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 $54,473, an Tms Technician (3-5 years)earns $60,536, an Instrument Technician III (5-7 years)earns $78,085,

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 $66,701, California $66,448, Massachusetts $65,562. 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: $90,369; Or Technician: $87,122; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,375; Mathematical Technician: $64,759; Radiation Technician: $63,609.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tms Technician in the United States is $60,243 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): $79,867
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,018 to $70,515
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,171

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Tms Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,515	$5,876	$1,356	$34
Average	$60,243	$5,020	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$56,018	$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: $66,701.
California: $66,448.
Massachusetts: $65,562.

District of Columbia $66,701 California $66,448 Massachusetts $65,562 Washington $65,321 New Jersey $65,297 Alaska $65,213 Connecticut $64,381 New York $64,044

Hawaii $62,966 Rhode Island $62,460 Maryland $62,116 Minnesota $61,646 Colorado $61,466 Illinois $61,405 Oregon $61,177 Delaware $61,008

New Hampshire $60,902 Virginia $60,664 Pennsylvania $59,972 Nevada $59,622 North Dakota $59,508 Michigan $59,327 Wisconsin $59,261 Vermont $59,128

Texas $58,761 Maine $58,737 Arizona $58,701 Ohio $58,658 Georgia $58,104 Indiana $57,827 Wyoming $57,773 Utah $57,689

Iowa $57,652 Kansas $57,363 Louisiana $57,279 North Carolina $57,249 Missouri $57,237 Florida $57,002 Montana $56,875 Nebraska $56,755

Kentucky $56,688 South Carolina $56,448 Tennessee $56,297 Idaho $56,237 New Mexico $55,797 Oklahoma $55,700 Alabama $55,345 South Dakota $54,749

Arkansas $54,423 West Virginia $54,249 Mississippi $53,725

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: $75,984
San Francisco: $75,152
Oakland: $73,569

