SOC 17-3029 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$78,350

U.S. median hourly wage$37.67

U.S. employment59,930

Nationally, engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other earned a median of $78,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 59,930 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Maine	$107,060	$51.47	810	1.3
New Mexico	$101,750	$48.92	1,390	1.6
Maryland	$99,970	$48.06	2,630	1.0
Washington	$99,720	$47.94	2,310	0.7
Virginia	$98,410	$47.31	3,720	0.9
Rhode Island	$94,570	$45.46	380	0.8
Nevada	$93,670	$45.03	590	0.4
Hawaii	$90,040	$43.29	410	0.6
Alaska	$89,810	$43.18	380	1.2
Indiana	$88,880	$42.73	480	0.2
New Jersey	$87,450	$42.04	880	0.2
Oklahoma	$81,330	$39.10	870	0.5
West Virginia	$81,330	$39.10	450	0.6
Guam	$81,330	$39.10	100	1.4
Minnesota	$81,290	$39.08	670	0.2
North Dakota	$80,990	$38.94	100	0.2
South Carolina	$80,540	$38.72	620	0.3
California	$80,480	$38.69	7,330	0.4
Illinois	$79,800	$38.37	940	0.2
Wyoming	$79,440	$38.19	130	0.5
Utah	$79,370	$38.16	920	0.5
Mississippi	$79,350	$38.15	350	0.3
Ohio	$77,590	$37.30	1,340	0.2
Oregon	$76,960	$37.00	1,010	0.5
New Hampshire	$76,720	$36.89	340	0.5
Colorado	$76,110	$36.59	1,260	0.4
Delaware	$75,780	$36.43	Not published	Not published
Wisconsin	$74,940	$36.03	480	0.2
Connecticut	$74,870	$36.00	1,300	0.8
Alabama	$74,650	$35.89	690	0.3
Michigan	$73,960	$35.56	1,130	0.3
Texas	$73,860	$35.51	7,110	0.5
Missouri	$72,320	$34.77	590	0.2
North Carolina	$72,070	$34.65	1,530	0.3
Florida	$70,500	$33.89	2,820	0.3
Pennsylvania	$68,930	$33.14	1,610	0.3
Georgia	$68,370	$32.87	1,890	0.4
Arkansas	$68,060	$32.72	230	0.2
Massachusetts	$67,450	$32.43	990	0.3
Nebraska	$67,200	$32.31	260	0.3
Idaho	$65,790	$31.63	260	0.3
Montana	$65,730	$31.60	210	0.4
Kentucky	$65,660	$31.57	380	0.2
New York	$65,530	$31.50	2,000	0.2
Iowa	$63,120	$30.35	380	0.2
Kansas	$61,710	$29.67	920	0.6
Arizona	$59,580	$28.64	990	0.3
Louisiana	$58,960	$28.35	2,110	1.1
Tennessee	$58,700	$28.22	990	0.3
Vermont	$52,770	$25.37	130	0.4
Puerto Rico	$43,640	$20.98	80	0.1
District of Columbia	Not published	Not published	470	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 189 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Portland-South Portland, ME	$108,850	$52.33	750	2.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$108,010	$51.93	1,160	12.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$107,140	$51.51	930	0.7
Lexington Park, MD	$105,560	$50.75	450	6.4
Anchorage, AK	$103,110	$49.57	160	0.9
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$101,770	$48.93	610	1.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$99,540	$47.86	1,660	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$97,470	$46.86	30	0.2
Charleston, WV	$96,510	$46.40	90	0.9
Las Cruces, NM	$96,100	$46.20	60	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$94,810	$45.58	330	1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$94,570	$45.46	430	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$94,520	$45.44	150	0.4
Columbia, SC	$93,640	$45.02	40	0.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$93,640	$45.02	80	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$92,750	$44.59	570	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$92,620	$44.53	390	0.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$92,480	$44.46	1,450	0.9
Huntsville, AL	$92,390	$44.42	250	0.9
Wheeling, WV-OH	$91,420	$43.95	40	0.7
Warner Robins, GA	$91,310	$43.90	190	2.5
Ogden, UT	$90,130	$43.33	330	1.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$89,710	$43.13	30	0.2
Fairbanks-College, AK	$89,170	$42.87	50	1.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$88,710	$42.65	200	2.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$88,050	$42.33	140	1.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$85,110	$40.92	130	0.7
Fayetteville, NC	$84,930	$40.83	60	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$84,670	$40.71	590	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$84,430	$40.59	450	0.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$84,240	$40.50	30	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$84,140	$40.45	60	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$83,940	$40.35	1,090	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$83,780	$40.28	40	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$83,780	$40.28	60	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$83,780	$40.28	390	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$83,520	$40.15	60	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$82,430	$39.63	270	0.3
Jacksonville, NC	$82,340	$39.59	70	1.3
Albany, OR	$82,310	$39.57	30	0.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$81,980	$39.41	70	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$81,950	$39.40	70	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$81,740	$39.30	50	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,660	$39.26	410	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$81,640	$39.25	70	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,470	$39.17	570	0.2
Yuma, AZ	$81,330	$39.10	160	2.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$81,290	$39.08	500	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$81,170	$39.02	170	0.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$81,070	$38.98	220	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$80,790	$38.84	350	0.2
Fresno, CA	$80,780	$38.84	70	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$80,540	$38.72	140	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$80,290	$38.60	150	0.4
Bloomington, IL	$79,800	$38.37	Not published	Not published
Fond du Lac, WI	$79,760	$38.35	Not published	Not published
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$79,440	$38.19	80	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$79,440	$38.19	60	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$79,370	$38.16	410	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$79,350	$38.15	780	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,260	$38.11	270	0.4
Iowa City, IA	$79,220	$38.09	30	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,040	$38.00	210	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$78,890	$37.93	1,120	0.1
Reno, NV	$78,870	$37.92	170	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$78,870	$37.92	30	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,650	$37.81	150	0.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$78,500	$37.74	30	0.4
Boulder, CO	$78,370	$37.68	120	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$78,120	$37.56	80	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,080	$37.54	770	0.5
Richmond, VA	$78,030	$37.52	100	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,710	$37.36	730	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$77,590	$37.31	70	0.4
