What is the highest and lowest pay for Lighting Technician?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of Lighting Technician in Birmingham, AL is $43,990. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Lighting Technician in Birmingham, AL can go up to $55,078 and the lowest down to $33,695, but most earn between $38,601 and $49,793. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lighting Technician in the United States.

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Lighting Technician Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Lighting Technician Salary $33,695 Birmingham,AL December 01, 2024
25th Percentile Lighting Technician Salary $38,601 Birmingham,AL December 01, 2024
50th Percentile Lighting Technician Salary $43,990 Birmingham,AL December 01, 2024
75th Percentile Lighting Technician Salary $49,793 Birmingham,AL December 01, 2024
90th Percentile Lighting Technician Salary $55,078 Birmingham,AL December 01, 2024
25% $38,601 10% $33,695 90% $55,078 75% $49,793 $43,990 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Lighting Technician ?

Electrical lighting technicians (ELT) or simply lighting tech., are involved with rigging stage and location sets and controlling artificial, electric lights for art and entertainment venues (theatre or live music venues) or in video, television, or film production. In a theater production, lighting technicians work under the lighting designer and master electrician. In video, television, and film productions, lighting technicians work under the direction of the gaffer or chief lighting technician who takes their direction from the cinematographer. In live music, lighting technicians work und...

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  1. This Job:

    Lighting Technician

    0 - 1 years experience
    Associate's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Audio Visual Technician II

    1 - 3 years experience
    Associate's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
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49793
43990

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
38722
50205
44167
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lighting Technician in Birmingham, AL. The base salary for Lighting Technician ranges from $38,601 to $49,793 with the average base salary of $43,990. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $38,722 to $50,205 with the average total cash compensation of $44,167.

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About Birmingham, Alabama    Birmingham (/ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/ BUR-ming-ham) is a city located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. With an estimated 2017 population....More

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