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

A Tms Technician's salary grows with experience: an Instrument Technician I (1-3 years)earns $54,474, an Tms Technician (3-5 years)earns $60,541, an Instrument Technician III (5-7 years)earns $78,087,

What are the highest paying states for a Tms Technician?

Tms Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tms Technician roles are District of Columbia $66,706, California $66,453, Massachusetts $65,567. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tms Technician roles make?

Salaries for Tms Technician level roles vary by specialization: Technician: $90,340; Or Technician: $87,095; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,393; Mathematical Technician: $64,882; Radiation Technician: $63,730.

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

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

Tms Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tms Technician in the United States is $60,248 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,876
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,020 to $70,522
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,172

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Tms Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,522	$5,877	$1,356	$34
Average	$60,248	$5,021	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$56,020	$4,668	$1,077	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Tms Technician Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $66,706.
California: $66,453.
Massachusetts: $65,567.

District of Columbia $66,706 California $66,453 Massachusetts $65,567 Washington $65,326 New Jersey $65,302 Alaska $65,218 Connecticut $64,387 New York $64,049

Hawaii $62,971 Rhode Island $62,465 Maryland $62,121 Minnesota $61,651 Colorado $61,471 Illinois $61,410 Oregon $61,181 Delaware $61,013

New Hampshire $60,907 Virginia $60,669 Pennsylvania $59,976 Nevada $59,627 North Dakota $59,513 Michigan $59,332 Wisconsin $59,266 Vermont $59,133

Texas $58,766 Maine $58,741 Arizona $58,705 Ohio $58,663 Georgia $58,109 Indiana $57,832 Wyoming $57,777 Utah $57,693

Iowa $57,657 Kansas $57,368 Louisiana $57,283 North Carolina $57,253 Missouri $57,241 Florida $57,006 Montana $56,880 Nebraska $56,759

Kentucky $56,693 South Carolina $56,452 Tennessee $56,301 Idaho $56,241 New Mexico $55,801 Oklahoma $55,705 Alabama $55,349 South Dakota $54,753

Arkansas $54,428 West Virginia $54,253 Mississippi $53,729

Top Paying Cities for Tms 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: $75,990
San Francisco: $75,158
Oakland: $73,574

