Avionics Technicians · SOC 49-2091

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Avionics Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for avionics technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 64 metro areas

Avionics Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,320	80	0.0
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$117,470	80	0.0
3	Tulsa, OK	$108,840	120	0.3
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$107,370	110	0.1
5	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$101,880	110	0.1
6	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$101,850	70	0.1
7	Mobile, AL	$100,220	170	1.0
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$100,200	2,880	1.4
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$99,420	120	0.0
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,630	300	0.0
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$98,020	500	0.1
12	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$97,620	90	0.3
13	Jacksonville, NC	$97,240	60	1.1
14	Lexington Park, MD	$95,830	60	0.8
15	Albuquerque, NM	$95,320	Not published	Not published
16	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$94,400	40	0.0
17	Anchorage, AK	$93,570	30	0.2
18	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$93,110	200	0.1
19	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$92,480	180	0.1
20	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$92,270	30	0.0
21	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$89,180	650	0.2
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$87,090	870	0.2
23	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$86,830	40	0.0
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$86,350	140	0.1
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$85,870	750	0.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Avionics Technicians overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.