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Medical Appliance Technicians — wages and employment

Medical Appliance Technicians earned a median annual wage of $47,060 in the United States in May 2024, with 11,490 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $47,060SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Medical Appliance Technicians earned a median annual wage of $47,060 in the United States in May 2024, with 11,490 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $36,560 or less, the best-paid tenth $74,570 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $44,960 to $47,060, +4.7 %. The best-paying state is Nebraska at $84,070; the lowest Puerto Rico at $25,240. Among metropolitan areas, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ pays the highest median, $76,040. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Nebraska$84,070—
West Virginia$73,58050
Arizona$65,040410
Colorado$58,390310
New Hampshire$53,17090
Oklahoma$52,520120
Tennessee$52,130330
Massachusetts$52,000320
Idaho$51,53030
New Mexico$51,48030
Pennsylvania$51,460380
Michigan$50,950290
New Jersey$50,690410
Texas$50,430360
Virginia$50,240130
California$47,3801,400
New York$47,3101,130
Iowa$47,290120
Mississippi$46,990100
North Carolina$46,750410
Ohio$46,740280
South Carolina$46,710170
Washington$46,550420
Missouri$46,390280
Rhode Island$46,090190
Connecticut$45,870200
Maryland$45,290260
Kansas$45,290—
Arkansas$45,14040
Florida$44,9201,370
Wisconsin$42,060200
Nevada$41,600110
Utah$40,600210
Illinois$40,230720
South Dakota$39,37040
Indiana$39,330240
Georgia$36,30050
Oregon$30,82040
Puerto Rico$25,240390

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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