What are the main factors that influence a Polysomnographic Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Polysomnographic Tech's salary?

A Polysomnographic Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,156 for beginners, reaching about $66,986 at mid-level, and approach $69,988 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Polysomnographic Tech?

Polysomnographic Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Polysomnographic Tech roles are District of Columbia $73,026, California $72,749, Massachusetts $71,780. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Polysomnographic Tech roles make?

Salaries for Polysomnographic Tech level roles vary by specialization: Electrophysiology Tech: $115,900; Polysomnographic Technologist Manager: $98,600; Registered Polysomnographic Technician: $66,117; Polysomnographic Technologist: $65,900; Polysomnographic Technician: $65,814.

How do different companies affect a Polysomnographic Tech's salary?

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

Polysomnographic Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Polysomnographic Tech make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Polysomnographic Tech in the United States is $65,956 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,056
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,334 to $72,289
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,395

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Polysomnographic Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,289	$6,024	$1,390	$35
Average	$65,956	$5,496	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$58,334	$4,861	$1,122	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Polysomnographic Tech Salaries

A Polysomnographic Tech'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 Polysomnographic Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Polysomnographic Tech'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): $64,156
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,368
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,986
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,788
Expert (over 8 years): $69,988

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Polysomnographic Tech	$64,156
Intermediate Level Polysomnographic Tech	$64,368
Senior Level Polysomnographic Tech	$66,986
Specialist Level Polysomnographic Tech	$69,788
Expert Level Polysomnographic Tech	$69,988

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How Do Polysomnographic Tech 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 Polysomnographic Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,026.
California: $72,749.
Massachusetts: $71,780.

District of Columbia $73,026 California $72,749 Massachusetts $71,780 Washington $71,516 New Jersey $71,490 Alaska $71,397 Connecticut $70,487 New York $70,118

Hawaii $68,937 Rhode Island $68,383 Maryland $68,007 Minnesota $67,493 Colorado $67,295 Illinois $67,229 Oregon $66,978 Delaware $66,794

New Hampshire $66,678 Virginia $66,418 Pennsylvania $65,659 Nevada $65,277 North Dakota $65,151 Michigan $64,953 Wisconsin $64,881 Vermont $64,736

Texas $64,333 Maine $64,307 Arizona $64,268 Ohio $64,221 Georgia $63,615 Indiana $63,311 Wyoming $63,252 Utah $63,159

Iowa $63,120 Kansas $62,803 Louisiana $62,711 North Carolina $62,678 Missouri $62,665 Florida $62,408 Montana $62,269 Nebraska $62,137

Kentucky $62,065 South Carolina $61,801 Tennessee $61,636 Idaho $61,570 New Mexico $61,088 Oklahoma $60,983 Alabama $60,594 South Dakota $59,941

Arkansas $59,585 West Virginia $59,393 Mississippi $58,820

Top Paying Cities for Polysomnographic Teches

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: $83,190
San Francisco: $82,279
Oakland: $80,545

