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

A Scada Technician's salary grows with experience: an Instrument Technician I (1-3 years)earns $54,665, an Scada Technician (3-5 years)earns $60,746, an Instrument Technician III (5-7 years)earns $78,360,

What are the highest paying states for a Scada Technician?

Scada Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Scada Technician roles are District of Columbia $66,933, California $66,679, Massachusetts $65,790. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Scada Technician roles make?

Salaries for Scada Technician level roles vary by specialization: Scada Specialist: $148,780; SCADA Engineer: $123,043; SCADA Analyst: $112,212; Scada Operator: $93,928; Technician: $90,427.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Scada Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Scada Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Scada Technician in the United States is $60,452 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,162
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,221 to $70,769
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,368

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Scada Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,769	$5,897	$1,361	$34
Average	$60,452	$5,038	$1,163	$29
25th Percentile	$56,221	$4,685	$1,081	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Scada Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $66,933.
California: $66,679.
Massachusetts: $65,790.

District of Columbia $66,933 California $66,679 Massachusetts $65,790 Washington $65,548 New Jersey $65,524 Alaska $65,440 Connecticut $64,605 New York $64,267

Hawaii $63,185 Rhode Island $62,677 Maryland $62,332 Minnesota $61,861 Colorado $61,679 Illinois $61,619 Oregon $61,389 Delaware $61,220

New Hampshire $61,114 Virginia $60,875 Pennsylvania $60,180 Nevada $59,830 North Dakota $59,715 Michigan $59,533 Wisconsin $59,467 Vermont $59,334

Texas $58,965 Maine $58,941 Arizona $58,905 Ohio $58,862 Georgia $58,306 Indiana $58,028 Wyoming $57,974 Utah $57,889

Iowa $57,853 Kansas $57,563 Louisiana $57,478 North Carolina $57,448 Missouri $57,436 Florida $57,200 Montana $57,073 Nebraska $56,952

Kentucky $56,886 South Carolina $56,644 Tennessee $56,493 Idaho $56,432 New Mexico $55,991 Oklahoma $55,894 Alabama $55,538 South Dakota $54,939

Arkansas $54,613 West Virginia $54,437 Mississippi $53,911

Top Paying Cities for Scada 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: $76,248
San Francisco: $75,499
Oakland: $73,824

