Pay by metro area
The middle wage for one role in every metro area, against the country.
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Technician, the middle wage
The 25 metro areas with the most of this role. The country's middle: $22.65 an hour.San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$34.91 (+54%)
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$30.49 (+35%)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$29.79 (+32%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$29.46 (+30%)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$29.27 (+29%)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$28.72 (+27%)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$28.61 (+26%)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$28.27 (+25%)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$27.61 (+22%)
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$27.49 (+21%)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$26.50 (+17%)
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$24.54 (+8%)
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$23.44 (+3%)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$22.80 (+1%)
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$22.55 (−0%)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$22.34 (−1%)
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$22.21 (−2%)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$22.04 (−3%)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$21.88 (−3%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$21.15 (−7%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$21.13 (−7%)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$21.03 (−7%)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$20.20 (−11%)
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$19.88 (−12%)
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$19.65 (−13%)
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