San Jose, CA $83,190

San Francisco, CA $82,279

Oakland, CA $80,545

New York, NY $75,941

Paramus, NJ $75,018

Queens Village, NY $75,014

Passaic, NJ $74,952

Bergenfield, NJ $74,946

Stamford, CT $74,801

Huntington, NY $74,774

Newark, NJ $74,286

Bridgeport, CT $74,147

Vallejo, CA $74,016

New Brunswick, NJ $73,989

Petaluma, CA $73,950

Middlesex, NJ $73,825

Somerset, NJ $73,778

Santa Cruz, CA $73,693

Boston, MA $73,290

Monterey, CA $73,059

Seattle, WA $72,908

Santa Rosa, CA $72,895

Los Angeles, CA $72,875

Juneau, AK $72,703

Washington, DC $72,631

Orange, CA $72,396

Santa Ana, CA $72,222

Long Beach, CA $72,156

Anaheim, CA $72,143

Anchorage, AK $72,110

Santa Maria, CA $71,912

Everett, WA $71,899

Danbury, CT $71,666

Bremerton, WA $71,575

Tacoma, WA $71,338

New Suffolk, NY $71,337

Sacramento, CA $71,318

Santa Barbara, CA $71,246

Trenton, NJ $71,173

San Diego, CA $71,173

Brockton, MA $71,101

Fairbanks, AK $70,939

Lompoc, CA $70,771

Lowell, MA $70,717

Ventura, CA $70,705

Nashua, NH $70,692

Stockton, CA $70,685

Modesto, CA $70,204

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,058

Olympia, WA $69,933

Kennewick, WA $69,933

New Haven, CT $69,907

Lawrence, MA $69,669

Hartford, CT $69,603

Riverside, CA $69,590

New Bedford, MA $69,524

Richland, WA $69,524

Bakersfield, CA $69,432

San Bernardino, CA $69,405

New Britain, CT $69,399

Atlantic City, NJ $69,399

New London, CT $69,373

Norwich, CT $69,353

Portsmouth, NH $69,340

Boulder, CO $69,200

Portland, OR $69,109

Worcester, MA $69,102

Minneapolis, MN $68,898

Philadelphia, PA $68,805

Honolulu, HI $68,588

Saint Paul, MN $68,556

Vineland, NJ $68,541

Providence, RI $68,350

Chicago, IL $68,159

Bellingham, WA $68,080

Springfield, MA $68,027

Baltimore, MD $68,007

Chico, CA $67,842

Pittsfield, MA $67,664

Manchester, NH $67,539

Spokane, WA $67,249

Denver, CO $67,242

Albany, NY $66,932

Troy, NY $66,906

Nassau, NY $66,835

Schenectady, NY $66,767

Wilmington, DE $66,714

Burlington, VT $66,622

Salem, OR $66,596

Portland, ME $66,391

Yakima, WA $66,325

Rochester, MN $66,121

Reno, NV $66,088

Fresno, CA $66,088

Milwaukee, WI $66,029

Detroit, MI $65,963

Ann Arbor, MI $65,951

Allentown, PA $65,943

Colorado Springs, CO $65,831

Syracuse, NY $65,798

Carson City, NV $65,798

Houston, TX $65,705

Eugene, OR $65,672

Gary, IN $65,593

Springfield, OR $65,540

Bismarck, ND $65,527

Galveston, TX $65,481

Medford, OR $65,382

Fort Collins, CO $65,356

Concord, NH $65,323

Austin, TX $65,303

Mesa, AZ $65,165

Reading, PA $65,158

Phoenix, AZ $65,151

Dallas, TX $65,132

Saint Cloud, MN $65,068

Madison, WI $64,980

Utica, NY $64,802

Rochester, NY $64,696

Des Moines, IA $64,690

Raleigh, NC $64,683

Atlanta, GA $64,584

Battle Creek, MI $64,564

Salt Lake City, UT $64,545

Lancaster, PA $64,446

Harrisburg, PA $64,353

Kansas City, MO $64,287

Champaign, IL $64,274

Kansas City, KS $64,274

Fort Worth, TX $64,268

Columbus, OH $64,256

Boca Raton, FL $64,241

Pittsburgh, PA $64,215

Richmond, VA $64,188

Indianapolis, IN $64,175

Cleveland, OH $64,169

Las Vegas, NV $64,089

Cincinnati, OH $64,089

Petersburg, VA $63,991

Huntsville, AL $63,892

Lansing, MI $63,847

Lebanon, PA $63,839

Pueblo, CO $63,832

Appleton, WI $63,812

Buffalo, NY $63,786

Dayton, OH $63,766

Racine, WI $63,753

Charlotte, NC $63,746

Saint Louis, MO $63,727

York, PA $63,687

Elkhart, IN $63,687

Gastonia, NC $63,675

Billings, MT $63,659

Beaumont, TX $63,641

Lorain, OH $63,628

Benton Harbor, MI $63,615

Toledo, OH $63,601

Binghamton, NY $63,568

Rock Hill, SC $63,562

Rockford, IL $63,529

Springfield, IL $63,502

Elyria, OH $63,496

Fargo, ND $63,496

Flagstaff, AZ $63,450

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,410

Duluth, MN $63,371

Miami, FL $63,371

Cheyenne, WY $63,324

Grand Forks, ND $63,324

Bangor, ME $63,179

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,107

Durham, NC $63,079

Louisville, KY $63,074

Grand Rapids, MI $63,061

Hialeah, FL $63,054

Casper, WY $62,962

Scranton, PA $62,882

New Orleans, LA $62,863

Virginia Beach, VA $62,856

Akron, OH $62,823

Peoria, IL $62,737

Sarasota, FL $62,724

Nashville, TN $62,678

Omaha, NE $62,678

Green Bay, WI $62,678

Baton Rouge, LA $62,645

Charleston, SC $62,632

Jamestown, NY $62,599

Davenport, IA $62,599

Tucson, AZ $62,566

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,526

Tampa, FL $62,513

Evansville, IN $62,474

Port Arthur, TX $62,474

Bradenton, FL $62,447

Santa Fe, NM $62,328

Orlando, FL $62,210

Clearwater, FL $62,190

Canton, OH $62,051

La Crosse, WI $62,051

Albuquerque, NM $62,012

Newport News, VA $62,005

High Point, NC $61,985

Ogden, UT $61,959

Corpus Christi, TX $61,906

Norfolk, VA $61,867

Laramie, WY $61,867

Rock Island, IL $61,827

Saginaw, MI $61,814

Jacksonville, FL $61,807

Salisbury, NC $61,794

Boise, ID $61,781

Moline, IL $61,748