San Jose, CA $76,248

San Francisco, CA $75,499

Oakland, CA $73,824

New York, NY $70,058

Queens Village, NY $69,605

Paramus, NJ $69,121

Passaic, NJ $69,061

Bergenfield, NJ $69,000

Stamford, CT $68,910

Huntington, NY $68,849

Newark, NJ $68,456

Bridgeport, CT $68,335

New Brunswick, NJ $68,136

Vallejo, CA $68,009

Middlesex, NJ $67,973

Somerset, NJ $67,918

Petaluma, CA $67,779

Santa Cruz, CA $67,543

Boston, MA $67,422

Monterey, CA $67,120

Fairbanks, AK $67,078

Los Angeles, CA $66,963

Washington, DC $66,933

Seattle, WA $66,824

Santa Rosa, CA $66,812

Juneau, AK $66,637

Orange, CA $66,437

Anchorage, AK $66,328

Anaheim, CA $66,286

Santa Ana, CA $66,195

Nassau, NY $66,159

Long Beach, CA $66,135

Danbury, CT $66,117

Santa Maria, CA $65,911

Everett, WA $65,899

Bremerton, WA $65,603

Trenton, NJ $65,488

Sacramento, CA $65,464

San Diego, CA $65,434

Brockton, MA $65,409

Tacoma, WA $65,385

Santa Barbara, CA $65,301

Lowell, MA $65,059

New Suffolk, NY $65,035

Nashua, NH $64,962

Lompoc, CA $64,865

Ventura, CA $64,805

Stockton, CA $64,787

New Haven, CT $64,666

Atlantic City, NJ $64,509

Hartford, CT $64,376

Modesto, CA $64,345

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,212

New Britain, CT $64,182

Olympia, WA $64,098

Kennewick, WA $64,098

New London, CT $64,085

Norwich, CT $64,067

Lawrence, MA $64,037

Bakersfield, CA $63,868

Riverside, CA $63,783

New Bedford, MA $63,783

Richland, WA $63,723

Portsmouth, NH $63,674

Vineland, NJ $63,662

San Bernardino, CA $63,614

Boulder, CO $63,445

Worcester, MA $63,396

Portland, OR $63,342

Saint Paul, MN $63,269

Minneapolis, MN $63,269

Philadelphia, PA $63,185

Honolulu, HI $62,864

Springfield, MA $62,653

Providence, RI $62,647

Chicago, IL $62,471

Bellingham, WA $62,399

Baltimore, MD $62,332

Chico, CA $62,181

Wilmington, DE $62,078

Pittsfield, MA $62,018

Manchester, NH $61,903

Spokane, WA $61,637

Denver, CO $61,631

Albany, NY $61,347

Troy, NY $61,323

Schenectady, NY $61,196

Burlington, VT $61,063

Portland, ME $60,851

Salem, OR $60,803

Yakima, WA $60,791

Ann Arbor, MI $60,773

Rochester, MN $60,603

Fresno, CA $60,573

Reno, NV $60,573

Milwaukee, WI $60,519

Detroit, MI $60,458

Allentown, PA $60,440

Carson City, NV $60,434

Houston, TX $60,343

Colorado Springs, CO $60,337

Syracuse, NY $60,307

Eugene, OR $60,192

Bismarck, ND $60,120

Gary, IN $60,120

Galveston, TX $60,120

Springfield, OR $60,071

Medford, OR $59,926

Fort Collins, CO $59,902

Austin, TX $59,854

Mesa, AZ $59,727

Phoenix, AZ $59,715

Dallas, TX $59,697

Reading, PA $59,660

Saint Cloud, MN $59,636

Concord, NH $59,582

Madison, WI $59,558

Utica, NY $59,394

Raleigh, NC $59,346

Las Vegas, NV $59,340

Rochester, NY $59,298

Des Moines, IA $59,292

Atlanta, GA $59,195

Battle Creek, MI $59,177

Salt Lake City, UT $59,159

Lancaster, PA $59,068

Champaign, IL $59,056

Harrisburg, PA $58,983

Durham, NC $58,929

Kansas City, MO $58,923

Kansas City, KS $58,911

Fort Worth, TX $58,905

Boca Raton, FL $58,881

Cleveland, OH $58,874

Columbus, OH $58,862

Pittsburgh, PA $58,856

Richmond, VA $58,832

Indianapolis, IN $58,820

Cincinnati, OH $58,741

Petersburg, VA $58,651

Billings, MT $58,518

Lansing, MI $58,518

Huntsville, AL $58,518

Lebanon, PA $58,512

Dayton, OH $58,506

Pueblo, CO $58,506

Appleton, WI $58,488

Buffalo, NY $58,463

Racine, WI $58,433

Charlotte, NC $58,427

Saint Louis, MO $58,409

Springfield, IL $58,385

Elkhart, IN $58,373

York, PA $58,373

Gastonia, NC $58,367

Benton Harbor, MI $58,367

Beaumont, TX $58,330

Lorain, OH $58,318

Toledo, OH $58,294

Binghamton, NY $58,264

Rock Hill, SC $58,258

Rockford, IL $58,228

Fargo, ND $58,197

Elyria, OH $58,197

Flagstaff, AZ $58,155

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,119

Miami, FL $58,083

Duluth, MN $57,986

Bangor, ME $57,907

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,841

Louisville, KY $57,811

Grand Rapids, MI $57,798

Hialeah, FL $57,792

Casper, WY $57,708

Scranton, PA $57,635

New Orleans, LA $57,617

Virginia Beach, VA $57,611

Akron, OH $57,581

Peoria, IL $57,502

Sarasota, FL $57,490

Green Bay, WI $57,448

Baton Rouge, LA $57,418

Charleston, SC $57,406

Nashville, TN $57,387

Jamestown, NY $57,375

Davenport, IA $57,375

Tucson, AZ $57,345

Cheyenne, WY $57,327

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,309

Tampa, FL $57,297

Omaha, NE $57,285

Port Arthur, TX $57,260

Evansville, IN $57,260

Bradenton, FL $57,236

Santa Fe, NM $57,127

Orlando, FL $57,067

Clearwater, FL $57,000

Canton, OH $56,874

La Crosse, WI $56,874

Grand Forks, ND $56,855

Albuquerque, NM $56,837

Tulsa, OK $56,837

Newport News, VA $56,831

High Point, NC $56,813

