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

A Pilot Plant Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $80,161 for beginners, reaching about $84,857 at mid-level, and approach $88,011 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Pilot Plant Technician?

Pilot Plant Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pilot Plant Technician roles are District of Columbia $90,224, California $89,882, Massachusetts $88,684. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pilot Plant Technician roles make?

Salaries for Pilot Plant Technician level roles vary by specialization: Pilot Plant Supervisor: $120,677; Pilot Plant Manager: $105,834; Pilot Technician: $87,704; Pilot Plant Operator: $80,731; Outside Plant Technician: $78,360.

How do different companies affect a Pilot Plant Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pilot Plant Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Pilot Plant Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Pilot Plant Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pilot Plant Technician in the United States is $81,488 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,647
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,866 to $92,040
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,746

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Pilot Plant Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,040	$7,670	$1,770	$44
Average	$81,488	$6,791	$1,567	$39
25th Percentile	$75,866	$6,322	$1,459	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Pilot Plant Technician Salaries

A Pilot Plant 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Pilot Plant Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pilot Plant 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): $80,161
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,098
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,857
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,660
Expert (over 8 years): $88,011

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Pilot Plant Technician	$80,161
Intermediate Level Pilot Plant Technician	$81,098
Senior Level Pilot Plant Technician	$84,857
Specialist Level Pilot Plant Technician	$87,660
Expert Level Pilot Plant Technician	$88,011

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

District of Columbia: $90,224.
California: $89,882.
Massachusetts: $88,684.

District of Columbia $90,224

California $89,882

Massachusetts $88,684

Washington $88,358

New Jersey $88,325

Alaska $88,211

Connecticut $87,087

New York $86,630

Hawaii $85,172

Rhode Island $84,487

Maryland $84,023

Minnesota $83,387

Colorado $83,143

Illinois $83,061

Oregon $82,751

Delaware $82,523

New Hampshire $82,380

Virginia $82,059

Pennsylvania $81,122

Nevada $80,649

North Dakota $80,494

Michigan $80,250

Wisconsin $80,160

Vermont $79,981

Texas $79,484

Maine $79,451

Arizona $79,402

Ohio $79,345

Georgia $78,596

Indiana $78,221

Wyoming $78,147

Utah $78,033

Iowa $77,984

Kansas $77,593

Louisiana $77,479

North Carolina $77,438

Missouri $77,422

Florida $77,104

Montana $76,933

Nebraska $76,770

Kentucky $76,681

South Carolina $76,355

Tennessee $76,151

Idaho $76,069

New Mexico $75,475

Oklahoma $75,344

Alabama $74,863

South Dakota $74,057

Arkansas $73,617

West Virginia $73,380

Mississippi $72,671

Top Paying Cities for Pilot Plant 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: $102,781
San Francisco: $101,771
Oakland: $99,514

