What are the main factors that influence a Fingerprint Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Fingerprint Specialist's salary?

A Fingerprint Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Campus Bookstore Worker (0-2 years)earns $51,509, a Fingerprint Specialist (3-5 years)earns $54,890, a Campus Bookstore Manager (5+ years)earns $66,966,

What are the highest paying states for a Fingerprint Specialist?

Fingerprint Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fingerprint Specialist roles are District of Columbia $60,267, California $60,038, Massachusetts $59,238. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fingerprint Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Fingerprint Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Environmental Compliance Specialist: $85,894; Immigration Specialist: $83,070; Fingerprint Analyst: $71,679; IS Specialist: $65,320; Security Specialist: $63,170.

How do different companies affect a Fingerprint Specialist's salary?

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

Fingerprint Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Fingerprint Specialist make in the United States?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fingerprint Specialist in the United States is $54,432 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,484
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,834 to $62,834
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,827

10% $41,827

50% (Median) $54,432

90% $70,484

Fingerprint Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,834	$5,236	$1,208	$30
Average	$54,432	$4,536	$1,047	$26
25th Percentile	$47,834	$3,986	$920	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Fingerprint Specialist Salaries

A Fingerprint Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Fingerprint Specialist 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 Fingerprint Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,267.
California: $60,038.
Massachusetts: $59,238.

District of Columbia $60,267 California $60,038 Massachusetts $59,238 Washington $59,021 New Jersey $58,999 Alaska $58,923 Connecticut $58,171 New York $57,867

Hawaii $56,892 Rhode Island $56,435 Maryland $56,125 Minnesota $55,700 Colorado $55,537 Illinois $55,483 Oregon $55,276 Delaware $55,123

New Hampshire $55,027 Virginia $54,813 Pennsylvania $54,187 Nevada $53,871 North Dakota $53,768 Michigan $53,605 Wisconsin $53,545 Vermont $53,425

Texas $53,093 Maine $53,071 Arizona $53,039 Ohio $53,000 Georgia $52,500 Indiana $52,249 Wyoming $52,200 Utah $52,124

Iowa $52,091 Kansas $51,830 Louisiana $51,754 North Carolina $51,727 Missouri $51,716 Florida $51,504 Montana $51,389 Nebraska $51,280

Kentucky $51,221 South Carolina $51,003 Tennessee $50,867 Idaho $50,812 New Mexico $50,415 Oklahoma $50,328 Alabama $50,007 South Dakota $49,468

Arkansas $49,174 West Virginia $49,016 Mississippi $48,542

Top Paying Cities for Fingerprint Specialists

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: $68,655
San Francisco: $67,903
Oakland: $66,472