Ogden, UT $56,789

Corpus Christi, TX $56,741

Laramie, WY $56,704

Norfolk, VA $56,704

Rock Island, IL $56,668

Saginaw, MI $56,656

Jacksonville, FL $56,650

Salisbury, NC $56,638

Memphis, TN $56,626

Moline, IL $56,595

Fort Myers, FL $56,577

Waterloo, IA $56,499

Spartanburg, SC $56,438

Lincoln, NE $56,408

Fort Wayne, IN $56,396

Birmingham, AL $56,329

Cedar Falls, IA $56,317

Provo, UT $56,311

Springfield, OH $56,305

San Antonio, TX $56,293

Greensboro, NC $56,269

South Bend, IN $56,263

Winston Salem, NC $56,257

Boise, ID $56,239

Savannah, GA $56,196

Muskegon, MI $56,088

Lima, OH $56,015

Lake Charles, LA $55,991

Anderson, IN $55,979

Lexington, KY $55,961

Augusta, GA $55,943

Greenville, SC $55,943

Wichita, KS $55,888

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,888

Columbia, SC $55,834

Bloomington, IN $55,683

Roanoke, VA $55,646

Asheville, NC $55,568

Knoxville, TN $55,465

Shreveport, LA $55,459

Wilmington, NC $55,380

Frankfort, KY $55,265

Oklahoma City, OK $55,223

Chillicothe, OH $55,199

Longview, TX $55,193

Topeka, KS $55,175

Mobile, AL $55,084

Terre Haute, IN $55,060

Erie, PA $55,054

Altoona, PA $55,024

Melbourne, FL $55,006

Amarillo, TX $54,981

Killeen, TX $54,963

Fayetteville, AR $54,915

Sioux Falls, SD $54,873

Chattanooga, TN $54,836

Idaho Falls, ID $54,830

Gainesville, FL $54,703

Portsmouth, OH $54,673

Little Rock, AR $54,661

Lynchburg, VA $54,661

Lafayette, LA $54,637

Youngstown, OH $54,637

Temple, TX $54,613

Daytona Beach, FL $54,601

Clarksville, TN $54,594

Pensacola, FL $54,588

Hopkinsville, KY $54,407

Charleston, WV $54,401

Florence, SC $54,371

Sioux City, IA $54,335

Macon, GA $54,159

Tallahassee, FL $54,153

Fayetteville, NC $54,141

Waco, TX $54,129

Wichita Falls, TX $54,129

Pine Bluff, AR $54,105

Vincennes, IN $53,990

Lubbock, TX $53,966

Great Falls, MT $53,929

Alamogordo, NM $53,923

Abilene, TX $53,875

Rapid City, SD $53,797

Monroe, LA $53,797

Albany, GA $53,760

Huntington, WV $53,754

Jackson, MS $53,748

Greenville, MS $53,742

Parkersburg, WV $53,682

Montgomery, AL $53,670

Johnstown, PA $53,657

Springfield, MO $53,609

Biloxi, MS $53,579

Sumter, SC $53,452

Columbus, GA $53,446

Twin Falls, ID $53,410

Pascagoula, MS $53,331

Kingsport, TN $53,174

Gulfport, MS $53,156

Alexandria, LA $52,956

Fort Smith, AR $52,805

El Paso, TX $52,642

Helena, MT $52,563

Las Cruces, NM $52,370

Harlingen, TX $52,201

Pocatello, ID $52,146

Florence, AL $52,128

Brownsville, TX $52,116

Dothan, AL $52,019

Mcallen, TX $51,989

Columbus, MS $51,542

Altus, OK $51,264

Lawton, OK $51,149

Pierre, SD $50,931

What Skills Can Increase a Scada Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 10.62% 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.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 2.97% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Data Acquisition (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Data acquisition is the process of sampling signals that measure real-world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	10.62%
Preventative Maintenance	2.97%
Data Acquisition	1.72%

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 Scada Technician's salary.

Customer Focus: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Customer Focus	$64,079	6%
Coordination	$63,475	5%
Commitment	$62,870	4%
Initiative	$62,870	4%
Repairing	$62,266	3%
HVAC	$62,266	3%

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How Education impacts a Scada Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Scada 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 Scada Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $63,236 and $70,271).

Scada Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Scada Technician

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 40.0%

Bachelors 10.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	50.0%
High School	50.0%
Associates	40.0%
Bachelors	10.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Scada 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 April 01, 2026

$56,221

Average $60,452/year

$70,769

$4,685

Average $5,038/month

$5,897

$1,081

Average $1,163/week

$1,361

$27

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,769	$5,897	$1,361	$34
Average	$60,452	$5,038	$1,163	$29
25th Percentile	$56,221	$4,685	$1,081	$27

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Salary Trends for Scada Technician

Salaries for a Scada Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,292 in 2023 to around $52,870 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Scada Technician salary trends, .

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