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

A Medicine Technician's salary grows with experience: an Medicine Technician (1-3 years)earns $39,270, a Paramedic (3-5 years)earns $47,191, an EMT/Paramedic Supervisor (5+ years)earns $64,175,

What are the highest paying states for a Medicine Technician?

Medicine Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Medicine Technician roles are District of Columbia $43,099, California $42,936, Massachusetts $42,363. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Medicine Technician roles make?

Salaries for Medicine Technician level roles vary by specialization: Dean of Medicine: $436,031; Director of Medicine: $369,400; Medicine Doctor: $243,047; Professor - Medicine: $183,615; Nuclear Medicine Scanning Technician: $96,300.

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

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

Medicine Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Medicine Technician in the United States is $38,926 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,470
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,979 to $42,352
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,474

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Medicine Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,352	$3,529	$814	$20
Average	$38,926	$3,244	$749	$19
25th Percentile	$33,979	$2,832	$653	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Medicine Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $43,099.
California: $42,936.
Massachusetts: $42,363.

District of Columbia $43,099 California $42,936 Massachusetts $42,363 Washington $42,208 New Jersey $42,192 Alaska $42,138 Connecticut $41,600 New York $41,382

Hawaii $40,686 Rhode Island $40,359 Maryland $40,137 Minnesota $39,833 Colorado $39,716 Illinois $39,677 Oregon $39,530 Delaware $39,421

New Hampshire $39,352 Virginia $39,199 Pennsylvania $38,751 Nevada $38,525 North Dakota $38,451 Michigan $38,335 Wisconsin $38,292 Vermont $38,206

Texas $37,969 Maine $37,953 Arizona $37,930 Ohio $37,902 Georgia $37,544 Indiana $37,365 Wyoming $37,330 Utah $37,276

Iowa $37,252 Kansas $37,066 Louisiana $37,011 North Carolina $36,992 Missouri $36,984 Florida $36,832 Montana $36,750 Nebraska $36,672

Kentucky $36,630 South Carolina $36,474 Tennessee $36,377 Idaho $36,338 New Mexico $36,053 Oklahoma $35,991 Alabama $35,761 South Dakota $35,376

Arkansas $35,166 West Virginia $35,053 Mississippi $34,714

Top Paying Cities for Medicine 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: $49,098
San Francisco: $48,560
Oakland: $47,537

