What are the main factors that influence a Weapons Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Weapons Specialist's salary?

A Weapons Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $66,404 for beginners, reaching about $71,472 at mid-level, and approach $79,910 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Weapons Specialist?

Weapons Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Weapons Specialist roles are District of Columbia $77,213, California $76,920, Massachusetts $75,895. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Weapons Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Weapons Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Weapons Engineer: $95,133; Environmental Compliance Specialist: $84,952; Immigration Specialist: $83,060; Special Forces Weapons Sergeant: $78,932; IS Specialist: $63,056.

How do different companies affect a Weapons Specialist's salary?

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

Weapons Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Weapons Specialist make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Weapons Specialist in the United States is $69,737 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,179
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,464 to $80,437
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,843

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Weapons Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,437	$6,703	$1,547	$39
Average	$69,737	$5,811	$1,341	$34
25th Percentile	$62,464	$5,205	$1,201	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Weapons Specialist Salaries

A Weapons Specialist'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 Weapons Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Weapons Specialist'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): $66,404
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,909
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,472
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,382
Expert (over 8 years): $79,910

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Weapons Specialist	$66,404
Intermediate Level Weapons Specialist	$66,909
Senior Level Weapons Specialist	$71,472
Specialist Level Weapons Specialist	$79,382
Expert Level Weapons Specialist	$79,910

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How Do Weapons Specialist 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 Weapons Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $77,213.
California: $76,920.
Massachusetts: $75,895.

District of Columbia $77,213

California $76,920

Massachusetts $75,895

Washington $75,616

New Jersey $75,588

Alaska $75,490

Connecticut $74,528

New York $74,137

Hawaii $72,889

Rhode Island $72,303

Maryland $71,906

Minnesota $71,362

Colorado $71,153

Illinois $71,083

Oregon $70,818

Delaware $70,623

New Hampshire $70,500

Virginia $70,225

Pennsylvania $69,423

Nevada $69,019

North Dakota $68,886

Michigan $68,677

Wisconsin $68,600

Vermont $68,447

Texas $68,021

Maine $67,993

Arizona $67,952

Ohio $67,903

Georgia $67,261

Indiana $66,940

Wyoming $66,878

Utah $66,780

Iowa $66,738

Kansas $66,403

Louisiana $66,306

North Carolina $66,271

Missouri $66,257

Florida $65,985

Montana $65,839

Nebraska $65,699

Kentucky $65,622

South Carolina $65,343

Tennessee $65,169

Idaho $65,099

New Mexico $64,590

Oklahoma $64,479

Alabama $64,067

South Dakota $63,377

Arkansas $63,000

West Virginia $62,798

Mississippi $62,191

Top Paying Cities for Weapons Specialists

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: $87,959
San Francisco: $87,094
Oakland: $85,163

