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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other earn $78,350 a year at the midpoint

Across roughly 59,930 people in this work, the midpoint is $78,350 a year, with most starting near $60,390.

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$78,350median a year · United States
$37.67an hour $80,960average 59,930people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$60,39025th $78,350median $99,31075th
$47,03010th percentile $118,33090th percentile
$60,390a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$107,060best-paying state · Maine
$52,770lowest-paying state · Vermont
+37%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $107,060 in Maine and $52,770 in Vermont — a gap of $54,290 a year.

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Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,350
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$82,890+$4,540 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,900−$4,450 Calibration Technologists and Technicians$67,820−$10,530 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950−$13,400 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,920−$18,430

Ranked 219 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 72% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 217 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $78,580
  2. 218 Roof Bolters, Mining $78,540
  3. 219 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $78,350
  4. 220 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage $78,240
  5. 221 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $78,210

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$78,354a year

A resume for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

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Dassault Systemes SolidWorksNational Instruments LabVIEWThe MathWorks MATLABData acquisition softwareAutodesk AutoCADMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Office softwareDassault Systemes CATIA
  • Computed or recorded photonic test data.
  • Interpreted or evaluated test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.
  • Maintained clean working environments, according to clean room standards.

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Median pay for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other, by state

The 36 states where the most people do this work, of 49 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.82 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Maine $107,060 $67,790 $67,790 — $130,480 810
New Mexico $101,750 $65,170 $65,170 — $123,260 1,390
Maryland $99,970 $58,860 $58,860 — $135,800 2,630
Washington $99,720 $60,450 $60,450 — $129,480 2,310
Virginia $98,410 $64,000 $64,000 — $131,810 3,720
Rhode Island $94,570 $65,470 $65,470 — $130,480 380
Nevada $93,670 $66,440 $66,440 — $134,000 590
Hawaii $90,040 $45,200 $45,200 — $120,270 410
Indiana $88,880 $65,330 $65,330 — $124,730 480
New Jersey $87,450 $46,590 $46,590 — $136,090 880
Oklahoma $81,330 $49,860 $49,860 — $108,390 870
West Virginia $81,330 $47,090 $47,090 — $98,610 450
Minnesota $81,290 $54,340 $54,340 — $100,490 670
South Carolina $80,540 $49,050 $49,050 — $103,760 620
California $80,480 $52,060 $52,060 — $128,880 7,330
Illinois $79,800 $57,160 $57,160 — $101,920 940
Utah $79,370 $54,240 $54,240 — $106,330 920
Ohio $77,590 $48,610 $48,610 — $104,870 1,340
Oregon $76,960 $46,890 $46,890 — $102,900 1,010
Colorado $76,110 $50,530 $50,530 — $107,280 1,260
Wisconsin $74,940 $47,460 $47,460 — $104,750 480
Connecticut $74,870 $59,020 $59,020 — $108,060 1,300
Alabama $74,650 $43,710 $43,710 — $119,970 690
Michigan $73,960 $45,390 $45,390 — $107,520 1,130
Texas $73,860 $38,720 $38,720 — $113,050 7,110
Missouri $72,320 $48,630 $48,630 — $106,540 590
North Carolina $72,070 $47,970 $47,970 — $98,900 1,530
Florida $70,500 $46,950 $46,950 — $106,930 2,820
Pennsylvania $68,930 $40,630 $40,630 — $107,410 1,610
Georgia $68,370 $44,190 $44,190 — $102,400 1,890
Massachusetts $67,450 $47,280 $47,280 — $96,930 990
New York $65,530 $50,080 $50,080 — $97,470 2,000
Kansas $61,710 $50,720 $50,720 — $85,240 920
Arizona $59,580 $44,640 $44,640 — $96,100 990
Louisiana $58,960 $38,160 $38,160 — $103,810 2,110
Tennessee $58,700 $42,320 $42,320 — $102,810 990

No estimate is published for 1 states: the survey withholds a figure when too few employers report it. Nothing has been filled in for them.

What people often ask

How much do engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other make a year?

The national median is $78,350 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $60,390 and $99,310.

What is the hourly pay for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other?

The median is $37.67 an hour; the average is $80,960 a year.

What do engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other earn when they start?

A beginner is usually paid nearer the 25th percentile, $60,390 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $47,030.

Which state pays engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other the most?

Maine, with a median of $107,060 a year.

How many people work as engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other?

About 59,930 in the United States — number 219 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $310 of what engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other earn — $78,350 a year — but not always the same spread.

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