San Jose, CA $49,098

San Francisco, CA $48,560

Oakland, CA $47,537

New York, NY $44,819

Paramus, NJ $44,274

Queens Village, NY $44,272

Passaic, NJ $44,235

Bergenfield, NJ $44,232

Stamford, CT $44,146

Huntington, NY $44,130

Newark, NJ $43,843

Bridgeport, CT $43,760

Vallejo, CA $43,683

New Brunswick, NJ $43,667

Petaluma, CA $43,644

Middlesex, NJ $43,570

Somerset, NJ $43,543

Santa Cruz, CA $43,492

Boston, MA $43,255

Monterey, CA $43,118

Seattle, WA $43,029

Santa Rosa, CA $43,021

Los Angeles, CA $43,010

Juneau, AK $42,908

Washington, DC $42,866

Orange, CA $42,727

Santa Ana, CA $42,624

Long Beach, CA $42,585

Anaheim, CA $42,577

Anchorage, AK $42,558

Santa Maria, CA $42,441

Everett, WA $42,433

Danbury, CT $42,296

Bremerton, WA $42,243

Tacoma, WA $42,103

New Suffolk, NY $42,102

Sacramento, CA $42,091

Santa Barbara, CA $42,048

Trenton, NJ $42,005

San Diego, CA $42,005

Brockton, MA $41,962

Fairbanks, AK $41,867

Lompoc, CA $41,768

Lowell, MA $41,736

Ventura, CA $41,729

Nashua, NH $41,721

Stockton, CA $41,717

Modesto, CA $41,433

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,347

Olympia, WA $41,273

Kennewick, WA $41,273

New Haven, CT $41,258

Lawrence, MA $41,118

Hartford, CT $41,079

Riverside, CA $41,071

New Bedford, MA $41,032

Richland, WA $41,032

Bakersfield, CA $40,978

San Bernardino, CA $40,962

New Britain, CT $40,958

Atlantic City, NJ $40,958

New London, CT $40,943

Norwich, CT $40,931

Portsmouth, NH $40,923

Boulder, CO $40,841

Portland, OR $40,787

Worcester, MA $40,783

Minneapolis, MN $40,662

Philadelphia, PA $40,608

Honolulu, HI $40,479

Saint Paul, MN $40,461

Vineland, NJ $40,452

Providence, RI $40,339

Chicago, IL $40,226

Bellingham, WA $40,180

Springfield, MA $40,148

Baltimore, MD $40,137

Chico, CA $40,039

Pittsfield, MA $39,934

Manchester, NH $39,860

Spokane, WA $39,689

Denver, CO $39,685

Albany, NY $39,502

Troy, NY $39,487

Nassau, NY $39,445

Schenectady, NY $39,405

Wilmington, DE $39,374

Burlington, VT $39,319

Salem, OR $39,304

Portland, ME $39,183

Yakima, WA $39,144

Rochester, MN $39,024

Reno, NV $39,004

Fresno, CA $39,004

Milwaukee, WI $38,969

Detroit, MI $38,930

Ann Arbor, MI $38,923

Allentown, PA $38,918

Colorado Springs, CO $38,852

Syracuse, NY $38,833

Carson City, NV $38,833

Houston, TX $38,778

Eugene, OR $38,759

Gary, IN $38,712

Springfield, OR $38,681

Bismarck, ND $38,673

Galveston, TX $38,646

Medford, OR $38,588

Fort Collins, CO $38,572

Concord, NH $38,553

Austin, TX $38,541

Mesa, AZ $38,459

Reading, PA $38,455

Phoenix, AZ $38,451

Dallas, TX $38,440

Saint Cloud, MN $38,402

Madison, WI $38,350

Utica, NY $38,245

Rochester, NY $38,183

Des Moines, IA $38,179

Raleigh, NC $38,175

Atlanta, GA $38,117

Battle Creek, MI $38,105

Salt Lake City, UT $38,093

Lancaster, PA $38,035

Harrisburg, PA $37,980

Kansas City, MO $37,941

Champaign, IL $37,934

Kansas City, KS $37,934

Fort Worth, TX $37,930

Columbus, OH $37,923

Boca Raton, FL $37,914

Pittsburgh, PA $37,899

Richmond, VA $37,883

Indianapolis, IN $37,875

Cleveland, OH $37,871

Las Vegas, NV $37,825

Cincinnati, OH $37,825

Petersburg, VA $37,766

Huntsville, AL $37,708

Lansing, MI $37,682

Lebanon, PA $37,677

Pueblo, CO $37,673

Appleton, WI $37,661

Buffalo, NY $37,646

Dayton, OH $37,634

Racine, WI $37,626

Charlotte, NC $37,622

Saint Louis, MO $37,610

York, PA $37,587

Elkhart, IN $37,587

Gastonia, NC $37,580

Billings, MT $37,570

Beaumont, TX $37,560

Lorain, OH $37,552

Benton Harbor, MI $37,544

Toledo, OH $37,537

Binghamton, NY $37,517

Rock Hill, SC $37,513

Rockford, IL $37,494

Springfield, IL $37,478

Elyria, OH $37,474

Fargo, ND $37,474

Flagstaff, AZ $37,447

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,424

Duluth, MN $37,400

Miami, FL $37,400

Cheyenne, WY $37,373

Grand Forks, ND $37,373

Bangor, ME $37,287

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,245

Durham, NC $37,228

Louisville, KY $37,225

Grand Rapids, MI $37,217

Hialeah, FL $37,213

Casper, WY $37,159

Scranton, PA $37,112

New Orleans, LA $37,101

Virginia Beach, VA $37,097

Akron, OH $37,077

Peoria, IL $37,027

Sarasota, FL $37,019

Nashville, TN $36,992

Omaha, NE $36,992

Green Bay, WI $36,992

Baton Rouge, LA $36,972

Charleston, SC $36,964

Jamestown, NY $36,945

Davenport, IA $36,945

Tucson, AZ $36,925

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,902

Tampa, FL $36,894

Evansville, IN $36,871

Port Arthur, TX $36,871

Bradenton, FL $36,855

Santa Fe, NM $36,785

Orlando, FL $36,715

Clearwater, FL $36,704

Canton, OH $36,622

La Crosse, WI $36,622

Albuquerque, NM $36,598

Newport News, VA $36,595

High Point, NC $36,583

Ogden, UT $36,567

Corpus Christi, TX $36,536

Norfolk, VA $36,513

Laramie, WY $36,513

Rock Island, IL $36,489