San Jose, CA $87,959

San Francisco, CA $87,094

Oakland, CA $85,163

New York, NY $80,818

Queens Village, NY $80,295

Paramus, NJ $79,737

Passaic, NJ $79,667

Bergenfield, NJ $79,598

Stamford, CT $79,493

Huntington, NY $79,423

Newark, NJ $78,970

Bridgeport, CT $78,831

New Brunswick, NJ $78,600

Vallejo, CA $78,454

Middlesex, NJ $78,412

Somerset, NJ $78,349

Petaluma, CA $78,189

Santa Cruz, CA $77,917

Boston, MA $77,778

Monterey, CA $77,429

Fairbanks, AK $77,380

Los Angeles, CA $77,248

Washington, DC $77,213

Seattle, WA $77,087

Santa Rosa, CA $77,073

Juneau, AK $76,871

Orange, CA $76,641

Anchorage, AK $76,515

Anaheim, CA $76,467

Santa Ana, CA $76,362

Nassau, NY $76,320

Long Beach, CA $76,292

Danbury, CT $76,271

Santa Maria, CA $76,034

Everett, WA $76,020

Bremerton, WA $75,678

Trenton, NJ $75,546

Sacramento, CA $75,518

San Diego, CA $75,483

Brockton, MA $75,455

Tacoma, WA $75,427

Santa Barbara, CA $75,330

Lowell, MA $75,051

New Suffolk, NY $75,023

Nashua, NH $74,939

Lompoc, CA $74,828

Ventura, CA $74,758

Stockton, CA $74,737

New Haven, CT $74,598

Atlantic City, NJ $74,416

Hartford, CT $74,263

Modesto, CA $74,228

Poughkeepsie, NY $74,075

New Britain, CT $74,040

Olympia, WA $73,942

Kennewick, WA $73,942

New London, CT $73,928

Norwich, CT $73,907

Lawrence, MA $73,872

Bakersfield, CA $73,677

Riverside, CA $73,579

New Bedford, MA $73,579

Richland, WA $73,510

Portsmouth, NH $73,454

Vineland, NJ $73,440

San Bernardino, CA $73,384

Boulder, CO $73,189

Worcester, MA $73,133

Portland, OR $73,070

Saint Paul, MN $72,987

Minneapolis, MN $72,987

Philadelphia, PA $72,889

Honolulu, HI $72,519

Springfield, MA $72,275

Providence, RI $72,268

Chicago, IL $72,066

Bellingham, WA $71,982

Baltimore, MD $71,906

Chico, CA $71,731

Wilmington, DE $71,613

Pittsfield, MA $71,543

Manchester, NH $71,411

Spokane, WA $71,104

Denver, CO $71,097

Albany, NY $70,769

Troy, NY $70,741

Schenectady, NY $70,595

Burlington, VT $70,441

Portland, ME $70,197

Salem, OR $70,141

Yakima, WA $70,127

Ann Arbor, MI $70,107

Rochester, MN $69,911

Fresno, CA $69,876

Reno, NV $69,876

Milwaukee, WI $69,814

Detroit, MI $69,744

Allentown, PA $69,723

Carson City, NV $69,716

Houston, TX $69,611

Colorado Springs, CO $69,604

Syracuse, NY $69,570

Eugene, OR $69,437

Bismarck, ND $69,353

Gary, IN $69,353

Galveston, TX $69,353

Springfield, OR $69,298

Medford, OR $69,130

Fort Collins, CO $69,102

Austin, TX $69,047

Mesa, AZ $68,900

Phoenix, AZ $68,886

Dallas, TX $68,865

Reading, PA $68,823

Saint Cloud, MN $68,795

Concord, NH $68,733

Madison, WI $68,705

Utica, NY $68,517

Raleigh, NC $68,461

Las Vegas, NV $68,454

Rochester, NY $68,405

Des Moines, IA $68,398

Atlanta, GA $68,286

Battle Creek, MI $68,265

Salt Lake City, UT $68,245

Lancaster, PA $68,140

Champaign, IL $68,126

Harrisburg, PA $68,042

Durham, NC $67,980

Kansas City, MO $67,973

Kansas City, KS $67,959

Fort Worth, TX $67,952

Boca Raton, FL $67,924

Cleveland, OH $67,917

Columbus, OH $67,903

Pittsburgh, PA $67,896

Richmond, VA $67,868

Indianapolis, IN $67,854

Cincinnati, OH $67,763

Petersburg, VA $67,659

Billings, MT $67,505

Lansing, MI $67,505

Huntsville, AL $67,505

Lebanon, PA $67,498

Dayton, OH $67,491

Pueblo, CO $67,491

Appleton, WI $67,470

Buffalo, NY $67,443

Racine, WI $67,408

Charlotte, NC $67,401

Saint Louis, MO $67,380

Springfield, IL $67,352

Elkhart, IN $67,338

York, PA $67,338

Gastonia, NC $67,331

Benton Harbor, MI $67,331

Beaumont, TX $67,289

Lorain, OH $67,275

Toledo, OH $67,247

Binghamton, NY $67,212

Rock Hill, SC $67,205

Rockford, IL $67,171

Fargo, ND $67,136

Elyria, OH $67,136

Flagstaff, AZ $67,087

Fort Lauderdale, FL $67,045

Miami, FL $67,003

Duluth, MN $66,892

Bangor, ME $66,801

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,724

Louisville, KY $66,689

Grand Rapids, MI $66,675

Hialeah, FL $66,668

Casper, WY $66,571

Scranton, PA $66,487

New Orleans, LA $66,466

Virginia Beach, VA $66,459

Akron, OH $66,424

Peoria, IL $66,334

Sarasota, FL $66,320

Green Bay, WI $66,271

Baton Rouge, LA $66,236

Charleston, SC $66,222

Nashville, TN $66,201

Jamestown, NY $66,187

Davenport, IA $66,187

Tucson, AZ $66,152

Cheyenne, WY $66,132

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,111

Tampa, FL $66,097

Omaha, NE $66,083

Port Arthur, TX $66,055

Evansville, IN $66,055

Bradenton, FL $66,027

Santa Fe, NM $65,901

Orlando, FL $65,832

Clearwater, FL $65,755

Canton, OH $65,608

La Crosse, WI $65,608

Grand Forks, ND $65,588

Albuquerque, NM $65,567

Tulsa, OK $65,567

Newport News, VA $65,560

High Point, NC $65,539

Ogden, UT $65,511

Corpus Christi, TX $65,455

Laramie, WY $65,413

Norfolk, VA $65,413

Rock Island, IL $65,371