San Jose, CA $75,984

San Francisco, CA $75,152

Oakland, CA $73,569

New York, NY $69,363

Paramus, NJ $68,520

Queens Village, NY $68,517

Passaic, NJ $68,459

Bergenfield, NJ $68,454

Stamford, CT $68,321

Huntington, NY $68,297

Newark, NJ $67,851

Bridgeport, CT $67,724

Vallejo, CA $67,604

New Brunswick, NJ $67,580

Petaluma, CA $67,544

Middlesex, NJ $67,430

Somerset, NJ $67,388

Santa Cruz, CA $67,309

Boston, MA $66,942

Monterey, CA $66,730

Seattle, WA $66,592

Santa Rosa, CA $66,580

Los Angeles, CA $66,562

Juneau, AK $66,406

Washington, DC $66,339

Orange, CA $66,125

Santa Ana, CA $65,966

Long Beach, CA $65,906

Anaheim, CA $65,894

Anchorage, AK $65,863

Santa Maria, CA $65,683

Everett, WA $65,671

Danbury, CT $65,459

Bremerton, WA $65,375

Tacoma, WA $65,159

New Suffolk, NY $65,157

Sacramento, CA $65,141

Santa Barbara, CA $65,074

Trenton, NJ $65,008

San Diego, CA $65,008

Brockton, MA $64,942

Fairbanks, AK $64,794

Lompoc, CA $64,641

Lowell, MA $64,592

Ventura, CA $64,580

Nashua, NH $64,568

Stockton, CA $64,562

Modesto, CA $64,122

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,990

Olympia, WA $63,875

Kennewick, WA $63,875

New Haven, CT $63,851

Lawrence, MA $63,634

Hartford, CT $63,574

Riverside, CA $63,562

New Bedford, MA $63,502

Richland, WA $63,502

Bakersfield, CA $63,418

San Bernardino, CA $63,393

New Britain, CT $63,387

Atlantic City, NJ $63,387

New London, CT $63,363

Norwich, CT $63,345

Portsmouth, NH $63,333

Boulder, CO $63,206

Portland, OR $63,122

Worcester, MA $63,116

Minneapolis, MN $62,930

Philadelphia, PA $62,845

Honolulu, HI $62,646

Saint Paul, MN $62,618

Vineland, NJ $62,604

Providence, RI $62,430

Chicago, IL $62,255

Bellingham, WA $62,183

Springfield, MA $62,134

Baltimore, MD $62,116

Chico, CA $61,966

Pittsfield, MA $61,803

Manchester, NH $61,689

Spokane, WA $61,424

Denver, CO $61,418

Albany, NY $61,134

Troy, NY $61,110

Nassau, NY $61,046

Schenectady, NY $60,984

Wilmington, DE $60,936

Burlington, VT $60,851

Salem, OR $60,827

Portland, ME $60,640

Yakima, WA $60,580

Rochester, MN $60,393

Reno, NV $60,363

Fresno, CA $60,363

Milwaukee, WI $60,309

Detroit, MI $60,249

Ann Arbor, MI $60,239

Allentown, PA $60,231

Colorado Springs, CO $60,128

Syracuse, NY $60,098

Carson City, NV $60,098

Houston, TX $60,014

Eugene, OR $59,984

Gary, IN $59,911

Springfield, OR $59,863

Bismarck, ND $59,851

Galveston, TX $59,809

Medford, OR $59,719

Fort Collins, CO $59,695

Concord, NH $59,664

Austin, TX $59,646

Mesa, AZ $59,520

Reading, PA $59,514

Phoenix, AZ $59,508

Dallas, TX $59,490

Saint Cloud, MN $59,432

Madison, WI $59,351

Utica, NY $59,189

Rochester, NY $59,092

Des Moines, IA $59,086

Raleigh, NC $59,080

Atlanta, GA $58,990

Battle Creek, MI $58,972

Salt Lake City, UT $58,954

Lancaster, PA $58,863

Harrisburg, PA $58,779

Kansas City, MO $58,719

Champaign, IL $58,707

Kansas City, KS $58,707

Fort Worth, TX $58,701

Columbus, OH $58,690

Boca Raton, FL $58,676

Pittsburgh, PA $58,652

Richmond, VA $58,628

Indianapolis, IN $58,616

Cleveland, OH $58,610

Las Vegas, NV $58,538

Cincinnati, OH $58,538

Petersburg, VA $58,448

Huntsville, AL $58,357

Lansing, MI $58,317

Lebanon, PA $58,309

Pueblo, CO $58,303

Appleton, WI $58,285

Buffalo, NY $58,261

Dayton, OH $58,243

Racine, WI $58,231

Charlotte, NC $58,225

Saint Louis, MO $58,207

York, PA $58,170

Elkhart, IN $58,170

Gastonia, NC $58,159

Billings, MT $58,145

Beaumont, TX $58,128

Lorain, OH $58,116

Benton Harbor, MI $58,104

Toledo, OH $58,092

Binghamton, NY $58,062

Rock Hill, SC $58,056

Rockford, IL $58,026

Springfield, IL $58,002

Elyria, OH $57,996

Fargo, ND $57,996

Flagstaff, AZ $57,954

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,917

Duluth, MN $57,881

Miami, FL $57,881

Cheyenne, WY $57,839

Grand Forks, ND $57,839

Bangor, ME $57,707

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,640

Durham, NC $57,615

Louisville, KY $57,610

Grand Rapids, MI $57,598