San Jose, CA $102,781

San Francisco, CA $101,771

Oakland, CA $99,514

New York, NY $94,437

Queens Village, NY $93,826

Paramus, NJ $93,174

Passaic, NJ $93,092

Bergenfield, NJ $93,011

Stamford, CT $92,889

Huntington, NY $92,807

Newark, NJ $92,277

Bridgeport, CT $92,114

New Brunswick, NJ $91,846

Vallejo, CA $91,674

Middlesex, NJ $91,626

Somerset, NJ $91,552

Petaluma, CA $91,365

Santa Cruz, CA $91,047

Boston, MA $90,884

Monterey, CA $90,477

Fairbanks, AK $90,420

Los Angeles, CA $90,265

Washington, DC $90,224

Seattle, WA $90,077

Santa Rosa, CA $90,061

Juneau, AK $89,825

Orange, CA $89,556

Anchorage, AK $89,409

Anaheim, CA $89,352

Santa Ana, CA $89,230

Nassau, NY $89,181

Long Beach, CA $89,148

Danbury, CT $89,124

Santa Maria, CA $88,847

Everett, WA $88,831

Bremerton, WA $88,431

Trenton, NJ $88,276

Sacramento, CA $88,244

San Diego, CA $88,203

Brockton, MA $88,170

Tacoma, WA $88,138

Santa Barbara, CA $88,024

Lowell, MA $87,698

New Suffolk, NY $87,665

Nashua, NH $87,567

Lompoc, CA $87,437

Ventura, CA $87,356

Stockton, CA $87,331

New Haven, CT $87,168

Atlantic City, NJ $86,956

Hartford, CT $86,777

Modesto, CA $86,736

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,557

New Britain, CT $86,516

Olympia, WA $86,402

Kennewick, WA $86,402

New London, CT $86,386

Norwich, CT $86,361

Lawrence, MA $86,321

Bakersfield, CA $86,092

Riverside, CA $85,978

New Bedford, MA $85,978

Richland, WA $85,897

Portsmouth, NH $85,832

Vineland, NJ $85,815

San Bernardino, CA $85,750

Boulder, CO $85,522

Worcester, MA $85,457

Portland, OR $85,384

Saint Paul, MN $85,286

Minneapolis, MN $85,286

Philadelphia, PA $85,172

Honolulu, HI $84,740

Springfield, MA $84,455

Providence, RI $84,446

Chicago, IL $84,210

Bellingham, WA $84,112

Baltimore, MD $84,023

Chico, CA $83,819

Wilmington, DE $83,680

Pittsfield, MA $83,599

Manchester, NH $83,444

Spokane, WA $83,086

Denver, CO $83,077

Albany, NY $82,694

Troy, NY $82,662

Schenectady, NY $82,491

Burlington, VT $82,311

Portland, ME $82,026

Salem, OR $81,961

Yakima, WA $81,945

Ann Arbor, MI $81,920

Rochester, MN $81,692

Fresno, CA $81,651

Reno, NV $81,651

Milwaukee, WI $81,578

Detroit, MI $81,497

Allentown, PA $81,472

Carson City, NV $81,464

Houston, TX $81,342

Colorado Springs, CO $81,334

Syracuse, NY $81,293

Eugene, OR $81,138

Bismarck, ND $81,040

Gary, IN $81,040

Galveston, TX $81,040

Springfield, OR $80,975

Medford, OR $80,779

Fort Collins, CO $80,747

Austin, TX $80,682

Mesa, AZ $80,511

Phoenix, AZ $80,494

Dallas, TX $80,470

Reading, PA $80,421

Saint Cloud, MN $80,388

Concord, NH $80,315

Madison, WI $80,282

Utica, NY $80,062

Raleigh, NC $79,997

Las Vegas, NV $79,989

Rochester, NY $79,932

Des Moines, IA $79,924

Atlanta, GA $79,793

Battle Creek, MI $79,769

Salt Lake City, UT $79,745

Lancaster, PA $79,622

Champaign, IL $79,606

Harrisburg, PA $79,508

Durham, NC $79,435

Kansas City, MO $79,427

Kansas City, KS $79,410

Fort Worth, TX $79,402

Boca Raton, FL $79,370

Cleveland, OH $79,362

Columbus, OH $79,345

Pittsburgh, PA $79,337

Richmond, VA $79,305

Indianapolis, IN $79,288

Cincinnati, OH $79,182

Petersburg, VA $79,060

Billings, MT $78,881

Lansing, MI $78,881

Huntsville, AL $78,881

Lebanon, PA $78,873

Dayton, OH $78,864

Pueblo, CO $78,864

Appleton, WI $78,840

Buffalo, NY $78,807

Racine, WI $78,767

Charlotte, NC $78,759

Saint Louis, MO $78,734

Springfield, IL $78,701

Elkhart, IN $78,685

York, PA $78,685

Gastonia, NC $78,677

Benton Harbor, MI $78,677

Beaumont, TX $78,628

Lorain, OH $78,612

Toledo, OH $78,579

Binghamton, NY $78,539

Rock Hill, SC $78,530

Rockford, IL $78,490

Fargo, ND $78,449

Elyria, OH $78,449

Flagstaff, AZ $78,392

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,343

Miami, FL $78,294

Duluth, MN $78,164

Bangor, ME $78,058

Cedar Rapids, IA $77,968

Louisville, KY $77,927

Grand Rapids, MI $77,911

Hialeah, FL $77,903

Casper, WY $77,789

Scranton, PA $77,691

New Orleans, LA $77,667

Virginia Beach, VA $77,658

Akron, OH $77,618

Peoria, IL $77,512

Sarasota, FL $77,495

Green Bay, WI $77,438

Baton Rouge, LA $77,398

Charleston, SC $77,381

Nashville, TN $77,357

Jamestown, NY $77,341

Davenport, IA $77,341

Tucson, AZ $77,300

Cheyenne, WY $77,275

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,251

Tampa, FL $77,235

Omaha, NE $77,218

Port Arthur, TX $77,186

Evansville, IN $77,186

Bradenton, FL $77,153

Santa Fe, NM $77,007

Orlando, FL $76,925

Clearwater, FL $76,835

Canton, OH $76,664

La Crosse, WI $76,664

Grand Forks, ND $76,640

