls, MT $57,369

Macon, GA $57,279

Tallahassee, FL $57,273

Fayetteville, NC $57,260

Waco, TX $57,247

Helena, MT $57,202

Pine Bluff, AR $57,178

Vincennes, IN $57,100

Lubbock, TX $57,075

Alamogordo, NM $57,036

Twin Falls, ID $56,979

Rapid City, SD $56,960

Jackson, MS $56,844

Huntington, WV $56,840

Greenville, MS $56,838

Parkersburg, WV $56,773

Montgomery, AL $56,761

Wichita Falls, TX $56,697

Springfield, MO $56,697

Biloxi, MS $56,665

Monroe, LA $56,601

Johnstown, PA $56,557

Sumter, SC $56,531

Columbus, GA $56,525

Pascagoula, MS $56,403

Abilene, TX $56,403

Kingsport, TN $56,237

Albany, GA $56,237

Gulfport, MS $56,218

Alexandria, LA $56,007

Fort Smith, AR $55,847

El Paso, TX $55,674

Las Cruces, NM $55,387

Harlingen, TX $55,224

Pocatello, ID $55,214

Florence, AL $55,131

Brownsville, TX $55,118

Mcallen, TX $54,984

Dothan, AL $54,894

Columbus, MS $54,515

Altus, OK $54,217

Lawton, OK $54,095

Pierre, SD $53,865

What Skills Can Increase a Control Panel Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 1.78% 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.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 0.98% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	1.78%
Preventative Maintenance	1.3%
Preventive Maintenance	0.98%

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 Control Panel Technician's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Lean: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$66,492	4%
Written Communication	$65,853	3%
Lean	$65,213	2%
Visual Inspection	$64,574	1%
CAD	$64,574	1%
Problem Solving	$64,574	1%

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How Education impacts a Control Panel Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Control Panel 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 Control Panel Technician with a Associate's Degree is between $59,874 and $64,349).

Control Panel Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Control Panel Technician

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 76.1%

Associates 19.3%

Bachelors 2.3%

Masters 1.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	76.1%
Associates	19.3%
Bachelors	2.3%
Masters	1.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Control Panel Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Control Panel 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.

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$57,395

Average $63,935/year

$70,899

$4,783

Average $5,328/month

$5,908

$1,104

Average $1,230/week

$1,363

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,899	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$63,935	$5,328	$1,230	$31
25th Percentile	$57,395	$4,783	$1,104	$28

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Salary Trends for Control Panel Technician

Salaries for a Control Panel Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,783 in 2023 to around $48,318 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Control Panel Technician salary trends, .

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