What are the main factors that influence a Pipeline Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change A Pipeline Tech's salary?

A Pipeline Tech's salary grows with experience: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $52,721, a Pipeline Tech (1-3 years)earns $58,045, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $70,353, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $77,907, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $93,915,

What are the highest paying states for a Pipeline Tech?

Pipeline Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pipeline Tech roles are District of Columbia $64,917, California $64,671, Massachusetts $63,809. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pipeline Tech roles make?

Salaries for Pipeline Tech level roles vary by specialization: Pipeline Manager: $162,300; Pipeline Foreman: $147,688; Pipeline Supervisor: $133,413; Pipeline Specialist: $89,901; Pipeline Controller: $87,156.

How do different companies affect a Pipeline Tech's salary?

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

Pipeline Tech Salary in the United States

How much does a Pipeline Tech make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pipeline Tech in the United States is $58,632 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,877
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,580 to $66,612
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,980

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Pipeline Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,612	$5,551	$1,281	$32
Average	$58,632	$4,886	$1,128	$28
25th Percentile	$53,580	$4,465	$1,030	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Pipeline Tech Salaries

A Pipeline Tech'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 Pipeline Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pipeline Tech'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): $52,721
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,045
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,353
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,907
Expert (over 8 years): $93,915

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Pipeline Tech	$52,721
Pipeline ... Level Pipeline Tech	$58,045
CAD Suppo... Level Pipeline Tech	$70,353
CAD Suppo... Level Pipeline Tech	$77,907
CAD Super... Level Pipeline Tech	$93,915

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How Do Pipeline Tech 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 Pipeline Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,917.
California: $64,671.
Massachusetts: $63,809.

District of Columbia $64,917 California $64,671 Massachusetts $63,809 Washington $63,575 New Jersey $63,551 Alaska $63,469 Connecticut $62,660 New York $62,332

Hawaii $61,282 Rhode Island $60,790 Maryland $60,456 Minnesota $59,998 Colorado $59,822 Illinois $59,764 Oregon $59,541 Delaware $59,377

New Hampshire $59,274 Virginia $59,043 Pennsylvania $58,368 Nevada $58,028 North Dakota $57,917 Michigan $57,741 Wisconsin $57,676 Vermont $57,547

Texas $57,190 Maine $57,166 Arizona $57,131 Ohio $57,090 Georgia $56,551 Indiana $56,281 Wyoming $56,228 Utah $56,146

Iowa $56,111 Kansas $55,829 Louisiana $55,747 North Carolina $55,718 Missouri $55,706 Florida $55,478 Montana $55,355 Nebraska $55,237

Kentucky $55,173 South Carolina $54,938 Tennessee $54,792 Idaho $54,733 New Mexico $54,305 Oklahoma $54,211 Alabama $53,865 South Dakota $53,285

Arkansas $52,968 West Virginia $52,798 Mississippi $52,288

Top Paying Cities for Pipeline Teches

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: $73,953
San Francisco: $73,226
Oakland: $71,602

