The highest-paying states for other engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other engineering technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,800, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other engineering technicians. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $97,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,800 |
$79,980 | 320 |
| 2 | Maryland | $97,430 |
$50,910 | 1,750 |
| 3 | Maine | $91,810 |
$61,590 | 770 |
| 4 | Virginia | $86,800 |
$54,720 | 3,170 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $86,340 |
$53,680 | 2,390 |
| 6 | Washington | $85,260 |
$42,890 | 2,040 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $82,310 |
$36,540 | 410 |
| 8 | Alaska | $81,740 |
$38,960 | 700 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $79,710 |
$46,740 | 440 |
| 10 | South Carolina | $77,810 |
$50,070 | 680 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $77,670 |
$59,720 | 220 |
| 12 | West Virginia | $77,660 |
$46,220 | 280 |
| 13 | Guam | $77,230 |
$58,360 | 70 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $76,920 |
$54,720 | 100 |
| 15 | Idaho | $76,560 |
$36,110 | 450 |
| 16 | California | $75,310 |
$45,030 | 11,450 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $71,390 |
$42,580 | 730 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $69,490 |
$56,530 | 120 |
| 19 | Indiana | $69,390 |
$44,440 | 650 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $69,250 |
$38,270 | 1,690 |
| 21 | Illinois | $68,090 |
$43,760 | 1,270 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $67,660 |
$36,900 | 60 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $67,160 |
$44,420 | 1,300 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $66,180 |
$45,610 | 1,100 |
| 25 | Montana | $65,500 |
$39,320 | 180 |
| 26 | Florida | $64,330 |
$35,760 | 3,080 |
| 27 | Delaware | $64,330 |
$35,380 | 60 |
| 28 | Nevada | $64,110 |
$36,380 | 560 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $63,510 |
$47,270 | 400 |
| 30 | Colorado | $63,320 |
$39,010 | 1,320 |
| 31 | Michigan | $63,150 |
$38,040 | 1,650 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $62,590 |
$36,840 | 350 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $62,570 |
$38,540 | 2,630 |
| 34 | Oregon | $62,400 |
$43,070 | 920 |
| 35 | New York | $61,600 |
$40,250 | 1,840 |
| 36 | Utah | $61,340 |
$38,480 | 1,350 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $61,260 |
$32,580 | 2,380 |
| 38 | Kansas | $60,610 |
$47,520 | 650 |
| 39 | Texas | $60,540 |
$36,950 | 9,470 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $60,000 |
$44,600 | 370 |
| 41 | Georgia | $59,940 |
$36,820 | 2,200 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | $59,880 |
$43,840 | 1,060 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $59,800 |
$42,180 | 240 |
| 44 | Alabama | $59,620 |
$34,650 | 930 |
| 45 | Iowa | $59,570 |
$37,150 | 620 |
| 46 | Missouri | $59,110 |
$30,840 | 660 |
| 47 | Ohio | $56,600 |
$36,280 | 1,690 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $56,530 |
$37,970 | 910 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $52,370 |
$35,550 | 990 |
| 50 | Arizona | $52,000 |
$42,230 | 1,060 |
| 51 | Kentucky | $51,430 |
$25,600 | 500 |
| 52 | Vermont | $51,040 |
$38,360 | 190 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $46,630 |
$26,170 | 120 |