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

A Donor Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,120 for beginners, reaching about $44,878 at mid-level, and approach $47,379 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Donor Technician?

Donor Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Donor Technician roles are District of Columbia $49,094, California $48,908, Massachusetts $48,256. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Donor Technician roles make?

Salaries for Donor Technician level roles vary by specialization: Donor Floor Technician: $89,859; Donor Center Technician: $67,639; Donor Services Technician: $63,364; Donor Specialist: $61,851; Donor Coordinator: $61,369.

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

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

Donor Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Donor Technician in the United States is $44,341 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,923
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,169 to $49,880
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,461

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Donor Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,880	$4,157	$959	$24
Average	$44,341	$3,695	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$39,169	$3,264	$753	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Donor Technician Salaries

A Donor 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 Donor Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Donor 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): $43,120
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,479
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,878
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,486
Expert (over 8 years): $47,379

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Donor Technician	$43,120
Intermediate Level Donor Technician	$43,479
Senior Level Donor Technician	$44,878
Specialist Level Donor Technician	$46,486
Expert Level Donor Technician	$47,379

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

District of Columbia: $49,094.
California: $48,908.
Massachusetts: $48,256.

District of Columbia $49,094

California $48,908

Massachusetts $48,256

Washington $48,079

New Jersey $48,061

Alaska $47,999

Connecticut $47,387

New York $47,139

Hawaii $46,345

Rhode Island $45,972

Maryland $45,720

Minnesota $45,374

Colorado $45,241

Illinois $45,196

Oregon $45,028

Delaware $44,904

New Hampshire $44,826

Virginia $44,651

Pennsylvania $44,141

Nevada $43,884

North Dakota $43,800

Michigan $43,667

Wisconsin $43,618

Vermont $43,520

Texas $43,250

Maine $43,232

Arizona $43,206

Ohio $43,175

Georgia $42,767

Indiana $42,563

Wyoming $42,523

Utah $42,461

Iowa $42,434

Kansas $42,221

Louisiana $42,159

North Carolina $42,137

Missouri $42,128

Florida $41,955

Montana $41,862

Nebraska $41,773

Kentucky $41,725

South Carolina $41,547

Tennessee $41,436

Idaho $41,392

New Mexico $41,068

Oklahoma $40,997

Alabama $40,736

South Dakota $40,297

Arkansas $40,057

West Virginia $39,929

Mississippi $39,543

Top Paying Cities for Donor 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: $55,927
San Francisco: $55,377
Oakland: $54,149