San Jose, CA $73,953

San Francisco, CA $73,226

Oakland, CA $71,602

New York, NY $67,949

Queens Village, NY $67,509

Paramus, NJ $67,040

Passaic, NJ $66,981

Bergenfield, NJ $66,923

Stamford, CT $66,835

Huntington, NY $66,776

Newark, NJ $66,395

Bridgeport, CT $66,278

New Brunswick, NJ $66,084

Vallejo, CA $65,961

Middlesex, NJ $65,926

Somerset, NJ $65,873

Petaluma, CA $65,738

Santa Cruz, CA $65,510

Boston, MA $65,392

Monterey, CA $65,099

Fairbanks, AK $65,058

Los Angeles, CA $64,947

Washington, DC $64,917

Seattle, WA $64,812

Santa Rosa, CA $64,800

Juneau, AK $64,630

Orange, CA $64,437

Anchorage, AK $64,331

Anaheim, CA $64,290

Santa Ana, CA $64,202

Nassau, NY $64,167

Long Beach, CA $64,144

Danbury, CT $64,126

Santa Maria, CA $63,927

Everett, WA $63,915

Bremerton, WA $63,628

Trenton, NJ $63,516

Sacramento, CA $63,493

San Diego, CA $63,463

Brockton, MA $63,440

Tacoma, WA $63,416

Santa Barbara, CA $63,334

Lowell, MA $63,100

New Suffolk, NY $63,076

Nashua, NH $63,006

Lompoc, CA $62,912

Ventura, CA $62,854

Stockton, CA $62,836

New Haven, CT $62,719

Atlantic City, NJ $62,566

Hartford, CT $62,437

Modesto, CA $62,408

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,279

New Britain, CT $62,250

Olympia, WA $62,168

Kennewick, WA $62,168

New London, CT $62,156

Norwich, CT $62,138

Lawrence, MA $62,109

Bakersfield, CA $61,945

Riverside, CA $61,863

New Bedford, MA $61,863

Richland, WA $61,804

Portsmouth, NH $61,757

Vineland, NJ $61,745

San Bernardino, CA $61,699

Boulder, CO $61,534

Worcester, MA $61,487

Portland, OR $61,435

Saint Paul, MN $61,364

Minneapolis, MN $61,364

Philadelphia, PA $61,282

Honolulu, HI $60,972

Springfield, MA $60,766

Providence, RI $60,760

Chicago, IL $60,590

Bellingham, WA $60,520

Baltimore, MD $60,456

Chico, CA $60,309

Wilmington, DE $60,209

Pittsfield, MA $60,151

Manchester, NH $60,039

Spokane, WA $59,781

Denver, CO $59,775

Albany, NY $59,500

Troy, NY $59,476

Schenectady, NY $59,353

Burlington, VT $59,224

Portland, ME $59,019

Salem, OR $58,972

Yakima, WA $58,960

Ann Arbor, MI $58,943

Rochester, MN $58,779

Fresno, CA $58,749

Reno, NV $58,749

Milwaukee, WI $58,697

Detroit, MI $58,638

Allentown, PA $58,620

Carson City, NV $58,615

Houston, TX $58,527

Colorado Springs, CO $58,521

Syracuse, NY $58,491

Eugene, OR $58,380

Bismarck, ND $58,310

Gary, IN $58,310

Galveston, TX $58,310

Springfield, OR $58,263

Medford, OR $58,122

Fort Collins, CO $58,099

Austin, TX $58,052

Mesa, AZ $57,929

Phoenix, AZ $57,917

Dallas, TX $57,899

Reading, PA $57,864

Saint Cloud, MN $57,841

Concord, NH $57,788

Madison, WI $57,764

Utica, NY $57,606

Raleigh, NC $57,559

Las Vegas, NV $57,553

Rochester, NY $57,512

Des Moines, IA $57,506

Atlanta, GA $57,413

Battle Creek, MI $57,395

Salt Lake City, UT $57,377

Lancaster, PA $57,289

Champaign, IL $57,278

Harrisburg, PA $57,207

Durham, NC $57,155

Kansas City, MO $57,149

Kansas City, KS $57,137

Fort Worth, TX $57,131

Boca Raton, FL $57,108

Cleveland, OH $57,102

Columbus, OH $57,090

Pittsburgh, PA $57,084

Richmond, VA $57,061

Indianapolis, IN $57,049

Cincinnati, OH $56,973

Petersburg, VA $56,885

Billings, MT $56,756

Lansing, MI $56,756

Huntsville, AL $56,756

Lebanon, PA $56,750

Dayton, OH $56,744

Pueblo, CO $56,744

Appleton, WI $56,727

Buffalo, NY $56,703

Racine, WI $56,674

Charlotte, NC $56,668

Saint Louis, MO $56,650

Springfield, IL $56,627

Elkhart, IN $56,615

York, PA $56,615

Gastonia, NC $56,609

Benton Harbor, MI $56,609

Beaumont, TX $56,574

Lorain, OH $56,562

Toledo, OH $56,539

Binghamton, NY $56,510

Rock Hill, SC $56,504

Rockford, IL $56,474

Fargo, ND $56,445

Elyria, OH $56,445

Flagstaff, AZ $56,404

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,369

Miami, FL $56,334

Duluth, MN $56,240

Bangor, ME $56,164

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,099

Louisville, KY $56,070

Grand Rapids, MI $56,058

Hialeah, FL $56,052

Casper, WY $55,970

Scranton, PA $55,900

New Orleans, LA $55,882

Virginia Beach, VA $55,876

Akron, OH $55,847

Peoria, IL $55,771

Sarasota, FL $55,759

Green Bay, WI $55,718

Baton Rouge, LA $55,689

Charleston, SC $55,677

Nashville, TN $55,659

Jamestown, NY $55,648

Davenport, IA $55,648

Tucson, AZ $55,618

