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

A PCT Technician's salary grows with experience: a PCT Technician (0-1 years)earns $50,417, a Waste Water Treatment Technician II (1-3 years)earns $56,529, a Waste Water Treatment Technician III (3-5 years)earns $63,715, a Waste Water Treatment Superintendent (5+ years)earns $97,617, a Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager (5+ years)earns $111,366,

What are the highest paying states for a PCT Technician?

PCT Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PCT Technician roles are District of Columbia $56,213, California $56,000, Massachusetts $55,253. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of PCT Technician roles make?

Salaries for PCT Technician level roles vary by specialization: PCT Dialysis Travel Nursing: $91,193; Technician: $90,369; Technician PCT Cert: $88,465; Or Technician: $87,122; Conservation Technician: $51,068.

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

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

PCT Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a PCT Technician in the United States is $50,770 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,941
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,171 to $55,571
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,984

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PCT Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,571	$4,631	$1,069	$27
Average	$50,770	$4,231	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$46,171	$3,848	$888	$22

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Key Factors That Influence PCT Technician Salaries

A PCT 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 Experience Level Affects PCT Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PCT Technician'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): $50,417
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,529
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,715
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,617
Expert (over 8 years): $111,366

Levels	Salary
PCT Techn... Level PCT Technician	$50,417
Waste Wat... Level PCT Technician	$56,529
Waste Wat... Level PCT Technician	$63,715
Waste Wat... Level PCT Technician	$97,617
Waste Wat... Level PCT Technician	$111,366

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How Do PCT 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 PCT Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,213.
California: $56,000.
Massachusetts: $55,253.

District of Columbia $56,213 California $56,000 Massachusetts $55,253 Washington $55,050 New Jersey $55,030 Alaska $54,959 Connecticut $54,258 New York $53,974

Hawaii $53,065 Rhode Island $52,639 Maryland $52,349 Minnesota $51,953 Colorado $51,801 Illinois $51,750 Oregon $51,557 Delaware $51,415

New Hampshire $51,326 Virginia $51,126 Pennsylvania $50,542 Nevada $50,247 North Dakota $50,151 Michigan $49,999 Wisconsin $49,943 Vermont $49,831

Texas $49,521 Maine $49,501 Arizona $49,471 Ohio $49,435 Georgia $48,968 Indiana $48,734 Wyoming $48,689 Utah $48,618

Iowa $48,587 Kansas $48,343 Louisiana $48,272 North Carolina $48,247 Missouri $48,237 Florida $48,039 Montana $47,932 Nebraska $47,831

Kentucky $47,775 South Carolina $47,572 Tennessee $47,445 Idaho $47,394 New Mexico $47,023 Oklahoma $46,942 Alabama $46,643 South Dakota $46,140

Arkansas $45,866 West Virginia $45,719 Mississippi $45,277

Top Paying Cities for PCT 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: $64,037
San Francisco: $63,335
Oakland: $62,001