San Jose, CA $68,655

San Francisco, CA $67,903

Oakland, CA $66,472

New York, NY $62,672

Paramus, NJ $61,910

Queens Village, NY $61,908

Passaic, NJ $61,856

Bergenfield, NJ $61,851

Stamford, CT $61,731

Huntington, NY $61,709

Newark, NJ $61,307

Bridgeport, CT $61,192

Vallejo, CA $61,084

New Brunswick, NJ $61,062

Petaluma, CA $61,029

Middlesex, NJ $60,926

Somerset, NJ $60,888

Santa Cruz, CA $60,817

Boston, MA $60,485

Monterey, CA $60,294

Seattle, WA $60,169

Santa Rosa, CA $60,158

Los Angeles, CA $60,142

Juneau, AK $60,000

Washington, DC $59,941

Orange, CA $59,747

Santa Ana, CA $59,603

Long Beach, CA $59,549

Anaheim, CA $59,538

Anchorage, AK $59,511

Santa Maria, CA $59,347

Everett, WA $59,336

Danbury, CT $59,145

Bremerton, WA $59,070

Tacoma, WA $58,874

New Suffolk, NY $58,873

Sacramento, CA $58,857

Santa Barbara, CA $58,797

Trenton, NJ $58,738

San Diego, CA $58,738

Brockton, MA $58,678

Fairbanks, AK $58,544

Lompoc, CA $58,406

Lowell, MA $58,361

Ventura, CA $58,351

Nashua, NH $58,340

Stockton, CA $58,335

Modesto, CA $57,937

Poughkeepsie, NY $57,818

Olympia, WA $57,714

Kennewick, WA $57,714

New Haven, CT $57,692

Lawrence, MA $57,497

Hartford, CT $57,442

Riverside, CA $57,431

New Bedford, MA $57,377

Richland, WA $57,377

Bakersfield, CA $57,301

San Bernardino, CA $57,279

New Britain, CT $57,273

Atlantic City, NJ $57,273

New London, CT $57,252

Norwich, CT $57,235

Portsmouth, NH $57,224

Boulder, CO $57,109

Portland, OR $57,034

Worcester, MA $57,028

Minneapolis, MN $56,860

Philadelphia, PA $56,783

Honolulu, HI $56,604

Saint Paul, MN $56,578

Vineland, NJ $56,566

Providence, RI $56,408

Chicago, IL $56,250

Bellingham, WA $56,185

Springfield, MA $56,141

Baltimore, MD $56,125

Chico, CA $55,989

Pittsfield, MA $55,842

Manchester, NH $55,738

Spokane, WA $55,499

Denver, CO $55,493

Albany, NY $55,238

Troy, NY $55,216

Nassau, NY $55,158

Schenectady, NY $55,102

Wilmington, DE $55,058

Burlington, VT $54,982

Salem, OR $54,960

Portland, ME $54,791

Yakima, WA $54,737

Rochester, MN $54,568

Reno, NV $54,541

Fresno, CA $54,541

Milwaukee, WI $54,492

Detroit, MI $54,437

Ann Arbor, MI $54,428

Allentown, PA $54,421

Colorado Springs, CO $54,329

Syracuse, NY $54,301

Carson City, NV $54,301

Houston, TX $54,225

Eugene, OR $54,198

Gary, IN $54,133

Springfield, OR $54,089

Bismarck, ND $54,078

Galveston, TX $54,040

Medford, OR $53,958

Fort Collins, CO $53,937

Concord, NH $53,909

Austin, TX $53,893

Mesa, AZ $53,779

Reading, PA $53,773

Phoenix, AZ $53,768

Dallas, TX $53,752

Saint Cloud, MN $53,699

Madison, WI $53,626

Utica, NY $53,479

Rochester, NY $53,392

Des Moines, IA $53,387

Raleigh, NC $53,381

Atlanta, GA $53,300

Battle Creek, MI $53,283

Salt Lake City, UT $53,267

Lancaster, PA $53,186

Harrisburg, PA $53,109

Kansas City, MO $53,055

Champaign, IL $53,044

Kansas City, KS $53,044

Fort Worth, TX $53,039

Columbus, OH $53,029

Boca Raton, FL $53,017

Pittsburgh, PA $52,995

Richmond, VA $52,973

Indianapolis, IN $52,962

Cleveland, OH $52,957

Las Vegas, NV $52,892

Cincinnati, OH $52,892

Petersburg, VA $52,810

Huntsville, AL $52,728

Lansing, MI $52,692

Lebanon, PA $52,685

Pueblo, CO $52,679

Appleton, WI $52,663

Buffalo, NY $52,641

Dayton, OH $52,625

Racine, WI $52,614

Charlotte, NC $52,609

Saint Louis, MO $52,592

York, PA $52,560

Elkhart, IN $52,560

Gastonia, NC $52,549

Billings, MT $52,536

Beaumont, TX $52,521

Lorain, OH $52,511

Benton Harbor, MI $52,500

Toledo, OH $52,489

Binghamton, NY $52,462

Rock Hill, SC $52,456

Rockford, IL $52,429

Springfield, IL $52,407

Elyria, OH $52,402

Fargo, ND $52,402

Flagstaff, AZ $52,364

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,331

Duluth, MN $52,298

Miami, FL $52,298

Cheyenne, WY $52,260

Grand Forks, ND $52,260

Bangor, ME $52,140

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,081

Durham, NC $52,058

Louisville, KY $52,053

Grand Rapids, MI $52,042

Hialeah, FL $52,037

Casper, WY $51,961

Scranton, PA $51,895

New Orleans, LA $51,879

Virginia Beach, VA $51,874

Akron, OH $51,846

Peoria, IL $51,776

Sarasota, FL $51,765

Nashville, TN $51,727

Omaha, NE $51,727

Green Bay, WI $51,727

Baton Rouge, LA $51,700

Charleston, SC $51,689

Jamestown, NY $51,661

Davenport, IA $51,661

Tucson, AZ $51,634

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,602

Tampa, FL $51,591

Evansville, IN $51,558

Port Arthur, TX $51,558

Bradenton, FL $51,536

Santa Fe, NM $51,438

Orlando, FL $51,340

Clearwater, FL $51,324

Canton, OH $51,210