Cheyenne, WY $55,601

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,583

Tampa, FL $55,572

Omaha, NE $55,560

Port Arthur, TX $55,536

Evansville, IN $55,536

Bradenton, FL $55,513

Santa Fe, NM $55,407

Orlando, FL $55,349

Clearwater, FL $55,284

Canton, OH $55,161

La Crosse, WI $55,161

Grand Forks, ND $55,143

Albuquerque, NM $55,126

Tulsa, OK $55,126

Newport News, VA $55,120

High Point, NC $55,102

Ogden, UT $55,079

Corpus Christi, TX $55,032

Laramie, WY $54,997

Norfolk, VA $54,997

Rock Island, IL $54,962

Saginaw, MI $54,950

Jacksonville, FL $54,944

Salisbury, NC $54,932

Memphis, TN $54,921

Moline, IL $54,891

Fort Myers, FL $54,874

Waterloo, IA $54,798

Spartanburg, SC $54,739

Lincoln, NE $54,710

Fort Wayne, IN $54,698

Birmingham, AL $54,633

Cedar Falls, IA $54,622

Provo, UT $54,616

Springfield, OH $54,610

San Antonio, TX $54,598

Greensboro, NC $54,575

South Bend, IN $54,569

Winston Salem, NC $54,563

Boise, ID $54,545

Savannah, GA $54,504

Muskegon, MI $54,399

Lima, OH $54,329

Lake Charles, LA $54,305

Anderson, IN $54,293

Lexington, KY $54,276

Augusta, GA $54,258

Greenville, SC $54,258

Wichita, KS $54,205

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,205

Columbia, SC $54,153

Bloomington, IN $54,006

Roanoke, VA $53,971

Asheville, NC $53,895

Knoxville, TN $53,795

Shreveport, LA $53,789

Wilmington, NC $53,713

Frankfort, KY $53,601

Oklahoma City, OK $53,560

Chillicothe, OH $53,537

Longview, TX $53,531

Topeka, KS $53,514

Mobile, AL $53,426

Terre Haute, IN $53,402

Erie, PA $53,396

Altoona, PA $53,367

Melbourne, FL $53,349

Amarillo, TX $53,326

Killeen, TX $53,308

Fayetteville, AR $53,261

Sioux Falls, SD $53,220

Chattanooga, TN $53,185

Idaho Falls, ID $53,179

Gainesville, FL $53,056

Portsmouth, OH $53,027

Little Rock, AR $53,015

Lynchburg, VA $53,015

Lafayette, LA $52,992

Youngstown, OH $52,992

Temple, TX $52,968

Daytona Beach, FL $52,957

Clarksville, TN $52,951

Pensacola, FL $52,945

Hopkinsville, KY $52,769

Charleston, WV $52,763

Florence, SC $52,734

Sioux City, IA $52,699

Macon, GA $52,528

Tallahassee, FL $52,523

Fayetteville, NC $52,511

Waco, TX $52,499

Wichita Falls, TX $52,499

Pine Bluff, AR $52,476

Vincennes, IN $52,364

Lubbock, TX $52,341

Great Falls, MT $52,306

Alamogordo, NM $52,300

Abilene, TX $52,253

Rapid City, SD $52,177

Monroe, LA $52,177

Albany, GA $52,142

Huntington, WV $52,136

Jackson, MS $52,130

Greenville, MS $52,124

Parkersburg, WV $52,065

Montgomery, AL $52,054

Johnstown, PA $52,042

Springfield, MO $51,995

Biloxi, MS $51,966

Sumter, SC $51,843

Columbus, GA $51,837

Twin Falls, ID $51,801

Pascagoula, MS $51,725

Kingsport, TN $51,573

Gulfport, MS $51,555

Alexandria, LA $51,362

Fort Smith, AR $51,215

El Paso, TX $51,057

Helena, MT $50,981

Las Cruces, NM $50,793

Harlingen, TX $50,629

Pocatello, ID $50,576

Florence, AL $50,558

Brownsville, TX $50,547

Dothan, AL $50,453

Mcallen, TX $50,424

Columbus, MS $49,990

Altus, OK $49,720

Lawton, OK $49,609

Pierre, SD $49,398

What Skills Can Increase a Pipeline Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	4.55%
Computer Aided Design	9.09%
Civil Engineering	4.55%

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 Pipeline Tech's salary.

Application Design: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Design	$69,186	18%
Illustrator	$61,564	5%
Photoshop	$61,564	5%
Consulting	$59,805	2%
Project Design	$59,805	2%
Communication Skills	$59,218	1%

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Pipeline Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pipeline Tech'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 January 01, 2026

$53,580

Average $58,632/year

$66,612

$4,465

Average $4,886/month

$5,551

$1,030

Average $1,128/week

$1,281

$26

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,612	$5,551	$1,281	$32
Average	$58,632	$4,886	$1,128	$28
25th Percentile	$53,580	$4,465	$1,030	$26

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Salary Trends for Pipeline Tech

Salaries for a Pipeline Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,012 in 2023 to around $53,843 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pipeline Tech salary trends, .

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