What are the main factors that influence a Loading Master's salary?

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

How does experience change A Loading Master's salary?

A Loading Master's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $45,806, a Loading Master (1-3 years)earns $52,950, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $72,741, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $85,863, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $85,351,

What are the highest paying states for a Loading Master?

Loading Master salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Loading Master roles are District of Columbia $59,001, California $58,777, Massachusetts $57,993. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Loading Master roles make?

Salaries for Loading Master level roles vary by specialization: Master Planner: $83,894; Loading Dock Worker: $81,757; Loading Supervisor: $74,394; Plumber, Master: $72,500; Master Electrician: $71,300.

How do different companies affect a Loading Master's salary?

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

Loading Master Salary in the United States

How much does a Loading Master make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Loading Master in the United States is $53,288 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,075
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,503 to $57,888
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,057

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,888	$4,824	$1,113	$28
Average	$53,288	$4,441	$1,025	$26
25th Percentile	$49,503	$4,125	$952	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Loading Master Salaries

A Loading Master'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Loading Master Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Loading Master'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): $45,806
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,950
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,741
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,863
Expert (over 8 years): $85,351

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Loading Master	$45,806
Loading M... Level Loading Master	$52,950
Laborator... Level Loading Master	$72,741
Laborator... Level Loading Master	$85,863
Laborator... Level Loading Master	$85,351

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How Do Loading Master 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 Loading Masters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,001.
California: $58,777.
Massachusetts: $57,993.

District of Columbia $59,001

California $58,777

Massachusetts $57,993

Washington $57,780

New Jersey $57,759

Alaska $57,684

Connecticut $56,949

New York $56,651

Hawaii $55,697

Rhode Island $55,249

Maryland $54,945

Minnesota $54,530

Colorado $54,370

Illinois $54,317

Oregon $54,114

Delaware $53,965

New Hampshire $53,871

Virginia $53,661

Pennsylvania $53,048

Nevada $52,739

North Dakota $52,638

Michigan $52,478

Wisconsin $52,420

Vermont $52,302

Texas $51,977

Maine $51,956

Arizona $51,924

Ohio $51,887

Georgia $51,396

Indiana $51,151

Wyoming $51,103

Utah $51,029

Iowa $50,997

Kansas $50,741

Louisiana $50,666

North Carolina $50,640

Missouri $50,629

Florida $50,421

Montana $50,309

Nebraska $50,203

Kentucky $50,144

South Carolina $49,931

Tennessee $49,798

Idaho $49,744

New Mexico $49,355

Oklahoma $49,270

Alabama $48,956

South Dakota $48,428

Arkansas $48,140

West Virginia $47,986

Mississippi $47,522

Top Paying Cities for Loading Masters

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: $67,212
San Francisco: $66,552
Oakland: $65,075

