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

A Program Technician's salary grows with experience: an Program Technician (0-2 years)earns $74,129, an Applications Programmer II (2-4 years)earns $96,840, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $124,578, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $145,967, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $169,613,

What are the highest paying states for a Program Technician?

Program Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Program Technician roles are District of Columbia $82,558, California $82,245, Massachusetts $81,149. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Program Technician roles make?

Salaries for Program Technician level roles vary by specialization: Program Manager: $143,911; Program Supervisor: $116,796; Histology Technician: $71,195; Engineering Program/Project Management Technician III: $64,800; Engineering Program/Project Management Technician II: $59,300.

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

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

Program Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Program Technician in the United States is $74,565 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,873
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,424 to $80,484
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,653

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,484	$6,707	$1,548	$39
Average	$74,565	$6,214	$1,434	$36
25th Percentile	$70,424	$5,869	$1,354	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Program Technician Salaries

A Program 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Program Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Program 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): $74,129
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,840
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,578
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,967
Expert (over 8 years): $169,613

Levels	Salary
Program T... Level Program Technician	$74,129
Applicati... Level Program Technician	$96,840
Applicati... Level Program Technician	$124,578
Applicati... Level Program Technician	$145,967
Applicati... Level Program Technician	$169,613

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

District of Columbia: $82,558.
California: $82,245.
Massachusetts: $81,149.

District of Columbia $82,558

California $82,245

Massachusetts $81,149

Washington $80,851

New Jersey $80,821

Alaska $80,716

Connecticut $79,687

New York $79,270

Hawaii $77,935

Rhode Island $77,309

Maryland $76,884

Minnesota $76,302

Colorado $76,078

Illinois $76,004

Oregon $75,720

Delaware $75,512

New Hampshire $75,380

Virginia $75,087

Pennsylvania $74,229

Nevada $73,797

North Dakota $73,655

Michigan $73,431

Wisconsin $73,349

Vermont $73,185

Texas $72,730

Maine $72,701

Arizona $72,656

Ohio $72,604

Georgia $71,918

Indiana $71,575

Wyoming $71,508

Utah $71,403

Iowa $71,358

Kansas $71,001

Louisiana $70,896

North Carolina $70,859

Missouri $70,844

Florida $70,553

Montana $70,397

Nebraska $70,247

Kentucky $70,165

South Carolina $69,867

Tennessee $69,681

Idaho $69,606

New Mexico $69,062

Oklahoma $68,943

Alabama $68,503

South Dakota $67,764

Arkansas $67,362

West Virginia $67,146

Mississippi $66,497

Top Paying Cities for Program 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: $94,048
San Francisco: $93,124
Oakland: $91,058