San Jose, CA $64,037

San Francisco, CA $63,335

Oakland, CA $62,001

New York, NY $58,456

Paramus, NJ $57,746

Queens Village, NY $57,743

Passaic, NJ $57,695

Bergenfield, NJ $57,690

Stamford, CT $57,579

Huntington, NY $57,558

Newark, NJ $57,183

Bridgeport, CT $57,075

Vallejo, CA $56,974

New Brunswick, NJ $56,954

Petaluma, CA $56,924

Middlesex, NJ $56,827

Somerset, NJ $56,792

Santa Cruz, CA $56,726

Boston, MA $56,416

Monterey, CA $56,238

Seattle, WA $56,121

Santa Rosa, CA $56,111

Los Angeles, CA $56,096

Juneau, AK $55,964

Washington, DC $55,908

Orange, CA $55,728

Santa Ana, CA $55,593

Long Beach, CA $55,543

Anaheim, CA $55,533

Anchorage, AK $55,507

Santa Maria, CA $55,355

Everett, WA $55,345

Danbury, CT $55,166

Bremerton, WA $55,096

Tacoma, WA $54,913

New Suffolk, NY $54,912

Sacramento, CA $54,898

Santa Barbara, CA $54,842

Trenton, NJ $54,786

San Diego, CA $54,786

Brockton, MA $54,730

Fairbanks, AK $54,606

Lompoc, CA $54,477

Lowell, MA $54,435

Ventura, CA $54,426

Nashua, NH $54,416

Stockton, CA $54,411

Modesto, CA $54,040

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,928

Olympia, WA $53,832

Kennewick, WA $53,832

New Haven, CT $53,811

Lawrence, MA $53,629

Hartford, CT $53,578

Riverside, CA $53,568

New Bedford, MA $53,517

Richland, WA $53,517

Bakersfield, CA $53,446

San Bernardino, CA $53,426

New Britain, CT $53,421

Atlantic City, NJ $53,421

New London, CT $53,400

Norwich, CT $53,385

Portsmouth, NH $53,375

Boulder, CO $53,267

Portland, OR $53,197

Worcester, MA $53,192

Minneapolis, MN $53,035

Philadelphia, PA $52,964

Honolulu, HI $52,796

Saint Paul, MN $52,772

Vineland, NJ $52,760

Providence, RI $52,613

Chicago, IL $52,466

Bellingham, WA $52,405

Springfield, MA $52,364

Baltimore, MD $52,349

Chico, CA $52,222

Pittsfield, MA $52,085

Manchester, NH $51,989

Spokane, WA $51,765

Denver, CO $51,760

Albany, NY $51,522

Troy, NY $51,501

Nassau, NY $51,447

Schenectady, NY $51,395

Wilmington, DE $51,354

Burlington, VT $51,283

Salem, OR $51,263

Portland, ME $51,105

Yakima, WA $51,055

Rochester, MN $50,897

Reno, NV $50,872

Fresno, CA $50,872

Milwaukee, WI $50,826

Detroit, MI $50,775

Ann Arbor, MI $50,767

Allentown, PA $50,760

Colorado Springs, CO $50,674

Syracuse, NY $50,648

Carson City, NV $50,648

Houston, TX $50,577

Eugene, OR $50,552

Gary, IN $50,491

Springfield, OR $50,450

Bismarck, ND $50,440

Galveston, TX $50,405

Medford, OR $50,329

Fort Collins, CO $50,308

Concord, NH $50,283

Austin, TX $50,268

Mesa, AZ $50,161

Reading, PA $50,156

Phoenix, AZ $50,151

Dallas, TX $50,136

Saint Cloud, MN $50,087

Madison, WI $50,019

Utica, NY $49,882

Rochester, NY $49,801

Des Moines, IA $49,796

Raleigh, NC $49,790

Atlanta, GA $49,714

Battle Creek, MI $49,699

Salt Lake City, UT $49,684

Lancaster, PA $49,608

Harrisburg, PA $49,537

Kansas City, MO $49,486

Champaign, IL $49,476

Kansas City, KS $49,476

Fort Worth, TX $49,471

Columbus, OH $49,462

Boca Raton, FL $49,450

Pittsburgh, PA $49,430

Richmond, VA $49,410

Indianapolis, IN $49,400

Cleveland, OH $49,394

Las Vegas, NV $49,334

Cincinnati, OH $49,334

Petersburg, VA $49,257

Huntsville, AL $49,181

Lansing, MI $49,147

Lebanon, PA $49,141

Pueblo, CO $49,135

Appleton, WI $49,120

Buffalo, NY $49,100

Dayton, OH $49,085

Racine, WI $49,075

Charlotte, NC $49,069

Saint Louis, MO $49,054

York, PA $49,024

Elkhart, IN $49,024

Gastonia, NC $49,014

Billings, MT $49,002

Beaumont, TX $48,988

Lorain, OH $48,978

Benton Harbor, MI $48,968

Toledo, OH $48,958

Binghamton, NY $48,932

Rock Hill, SC $48,927

Rockford, IL $48,902

Springfield, IL $48,882

Elyria, OH $48,877

Fargo, ND $48,877

Flagstaff, AZ $48,841

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,811

Duluth, MN $48,780

Miami, FL $48,780

Cheyenne, WY $48,745

Grand Forks, ND $48,745

Bangor, ME $48,633

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,577

Durham, NC $48,556

Louisville, KY $48,552

Grand Rapids, MI $48,541

Hialeah, FL $48,536

Casper, WY $48,465

Scranton, PA $48,404

New Orleans, LA $48,389

Virginia Beach, VA $48,384

Akron, OH $48,359

Peoria, IL $48,293

Sarasota, FL $48,283

Nashville, TN $48,247

Omaha, NE $48,247

Green Bay, WI $48,247

Baton Rouge, LA $48,222

Charleston, SC $48,211

Jamestown, NY $48,186

Davenport, IA $48,186

Tucson, AZ $48,161

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,130

Tampa, FL $48,120

Evansville, IN $48,090

Port Arthur, TX $48,090

Bradenton, FL $48,069

Santa Fe, NM $47,978

Orlando, FL $47,887

Clearwater, FL $47,871

Canton, OH $47,765

La Crosse, WI $47,765

Albuquerque, NM $47,734

Newport News, VA $47,729

High Point, NC $47,714

Ogden, UT $47,694

Corpus Christi, TX $47,653

Norfolk, VA $47,623

Laramie, WY $47,623

Rock Island, IL $47,592

Saginaw, MI $47,582

Jacksonville, FL $47,577

Salisbury, NC $47,567