Albuquerque, NM $76,615

Tulsa, OK $76,615

Newport News, VA $76,607

High Point, NC $76,583

Ogden, UT $76,550

Corpus Christi, TX $76,485

Laramie, WY $76,436

Norfolk, VA $76,436

Rock Island, IL $76,387

Saginaw, MI $76,371

Jacksonville, FL $76,363

Salisbury, NC $76,346

Memphis, TN $76,330

Moline, IL $76,289

Fort Myers, FL $76,265

Waterloo, IA $76,159

Spartanburg, SC $76,078

Lincoln, NE $76,037

Fort Wayne, IN $76,021

Birmingham, AL $75,931

Cedar Falls, IA $75,915

Provo, UT $75,906

Springfield, OH $75,898

San Antonio, TX $75,882

Greensboro, NC $75,849

South Bend, IN $75,841

Winston Salem, NC $75,833

Boise, ID $75,809

Savannah, GA $75,752

Muskegon, MI $75,605

Lima, OH $75,507

Lake Charles, LA $75,475

Anderson, IN $75,458

Lexington, KY $75,434

Augusta, GA $75,409

Greenville, SC $75,409

Wichita, KS $75,336

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,336

Columbia, SC $75,263

Bloomington, IN $75,059

Roanoke, VA $75,010

Asheville, NC $74,904

Knoxville, TN $74,766

Shreveport, LA $74,757

Wilmington, NC $74,652

Frankfort, KY $74,497

Oklahoma City, OK $74,440

Chillicothe, OH $74,407

Longview, TX $74,399

Topeka, KS $74,374

Mobile, AL $74,252

Terre Haute, IN $74,220

Erie, PA $74,211

Altoona, PA $74,171

Melbourne, FL $74,146

Amarillo, TX $74,114

Killeen, TX $74,089

Fayetteville, AR $74,024

Sioux Falls, SD $73,967

Chattanooga, TN $73,918

Idaho Falls, ID $73,910

Gainesville, FL $73,739

Portsmouth, OH $73,698

Little Rock, AR $73,682

Lynchburg, VA $73,682

Lafayette, LA $73,649

Youngstown, OH $73,649

Temple, TX $73,617

Daytona Beach, FL $73,600

Clarksville, TN $73,592

Pensacola, FL $73,584

Hopkinsville, KY $73,340

Charleston, WV $73,331

Florence, SC $73,291

Sioux City, IA $73,242

Macon, GA $73,005

Tallahassee, FL $72,997

Fayetteville, NC $72,981

Waco, TX $72,965

Wichita Falls, TX $72,965

Pine Bluff, AR $72,932

Vincennes, IN $72,777

Lubbock, TX $72,745

Great Falls, MT $72,696

Alamogordo, NM $72,688

Abilene, TX $72,622

Rapid City, SD $72,517

Monroe, LA $72,517

Albany, GA $72,468

Huntington, WV $72,459

Jackson, MS $72,451

Greenville, MS $72,443

Parkersburg, WV $72,362

Montgomery, AL $72,345

Johnstown, PA $72,329

Springfield, MO $72,264

Biloxi, MS $72,223

Sumter, SC $72,052

Columbus, GA $72,044

Twin Falls, ID $71,995

Pascagoula, MS $71,889

Kingsport, TN $71,677

Gulfport, MS $71,653

Alexandria, LA $71,384

Fort Smith, AR $71,180

El Paso, TX $70,960

Helena, MT $70,854

Las Cruces, NM $70,593

Harlingen, TX $70,365

Pocatello, ID $70,292

Florence, AL $70,267

Brownsville, TX $70,251

Dothan, AL $70,121

Mcallen, TX $70,080

Columbus, MS $69,477

Altus, OK $69,102

Lawton, OK $68,947

Pierre, SD $68,654

What Skills Can Increase a Pilot Plant Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 4.86% 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.
Healthcare Facilities Management (Mentioned in 5.23% Job Postings): Developing and implementing facility plans and processes while coordinating assets, resources, and people to ensure excellent healthcare services.
Control Structure (Mentioned in 4.05% Job Postings): Control Structures are the blocks that analyze variables and choose directions in which to go based on given parameters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	4.86%
Healthcare Facilities Management	5.23%
Control Structure	4.05%

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 Pilot Plant Technician's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Mechanical Systems: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
HVAC: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$86,378	6%
Mechanical Systems	$84,748	4%
HVAC	$84,748	4%
Collaboration	$84,748	4%
Leadership	$83,933	3%
Standard Operating Procedures	$83,118	2%

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Pilot Plant Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pilot Plant 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

$75,866

Average $81,488/year

$92,040

$6,322

Average $6,791/month

$7,670

$1,459

Average $1,567/week

$1,770

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,040	$7,670	$1,770	$44
Average	$81,488	$6,791	$1,567	$39
25th Percentile	$75,866	$6,322	$1,459	$36

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Salary Trends for Pilot Plant Technician

Salaries for a Pilot Plant Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,018 in 2023 to around $73,205 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pilot Plant Technician salary trends, .

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