San Jose, CA $94,048

San Francisco, CA $93,124

Oakland, CA $91,058

New York, NY $86,413

Queens Village, NY $85,854

Paramus, NJ $85,257

Passaic, NJ $85,183

Bergenfield, NJ $85,108

Stamford, CT $84,996

Huntington, NY $84,922

Newark, NJ $84,437

Bridgeport, CT $84,288

New Brunswick, NJ $84,042

Vallejo, CA $83,885

Middlesex, NJ $83,841

Somerset, NJ $83,773

Petaluma, CA $83,602

Santa Cruz, CA $83,311

Boston, MA $83,162

Monterey, CA $82,789

Fairbanks, AK $82,737

Los Angeles, CA $82,595

Washington, DC $82,558

Seattle, WA $82,424

Santa Rosa, CA $82,409

Juneau, AK $82,193

Orange, CA $81,947

Anchorage, AK $81,812

Anaheim, CA $81,760

Santa Ana, CA $81,648

Nassau, NY $81,604

Long Beach, CA $81,574

Danbury, CT $81,551

Santa Maria, CA $81,298

Everett, WA $81,283

Bremerton, WA $80,918

Trenton, NJ $80,776

Sacramento, CA $80,746

San Diego, CA $80,709

Brockton, MA $80,679

Tacoma, WA $80,649

Santa Barbara, CA $80,545

Lowell, MA $80,247

New Suffolk, NY $80,217

Nashua, NH $80,127

Lompoc, CA $80,008

Ventura, CA $79,933

Stockton, CA $79,911

New Haven, CT $79,762

Atlantic City, NJ $79,568

Hartford, CT $79,404

Modesto, CA $79,367

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,203

New Britain, CT $79,165

Olympia, WA $79,061

Kennewick, WA $79,061

New London, CT $79,046

Norwich, CT $79,024

Lawrence, MA $78,986

Bakersfield, CA $78,778

Riverside, CA $78,673

New Bedford, MA $78,673

Richland, WA $78,599

Portsmouth, NH $78,539

Vineland, NJ $78,524

San Bernardino, CA $78,464

Boulder, CO $78,256

Worcester, MA $78,196

Portland, OR $78,129

Saint Paul, MN $78,039

Minneapolis, MN $78,039

Philadelphia, PA $77,935

Honolulu, HI $77,540

Springfield, MA $77,279

Providence, RI $77,271

Chicago, IL $77,055

Bellingham, WA $76,966

Baltimore, MD $76,884

Chico, CA $76,697

Wilmington, DE $76,570

Pittsfield, MA $76,496

Manchester, NH $76,354

Spokane, WA $76,026

Denver, CO $76,019

Albany, NY $75,668

Troy, NY $75,638

Schenectady, NY $75,482

Burlington, VT $75,318

Portland, ME $75,057

Salem, OR $74,997

Yakima, WA $74,982

Ann Arbor, MI $74,960

Rochester, MN $74,751

Fresno, CA $74,714

Reno, NV $74,714

Milwaukee, WI $74,647

Detroit, MI $74,572

Allentown, PA $74,550

Carson City, NV $74,542

Houston, TX $74,430

Colorado Springs, CO $74,423

Syracuse, NY $74,386

Eugene, OR $74,244

Bismarck, ND $74,155

Gary, IN $74,155

Galveston, TX $74,155

Springfield, OR $74,095

Medford, OR $73,916

Fort Collins, CO $73,886

Austin, TX $73,827

Mesa, AZ $73,670

Phoenix, AZ $73,655

Dallas, TX $73,633

Reading, PA $73,588

Saint Cloud, MN $73,558

Concord, NH $73,491

Madison, WI $73,461

Utica, NY $73,260

Raleigh, NC $73,200

Las Vegas, NV $73,193

Rochester, NY $73,141

Des Moines, IA $73,133

Atlanta, GA $73,014

Battle Creek, MI $72,991

Salt Lake City, UT $72,969

Lancaster, PA $72,857

Champaign, IL $72,842

Harrisburg, PA $72,753

Durham, NC $72,686

Kansas City, MO $72,678

Kansas City, KS $72,663

Fort Worth, TX $72,656

Boca Raton, FL $72,626

Cleveland, OH $72,619

Columbus, OH $72,604

Pittsburgh, PA $72,596

Richmond, VA $72,566

Indianapolis, IN $72,551

Cincinnati, OH $72,455

Petersburg, VA $72,343

Billings, MT $72,179

Lansing, MI $72,179

Huntsville, AL $72,179

Lebanon, PA $72,171

Dayton, OH $72,164

Pueblo, CO $72,164

Appleton, WI $72,141

Buffalo, NY $72,112

Racine, WI $72,074

Charlotte, NC $72,067

Saint Louis, MO $72,044

Springfield, IL $72,015

Elkhart, IN $72,000

York, PA $72,000

Gastonia, NC $71,992

Benton Harbor, MI $71,992

Beaumont, TX $71,947

Lorain, OH $71,933

Toledo, OH $71,903

Binghamton, NY $71,865

Rock Hill, SC $71,858

Rockford, IL $71,821

Fargo, ND $71,783

Elyria, OH $71,783

Flagstaff, AZ $71,731

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,687

Miami, FL $71,642

Duluth, MN $71,522

Bangor, ME $71,426

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,344

Louisville, KY $71,306

Grand Rapids, MI $71,291

Hialeah, FL $71,284

Casper, WY $71,179

Scranton, PA $71,090

New Orleans, LA $71,068

Virginia Beach, VA $71,060

Akron, OH $71,023

Peoria, IL $70,926

Sarasota, FL $70,911

Green Bay, WI $70,859

Baton Rouge, LA $70,822

Charleston, SC $70,807

Nashville, TN $70,784

Jamestown, NY $70,769

Davenport, IA $70,769

Tucson, AZ $70,732

Cheyenne, WY $70,710

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,687

Tampa, FL $70,672

Omaha, NE $70,658

Port Arthur, TX $70,628

Evansville, IN $70,628

Bradenton, FL $70,598

