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Technician salary

Average technician salary

$38,045

$18.29 hourly rate

Entry-level technician salary
$24,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a technician make?

The average technician salary in the United States is $38,045. Technician salaries typically range between $24,000 and $58,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for technicians is $18.29 per hour.

Technician salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Technicians earn the highest average salary in Hawaii.

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Where can a Technician earn more?

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California$53,121
Oklahoma City, OK$35,221
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Microsoft$114,549
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital$82,306

Technician Salaries By Experience Level

Experience LevelAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
Entry-level technician$22,300$10.72
Mid-level technician$36,000$17.29
Senior-level technician$49,700$23.91

Technician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a technician typically falls between $38,045 and $59,219.
zippia
$38,045yearly
glassdoor[1]
$49,910yearly
indeed[2]
$51,298yearly
comparably[3]
$57,082yearly
Salary.com[4]
$59,219yearly
ZipRecruiter[5]
$39,423yearly

Average technician salary by state

The average technician salary in Hawaii, California, and New Jersey are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average technician salary states are Alabama, Idaho, and Kentucky.

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Highest paying states for technicians

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Hawaii$56,045$26.94
2New Jersey$48,555$23.34
3California$52,037$25.02
4Connecticut$46,743$22.47
5Michigan$38,956$18.73
6Wyoming$38,122$18.33
7New Hampshire$38,349$18.44
8Arizona$38,046$18.29
9Nevada$39,265$18.88
10District of Columbia$49,554$23.82
11Texas$38,291$18.41
12Rhode Island$41,329$19.87
13Colorado$38,960$18.73
14Illinois$40,623$19.53
15Wisconsin$36,411$17.51
16North Dakota$36,171$17.39
17Alaska$39,772$19.12
18Massachusetts$40,629$19.53
19Indiana$35,347$16.99
20Maryland$43,326$20.83
21Pennsylvania$37,447$18.00
22Ohio$36,409$17.50
23Minnesota$37,913$18.23
24New York$42,045$20.21
25Louisiana$35,865$17.24
26Virginia$40,598$19.52
27Washington$39,468$18.98
28Tennessee$33,585$16.15
29North Carolina$35,239$16.94
30South Carolina$34,879$16.77
31Delaware$39,025$18.76
32Florida$34,972$16.81
33Oregon$36,714$17.65
34Iowa$32,781$15.76
35Maine$33,507$16.11
36Oklahoma$35,234$16.94
37Montana$33,170$15.95
38Nebraska$35,302$16.97
39Georgia$34,243$16.46
40Vermont$35,557$17.09
41Missouri$34,250$16.47
42New Mexico$32,883$15.81
43Idaho$31,567$15.18
44Kansas$33,460$16.09
45Utah$32,455$15.60
46South Dakota$32,464$15.61
47Kentucky$31,268$15.03
48Mississippi$30,328$14.58
49Alabama$31,635$15.21
50Arkansas$30,305$14.57
51West Virginia$29,564$14.21

Highest paying cities for technicians

The highest-paying cities for technicians are San Jose, CA, Baltimore, MD, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Jose, CA$53,121$25.54
2Baltimore, MD$43,567$20.95
3New York, NY$42,255$20.31
4Chicago, IL$40,787$19.61
5Boston, MA$40,495$19.47
6Seattle, WA$39,611$19.04
7San Antonio, TX$39,586$19.03
8Las Vegas, NV$39,539$19.01
9Detroit, MI$39,197$18.84
10Colorado Springs, CO$39,012$18.76
11Tucson, AZ$38,401$18.46
12Philadelphia, PA$37,943$18.24
13Minneapolis, MN$37,889$18.22
14Rochester, NH$37,625$18.09
15Hillsboro, OR$36,617$17.60
16Madison, WI$36,230$17.42
17Columbus, OH$36,161$17.39
18Jacksonville, NC$35,851$17.24
19Miami, FL$35,507$17.07
20Oklahoma City, OK$35,221$16.93

Technicians are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Jose, CA
  2. Baltimore, MD
  3. New York, NY
  4. Chicago, IL
  5. Boston, MA

Technician salary details

A technician's salary ranges from $24,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $58,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a technician's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$58,000$4,833$28
75th Percentile$47,000$3,917$23
Average$38,045$3,170$18
25th Percentile$30,000$2,500$14
10th Percentile$24,000$2,000$12

Highest paying technician jobs

The highest paying types of technicians are product technician, engineering technician, and electrical technician.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Installation And Service Technician$37,202$3,100$17.89125,640
Installation And Repair Technician$40,984$3,415$19.70119,695
Information Technology Technician$49,031$4,086$23.57118,881
Service And Repair Technician$42,099$3,508$20.24193,706
Manufacturing Technician$37,853$3,154$18.2076,490
Services Desk Technician$42,123$3,510$20.25145,853

Top companies hiring technicians now:

  1. Apple Jobs (202)
  2. Comcast Jobs (566)
  3. AT&T Jobs (430)
  4. T-Mobile Jobs (182)
  5. DISH Network Jobs (530)

Which companies pay technicians the most?

Technician salaries at Microsoft and Renesas Electronics are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average technician salary at companies like Capgemini and KLA are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Microsoft$114,549$55.07
2Renesas Electronics$101,308$48.71
3Capgemini$100,279$48.21
4KLA$100,046$48.10
5NVIDIA$97,209$46.74
6Maxim Integrated$95,559$45.94
7Micron Technology$94,607$45.48
8Synechron$92,779$44.61
9Yahoo$89,410$42.99
10Adobe$89,044$42.81
11QSSI$88,696$42.64
12Westinghouse Appliances Australia$88,051$42.33
13IBM$88,016$42.32
14Texas Instruments$87,384$42.01
15Google$86,786$41.72
16Technology$86,141$41.41
17Tata Group$85,803$41.25
18CRMIT Solutions$84,946$40.84
19Calpine$84,125$40.44
20Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital$82,306$39.57

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$38,000$37,400$36,800$36,200$35,600$35,000
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Technician salary by industry

The average technician salary varies across industries:

  • The average technician salary in the telecommunication industry is $46,660, the highest of any industry.
  • The average technician salary in the finance industry is $45,129.
  • Technicians in the retail industry earn an average salary of $35,584, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for technicians

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Telecommunication$46,660$22.43
2Technology$45,129$21.70
3Manufacturing$40,804$19.62
4Automotive$38,530$18.52
5Health Care$37,209$17.89
6Professional$36,667$17.63
7Retail$35,584$17.11

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Technician salary trends

The average technician salary has risen by $6,797 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average technician earned $31,248 annually, but today, they earn $38,045 a year. That works out to a 15% change in pay for technicians over the last decade.

Compare technician salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average technician salary over time

Compare technician salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Technician salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$38,000$18.29+4.4%
    2024$36,400$17.48+3.3%
    2023$35,200$16.90+2.8%
    2022$34,200$16.42+2.7%
    2021$33,200$15.97+1.6%

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