Saginaw, MI $36,482

Jacksonville, FL $36,478

Salisbury, NC $36,470

Boise, ID $36,462

Moline, IL $36,443

Fort Myers, FL $36,431

Memphis, TN $36,423

Tulsa, OK $36,404

Waterloo, IA $36,380

Spartanburg, SC $36,342

Lincoln, NE $36,322

Fort Wayne, IN $36,314

Provo, UT $36,310

Cedar Falls, IA $36,264

San Antonio, TX $36,248

Greensboro, NC $36,233

South Bend, IN $36,229

Savannah, GA $36,186

Muskegon, MI $36,170

Birmingham, AL $36,166

Winston Salem, NC $36,147

Lake Charles, LA $36,053

Anderson, IN $36,046

Lexington, KY $36,034

Augusta, GA $36,022

Greenville, SC $36,022

Lima, OH $35,991

Wichita, KS $35,987

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,987

Columbia, SC $35,952

Springfield, OH $35,944

Asheville, NC $35,882

Bloomington, IN $35,855

Knoxville, TN $35,715

Shreveport, LA $35,711

Wilmington, NC $35,660

Roanoke, VA $35,660

Topeka, KS $35,590

Frankfort, KY $35,586

Oklahoma City, OK $35,559

Chillicothe, OH $35,544

Longview, TX $35,540

Melbourne, FL $35,536

Sioux Falls, SD $35,473

Mobile, AL $35,470

Terre Haute, IN $35,454

Altoona, PA $35,431

Amarillo, TX $35,403

Killeen, TX $35,392

Fayetteville, AR $35,361

Chattanooga, TN $35,349

Sioux City, IA $35,314

Idaho Falls, ID $35,306

Lynchburg, VA $35,275

Gainesville, FL $35,224

Portsmouth, OH $35,205

Little Rock, AR $35,197

Lafayette, LA $35,181

Youngstown, OH $35,181

Daytona Beach, FL $35,158

Clarksville, TN $35,154

Pensacola, FL $35,150

Temple, TX $35,148

Hopkinsville, KY $35,034

Erie, PA $35,026

Florence, SC $35,010

Charleston, WV $34,948

Great Falls, MT $34,928

Macon, GA $34,874

Tallahassee, FL $34,870

Fayetteville, NC $34,862

Waco, TX $34,855

Helena, MT $34,827

Pine Bluff, AR $34,812

Vincennes, IN $34,765

Lubbock, TX $34,749

Alamogordo, NM $34,726

Twin Falls, ID $34,691

Rapid City, SD $34,679

Jackson, MS $34,609

Huntington, WV $34,607

Greenville, MS $34,605

Parkersburg, WV $34,566

Montgomery, AL $34,559

Wichita Falls, TX $34,520

Springfield, MO $34,520

Biloxi, MS $34,500

Monroe, LA $34,461

Johnstown, PA $34,434

Sumter, SC $34,419

Columbus, GA $34,415

Pascagoula, MS $34,341

Abilene, TX $34,341

Kingsport, TN $34,239

Albany, GA $34,239

Gulfport, MS $34,228

Alexandria, LA $34,099

Fort Smith, AR $34,002

El Paso, TX $33,897

Las Cruces, NM $33,722

Harlingen, TX $33,623

Pocatello, ID $33,617

Florence, AL $33,566

Brownsville, TX $33,558

Mcallen, TX $33,477

Dothan, AL $33,422

Columbus, MS $33,191

Altus, OK $33,009

Lawton, OK $32,935

Pierre, SD $32,795

What Skills Can Increase a Medicine Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 7.49% 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.
Installation (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.
Cardiac (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Cardiac means relating to the heart. The adjective cardiac is most often used in a medical context: a doctor who operates on people's hearts is a cardiac surgeon and an irregular heart beat is called "cardiac arrhythmia."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	7.49%
Installation	2.59%
Cardiac	1.81%

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 Medicine Technician's salary.

Repairing: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Repairing	$42,819	10%
Analysis	$42,040	8%
Troubleshooting	$42,040	8%
Physical Therapy	$41,651	7%
Acute Care	$40,873	5%
Installation	$40,873	5%

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How Education impacts a Medicine Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Medicine 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 Medicine Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,949 and $38,283).

Medicine Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Medicine Technician

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 60.6%

Associates 19.6%

Bachelors 16.7%

Masters 1.5%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	60.6%
Associates	19.6%
Bachelors	16.7%
Masters	1.5%
Doctorate	0.6%

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

Understanding how a Medicine 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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$33,979

Average $38,926/year

$42,352

$2,832

Average $3,244/month

$3,529

$653

Average $749/week

$814

$16

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,352	$3,529	$814	$20
Average	$38,926	$3,244	$749	$19
25th Percentile	$33,979	$2,832	$653	$16

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Salary Trends for Medicine Technician

Salaries for a Medicine Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,296 in 2023 to around $41,301 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Medicine Technician salary trends, .

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