Boise, ID $47,557

Moline, IL $47,531

Fort Myers, FL $47,516

Memphis, TN $47,506

Tulsa, OK $47,480

Waterloo, IA $47,450

Spartanburg, SC $47,399

Lincoln, NE $47,374

Fort Wayne, IN $47,364

Provo, UT $47,359

Cedar Falls, IA $47,298

San Antonio, TX $47,277

Greensboro, NC $47,257

South Bend, IN $47,252

Savannah, GA $47,196

Muskegon, MI $47,176

Birmingham, AL $47,171

Winston Salem, NC $47,146

Lake Charles, LA $47,023

Anderson, IN $47,013

Lexington, KY $46,998

Augusta, GA $46,983

Greenville, SC $46,983

Lima, OH $46,942

Wichita, KS $46,937

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,937

Columbia, SC $46,891

Springfield, OH $46,881

Asheville, NC $46,800

Bloomington, IN $46,765

Knoxville, TN $46,582

Shreveport, LA $46,577

Wilmington, NC $46,511

Roanoke, VA $46,511

Topeka, KS $46,419

Frankfort, KY $46,414

Oklahoma City, OK $46,379

Chillicothe, OH $46,358

Longview, TX $46,353

Melbourne, FL $46,348

Sioux Falls, SD $46,267

Mobile, AL $46,262

Terre Haute, IN $46,242

Altoona, PA $46,211

Amarillo, TX $46,176

Killeen, TX $46,160

Fayetteville, AR $46,120

Chattanooga, TN $46,105

Sioux City, IA $46,059

Idaho Falls, ID $46,049

Lynchburg, VA $46,008

Gainesville, FL $45,942

Portsmouth, OH $45,917

Little Rock, AR $45,907

Lafayette, LA $45,886

Youngstown, OH $45,886

Daytona Beach, FL $45,856

Clarksville, TN $45,851

Pensacola, FL $45,846

Temple, TX $45,842

Hopkinsville, KY $45,693

Erie, PA $45,683

Florence, SC $45,663

Charleston, WV $45,582

Great Falls, MT $45,556

Macon, GA $45,485

Tallahassee, FL $45,480

Fayetteville, NC $45,470

Waco, TX $45,460

Helena, MT $45,424

Pine Bluff, AR $45,405

Vincennes, IN $45,343

Lubbock, TX $45,323

Alamogordo, NM $45,292

Twin Falls, ID $45,246

Rapid City, SD $45,231

Jackson, MS $45,140

Huntington, WV $45,136

Greenville, MS $45,135

Parkersburg, WV $45,083

Montgomery, AL $45,074

Wichita Falls, TX $45,023

Springfield, MO $45,023

Biloxi, MS $44,998

Monroe, LA $44,947

Johnstown, PA $44,911

Sumter, SC $44,891

Columbus, GA $44,886

Pascagoula, MS $44,790

Abilene, TX $44,790

Kingsport, TN $44,658

Albany, GA $44,658

Gulfport, MS $44,642

Alexandria, LA $44,475

Fort Smith, AR $44,348

El Paso, TX $44,211

Las Cruces, NM $43,982

Harlingen, TX $43,853

Pocatello, ID $43,845

Florence, AL $43,779

Brownsville, TX $43,769

Mcallen, TX $43,662

Dothan, AL $43,591

Columbus, MS $43,290

Altus, OK $43,053

Lawton, OK $42,957

Pierre, SD $42,774

What Skills Can Increase a PCT Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.86% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Environmental Science (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Environmental science refers to a grouping of scientific disciplines that are all concerned with the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the surroundings in which organisms live.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.86%
Environmental Science	1.88%
Preventive Maintenance	1.64%

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 PCT Technician's salary.

Budgeting: Can increase your salary by up to 60%.
AutoCAD: Can increase your salary by up to 42%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 40%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Budgeting	$81,232	60%
AutoCAD	$72,094	42%
Project Management	$71,078	40%
Resource Management	$70,063	38%
Surveying	$69,555	37%
Consulting	$68,540	35%

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How Education impacts a PCT Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many PCT 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 PCT Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $40,356 and $44,917).

PCT Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for PCT Technician

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 61.5%

Associates 7.7%

Bachelors 23.1%

Masters 3.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	61.5%
Associates	7.7%
Bachelors	23.1%
Masters	3.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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PCT Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a PCT 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

$46,171

Average $50,770/year

$55,571

$3,848

Average $4,231/month

$4,631

$888

Average $976/week

$1,069

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,571	$4,631	$1,069	$27
Average	$50,770	$4,231	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$46,171	$3,848	$888	$22

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Salary Trends for PCT Technician

Salaries for a PCT Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,836 in 2023 to around $42,343 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PCT Technician salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$42,746
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