San Jose, CA $55,927

San Francisco, CA $55,377

Oakland, CA $54,149

New York, NY $51,386

Queens Village, NY $51,054

Paramus, NJ $50,699

Passaic, NJ $50,655

Bergenfield, NJ $50,610

Stamford, CT $50,544

Huntington, NY $50,500

Newark, NJ $50,211

Bridgeport, CT $50,123

New Brunswick, NJ $49,976

Vallejo, CA $49,883

Middlesex, NJ $49,857

Somerset, NJ $49,817

Petaluma, CA $49,715

Santa Cruz, CA $49,542

Boston, MA $49,453

Monterey, CA $49,231

Fairbanks, AK $49,200

Los Angeles, CA $49,116

Washington, DC $49,094

Seattle, WA $49,014

Santa Rosa, CA $49,005

Juneau, AK $48,877

Orange, CA $48,730

Anchorage, AK $48,651

Anaheim, CA $48,620

Santa Ana, CA $48,553

Nassau, NY $48,526

Long Beach, CA $48,509

Danbury, CT $48,495

Santa Maria, CA $48,345

Everett, WA $48,336

Bremerton, WA $48,119

Trenton, NJ $48,034

Sacramento, CA $48,017

San Diego, CA $47,994

Brockton, MA $47,977

Tacoma, WA $47,959

Santa Barbara, CA $47,897

Lowell, MA $47,719

New Suffolk, NY $47,702

Nashua, NH $47,649

Lompoc, CA $47,578

Ventura, CA $47,533

Stockton, CA $47,520

New Haven, CT $47,431

Atlantic City, NJ $47,316

Hartford, CT $47,218

Modesto, CA $47,196

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,099

New Britain, CT $47,077

Olympia, WA $47,014

Kennewick, WA $47,014

New London, CT $47,006

Norwich, CT $46,992

Lawrence, MA $46,970

Bakersfield, CA $46,846

Riverside, CA $46,784

New Bedford, MA $46,784

Richland, WA $46,740

Portsmouth, NH $46,704

Vineland, NJ $46,695

San Bernardino, CA $46,660

Boulder, CO $46,536

Worcester, MA $46,500

Portland, OR $46,460

Saint Paul, MN $46,407

Minneapolis, MN $46,407

Philadelphia, PA $46,345

Honolulu, HI $46,110

Springfield, MA $45,955

Providence, RI $45,950

Chicago, IL $45,822

Bellingham, WA $45,768

Baltimore, MD $45,720

Chico, CA $45,609

Wilmington, DE $45,533

Pittsfield, MA $45,489

Manchester, NH $45,405

Spokane, WA $45,210

Denver, CO $45,205

Albany, NY $44,997

Troy, NY $44,979

Schenectady, NY $44,886

Burlington, VT $44,789

Portland, ME $44,633

Salem, OR $44,598

Yakima, WA $44,589

Ann Arbor, MI $44,576

Rochester, MN $44,452

Fresno, CA $44,429

Reno, NV $44,429

Milwaukee, WI $44,389

Detroit, MI $44,345

Allentown, PA $44,332

Carson City, NV $44,327

Houston, TX $44,261

Colorado Springs, CO $44,256

Syracuse, NY $44,234

Eugene, OR $44,150

Bismarck, ND $44,097

Gary, IN $44,097

Galveston, TX $44,097

Springfield, OR $44,061

Medford, OR $43,955

Fort Collins, CO $43,937

Austin, TX $43,902

Mesa, AZ $43,809

Phoenix, AZ $43,800

Dallas, TX $43,786

Reading, PA $43,760

Saint Cloud, MN $43,742

Concord, NH $43,702

Madison, WI $43,684

Utica, NY $43,565

Raleigh, NC $43,529

Las Vegas, NV $43,525

Rochester, NY $43,494

Des Moines, IA $43,489

Atlanta, GA $43,418

Battle Creek, MI $43,405

Salt Lake City, UT $43,392

Lancaster, PA $43,325

Champaign, IL $43,316

Harrisburg, PA $43,263

Durham, NC $43,223

Kansas City, MO $43,219

Kansas City, KS $43,210

Fort Worth, TX $43,206

Boca Raton, FL $43,188

Cleveland, OH $43,183

Columbus, OH $43,175

Pittsburgh, PA $43,170

Richmond, VA $43,152

Indianapolis, IN $43,144

Cincinnati, OH $43,086

Petersburg, VA $43,019

Billings, MT $42,922

Lansing, MI $42,922

Huntsville, AL $42,922

Lebanon, PA $42,917

Dayton, OH $42,913

Pueblo, CO $42,913

Appleton, WI $42,900

Buffalo, NY $42,882

Racine, WI $42,860

Charlotte, NC $42,855

Saint Louis, MO $42,842

Springfield, IL $42,824

Elkhart, IN $42,815

York, PA $42,815

Gastonia, NC $42,811

Benton Harbor, MI $42,811

Beaumont, TX $42,784

Lorain, OH $42,775

Toledo, OH $42,758

Binghamton, NY $42,736

Rock Hill, SC $42,731

Rockford, IL $42,709

Fargo, ND $42,687

Elyria, OH $42,687

Flagstaff, AZ $42,656

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,629

Miami, FL $42,603

Duluth, MN $42,532

Bangor, ME $42,474

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,425

Louisville, KY $42,403

Grand Rapids, MI $42,394

Hialeah, FL $42,390

Casper, WY $42,328

Scranton, PA $42,274

New Orleans, LA $42,261

Virginia Beach, VA $42,257

Akron, OH $42,235

Peoria, IL $42,177

Sarasota, FL $42,168

Green Bay, WI $42,137

Baton Rouge, LA $42,115

Charleston, SC $42,106

Nashville, TN $42,093

Jamestown, NY $42,084

Davenport, IA $42,084

Tucson, AZ $42,062

Cheyenne, WY $42,048

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,035

Tampa, FL $42,026

Omaha, NE $42,017

Port Arthur, TX $42,000

Evansville, IN $42,000

Bradenton, FL $41,982

Santa Fe, NM $41,902

Orlando, FL $41,858

Clearwater, FL $41,809

Canton, OH $41,716

La Crosse, WI $41,716

Grand Forks, ND $41,702

Albuquerque, NM $41,689

Tulsa, OK $41,689

Newport News, VA $41,685

High Point, NC $41,671

Ogden, UT $41,654

Corpus Christi, TX $41,618

Laramie, WY $41,592

Norfolk, VA $41,592

Rock Island, IL $41,565

Saginaw, MI $41,556

