What are the main factors that influence a Technical Expert's salary?

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

How does experience change A Technical Expert's salary?

A Technical Expert's salary grows with experience: a Technical Expert (0-2 years)earns $61,236, a Technical Customer Support Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $70,506, a Technical Customer Support Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $82,880, a Technical Customer Support Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $104,771, a Technical Customer Support Team Leader (7+ years)earns $74,399,

What are the highest paying states for a Technical Expert?

Technical Expert salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technical Expert roles are District of Columbia $68,423, California $68,164, Massachusetts $67,255. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technical Expert roles make?

Salaries for Technical Expert level roles vary by specialization: Expert Landman: $228,600; Expert Geophysicist: $192,030; Engineer - Expert/Consultant: $161,900; Corporate Communications, Expert: $153,700; Systems Administrator - Expert: $151,730.

How do different companies affect a Technical Expert's salary?

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

Technical Expert Salary in the United States

How much does a Technical Expert make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Expert in the United States is $61,798 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,419
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,031 to $69,451
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,959

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Technical Expert Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,451	$5,788	$1,336	$33
Average	$61,798	$5,150	$1,188	$30
25th Percentile	$54,031	$4,503	$1,039	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Expert Salaries

A Technical Expert'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 Technical Expert Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Expert'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): $61,236
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,506
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,880
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $104,771
Expert (over 8 years): $74,399

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Expert	$61,236
Technical... Level Technical Expert	$70,506
Technical... Level Technical Expert	$82,880
Technical... Level Technical Expert	$104,771
Technical... Level Technical Expert	$74,399

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How Do Technical Expert 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 Technical Experts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,423.
California: $68,164.
Massachusetts: $67,255.

District of Columbia $68,423 California $68,164 Massachusetts $67,255 Washington $67,008 New Jersey $66,983 Alaska $66,897 Connecticut $66,044 New York $65,698

Hawaii $64,592 Rhode Island $64,072 Maryland $63,720 Minnesota $63,238 Colorado $63,053 Illinois $62,991 Oregon $62,756 Delaware $62,583

New Hampshire $62,474 Virginia $62,231 Pennsylvania $61,520 Nevada $61,162 North Dakota $61,044 Michigan $60,859 Wisconsin $60,791 Vermont $60,655

Texas $60,278 Maine $60,253 Arizona $60,216 Ohio $60,173 Georgia $59,604 Indiana $59,320 Wyoming $59,265 Utah $59,178

Iowa $59,141 Kansas $58,844 Louisiana $58,758 North Carolina $58,727 Missouri $58,715 Florida $58,474 Montana $58,344 Nebraska $58,220

Kentucky $58,152 South Carolina $57,905 Tennessee $57,751 Idaho $57,689 New Mexico $57,238 Oklahoma $57,139 Alabama $56,774 South Dakota $56,162

Arkansas $55,829 West Virginia $55,649 Mississippi $55,112

Top Paying Cities for Technical Experts

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: $77,946
San Francisco: $77,180
Oakland: $75,468