San Jose, CA $75,990

San Francisco, CA $75,158

Oakland, CA $73,574

New York, NY $69,368

Paramus, NJ $68,525

Queens Village, NY $68,522

Passaic, NJ $68,465

Bergenfield, NJ $68,459

Stamford, CT $68,327

Huntington, NY $68,302

Newark, NJ $67,857

Bridgeport, CT $67,730

Vallejo, CA $67,610

New Brunswick, NJ $67,586

Petaluma, CA $67,550

Middlesex, NJ $67,435

Somerset, NJ $67,393

Santa Cruz, CA $67,315

Boston, MA $66,947

Monterey, CA $66,736

Seattle, WA $66,598

Santa Rosa, CA $66,586

Los Angeles, CA $66,568

Juneau, AK $66,411

Washington, DC $66,345

Orange, CA $66,130

Santa Ana, CA $65,971

Long Beach, CA $65,911

Anaheim, CA $65,899

Anchorage, AK $65,869

Santa Maria, CA $65,688

Everett, WA $65,676

Danbury, CT $65,464

Bremerton, WA $65,381

Tacoma, WA $65,164

New Suffolk, NY $65,163

Sacramento, CA $65,146

Santa Barbara, CA $65,079

Trenton, NJ $65,013

San Diego, CA $65,013

Brockton, MA $64,947

Fairbanks, AK $64,799

Lompoc, CA $64,646

Lowell, MA $64,597

Ventura, CA $64,585

Nashua, NH $64,573

Stockton, CA $64,567

Modesto, CA $64,128

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,995

Olympia, WA $63,881

Kennewick, WA $63,881

New Haven, CT $63,856

Lawrence, MA $63,640

Hartford, CT $63,579

Riverside, CA $63,567

New Bedford, MA $63,507

Richland, WA $63,507

Bakersfield, CA $63,423

San Bernardino, CA $63,399

New Britain, CT $63,393

Atlantic City, NJ $63,393

New London, CT $63,368

Norwich, CT $63,350

Portsmouth, NH $63,338

Boulder, CO $63,211

Portland, OR $63,127

Worcester, MA $63,121

Minneapolis, MN $62,935

Philadelphia, PA $62,850

Honolulu, HI $62,651

Saint Paul, MN $62,623

Vineland, NJ $62,609

Providence, RI $62,435

Chicago, IL $62,260

Bellingham, WA $62,188

Springfield, MA $62,139

Baltimore, MD $62,121

Chico, CA $61,971

Pittsfield, MA $61,808

Manchester, NH $61,694

Spokane, WA $61,428

Denver, CO $61,422

Albany, NY $61,139

Troy, NY $61,115

Nassau, NY $61,051

Schenectady, NY $60,989

Wilmington, DE $60,940

Burlington, VT $60,856

Salem, OR $60,832

Portland, ME $60,645

Yakima, WA $60,585

Rochester, MN $60,398

Reno, NV $60,368

Fresno, CA $60,368

Milwaukee, WI $60,314

Detroit, MI $60,254

Ann Arbor, MI $60,243

Allentown, PA $60,236

Colorado Springs, CO $60,133

Syracuse, NY $60,103

Carson City, NV $60,103

Houston, TX $60,019

Eugene, OR $59,989

Gary, IN $59,916

Springfield, OR $59,868

Bismarck, ND $59,856

Galveston, TX $59,814

Medford, OR $59,723

Fort Collins, CO $59,699

Concord, NH $59,669

Austin, TX $59,651

Mesa, AZ $59,525

Reading, PA $59,519

Phoenix, AZ $59,513

Dallas, TX $59,495

Saint Cloud, MN $59,437

Madison, WI $59,356

Utica, NY $59,193

Rochester, NY $59,097

Des Moines, IA $59,091

Raleigh, NC $59,085

Atlanta, GA $58,994

Battle Creek, MI $58,976

Salt Lake City, UT $58,958

Lancaster, PA $58,868

Harrisburg, PA $58,784

Kansas City, MO $58,723

Champaign, IL $58,711

Kansas City, KS $58,711

Fort Worth, TX $58,705

Columbus, OH $58,695

Boca Raton, FL $58,681

Pittsburgh, PA $58,657

Richmond, VA $58,633

Indianapolis, IN $58,621

Cleveland, OH $58,615

Las Vegas, NV $58,543

Cincinnati, OH $58,543

Petersburg, VA $58,452

Huntsville, AL $58,362

Lansing, MI $58,321

Lebanon, PA $58,314

Pueblo, CO $58,308

Appleton, WI $58,290

Buffalo, NY $58,265

Dayton, OH $58,247

Racine, WI $58,235

Charlotte, NC $58,229

Saint Louis, MO $58,211

York, PA $58,175

Elkhart, IN $58,175

Gastonia, NC $58,164

Billings, MT $58,149

Beaumont, TX $58,133

Lorain, OH $58,121

Benton Harbor, MI $58,109

Toledo, OH $58,097

Binghamton, NY $58,067

Rock Hill, SC $58,061

Rockford, IL $58,030

Springfield, IL $58,006

Elyria, OH $58,000

Fargo, ND $58,000

Flagstaff, AZ $57,958

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,922

Duluth, MN $57,886

Miami, FL $57,886

Cheyenne, WY $57,844

Grand Forks, ND $57,844

Bangor, ME $57,711

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,645

Durham, NC $57,620

Louisville, KY $57,615

Grand Rapids, MI $57,603

Hialeah, FL $57,597

Casper, WY $57,512

Scranton, PA $57,440

New Orleans, LA $57,422

Virginia Beach, VA $57,416

Akron, OH $57,386

Peoria, IL $57,308

Sarasota, FL $57,295

Nashville, TN $57,253

Omaha, NE $57,253

Green Bay, WI $57,253

Baton Rouge, LA $57,223

Charleston, SC $57,211

Jamestown, NY $57,181

Davenport, IA $57,181

Tucson, AZ $57,151

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,115