Jacksonville, FL $41,552

Salisbury, NC $41,543

Memphis, TN $41,534

Moline, IL $41,512

Fort Myers, FL $41,498

Waterloo, IA $41,441

Spartanburg, SC $41,396

Lincoln, NE $41,374

Fort Wayne, IN $41,365

Birmingham, AL $41,317

Cedar Falls, IA $41,308

Provo, UT $41,303

Springfield, OH $41,299

San Antonio, TX $41,290

Greensboro, NC $41,272

South Bend, IN $41,268

Winston Salem, NC $41,263

Boise, ID $41,250

Savannah, GA $41,219

Muskegon, MI $41,139

Lima, OH $41,086

Lake Charles, LA $41,068

Anderson, IN $41,059

Lexington, KY $41,046

Augusta, GA $41,033

Greenville, SC $41,033

Wichita, KS $40,993

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,993

Columbia, SC $40,953

Bloomington, IN $40,842

Roanoke, VA $40,816

Asheville, NC $40,758

Knoxville, TN $40,683

Shreveport, LA $40,678

Wilmington, NC $40,621

Frankfort, KY $40,536

Oklahoma City, OK $40,505

Chillicothe, OH $40,487

Longview, TX $40,483

Topeka, KS $40,470

Mobile, AL $40,403

Terre Haute, IN $40,386

Erie, PA $40,381

Altoona, PA $40,359

Melbourne, FL $40,346

Amarillo, TX $40,328

Killeen, TX $40,315

Fayetteville, AR $40,279

Sioux Falls, SD $40,248

Chattanooga, TN $40,221

Idaho Falls, ID $40,217

Gainesville, FL $40,124

Portsmouth, OH $40,102

Little Rock, AR $40,093

Lynchburg, VA $40,093

Lafayette, LA $40,075

Youngstown, OH $40,075

Temple, TX $40,057

Daytona Beach, FL $40,049

Clarksville, TN $40,044

Pensacola, FL $40,040

Hopkinsville, KY $39,907

Charleston, WV $39,902

Florence, SC $39,880

Sioux City, IA $39,853

Macon, GA $39,725

Tallahassee, FL $39,720

Fayetteville, NC $39,712

Waco, TX $39,703

Wichita Falls, TX $39,703

Pine Bluff, AR $39,685

Vincennes, IN $39,601

Lubbock, TX $39,583

Great Falls, MT $39,556

Alamogordo, NM $39,552

Abilene, TX $39,516

Rapid City, SD $39,459

Monroe, LA $39,459

Albany, GA $39,432

Huntington, WV $39,428

Jackson, MS $39,423

Greenville, MS $39,419

Parkersburg, WV $39,375

Montgomery, AL $39,366

Johnstown, PA $39,357

Springfield, MO $39,321

Biloxi, MS $39,299

Sumter, SC $39,206

Columbus, GA $39,202

Twin Falls, ID $39,175

Pascagoula, MS $39,117

Kingsport, TN $39,002

Gulfport, MS $38,989

Alexandria, LA $38,842

Fort Smith, AR $38,732

El Paso, TX $38,612

Helena, MT $38,554

Las Cruces, NM $38,412

Harlingen, TX $38,288

Pocatello, ID $38,248

Florence, AL $38,235

Brownsville, TX $38,226

Dothan, AL $38,155

Mcallen, TX $38,133

Columbus, MS $37,805

Altus, OK $37,601

Lawton, OK $37,517

Pierre, SD $37,357

What Skills Can Increase a Donor Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 8.3% 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.
Resident Service (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Providing safe, secure, and well-managed permanent housing to guarantee clients receive the correct and sufficient services.
Property Management Software (Mentioned in 1.56% Job Postings): Property management software is a program designed to help property managers manage residential and commercial properties on behalf of their owners.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	8.3%
Resident Service	1.88%
Property Management Software	1.56%

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 Donor Technician's salary.

Consumer Privacy: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Bond: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consumer Privacy	$50,548	14%
Team Management	$47,888	8%
Bond	$47,888	8%
Billing	$47,445	7%
Analysis	$47,001	6%
Consulting	$47,001	6%

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How Education impacts a Donor Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Donor 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 Donor Technician with a Associate's Degree is between $38,663 and $42,343).

Donor Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Donor Technician

No Diploma 60.0%

High School 60.0%

Associates 20.0%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 20.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	60.0%
High School	60.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	20.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Donor 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

$39,169

Average $44,341/year

$49,880

$3,264

Average $3,695/month

$4,157

$753

Average $853/week

$959

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,880	$4,157	$959	$24
Average	$44,341	$3,695	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$39,169	$3,264	$753	$19

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Salary Trends for Donor Technician

Salaries for a Donor Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $57,503 in 2023 to around $57,734 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Donor Technician salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$57,972
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