Medical Appliance Technicians · SOC 51-9082
Medical Appliance Technicians Salary in the California
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025California
Figures describe the state of California as a whole.
Medical Appliance Technicians in the California earned a median of $51,530 per year ($24.77 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,980 at the 10th percentile to $83,300 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,300 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Medical Appliance Technicians in the California earn more than $51,530 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $44,850 and $61,950.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,980 | $44,850 | $51,530 | $61,950 | $83,300 |
| Hourly | $18.74 | $21.56 | $24.77 | $29.78 | $40.05 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- California$51,530 median for California; middle half earns $44,850 to $61,950
- United Statesnational$48,030 median for United States; middle half earns $42,210 to $60,580
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for medical appliance technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Californiathis page$51,530 median for California; middle half earns $44,850 to $61,950
- $55,560 median for Riverside metro area; middle half earns $44,530 to $61,950
- $53,950 median for Los Angeles metro area; middle half earns $44,850 to $61,160
- $52,820 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $45,450 to $74,500
- $47,340 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $45,750 to $61,280
- $44,850 median for Santa Rosa metro area; middle half earns $42,740 to $48,650
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.