Akron, OH	$77,500	$37.26	90	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$77,400	$37.21	150	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	$77,070	$37.06	90	0.5
Columbus, OH	$76,830	$36.94	160	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$76,500	$36.78	110	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,400	$36.73	100	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,120	$36.60	2,860	0.9
Asheville, NC	$76,090	$36.58	50	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$76,090	$36.58	170	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$76,090	$36.58	40	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$75,970	$36.52	250	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$75,290	$36.20	320	0.3
Madison, WI	$74,940	$36.03	70	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$74,850	$35.99	70	0.3
Salem, OR	$74,780	$35.95	30	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$74,700	$35.91	80	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$74,600	$35.87	160	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$74,400	$35.77	50	0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$74,120	$35.64	40	1.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$73,900	$35.53	70	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,710	$34.96	690	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$72,580	$34.89	90	0.6
Waco, TX	$72,500	$34.86	70	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$72,300	$34.76	30	0.2
Boise City, ID	$72,010	$34.62	40	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,930	$34.58	1,290	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$71,630	$34.44	160	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$71,150	$34.21	330	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$70,610	$33.95	200	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$69,890	$33.60	1,770	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$69,770	$33.54	60	0.7
Toledo, OH	$69,110	$33.23	40	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$68,930	$33.14	60	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$67,850	$32.62	820	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$67,480	$32.44	50	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$67,360	$32.39	340	0.8
Bend, OR	$67,200	$32.31	40	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$66,910	$32.17	480	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$66,770	$32.10	50	0.3
Reading, PA	$66,770	$32.10	50	0.3
Peoria, IL	$66,370	$31.91	40	0.2
Lafayette, LA	$66,050	$31.76	120	0.7
Savannah, GA	$65,880	$31.67	80	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,780	$31.63	460	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$65,660	$31.57	70	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$65,560	$31.52	230	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$65,170	$31.33	30	0.2
Billings, MT	$65,000	$31.25	60	0.6
Odessa, TX	$64,870	$31.19	50	0.6
Greeley, CO	$64,860	$31.18	40	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$64,470	$31.00	280	0.2
New Haven, CT	$63,980	$30.76	70	0.2
Lake Charles, LA	$63,840	$30.69	150	1.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$63,830	$30.69	410	0.1
Modesto, CA	$63,750	$30.65	40	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$63,690	$30.62	410	0.4
Idaho Falls, ID	$63,560	$30.56	Not published	Not published
Chambersburg, PA	$63,290	$30.43	30	0.6
Worcester, MA	$63,270	$30.42	240	0.7
El Paso, TX	$63,130	$30.35	80	0.2
Mobile, AL	$62,860	$30.22	60	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$62,800	$30.19	60	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$62,590	$30.09	100	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$62,430	$30.01	390	0.9
Wichita Falls, TX	$62,330	$29.97	50	0.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,300	$29.95	290	1.2
Erie, PA	$62,060	$29.84	40	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$61,760	$29.69	140	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$61,610	$29.62	300	0.2
Ocala, FL	$61,300	$29.47	40	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$61,220	$29.44	50	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$61,170	$29.41	70	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$61,150	$29.40	70	0.7
Lincoln, NE	$61,110	$29.38	40	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$61,110	$29.38	50	0.1
York-Hanover, PA	$60,840	$29.25	70	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$60,720	$29.19	30	0.1
Wichita, KS	$60,570	$29.12	780	2.5
Rochester, NY	$60,410	$29.04	190	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$60,340	$29.01	110	0.3
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$60,320	$29.00	Not published	Not published
Decatur, AL	$60,220	$28.95	190	3.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,150	$28.92	40	0.1
Midland, TX	$59,490	$28.60	300	2.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$59,480	$28.59	70	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,190	$28.46	610	0.3
Morgantown, WV	$59,150	$28.44	40	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$59,040	$28.39	70	0.2
Springfield, MA	$58,640	$28.19	60	0.3
Longview, TX	$58,460	$28.11	170	1.5
Gainesville, FL	$58,400	$28.08	40	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,380	$28.07	310	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$58,240	$28.00	40	0.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,960	$27.87	30	0.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$57,570	$27.68	40	0.3
Hammond, LA	$57,460	$27.63	40	0.8
Burlington, NC	$56,580	$27.20	Not published	Not published
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$56,510	$27.17	160	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,430	$27.13	120	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$53,980	$25.95	40	0.2
Monroe, LA	$52,300	$25.14	70	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$51,400	$24.71	580	1.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$51,200	$24.62	70	0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$49,580	$23.84	40	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$49,130	$23.62	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$48,440	$23.29	120	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$48,350	$23.25	40	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$47,730	$22.95	290	1.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$46,760	$22.48	70	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$45,720	$21.98	40	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$45,670	$21.96	150	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$40,080	$19.27	70	0.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK	Not published	Not published	30	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Not published	Not published	350	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Not published	Not published	160	1.3

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.