Santa Fe, NM $70,464

Orlando, FL $70,389

Clearwater, FL $70,307

Canton, OH $70,150

La Crosse, WI $70,150

Grand Forks, ND $70,128

Albuquerque, NM $70,106

Tulsa, OK $70,106

Newport News, VA $70,098

High Point, NC $70,076

Ogden, UT $70,046

Corpus Christi, TX $69,986

Laramie, WY $69,942

Norfolk, VA $69,942

Rock Island, IL $69,897

Saginaw, MI $69,882

Jacksonville, FL $69,875

Salisbury, NC $69,860

Memphis, TN $69,845

Moline, IL $69,807

Fort Myers, FL $69,785

Waterloo, IA $69,688

Spartanburg, SC $69,614

Lincoln, NE $69,576

Fort Wayne, IN $69,561

Birmingham, AL $69,479

Cedar Falls, IA $69,464

Provo, UT $69,457

Springfield, OH $69,450

San Antonio, TX $69,435

Greensboro, NC $69,405

South Bend, IN $69,397

Winston Salem, NC $69,390

Boise, ID $69,368

Savannah, GA $69,315

Muskegon, MI $69,181

Lima, OH $69,092

Lake Charles, LA $69,062

Anderson, IN $69,047

Lexington, KY $69,025

Augusta, GA $69,002

Greenville, SC $69,002

Wichita, KS $68,935

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,935

Columbia, SC $68,868

Bloomington, IN $68,682

Roanoke, VA $68,637

Asheville, NC $68,540

Knoxville, TN $68,413

Shreveport, LA $68,406

Wilmington, NC $68,309

Frankfort, KY $68,167

Oklahoma City, OK $68,115

Chillicothe, OH $68,085

Longview, TX $68,078

Topeka, KS $68,055

Mobile, AL $67,943

Terre Haute, IN $67,914

Erie, PA $67,906

Altoona, PA $67,869

Melbourne, FL $67,846

Amarillo, TX $67,817

Killeen, TX $67,794

Fayetteville, AR $67,735

Sioux Falls, SD $67,682

Chattanooga, TN $67,638

Idaho Falls, ID $67,630

Gainesville, FL $67,474

Portsmouth, OH $67,436

Little Rock, AR $67,421

Lynchburg, VA $67,421

Lafayette, LA $67,392

Youngstown, OH $67,392

Temple, TX $67,362

Daytona Beach, FL $67,347

Clarksville, TN $67,339

Pensacola, FL $67,332

Hopkinsville, KY $67,108

Charleston, WV $67,101

Florence, SC $67,063

Sioux City, IA $67,019

Macon, GA $66,803

Tallahassee, FL $66,795

Fayetteville, NC $66,780

Waco, TX $66,765

Wichita Falls, TX $66,765

Pine Bluff, AR $66,735

Vincennes, IN $66,594

Lubbock, TX $66,564

Great Falls, MT $66,519

Alamogordo, NM $66,512

Abilene, TX $66,452

Rapid City, SD $66,355

Monroe, LA $66,355

Albany, GA $66,310

Huntington, WV $66,303

Jackson, MS $66,295

Greenville, MS $66,288

Parkersburg, WV $66,213

Montgomery, AL $66,199

Johnstown, PA $66,184

Springfield, MO $66,124

Biloxi, MS $66,087

Sumter, SC $65,930

Columbus, GA $65,923

Twin Falls, ID $65,878

Pascagoula, MS $65,781

Kingsport, TN $65,587

Gulfport, MS $65,565

Alexandria, LA $65,319

Fort Smith, AR $65,132

El Paso, TX $64,931

Helena, MT $64,834

Las Cruces, NM $64,595

Harlingen, TX $64,387

Pocatello, ID $64,320

Florence, AL $64,297

Brownsville, TX $64,282

Dothan, AL $64,163

Mcallen, TX $64,126

Columbus, MS $63,574

Altus, OK $63,231

Lawton, OK $63,089

Pierre, SD $62,821

What Skills Can Increase a Program Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Application Development (Mentioned in 2.53% Job Postings): Application development may refer to: Mobile application development ("app development") or the process of developing desktop application software. Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as web applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g., JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
CSS (Mentioned in 1.7% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.43%
Application Development	2.53%
CSS	1.7%

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 Program Technician's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Java: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$81,276	9%
Products and Services	$79,784	7%
Java	$79,784	7%
Collaboration	$79,039	6%
Leadership	$79,039	6%
Agile	$79,039	6%

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

Understanding how a Program 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 March 01, 2026

$70,424

Average $74,565/year

$80,484

$5,869

Average $6,214/month

$6,707

$1,354

Average $1,434/week

$1,548

$34

Average $36/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,484	$6,707	$1,548	$39
Average	$74,565	$6,214	$1,434	$36
25th Percentile	$70,424	$5,869	$1,354	$34

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Salaries for a Program Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $79,554 in 2023 to around $78,861 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Program Technician salary trends, .

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