San Jose, CA $77,946

San Francisco, CA $77,180

Oakland, CA $75,468

New York, NY $71,618

Queens Village, NY $71,155

Paramus, NJ $70,660

Passaic, NJ $70,598

Bergenfield, NJ $70,537

Stamford, CT $70,444

Huntington, NY $70,382

Newark, NJ $69,980

Bridgeport, CT $69,857

New Brunswick, NJ $69,653

Vallejo, CA $69,523

Middlesex, NJ $69,486

Somerset, NJ $69,430

Petaluma, CA $69,288

Santa Cruz, CA $69,047

Boston, MA $68,924

Monterey, CA $68,615

Fairbanks, AK $68,571

Los Angeles, CA $68,454

Washington, DC $68,423

Seattle, WA $68,312

Santa Rosa, CA $68,299

Juneau, AK $68,120

Orange, CA $67,916

Anchorage, AK $67,805

Anaheim, CA $67,762

Santa Ana, CA $67,669

Nassau, NY $67,632

Long Beach, CA $67,607

Danbury, CT $67,589

Santa Maria, CA $67,379

Everett, WA $67,366

Bremerton, WA $67,064

Trenton, NJ $66,946

Sacramento, CA $66,921

San Diego, CA $66,890

Brockton, MA $66,866

Tacoma, WA $66,841

Santa Barbara, CA $66,755

Lowell, MA $66,507

New Suffolk, NY $66,483

Nashua, NH $66,408

Lompoc, CA $66,310

Ventura, CA $66,248

Stockton, CA $66,229

New Haven, CT $66,106

Atlantic City, NJ $65,945

Hartford, CT $65,809

Modesto, CA $65,778

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,642

New Britain, CT $65,611

Olympia, WA $65,525

Kennewick, WA $65,525

New London, CT $65,512

Norwich, CT $65,494

Lawrence, MA $65,463

Bakersfield, CA $65,290

Riverside, CA $65,203

New Bedford, MA $65,203

Richland, WA $65,142

Portsmouth, NH $65,092

Vineland, NJ $65,080

San Bernardino, CA $65,030

Boulder, CO $64,857

Worcester, MA $64,808

Portland, OR $64,752

Saint Paul, MN $64,678

Minneapolis, MN $64,678

Philadelphia, PA $64,592

Honolulu, HI $64,264

Springfield, MA $64,048

Providence, RI $64,042

Chicago, IL $63,862

Bellingham, WA $63,788

Baltimore, MD $63,720

Chico, CA $63,566

Wilmington, DE $63,461

Pittsfield, MA $63,399

Manchester, NH $63,281

Spokane, WA $63,010

Denver, CO $63,003

Albany, NY $62,713

Troy, NY $62,688

Schenectady, NY $62,558

Burlington, VT $62,422

Portland, ME $62,206

Salem, OR $62,157

Yakima, WA $62,144

Ann Arbor, MI $62,126

Rochester, MN $61,953

Fresno, CA $61,922

Reno, NV $61,922

Milwaukee, WI $61,866

Detroit, MI $61,804

Allentown, PA $61,786

Carson City, NV $61,780

Houston, TX $61,687

Colorado Springs, CO $61,681

Syracuse, NY $61,650

Eugene, OR $61,533

Bismarck, ND $61,458

Gary, IN $61,458

Galveston, TX $61,458

Springfield, OR $61,409

Medford, OR $61,261

Fort Collins, CO $61,236

Austin, TX $61,186

Mesa, AZ $61,057

Phoenix, AZ $61,044

Dallas, TX $61,026

Reading, PA $60,989

Saint Cloud, MN $60,964

Concord, NH $60,908

Madison, WI $60,884

Utica, NY $60,717

Raleigh, NC $60,667

Las Vegas, NV $60,661

Rochester, NY $60,618

Des Moines, IA $60,612

Atlanta, GA $60,513

Battle Creek, MI $60,494

Salt Lake City, UT $60,476

Lancaster, PA $60,383

Champaign, IL $60,371

Harrisburg, PA $60,297

Durham, NC $60,241

Kansas City, MO $60,235

Kansas City, KS $60,222

Fort Worth, TX $60,216

Boca Raton, FL $60,192

Cleveland, OH $60,185

Columbus, OH $60,173

Pittsburgh, PA $60,167

Richmond, VA $60,142

Indianapolis, IN $60,130

Cincinnati, OH $60,049

Petersburg, VA $59,957

Billings, MT $59,821

Lansing, MI $59,821

Huntsville, AL $59,821

Lebanon, PA $59,815

Dayton, OH $59,808

Pueblo, CO $59,808

Appleton, WI $59,790

Buffalo, NY $59,765

Racine, WI $59,734

Charlotte, NC $59,728

Saint Louis, MO $59,710

Springfield, IL $59,685

Elkhart, IN $59,672

York, PA $59,672

Gastonia, NC $59,666

Benton Harbor, MI $59,666

Beaumont, TX $59,629

Lorain, OH $59,617

Toledo, OH $59,592

Binghamton, NY $59,561

Rock Hill, SC $59,555

Rockford, IL $59,524

Fargo, ND $59,493

Elyria, OH $59,493

Flagstaff, AZ $59,450

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,413

Miami, FL $59,376

Duluth, MN $59,277

Bangor, ME $59,197

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,129

Louisville, KY $59,098

Grand Rapids, MI $59,085

Hialeah, FL $59,079

Casper, WY $58,993

Scranton, PA $58,918

New Orleans, LA $58,900

Virginia Beach, VA $58,894

Akron, OH $58,863

Peoria, IL $58,783

Sarasota, FL $58,770

Green Bay, WI $58,727

Baton Rouge, LA $58,696

Charleston, SC $58,684

Nashville, TN $58,665

Jamestown, NY $58,653

Davenport, IA $58,653

Tucson, AZ $58,622

Cheyenne, WY $58,603

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,585

Tampa, FL $58,572

Omaha, NE $58,560