Hialeah, FL $57,592

Casper, WY $57,508

Scranton, PA $57,435

New Orleans, LA $57,417

Virginia Beach, VA $57,411

Akron, OH $57,381

Peoria, IL $57,303

Sarasota, FL $57,291

Nashville, TN $57,249

Omaha, NE $57,249

Green Bay, WI $57,249

Baton Rouge, LA $57,219

Charleston, SC $57,207

Jamestown, NY $57,176

Davenport, IA $57,176

Tucson, AZ $57,146

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,110

Tampa, FL $57,098

Evansville, IN $57,062

Port Arthur, TX $57,062

Bradenton, FL $57,038

Santa Fe, NM $56,929

Orlando, FL $56,821

Clearwater, FL $56,803

Canton, OH $56,676

La Crosse, WI $56,676

Albuquerque, NM $56,640

Newport News, VA $56,634

High Point, NC $56,616

Ogden, UT $56,592

Corpus Christi, TX $56,544

Norfolk, VA $56,508

Laramie, WY $56,508

Rock Island, IL $56,472

Saginaw, MI $56,460

Jacksonville, FL $56,454

Salisbury, NC $56,441

Boise, ID $56,429

Moline, IL $56,399

Fort Myers, FL $56,381

Memphis, TN $56,369

Tulsa, OK $56,339

Waterloo, IA $56,303

Spartanburg, SC $56,243

Lincoln, NE $56,213

Fort Wayne, IN $56,201

Provo, UT $56,194

Cedar Falls, IA $56,122

San Antonio, TX $56,098

Greensboro, NC $56,074

South Bend, IN $56,068

Savannah, GA $56,002

Muskegon, MI $55,978

Birmingham, AL $55,972

Winston Salem, NC $55,942

Lake Charles, LA $55,797

Anderson, IN $55,785

Lexington, KY $55,767

Augusta, GA $55,749

Greenville, SC $55,749

Lima, OH $55,700

Wichita, KS $55,694

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,694

Columbia, SC $55,640

Springfield, OH $55,628

Asheville, NC $55,532

Bloomington, IN $55,490

Knoxville, TN $55,273

Shreveport, LA $55,267

Wilmington, NC $55,188

Roanoke, VA $55,188

Topeka, KS $55,080

Frankfort, KY $55,073

Oklahoma City, OK $55,032

Chillicothe, OH $55,008

Longview, TX $55,002

Melbourne, FL $54,996

Sioux Falls, SD $54,899

Mobile, AL $54,893

Terre Haute, IN $54,869

Altoona, PA $54,833

Amarillo, TX $54,791

Killeen, TX $54,773

Fayetteville, AR $54,725

Chattanooga, TN $54,706

Sioux City, IA $54,652

Idaho Falls, ID $54,640

Lynchburg, VA $54,592

Gainesville, FL $54,514

Portsmouth, OH $54,484

Little Rock, AR $54,472

Lafayette, LA $54,447

Youngstown, OH $54,447

Daytona Beach, FL $54,411

Clarksville, TN $54,405

Pensacola, FL $54,399

Temple, TX $54,395

Hopkinsville, KY $54,219

Erie, PA $54,206

Florence, SC $54,182

Charleston, WV $54,086

Great Falls, MT $54,056

Macon, GA $53,972

Tallahassee, FL $53,966

Fayetteville, NC $53,953

Waco, TX $53,941

Helena, MT $53,899

Pine Bluff, AR $53,876

Vincennes, IN $53,803

Lubbock, TX $53,779

Alamogordo, NM $53,743

Twin Falls, ID $53,688

Rapid City, SD $53,670

Jackson, MS $53,562

Huntington, WV $53,558

Greenville, MS $53,556

Parkersburg, WV $53,494

Montgomery, AL $53,484

Wichita Falls, TX $53,423

Springfield, MO $53,423

Biloxi, MS $53,393

Monroe, LA $53,333

Johnstown, PA $53,291

Sumter, SC $53,267

Columbus, GA $53,261

Pascagoula, MS $53,146

Abilene, TX $53,146

Kingsport, TN $52,990

Albany, GA $52,990

Gulfport, MS $52,971

Alexandria, LA $52,773

Fort Smith, AR $52,622

El Paso, TX $52,459

Las Cruces, NM $52,188

Harlingen, TX $52,035

Pocatello, ID $52,026

Florence, AL $51,947

Brownsville, TX $51,935

Mcallen, TX $51,809

Dothan, AL $51,724

Columbus, MS $51,367

Altus, OK $51,086

Lawton, OK $50,971

Pierre, SD $50,755

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	$63,857	6%
Coordination	$63,255	5%
Commitment	$62,653	4%
Initiative	$62,653	4%
Repairing	$62,050	3%
HVAC	$62,050	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 May 01, 2026

$56,018

Average $60,243/year

$70,515

$4,668

Average $5,020/month

$5,876

$1,077

Average $1,159/week

$1,356

$27

Average $29/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,515	$5,876	$1,356	$34
Average	$60,243	$5,020	$1,159	$29
25th Percentile	$56,018	$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

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$53,264

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