Saginaw, MI $65,357

Jacksonville, FL $65,350

Salisbury, NC $65,337

Memphis, TN $65,323

Moline, IL $65,288

Fort Myers, FL $65,267

Waterloo, IA $65,176

Spartanburg, SC $65,106

Lincoln, NE $65,072

Fort Wayne, IN $65,058

Birmingham, AL $64,981

Cedar Falls, IA $64,967

Provo, UT $64,960

Springfield, OH $64,953

San Antonio, TX $64,939

Greensboro, NC $64,911

South Bend, IN $64,904

Winston Salem, NC $64,897

Boise, ID $64,876

Savannah, GA $64,827

Muskegon, MI $64,702

Lima, OH $64,618

Lake Charles, LA $64,590

Anderson, IN $64,576

Lexington, KY $64,555

Augusta, GA $64,535

Greenville, SC $64,535

Wichita, KS $64,472

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,472

Columbia, SC $64,409

Bloomington, IN $64,235

Roanoke, VA $64,193

Asheville, NC $64,102

Knoxville, TN $63,984

Shreveport, LA $63,977

Wilmington, NC $63,886

Frankfort, KY $63,753

Oklahoma City, OK $63,705

Chillicothe, OH $63,677

Longview, TX $63,670

Topeka, KS $63,649

Mobile, AL $63,544

Terre Haute, IN $63,516

Erie, PA $63,509

Altoona, PA $63,475

Melbourne, FL $63,454

Amarillo, TX $63,426

Killeen, TX $63,405

Fayetteville, AR $63,349

Sioux Falls, SD $63,300

Chattanooga, TN $63,258

Idaho Falls, ID $63,251

Gainesville, FL $63,105

Portsmouth, OH $63,070

Little Rock, AR $63,056

Lynchburg, VA $63,056

Lafayette, LA $63,028

Youngstown, OH $63,028

Temple, TX $63,000

Daytona Beach, FL $62,986

Clarksville, TN $62,979

Pensacola, FL $62,972

Hopkinsville, KY $62,763

Charleston, WV $62,756

Florence, SC $62,721

Sioux City, IA $62,680

Macon, GA $62,477

Tallahassee, FL $62,470

Fayetteville, NC $62,456

Waco, TX $62,442

Wichita Falls, TX $62,442

Pine Bluff, AR $62,415

Vincennes, IN $62,282

Lubbock, TX $62,254

Great Falls, MT $62,212

Alamogordo, NM $62,205

Abilene, TX $62,150

Rapid City, SD $62,059

Monroe, LA $62,059

Albany, GA $62,017

Huntington, WV $62,010

Jackson, MS $62,003

Greenville, MS $61,996

Parkersburg, WV $61,926

Montgomery, AL $61,912

Johnstown, PA $61,898

Springfield, MO $61,843

Biloxi, MS $61,808

Sumter, SC $61,661

Columbus, GA $61,654

Twin Falls, ID $61,613

Pascagoula, MS $61,522

Kingsport, TN $61,341

Gulfport, MS $61,320

Alexandria, LA $61,090

Fort Smith, AR $60,915

El Paso, TX $60,727

Helena, MT $60,636

Las Cruces, NM $60,413

Harlingen, TX $60,218

Pocatello, ID $60,155

Florence, AL $60,134

Brownsville, TX $60,120

Dothan, AL $60,009

Mcallen, TX $59,974

Columbus, MS $59,458

Altus, OK $59,137

Lawton, OK $59,004

Pierre, SD $58,753

What Skills Can Increase a Weapons Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Career Development (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	5.36%
Career Development	1.79%
Business Administration	1.19%

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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 Weapons Specialist's salary.

Visio: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Data Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Python: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Visio	$78,803	13%
Data Integrity	$75,316	8%
Python	$74,618	7%
Sustainability	$73,921	6%
Java	$73,921	6%
Object Oriented Programming	$73,921	6%

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How Education impacts a Weapons Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Weapons Specialists 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 Weapons Specialist with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $72,281 and $77,748).

Weapons Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Weapons Specialist

No Diploma 23.5%

High School 23.5%

Associates 17.6%

Bachelors 41.2%

Masters 17.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	23.5%
High School	23.5%
Associates	17.6%
Bachelors	41.2%
Masters	17.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Weapons Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Weapons Specialist'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

$62,464

Average $69,737/year

$80,437

$5,205

Average $5,811/month

$6,703

$1,201

Average $1,341/week

$1,547

$30

Average $34/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,437	$6,703	$1,547	$39
Average	$69,737	$5,811	$1,341	$34
25th Percentile	$62,464	$5,205	$1,201	$30

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Salary Trends for Weapons Specialist

Salaries for a Weapons Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,618 in 2023 to around $56,493 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Weapons Specialist salary trends, .

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2023

$56,618

2024

$56,858

2025

$56,493

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2024	$56,858
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