Port Arthur, TX $58,535

Evansville, IN $58,535

Bradenton, FL $58,511

Santa Fe, NM $58,399

Orlando, FL $58,338

Clearwater, FL $58,270

Canton, OH $58,140

La Crosse, WI $58,140

Grand Forks, ND $58,121

Albuquerque, NM $58,103

Tulsa, OK $58,103

Newport News, VA $58,097

High Point, NC $58,078

Ogden, UT $58,053

Corpus Christi, TX $58,004

Laramie, WY $57,967

Norfolk, VA $57,967

Rock Island, IL $57,930

Saginaw, MI $57,917

Jacksonville, FL $57,911

Salisbury, NC $57,899

Memphis, TN $57,886

Moline, IL $57,856

Fort Myers, FL $57,837

Waterloo, IA $57,757

Spartanburg, SC $57,695

Lincoln, NE $57,664

Fort Wayne, IN $57,652

Birmingham, AL $57,584

Cedar Falls, IA $57,571

Provo, UT $57,565

Springfield, OH $57,559

San Antonio, TX $57,547

Greensboro, NC $57,522

South Bend, IN $57,516

Winston Salem, NC $57,509

Boise, ID $57,491

Savannah, GA $57,448

Muskegon, MI $57,336

Lima, OH $57,262

Lake Charles, LA $57,238

Anderson, IN $57,225

Lexington, KY $57,207

Augusta, GA $57,188

Greenville, SC $57,188

Wichita, KS $57,133

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,133

Columbia, SC $57,077

Bloomington, IN $56,922

Roanoke, VA $56,885

Asheville, NC $56,805

Knoxville, TN $56,700

Shreveport, LA $56,694

Wilmington, NC $56,613

Frankfort, KY $56,496

Oklahoma City, OK $56,453

Chillicothe, OH $56,428

Longview, TX $56,422

Topeka, KS $56,403

Mobile, AL $56,311

Terre Haute, IN $56,286

Erie, PA $56,280

Altoona, PA $56,249

Melbourne, FL $56,230

Amarillo, TX $56,206

Killeen, TX $56,187

Fayetteville, AR $56,138

Sioux Falls, SD $56,094

Chattanooga, TN $56,057

Idaho Falls, ID $56,051

Gainesville, FL $55,921

Portsmouth, OH $55,890

Little Rock, AR $55,878

Lynchburg, VA $55,878

Lafayette, LA $55,853

Youngstown, OH $55,853

Temple, TX $55,829

Daytona Beach, FL $55,816

Clarksville, TN $55,810

Pensacola, FL $55,804

Hopkinsville, KY $55,618

Charleston, WV $55,612

Florence, SC $55,581

Sioux City, IA $55,544

Macon, GA $55,365

Tallahassee, FL $55,359

Fayetteville, NC $55,347

Waco, TX $55,334

Wichita Falls, TX $55,334

Pine Bluff, AR $55,309

Vincennes, IN $55,192

Lubbock, TX $55,167

Great Falls, MT $55,130

Alamogordo, NM $55,124

Abilene, TX $55,075

Rapid City, SD $54,994

Monroe, LA $54,994

Albany, GA $54,957

Huntington, WV $54,951

Jackson, MS $54,945

Greenville, MS $54,939

Parkersburg, WV $54,877

Montgomery, AL $54,865

Johnstown, PA $54,852

Springfield, MO $54,803

Biloxi, MS $54,772

Sumter, SC $54,642

Columbus, GA $54,636

Twin Falls, ID $54,599

Pascagoula, MS $54,518

Kingsport, TN $54,358

Gulfport, MS $54,339

Alexandria, LA $54,135

Fort Smith, AR $53,981

El Paso, TX $53,814

Helena, MT $53,734

Las Cruces, NM $53,536

Harlingen, TX $53,363

Pocatello, ID $53,307

Florence, AL $53,289

Brownsville, TX $53,276

Dothan, AL $53,177

Mcallen, TX $53,147

Columbus, MS $52,689

Altus, OK $52,405

Lawton, OK $52,288

Pierre, SD $52,065

What Skills Can Increase a Technical Expert's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 22.94% 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.
VMware (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Applying the VMware software to develop multiple virtual computer systems within a single server.
Logistics (Mentioned in 0.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	22.94%
VMware	1.81%
Logistics	0.92%

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 Technical Expert's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
VMware: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$72,304	17%
VMware	$71,068	15%
Insight	$67,978	10%
Presentation	$67,978	10%
Leadership	$67,360	9%
Consulting	$66,742	8%

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Technical Expert Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Expert'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

$54,031

Average $61,798/year

$69,451

$4,503

Average $5,150/month

$5,788

$1,039

Average $1,188/week

$1,336

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,451	$5,788	$1,336	$33
Average	$61,798	$5,150	$1,188	$30
25th Percentile	$54,031	$4,503	$1,039	$26

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Salaries for a Technical Expert can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $52,759 in 2023 to around $52,913 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technical Expert salary trends, .

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