San Jose, CA $67,212

San Francisco, CA $66,552

Oakland, CA $65,075

New York, NY $61,756

Queens Village, NY $61,356

Paramus, NJ $60,930

Passaic, NJ $60,876

Bergenfield, NJ $60,823

Stamford, CT $60,743

Huntington, NY $60,690

Newark, NJ $60,343

Bridgeport, CT $60,237

New Brunswick, NJ $60,061

Vallejo, CA $59,949

Middlesex, NJ $59,917

Somerset, NJ $59,869

Petaluma, CA $59,747

Santa Cruz, CA $59,539

Boston, MA $59,432

Monterey, CA $59,166

Fairbanks, AK $59,128

Los Angeles, CA $59,027

Washington, DC $59,001

Seattle, WA $58,905

Santa Rosa, CA $58,894

Juneau, AK $58,739

Orange, CA $58,564

Anchorage, AK $58,468

Anaheim, CA $58,430

Santa Ana, CA $58,350

Nassau, NY $58,318

Long Beach, CA $58,297

Danbury, CT $58,281

Santa Maria, CA $58,100

Everett, WA $58,089

Bremerton, WA $57,828

Trenton, NJ $57,727

Sacramento, CA $57,706

San Diego, CA $57,679

Brockton, MA $57,658

Tacoma, WA $57,636

Santa Barbara, CA $57,562

Lowell, MA $57,349

New Suffolk, NY $57,327

Nashua, NH $57,263

Lompoc, CA $57,178

Ventura, CA $57,125

Stockton, CA $57,109

New Haven, CT $57,002

Atlantic City, NJ $56,864

Hartford, CT $56,746

Modesto, CA $56,720

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,603

New Britain, CT $56,576

Olympia, WA $56,501

Kennewick, WA $56,501

New London, CT $56,491

Norwich, CT $56,475

Lawrence, MA $56,448

Bakersfield, CA $56,299

Riverside, CA $56,224

New Bedford, MA $56,224

Richland, WA $56,171

Portsmouth, NH $56,128

Vineland, NJ $56,118

San Bernardino, CA $56,075

Boulder, CO $55,926

Worcester, MA $55,883

Portland, OR $55,835

Saint Paul, MN $55,771

Minneapolis, MN $55,771

Philadelphia, PA $55,697

Honolulu, HI $55,414

Springfield, MA $55,228

Providence, RI $55,222

Chicago, IL $55,068

Bellingham, WA $55,004

Baltimore, MD $54,945

Chico, CA $54,812

Wilmington, DE $54,722

Pittsfield, MA $54,668

Manchester, NH $54,567

Spokane, WA $54,333

Denver, CO $54,327

Albany, NY $54,077

Troy, NY $54,055

Schenectady, NY $53,944

Burlington, VT $53,826

Portland, ME $53,640

Salem, OR $53,597

Yakima, WA $53,587

Ann Arbor, MI $53,571

Rochester, MN $53,421

Fresno, CA $53,395

Reno, NV $53,395

Milwaukee, WI $53,347

Detroit, MI $53,293

Allentown, PA $53,277

Carson City, NV $53,272

Houston, TX $53,192

Colorado Springs, CO $53,187

Syracuse, NY $53,160

Eugene, OR $53,059

Bismarck, ND $52,995

Gary, IN $52,995

Galveston, TX $52,995

Springfield, OR $52,952

Medford, OR $52,824

Fort Collins, CO $52,803

Austin, TX $52,761

Mesa, AZ $52,649

Phoenix, AZ $52,638

Dallas, TX $52,622

Reading, PA $52,590

Saint Cloud, MN $52,569

Concord, NH $52,521

Madison, WI $52,499

Utica, NY $52,356

Raleigh, NC $52,313

Las Vegas, NV $52,308

Rochester, NY $52,270

Des Moines, IA $52,265

Atlanta, GA $52,180

Battle Creek, MI $52,164

Salt Lake City, UT $52,148

Lancaster, PA $52,068

Champaign, IL $52,057

Harrisburg, PA $51,993

Durham, NC $51,945

Kansas City, MO $51,940

Kansas City, KS $51,929

Fort Worth, TX $51,924

Boca Raton, FL $51,903

Cleveland, OH $51,897

Columbus, OH $51,887

Pittsburgh, PA $51,881

Richmond, VA $51,860

Indianapolis, IN $51,849

Cincinnati, OH $51,780

Petersburg, VA $51,700

Billings, MT $51,583

Lansing, MI $51,583

Huntsville, AL $51,583

Lebanon, PA $51,578

Dayton, OH $51,572

Pueblo, CO $51,572

Appleton, WI $51,556

Buffalo, NY $51,535

Racine, WI $51,508

Charlotte, NC $51,503

Saint Louis, MO $51,487

Springfield, IL $51,466

Elkhart, IN $51,455

York, PA $51,455

Gastonia, NC $51,450

Benton Harbor, MI $51,450

Beaumont, TX $51,418

Lorain, OH $51,407

Toledo, OH $51,386

Binghamton, NY $51,359

Rock Hill, SC $51,354

Rockford, IL $51,327

Fargo, ND $51,300

Elyria, OH $51,300

Flagstaff, AZ $51,263

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,231

Miami, FL $51,199

Duluth, MN $51,114

Bangor, ME $51,045

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,986

Louisville, KY $50,959

Grand Rapids, MI $50,949

Hialeah, FL $50,943

Casper, WY $50,869

Scranton, PA $50,805

New Orleans, LA $50,789

Virginia Beach, VA $50,784

Akron, OH $50,757

Peoria, IL $50,688

Sarasota, FL $50,677

Green Bay, WI $50,640

Baton Rouge, LA $50,613

Charleston, SC $50,602

Nashville, TN $50,586

Jamestown, NY $50,576

Davenport, IA $50,576