La Crosse, WI $51,210

Albuquerque, NM $51,177

Newport News, VA $51,172

High Point, NC $51,155

Ogden, UT $51,133

Corpus Christi, TX $51,090

Norfolk, VA $51,057

Laramie, WY $51,057

Rock Island, IL $51,025

Saginaw, MI $51,014

Jacksonville, FL $51,008

Salisbury, NC $50,997

Boise, ID $50,986

Moline, IL $50,959

Fort Myers, FL $50,943

Memphis, TN $50,932

Tulsa, OK $50,905

Waterloo, IA $50,872

Spartanburg, SC $50,818

Lincoln, NE $50,790

Fort Wayne, IN $50,780

Provo, UT $50,774

Cedar Falls, IA $50,709

San Antonio, TX $50,687

Greensboro, NC $50,665

South Bend, IN $50,660

Savannah, GA $50,600

Muskegon, MI $50,578

Birmingham, AL $50,573

Winston Salem, NC $50,546

Lake Charles, LA $50,415

Anderson, IN $50,404

Lexington, KY $50,388

Augusta, GA $50,371

Greenville, SC $50,371

Lima, OH $50,328

Wichita, KS $50,322

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,322

Columbia, SC $50,273

Springfield, OH $50,263

Asheville, NC $50,175

Bloomington, IN $50,137

Knoxville, TN $49,941

Shreveport, LA $49,936

Wilmington, NC $49,865

Roanoke, VA $49,865

Topeka, KS $49,767

Frankfort, KY $49,761

Oklahoma City, OK $49,724

Chillicothe, OH $49,702

Longview, TX $49,696

Melbourne, FL $49,691

Sioux Falls, SD $49,604

Mobile, AL $49,598

Terre Haute, IN $49,577

Altoona, PA $49,544

Amarillo, TX $49,506

Killeen, TX $49,490

Fayetteville, AR $49,446

Chattanooga, TN $49,430

Sioux City, IA $49,381

Idaho Falls, ID $49,370

Lynchburg, VA $49,326

Gainesville, FL $49,256

Portsmouth, OH $49,228

Little Rock, AR $49,217

Lafayette, LA $49,196

Youngstown, OH $49,196

Daytona Beach, FL $49,163

Clarksville, TN $49,158

Pensacola, FL $49,152

Temple, TX $49,148

Hopkinsville, KY $48,989

Erie, PA $48,978

Florence, SC $48,956

Charleston, WV $48,869

Great Falls, MT $48,842

Macon, GA $48,766

Tallahassee, FL $48,760

Fayetteville, NC $48,749

Waco, TX $48,738

Helena, MT $48,700

Pine Bluff, AR $48,680

Vincennes, IN $48,613

Lubbock, TX $48,591

Alamogordo, NM $48,559

Twin Falls, ID $48,510

Rapid City, SD $48,493

Jackson, MS $48,395

Huntington, WV $48,392

Greenville, MS $48,390

Parkersburg, WV $48,335

Montgomery, AL $48,325

Wichita Falls, TX $48,270

Springfield, MO $48,270

Biloxi, MS $48,243

Monroe, LA $48,189

Johnstown, PA $48,151

Sumter, SC $48,129

Columbus, GA $48,123

Pascagoula, MS $48,020

Abilene, TX $48,020

Kingsport, TN $47,878

Albany, GA $47,878

Gulfport, MS $47,862

Alexandria, LA $47,682

Fort Smith, AR $47,546

El Paso, TX $47,399

Las Cruces, NM $47,154

Harlingen, TX $47,016

Pocatello, ID $47,007

Florence, AL $46,937

Brownsville, TX $46,926

Mcallen, TX $46,812

Dothan, AL $46,735

Columbus, MS $46,412

Altus, OK $46,158

Lawton, OK $46,055

Pierre, SD $45,859

How Education impacts a Fingerprint Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fingerprint Specialists enter the field with a Bachelor'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 Fingerprint Specialist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $60,261 and $66,909).

Fingerprint Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

$69,400
$68,100
$66,800
$65,500
$64,200
$62,900
$61,600
$60,300

Typical Education for Fingerprint Specialist
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	40.0%
High School	40.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	40.0%
Masters	40.0%
Doctorate	20.0%

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Fingerprint Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fingerprint Specialist'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.

$47,834

Average $54,432/year

$62,834

$3,986

Average $4,536/month

$5,236

$920

Average $1,047/week

$1,208

$23

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,834	$5,236	$1,208	$30
Average	$54,432	$4,536	$1,047	$26
25th Percentile	$47,834	$3,986	$920	$23

Salary Trends for Fingerprint Specialist

Salaries for a Fingerprint Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $53,463 in 2023 to around $53,919 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fingerprint Specialist salary trends, .

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2024	$54,189
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Most common benefits for Fingerprint Specialist

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Common company salaries for Fingerprint Specialist

Here are companies hiring for Fingerprint Specialist and their salaries, click below for more details.

N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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