Tampa, FL $57,103

Evansville, IN $57,067

Port Arthur, TX $57,067

Bradenton, FL $57,042

Santa Fe, NM $56,934

Orlando, FL $56,826

Clearwater, FL $56,807

Canton, OH $56,681

La Crosse, WI $56,681

Albuquerque, NM $56,645

Newport News, VA $56,639

High Point, NC $56,621

Ogden, UT $56,597

Corpus Christi, TX $56,548

Norfolk, VA $56,512

Laramie, WY $56,512

Rock Island, IL $56,476

Saginaw, MI $56,464

Jacksonville, FL $56,458

Salisbury, NC $56,446

Boise, ID $56,434

Moline, IL $56,404

Fort Myers, FL $56,386

Memphis, TN $56,374

Tulsa, OK $56,344

Waterloo, IA $56,307

Spartanburg, SC $56,247

Lincoln, NE $56,217

Fort Wayne, IN $56,205

Provo, UT $56,199

Cedar Falls, IA $56,127

San Antonio, TX $56,103

Greensboro, NC $56,078

South Bend, IN $56,072

Savannah, GA $56,006

Muskegon, MI $55,982

Birmingham, AL $55,976

Winston Salem, NC $55,947

Lake Charles, LA $55,801

Anderson, IN $55,789

Lexington, KY $55,771

Augusta, GA $55,753

Greenville, SC $55,753

Lima, OH $55,705

Wichita, KS $55,699

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,699

Columbia, SC $55,645

Springfield, OH $55,633

Asheville, NC $55,536

Bloomington, IN $55,494

Knoxville, TN $55,277

Shreveport, LA $55,271

Wilmington, NC $55,193

Roanoke, VA $55,193

Topeka, KS $55,084

Frankfort, KY $55,078

Oklahoma City, OK $55,036

Chillicothe, OH $55,012

Longview, TX $55,006

Melbourne, FL $55,000

Sioux Falls, SD $54,904

Mobile, AL $54,898

Terre Haute, IN $54,874

Altoona, PA $54,837

Amarillo, TX $54,795

Killeen, TX $54,777

Fayetteville, AR $54,729

Chattanooga, TN $54,711

Sioux City, IA $54,657

Idaho Falls, ID $54,645

Lynchburg, VA $54,596

Gainesville, FL $54,518

Portsmouth, OH $54,488

Little Rock, AR $54,476

Lafayette, LA $54,452

Youngstown, OH $54,452

Daytona Beach, FL $54,416

Clarksville, TN $54,410

Pensacola, FL $54,404

Temple, TX $54,399

Hopkinsville, KY $54,223

Erie, PA $54,211

Florence, SC $54,187

Charleston, WV $54,090

Great Falls, MT $54,060

Macon, GA $53,976

Tallahassee, FL $53,970

Fayetteville, NC $53,958

Waco, TX $53,946

Helena, MT $53,904

Pine Bluff, AR $53,881

Vincennes, IN $53,807

Lubbock, TX $53,783

Alamogordo, NM $53,747

Twin Falls, ID $53,693

Rapid City, SD $53,675

Jackson, MS $53,566

Huntington, WV $53,562

Greenville, MS $53,560

Parkersburg, WV $53,499

Montgomery, AL $53,488

Wichita Falls, TX $53,428

Springfield, MO $53,428

Biloxi, MS $53,397

Monroe, LA $53,337

Johnstown, PA $53,295

Sumter, SC $53,271

Columbus, GA $53,265

Pascagoula, MS $53,150

Abilene, TX $53,150

Kingsport, TN $52,994

Albany, GA $52,994

Gulfport, MS $52,976

Alexandria, LA $52,777

Fort Smith, AR $52,626

El Paso, TX $52,464

Las Cruces, NM $52,192

Harlingen, TX $52,039

Pocatello, ID $52,030

Florence, AL $51,952

Brownsville, TX $51,939

Mcallen, TX $51,813

Dothan, AL $51,729

Columbus, MS $51,371

Altus, OK $51,090

Lawton, OK $50,975

Pierre, SD $50,759

What Skills Can Increase a Tms 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 Tms 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	$63,862	6%
Coordination	$63,260	5%
Commitment	$62,658	4%
Initiative	$62,658	4%
Repairing	$62,055	3%
HVAC	$62,055	3%

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How Education impacts a Tms Technician's Salary?

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

Tms Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tms 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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Tms Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tms 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 June 01, 2026

$56,020

Average $60,248/year

$70,522

$4,668

Average $5,021/month

$5,877

$1,077

Average $1,159/week

$1,356

$27

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,522	$5,877	$1,356	$34
Average	$60,248	$5,021	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$56,020	$4,668	$1,077	$27

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Salary Trends for Tms Technician

Salaries for a Tms Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,104 in 2023 to around $52,683 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tms Technician salary trends, .

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2023

$53,104

2024

$53,264

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$52,683

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