Tucson, AZ $50,549

Cheyenne, WY $50,533

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,517

Tampa, FL $50,506

Omaha, NE $50,496

Port Arthur, TX $50,474

Evansville, IN $50,474

Bradenton, FL $50,453

Santa Fe, NM $50,357

Orlando, FL $50,304

Clearwater, FL $50,245

Canton, OH $50,133

La Crosse, WI $50,133

Grand Forks, ND $50,117

Albuquerque, NM $50,101

Tulsa, OK $50,101

Newport News, VA $50,096

High Point, NC $50,080

Ogden, UT $50,059

Corpus Christi, TX $50,016

Laramie, WY $49,984

Norfolk, VA $49,984

Rock Island, IL $49,952

Saginaw, MI $49,942

Jacksonville, FL $49,936

Salisbury, NC $49,926

Memphis, TN $49,915

Moline, IL $49,888

Fort Myers, FL $49,872

Waterloo, IA $49,803

Spartanburg, SC $49,750

Lincoln, NE $49,723

Fort Wayne, IN $49,712

Birmingham, AL $49,654

Cedar Falls, IA $49,643

Provo, UT $49,638

Springfield, OH $49,633

San Antonio, TX $49,622

Greensboro, NC $49,601

South Bend, IN $49,595

Winston Salem, NC $49,590

Boise, ID $49,574

Savannah, GA $49,537

Muskegon, MI $49,441

Lima, OH $49,377

Lake Charles, LA $49,355

Anderson, IN $49,345

Lexington, KY $49,329

Augusta, GA $49,313

Greenville, SC $49,313

Wichita, KS $49,265

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,265

Columbia, SC $49,217

Bloomington, IN $49,084

Roanoke, VA $49,052

Asheville, NC $48,982

Knoxville, TN $48,892

Shreveport, LA $48,887

Wilmington, NC $48,817

Frankfort, KY $48,716

Oklahoma City, OK $48,679

Chillicothe, OH $48,657

Longview, TX $48,652

Topeka, KS $48,636

Mobile, AL $48,556

Terre Haute, IN $48,535

Erie, PA $48,529

Altoona, PA $48,503

Melbourne, FL $48,487

Amarillo, TX $48,466

Killeen, TX $48,450

Fayetteville, AR $48,407

Sioux Falls, SD $48,370

Chattanooga, TN $48,338

Idaho Falls, ID $48,332

Gainesville, FL $48,220

Portsmouth, OH $48,194

Little Rock, AR $48,183

Lynchburg, VA $48,183

Lafayette, LA $48,162

Youngstown, OH $48,162

Temple, TX $48,140

Daytona Beach, FL $48,130

Clarksville, TN $48,124

Pensacola, FL $48,119

Hopkinsville, KY $47,959

Charleston, WV $47,954

Florence, SC $47,927

Sioux City, IA $47,895

Macon, GA $47,741

Tallahassee, FL $47,735

Fayetteville, NC $47,725

Waco, TX $47,714

Wichita Falls, TX $47,714

Pine Bluff, AR $47,693

Vincennes, IN $47,592

Lubbock, TX $47,570

Great Falls, MT $47,538

Alamogordo, NM $47,533

Abilene, TX $47,490

Rapid City, SD $47,421

Monroe, LA $47,421

Albany, GA $47,389

Huntington, WV $47,384

Jackson, MS $47,378

Greenville, MS $47,373

Parkersburg, WV $47,320

Montgomery, AL $47,309

Johnstown, PA $47,299

Springfield, MO $47,256

Biloxi, MS $47,229

Sumter, SC $47,117

Columbus, GA $47,112

Twin Falls, ID $47,080

Pascagoula, MS $47,011

Kingsport, TN $46,872

Gulfport, MS $46,856

Alexandria, LA $46,680

Fort Smith, AR $46,547

El Paso, TX $46,403

Helena, MT $46,334

Las Cruces, NM $46,163

Harlingen, TX $46,014

Pocatello, ID $45,966

Florence, AL $45,950

Brownsville, TX $45,940

Dothan, AL $45,854

Mcallen, TX $45,828

Columbus, MS $45,433

Altus, OK $45,188

Lawton, OK $45,087

Pierre, SD $44,895

What Skills Can Increase a Loading Master's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

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 Loading Master's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$58,617	10%
Collaboration	$57,018	7%
Product Testing	$56,485	6%
Molecular Biology	$55,420	4%
Oral Communication	$55,420	4%
Leadership	$55,420	4%

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Loading Master Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Loading Master'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

$49,503

Average $53,288/year

$57,888

$4,125

Average $4,441/month

$4,824

$952

Average $1,025/week

$1,113

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,888	$4,824	$1,113	$28
Average	$53,288	$4,441	$1,025	$26
25th Percentile	$49,503	$4,125	$952	$24

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Salary Trends for Loading Master

Salaries for a Loading Master can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,909 in 2023 to around $43,288 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Loading Master salary trends, .

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2024

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