Fort Myers, FL $61,728

Memphis, TN $61,715

Tulsa, OK $61,682

Waterloo, IA $61,642

Spartanburg, SC $61,577

Lincoln, NE $61,544

Fort Wayne, IN $61,530

Provo, UT $61,524

Cedar Falls, IA $61,445

San Antonio, TX $61,418

Greensboro, NC $61,392

South Bend, IN $61,385

Savannah, GA $61,313

Muskegon, MI $61,286

Birmingham, AL $61,280

Winston Salem, NC $61,247

Lake Charles, LA $61,088

Anderson, IN $61,075

Lexington, KY $61,055

Augusta, GA $61,036

Greenville, SC $61,036

Lima, OH $60,983

Wichita, KS $60,976

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,976

Columbia, SC $60,917

Springfield, OH $60,904

Asheville, NC $60,798

Bloomington, IN $60,752

Knoxville, TN $60,515

Shreveport, LA $60,508

Wilmington, NC $60,422

Roanoke, VA $60,422

Topeka, KS $60,304

Frankfort, KY $60,296

Oklahoma City, OK $60,251

Chillicothe, OH $60,224

Longview, TX $60,218

Melbourne, FL $60,211

Sioux Falls, SD $60,106

Mobile, AL $60,099

Terre Haute, IN $60,073

Altoona, PA $60,033

Amarillo, TX $59,987

Killeen, TX $59,967

Fayetteville, AR $59,914

Chattanooga, TN $59,895

Sioux City, IA $59,835

Idaho Falls, ID $59,822

Lynchburg, VA $59,769

Gainesville, FL $59,684

Portsmouth, OH $59,651

Little Rock, AR $59,637

Lafayette, LA $59,611

Youngstown, OH $59,611

Daytona Beach, FL $59,571

Clarksville, TN $59,565

Pensacola, FL $59,558

Temple, TX $59,554

Hopkinsville, KY $59,360

Erie, PA $59,347

Florence, SC $59,321

Charleston, WV $59,215

Great Falls, MT $59,182

Macon, GA $59,090

Tallahassee, FL $59,083

Fayetteville, NC $59,070

Waco, TX $59,057

Helena, MT $59,011

Pine Bluff, AR $58,986

Vincennes, IN $58,905

Lubbock, TX $58,879

Alamogordo, NM $58,839

Twin Falls, ID $58,780

Rapid City, SD $58,760

Jackson, MS $58,641

Huntington, WV $58,637

Greenville, MS $58,635

Parkersburg, WV $58,568

Montgomery, AL $58,556

Wichita Falls, TX $58,490

Springfield, MO $58,490

Biloxi, MS $58,457

Monroe, LA $58,391

Johnstown, PA $58,345

Sumter, SC $58,318

Columbus, GA $58,312

Pascagoula, MS $58,186

Abilene, TX $58,186

Kingsport, TN $58,015

Albany, GA $58,015

Gulfport, MS $57,995

Alexandria, LA $57,777

Fort Smith, AR $57,613

El Paso, TX $57,434

Las Cruces, NM $57,138

Harlingen, TX $56,970

Pocatello, ID $56,960

Florence, AL $56,874

Brownsville, TX $56,861

Mcallen, TX $56,722

Dothan, AL $56,630

Columbus, MS $56,238

Altus, OK $55,931

Lawton, OK $55,805

Pierre, SD $55,568

What Skills Can Increase a Polysomnographic Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
CPR (Mentioned in 3.57% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Medical Equipment (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Operating and maintaining equipment and devices to diagnose and treat medical conditions and deliver high-quality patient care.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.67%
CPR	3.57%
Medical Equipment	2.2%

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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 Polysomnographic Tech's salary.

Medical Equipment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Billing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Medical Equipment	$69,913	6%
Process Improvement	$69,913	6%
Billing	$69,254	5%
Collaboration	$68,594	4%
Physiology	$68,594	4%
Data Quality	$67,935	3%

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How Education impacts a Polysomnographic Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Polysomnographic Teches 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 Polysomnographic Tech with a Associate's Degree is between $61,733 and $65,405).

Polysomnographic Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Polysomnographic Tech

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 50.1%

Associates 24.6%

Bachelors 20.8%

Masters 2.6%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	50.1%
Associates	24.6%
Bachelors	20.8%
Masters	2.6%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Polysomnographic Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Polysomnographic Tech'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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$58,334

Average $65,956/year

$72,289

$4,861

Average $5,496/month

$6,024

$1,122

Average $1,268/week

$1,390

$28

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,289	$6,024	$1,390	$35
Average	$65,956	$5,496	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$58,334	$4,861	$1,122	$28

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Salary Trends for Polysomnographic Tech

Salaries for a Polysomnographic Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,084 in 2023 to around $66,912 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Polysomnographic Tech salary trends, .

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2023

$68,084

2024

$67,727

2025

$66,912

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